2019 Indian Roadmaster Elite Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2019 Indian Roadmaster Elite, 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
- Driver assistance133.3%
- Fuel system133.3%
- Powertrain (other)133.3%
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
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO FREEWAY, AS I MERGED BETWEEN TRUCKS, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" - APPARENTLY, POLARIS KNOWS ABOUT IT AND STILL HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS AS THE SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME COULD HAVE NEVER STOPPED TO AVOID RUNNING ME OVER. FORTUNATELY, INSTANTLY UPON LOSING POWER AT 60MPH, I VEERED OFF THE FREEWAY, ONTO THE SHOULDER AS THE SEMI-TRUCK WHIZZED BY. PLEASE HELP ME EMPHASIZE TO POLARIS, HAVING THE ENGINE GO INTO NEARLY TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, OR "LIMP MODE" IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A MOTORCYCLE RIDER. I'VE READ BLOGS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO FREEWAY, AS I MERGED BETWEEN TRUCKS, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" - APPARENTLY, POLARIS KNOWS ABOUT IT AND STILL HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS AS THE SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME COULD HAVE NEVER STOPPED TO AVOID RUNNING ME OVER. FORTUNATELY, INSTANTLY UPON LOSING POWER AT 60MPH, I VEERED OFF THE FREEWAY, ONTO THE SHOULDER AS THE SEMI-TRUCK WHIZZED BY. PLEASE HELP ME EMPHASIZE TO POLARIS, HAVING THE ENGINE GO INTO NEARLY TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, OR "LIMP MODE" IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A MOTORCYCLE RIDER. I'VE READ BLOGS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO FREEWAY, AS I MERGED BETWEEN TRUCKS, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" - APPARENTLY, POLARIS KNOWS ABOUT IT AND STILL HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS AS THE SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME COULD HAVE NEVER STOPPED TO AVOID RUNNING ME OVER. FORTUNATELY, INSTANTLY UPON LOSING POWER AT 60MPH, I VEERED OFF THE FREEWAY, ONTO THE SHOULDER AS THE SEMI-TRUCK WHIZZED BY. PLEASE HELP ME EMPHASIZE TO POLARIS, HAVING THE ENGINE GO INTO NEARLY TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, OR "LIMP MODE" IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A MOTORCYCLE RIDER. I'VE READ BLOGS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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