2013 Husqvarna TR650 Engine Problems

RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2013 TR650 TERRA. USING IT AS TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK. RODE WITHOUT ISSUE FOR TWO WEEKS. ONE NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME IT STALLED WHILE EXITING I-5 ONTO HWY 22 IN SALEM. RESTARTED AND WENT HOME. THE FOLLOWING EVENING HAPPENED AGAIN ON HWY 22 BUT WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT HOME. THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS I RODE TO WORK ON BACKROADS TO BE SAFER. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH SEVERAL STALLS DAILY. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT FEBRUARY 24 IT STALLED AND COULD NOT KEEP IT RUNNING AFTER. HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. THIS IS HOW I GET TO AND FROM WORK. THERE IS A LOT OF HISTORY WITH THIS ISSUE. THE CURRENT OR FORMER OWNERS OF HUSQVARNA SHOULD IN GOOD FAITH RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED MORE THAN 50 MOTORCYCLES IN MY LIFE THAT I MAINTAIN MYSELF AND FAVE NEVER BEEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

NHTSA ID

11398221

Incident

Feb 2, 2021

Mileage

4,250 mi

HAD A MINOR HESITATION ISSUE WHEN COLD THAT WENT AWAY WHEN FULLY WARM. THAT I COULD LIVE WITH. RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NO. 16V-124 DATED 8/16/16 ADVISING OF PROBLEM WITH REMEDY TO BE DETERMINED. RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE WITH REMEDY OF 4/24/17 AND DELIVERED THE MOTORCYCLE TO PRO CALIBER MOTORSPORTS OF OREGON FOR "A NEW ECU SOFTWARE UPDATE" ON 10/19/17. PICKED THE BIKE UP ON 11/18/17 WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. AFTER THE DEALER OBTAINED THE PROPER CABLE TO "ADAPT THE UPDATED ECU SOFTWARE" 12/15/17, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. ON 3/27/18 THE HESITATION ISSUE WAS MAGNIFIED GREATLY AS THE ENGINE WOULD NOT PRODUCE USABLE POWER UNDER 5000 RPM. AS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH PREDICTABLE POWER TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY, I DECIDED TO RETURN HOME AFTER A MILE ON MY LOCAL ROAD AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. OTHER SYMPTOMS: ENGINE WILL DIE UNDER LOAD UNDER 5000 RPM IF I AM NOT QUICK TO PULL IN THE CLUTCH; RPMS WILL RISE WITHOUT THROTTLE TO 3500 RPM EVEN WHEN WARM AND I AM TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. ON 3/29/18 I CONTACTED PRO CALIBER MOTORSPORTS AND ASKED FOR HELP. THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THIS MODEL. IF I AM UNABLE TO FIX IT MYSELF, I WILL RETURN IT TO THE DEALER IN SALEM, OR, 110 MILES AWAY WHO HAS OFFERED TO HELP.

NHTSA ID

11082487

Incident

Mar 27, 2018

Mileage

7,200 mi

MOTORCYCLE FUELLING ISSUE AT LOW RPM CAUSES STALLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS.

NHTSA ID

10992852

Incident

Sep 11, 2015

Mileage

3,600 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HUSQVARNA TERRA 650 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V124000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO WITHDRAW COMPLAINT

NHTSA ID

10957503

Incident

Mar 2, 2016

BOUGHT THIS BIKE IN JAN 2013, BIKE RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS. THEN SLOWLY DEVELOPED A DEAD SPOT IN THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE WOULD MISS. THEN THE STALLING ISSUE BECAME APPARENT. WHEN STARTING OFF IN FIRST GEAR YOU GIVE IT THROTTLE AND TRY TO LET THE CLUTCH OUT IT STALLS DEAD. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES IN AN INTERSECTION AND HAS ALMOST KILLED ME. EVERY BIKE SOLD SHOULD BE REFUNDED COMPLETELY. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS BIKE, AND BECAUSE ITS ON A LOAN, IT STILL REQUIRES INSURANCE TO BE ON IT. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RIDE IT FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT LOOSING MY LIFE, AS IT WAS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION I HAD NO CHOICE. SO I AM PAYING ALMOST 200 DOLLARS A MONTH FOR A PAPERWEIGHT. BMW AND KTM HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE AND SENT ME A RECALL LETTER IN JULY 2016, IT IS NOW FEB 2017 AND STILL NOTHING. I HAVE EVEN CALLED KTM AND THEY HAVE NO ANSWER. THIS ISN'T THE ONLY DEFECT, THERE WAS MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DUST IN MY AIR BOX. THE AIR BOX ISN'T COMPLETELY SEALED AND DOESN'T LET CLEAN AIR INTO THE ENGINE. THIS WILL RUIN AN ENGINE. BMW OR KTM, STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS TERRIBLE MOTORCYCLE. <REFUND>

NHTSA ID

10956429

Incident

Feb 15, 2014

Mileage

10,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD POP AND THEN THE ENGINE WOULD STOP. THIS OCCURRENCE OCCASIONALLY WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE BIKE, I HAD NOTIFIED THE DEALER THAT THE ENGINE HAD POPPED AND STOPPED A COUPLE TIMES. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND HAD NO SOLUTION. I HAD PURCHASED A BOOSTERPLUG FROM AN AFTERMARKET SOURCE THAT LESSENED THE ENGINE STALLING, NOT ELIMINATED IT. THE PORPOISE OF THE BOOSTERPLUG WAS TO RICHEN THE LEAN FUEL MIXTURE WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE STALLING. BMW ARE THE MANUFACTURE OF THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM. THEY KNOW THE ENGINE BEST. CURRENTLY THERE IS A FIRMWARE UPDATE FOR THE BMW BRANDED BIKES WITH THE SAME ENGINE, SAME PROBLEM AS THE TERRA. WHEN CAN MY BIKE GET FIXED? THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL NOTICE 16V-124 8/16/16 WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10947704

Incident

Jul 25, 2013

Mileage

50 mi

KTM NORTH AMERICA, INC. (KTM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013-2014 HUSQVARNA TR650 TERRA AND TR650 STRADA MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED JANUARY 1, 2012, TO DECEMBER 31, 2013. THE AFFECTED MOTORCYCLES MAY UNEXPECTEDLY STALL.

NHTSA ID

10936605

Incident

Dec 20, 2016

Mileage

2,700 mi

MY TR650 MOTORCYCLE STALLS UPON TWISTING THE THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN RUN OVER SEVERAL TIMES BY CARS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY KILL SOMEONE THAT DOES NOT QUICKLY PULL OVER (IF ABLE) OR RESTART BEFORE BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND. IT HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF THE TEMPERATURE OF THE DAY OR IF THE ENGINE IS WARM OR COLD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE AND HAS DONE SO SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN DEC 2012

NHTSA ID

10920130

Incident

Dec 12, 2012

Mileage

9 mi

UN-EXPECTED STALLING FROM STANDING STARTS, WHEN COMING TO IDLE AND WHEN ENGINE TEMP IS HIGH.

NHTSA ID

10903549

Incident

Mar 19, 2014

Mileage

25 mi

PURCHASED USED IN JULY 2016. HAVE EXPERIENCED STUTTERING AT INTERSECTIONS, AND AT LOW SPEEDS. HAVE MOSTLY BEEN ABLE TO CATCH BEFORE STALLING OUT, BUT DID GET CAUGHT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WITH A STALL. HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL AND WANT TO ADD MY CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY RISK OF RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE.

NHTSA ID

10895495

Incident

Aug 3, 2016

Mileage

15 mi

BIKE HAS ALWAYS HAD A LEAN/OFF-IDLE STALLING ISSUE. STALLING IN TRAFFRIC CAN BE DEADLY!

NHTSA ID

10888471

Incident

Apr 16, 2014

Mileage

1,300 mi

THE MOTORCYCLE SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN, A STOP, OR WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. IT HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHILE MOVING AND AT A STOP. NORMALLY HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS.

NHTSA ID

10870335

Incident

May 10, 2016

Mileage

8,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HUSQVARNA TR650. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V124000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

10864373

Incident

Mar 2, 2016

MOTORCYCLE EXPERIENCES UNEXPECTED STALLING WHILE OPERATING AT LOW RPM'S AND SPEED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND APPARENTLY RANDOM, OCCURRING WHILE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. TO DATE IT HAS RESULTED IN ONE SLOW SPEED OFF-ROAD CRASH. I WAS NOT INJURED, BUT AM CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL RESULT IN A MUCH MORE SERIOUS ON-ROAD CRASH.

NHTSA ID

10860658

Incident

Dec 2, 2015

Mileage

5,985 mi

MOTORCYCLE WILL STALL WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM A STEADY CRUISE TO MAKE A TURN. IT IS DANGEROUS TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION, I HAVE TO REV ENGINE HIGH AND SLIP CLUTCH MORE THAN NORMAL. BMW DESIGNED THE MOTORCYCLE AND OWNS THE RIGHTS TO THE FIRMWARE TO THE ENGINES COMPUTER. BMW SOLD HUSQVARNA TO KTM AND WE ARE LEFT HIGH AND DRY WITHOUT ANY UPDATES TO THE ECM. BMW HAS A SIMILAR MOTORCYCLE G650GS THAT HAS THE SAME MOTOR AND ECM AND THEY HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE UPDATES YET BMW WILL NOT HELP OR RELEASE THE CODES TO THE ECM SO WE CAN GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED.

NHTSA ID

10860631

Incident

Apr 1, 2013

Mileage

500 mi

THE ENGINE WILL RANDOMLY STALL AT SLOW SPEEDS AND RPMS. THIS SOMETIMES OCCURS BOTH WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP OR WHEN COMING TO THE STOP WHEN THE CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED. THE ENGINE WILL OFTEN STUMBLE AND SOMETIMES COMPLETELY STALL.

NHTSA ID

10851736

Incident

Mar 24, 2016

Mileage

7,000 mi

ENGINE STALLS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FORWARD FROM A STOP. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN CARS BEHIND THAT EXPECTED ME TO MOVE FORWARD NEARLY REAR-ENDED ME. I NOW AM IN THE HABIT OF REVVING UP THE ENGINE WAY MORE THAN SHOULD BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO AVOID THE STALL.

NHTSA ID

10790572

Incident

Nov 4, 2013

Mileage

5 mi

ENGINE STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS FOR MOTORCYCLE THIS PUTS DRIVER IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION PRONE TO CRASH AND/OR GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND.

NHTSA ID

10789342

Incident

Dec 12, 2013

Mileage

100 mi

SINCE DAY ONE, THIS BIKE HAS STALLED RANDOMLY WHEN SLOWING FOR TRAFFIC OR WHEN COASTING ON ROADWAYS. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO FALL OVER IN GRASS WHEN THE BIKE DID NOT FUEL WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE. IT ALSO HAS A RANDOM HIGH IDLE AND FUELING IS HORRIBLE THROUGHOUT THE REV RANGE. I HAVE GONE TO FOUR DIFFERENT HUSQVARNA DEALERSHIPS ON THE EAST COAST OF THE USA WITH NO HELP. THEY ALL ADVISE THAT NOW THAT KTM OWNS HUSQVARNA THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE NOR DO THEY WANT THE MOSS TOOL SOFTWARE TO ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE ISSUES. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO NEARLY BE STRUCK SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I HOPE TO START FROM A STOP BUT EH BIKE STALLS AND I'M STUCK IN A TRAFFIC LANE. I BARLEY RIDE MY MOTORCYCLE THAT I PAID THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR. CANADA HAS ISSUED A RECALL AND I SEE NO REASON THAT THE USA SHOULD NOT HAVE A RECALL AND MAKE BMW (THE OWNER OF HUSQVARNA DURING THE MAKING OF MY BIKE) OR KTM (THE OWNER OF THUSQVARNA NOW) TO FIX THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP!!!!

NHTSA ID

10788508

Incident

Sep 25, 2013

Mileage

70 mi

ENGINE STALLS RANDOMLY AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN OFTEN TIMES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP BUT MAY ALSO HAPPEN WHEN APPROACHING A STOP.

NHTSA ID

10787458

Incident

May 18, 2013

Mileage

200 mi

THIS MOTORCYCLE STALLS OFTEN AND WITH NO WARNING. ESPECIALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE STALLED AT LEAST 20 TIMES. THE LAST STALL WAS ON A DOWNHILL COMING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY. AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE ENGINE STALLED CAUSING ME TO FALL. I HURT MY NECK AND BADLY BURNED MY LEG. I WILL NOT RIDE THIS BIKE UNTIL HUSQVARNA/BMW FIX THIS STALLING PROBLEM. THIS STALL IS CAUSED BY A POORLY MAPPED ECU (ELECRTRIC CONTROL UNIT). THE LOW SPEED FUEL DELIVERY IS SO LEAN THAT THE ENGINE JUST STOPS UPON SLOWING DOWN. THIS COULD BE DEADLY WHILE NEGOTIATING AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL HUSQVARNA DEALERS BUT THEY REFUSE TO OFFER ANY HELP.

NHTSA ID

10787434

Incident

Apr 3, 2014

Mileage

3,400 mi

AT LOW ENGINE RPM AND/OR AT LOW VEHICLE SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLS AND SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER 25 TIMES EVER SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAULT BECAUSE IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, STALLING CAN RESULT IN INJURY, DROPPING THE VEHICLE, OR EVEN A FATALITY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10627338

Incident

Jun 15, 2013

Mileage

5 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HUSQVARNA TR650 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD DECELERATE AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10. UPDATED 10/2/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD STALL AT RANDOM LOW SPEEDS. UPDATED 10/07/14 THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. UPDATED *JS

NHTSA ID

10621506

Incident

May 14, 2013

Mileage

10 mi

MY HUSQVARNA TR650 MOTORCYCLE HAS A STALLING PROBLEM AT LOW SPEED/COMING OFF OF IDLE. WHEN STARTING TO MOVE FROM A STOP, THE MOTORCYCLE PERIODICALLY STALLS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE BIKE WILL START MOVING BEFORE THE STALL OCCURS, POTENTIALLY PUTTING THE BIKE AND OCCUPANT IN THE PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE THE RIDER ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE MOTORCYCLE. THE PROBLEM HAS REPEATEDLY OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE. THE PROBLEM IS WELL CITED ON THE FOLLOWING HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLE OWNERS FORUM: HTTP://WWW.CAFEHUSKY.COM/FORUMS/TR650.28/. *TR

NHTSA ID

10620773

Incident

Jan 25, 2014

Mileage

1,850 mi

THE MOTORCYCLE RUNS SEVERELY LEAN, CAUSING IT TO STUMBLE AND STALL AT LOW RPMS. THIS IS PRIMARILY NOTICED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM IDLE. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH IT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS A FOUR LANE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AS I STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD AND LEANED INTO THE TURN, THE BIKE STALLED CAUSING THE REAR TIRE TO QUICKLY LOCKUP AS ENGINE POWER WAS CUT. I DISENGAGED THE CLUTCH, BUT WAS TOO LATE TO PREVENT CRASHING. LUCKILY, ONCOMING TRAFFIC SAW ME SOON ENOUGH TO STOP, AND I AVOIDED BEING STRUCK BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE CRASH WAS LOW SPEED AND RESULTED IN ONLY MINOR INJURY TO MY LEFT LEG, BUT PREVENTED ME FROM RIDING AND PERFORMING AIRBORNE OPERATIONS (ARMY) FOR A FEW WEEKS. IN MY 6000 MILES SINCE THE ORIGINAL ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED COUNTLESS OFF-IDLE STALLS, AND HAS PUT ME IN JEOPARDY MANY TIMES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10617574

Incident

Mar 18, 2013

Mileage

300 mi