2013 Husqvarna TR650 Problems

The contact's son owns a 2013 Husqvarna TR650 Strada. The contact stated that while his son was riding 35 MPH, the throttle failed to release as designed, causing fuel to be pumped into the engine, forcing the rider to keep riding. Additionally, the RPM would not decrease. The motorcycle was taken to the dealer; however, the parts for the repair were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.

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.

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HUSQVARNA TR650. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE ECU (ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT) WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE USA MOTORCYCLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HUSQVARNA TR650. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND NOT REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE COMPANY WAS SOLD. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

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.

BIKE STALLS AT CERTAIN RPMS. THIS ISSUE IS PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT/DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP AND ALSO DURING STEADY, MID TO LOW RPM CORNERS. WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP BIKE CAN STALL AND DIE LEAVING ME IN THE WAY OF TRAFFIC WHILE I RESTART. IN CORNERS THE BIKE DOESN'T DIE BUT THE STALL ADVERSELY AFFECTS POWER/STABILITY. I HAVE LEARNED TO RIDE AROUND THIS ISSUE TO SOME EXTENT BUT WITH A NEW RIDER THIS COULD VERY WELL RESULT IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. HOW THIS HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WITHOUT A RECALL OR RESULTING DEATH IS AMAZING.

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.

ENGINE DIES UNEXPECTEDLY IN TRAFFIC. MULTIPLE INCIDENCES, DATE OF FIRST GIVEN BELOW.

WHEN THIS VEHICLE IS OPERATED AT LEGAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THERE IS A SEVERE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT WHICH RESULTS IN HEAVY VIBRATION IN THE HANDLEBARS & HEADSET. *TR

SINCE NEW THE BIKE EXHIBITS A SPEED WOBBLE, SOMETIMES A WEAVE, OR A TREMOR TRANSLATED THROUGH THE HANDLEBARS. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED BY A NUMBER OF HUSQVARNA TR OWNERS. PRIOR TO THE 08-12-14 I HAD EXPERIENCE THIS TWICE. ON THIS OCCASION I WAS ON A DOWNHILL GRADE OF THE INTERSTATE 101. THERE WAS A TRANSITION IN SURFACE FROM ASPHALT TO CONCRETE OVER PASS. JUST ENOUGH TO INDCE THE ABOVE EFFECTS. UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WITH SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO REAR BRAKE OR THROTTLE. I HAVE MANAGED TO REGAIN CONTROL AND CENTRE/ NEUTRALIZE THESE RESPONSES. ON THIS OCCASION, ALL FORCES OF GRAVITY BEARING DOWN ON THE FRONT END DUE TO THE GRADE. RENDERING ALL EFFORTS USELESS. IN FACT THEY ENHANCED THE PROBLEM. THE HANDLE BARS SHOOK VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. EACH MOTION CREATING A COUNTER MOTION. TILL THE FORCES WERE SO GREAT THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEGAN TO SKIP. ALTERNATELY PLACING ALL COUNTER FORCES TO THE REAR WHEEL. WHICH IN TURN WOULD SKIP. EACH CYCLE OF THE ABOVE CHAIN OF REACTIVE CYCLES INCREASED IN EXTREMELY RAPID SUCCESSION,THINK RODEO BULL. BIKE FLIP FLOPS VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND BACK AND FORTH SIMULTANEOUSLY, AS THE HANDLE BARS GO FROM OPPOSITE LOCK TO OPPOSITE LOCK. OFTEN REFERRED TO AS A TANK SLAPPER. THE END RESULT BEING THAT OF ALL ACCUMULATIVE FORCES PASSED ON TO THE PILOT AT A POINT WHERE HE BECOMES LAUNCHED FROM THE SADDLE. IN THIS CASE ACROSS 3 LANES OF COMMUTE TRAFFIC. COMING TO REST IN THE FAST LANE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE CONCRETE DIVIDER. I SHOULD BE DEAD BY ALL ACCOUNTS! ISSUE #2 AN EVEN GREATER NUMBER OF OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE INHERENTLY LEAN RUNNING NATURE OF THESE BIKES. RESULTING IN WHAT'S BEING CALLED A 'DEATH STALL'. AS OFTEN TAKES PLACE IN INTERSECTIONS, LIGHTS OR FROM A STANDSTILL IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. HERE THE BIKE JUST STALLS, IT'S COMMON TO MOST ALL OF THE OWNERS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OR READ REPORTS FROM ON THE OWNERS FORUM. *TR

WHEN THIS VEHICLE IS OPERATED AT LEGAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THERE IS A SEVERE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT WHICH RESULTS IN HEAVY VIBRATION IN THE HANDLEBARS & HEADSET. *TR

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>