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2016 Can-Am Spyder F3 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2016 Can-Am Spyder F3, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Brakes1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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From owner reports, verbatim

ON SATURDAY MAY 6, 2017 I TEST DROVE A 2016 CAN AM SPYDER F3. IT WAS A CLEAR, BUT CHILLY AND WINDY DAY IN NORTH EAST GEORGIA. I HAD PREARRANGED A TEST RIDE WITH MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS IN BUFORD, GA. THE MACHINE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED, BUT HAD LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE ISSUE: WHILE TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT-MOST LANE IN I 85 NORTH, ON CRUISE CONTROL AND TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 69 MPH, THE TRAFFIC WELL AHEAD OF ME STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND BEGAN TO COAST THE MACHINE. I THEN NOTICED THE TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME WAS STOPPED. I REACHED WITH MY RIGHT FOOT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I COULD NOT 'FIND' THE BRAKE PEDAL. AT THIS POINT THE TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME WAS STOPPED AND I WAS FORCED TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS. I BEGAN TO DOWNSHIFT FRANTICALLY AND ENTERED THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT OF I 85. I SUCCESSFULLY PASSED SEVERAL VEHICLES ON THE RIGHT WHILE IN THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER LANE. //THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY BRING THE MACHINE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 1ST GEAR AND LESS THAN 10 MPH WITHOUT STRIKING ANY VEHICLES OR OTHER OBJECTS. //AFTER STOPPING IN THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER AND GATHERING MY COMPOSURE, I LOOKED DOWN AT THE BRAKE PEDAL. I NOTICED THAT IT HAD FLIPPED BACK (UPSIDE DOWN) AND WAS INOPERABLE. //AFTER SUCCESSFULLY GETTING THE VEHICLE TO REST AGAINST A CURB IN A CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT, I INVESTIGATED THE BRAKE ISSUE MORE CLOSELY. SEE ATTACHED PICS! //AS YOU SHOULD BE AWARE, THIS SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE RENDERS THE BRAKES ON THE MACHINE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE AND LEAVES THE OPERATOR AT EXTREME RISK! //HAD I BEEN HEADING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION, OR TRAVERSING A SERIOUS CURVE OR ANY NUMBER OF OTHER REAL, ON-ROAD SCENARIOS, I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED? I AM ONLY HAPPY TO BE ALIVE AND NOT INJURED!

NHTSA ID 10983890 · filed May 7, 2017

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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