2007 KTM 990 Adventure Problems

MY KTM ADVENTURE IS HAVING SOME MAJOR ISSUES. THE ENGINE IS SHUTTING OFF AT SEEMINGLY UNDETERMINED MOMENTS WHILE DRIVING. IT IS A VERY HAIR RAISING EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR FIANCE ON THE BACK. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE OF SPEED HAPPENING. I.E SHIFTING, CLUTCHING, AND OR BRAKING. MY IDLE SEEMS FINE AND THE BIKE STARTS FAIRLY EASY AFTER THE FAILURE. I USUALLY MANAGE TO START IT BACK UP BEFORE EVEN COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE GONE ON A 500 MILE TRIP WHERE IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE AND I'VE GONE ON A 20 MILE TRIP WHERE IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES. I HAVE MOST OF THE RECORDS OF THE ATTEMPTED REMEDIES WITH TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. THEY COULD NEVER GET IT TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN REMAPPED AND INSPECTED. THE BATTERY KEEPS HAVING PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE REPLACED IT AND I THINK IT IS DEAD AGAIN. OTHERWISE, THE BIKE HAS AN UNEVEN THROTTLE RESPONSE THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN NATURE. I AM NOT SURE, AND AM NOT A MECHANIC, IF THESE INCIDENTS ARE RELATED. THE ONE COMMONALITY THEY SHARE IS MY FEELING OF FEAR WHILE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED RIDER AND HAVE HAD MANY MAKES AND MODELS, THIS ONE REALLY STAND OUT. I AM FINDING MORE AND MORE COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE ABOUT THIS BIKE (BLOGS ETC.). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KTM 990 ADVENTURE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE IGNITION SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHEN SWITCHING FROM FOURTH TO FIFTH GEAR AND FROM FIFTH TO SIXTH GEAR. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 10-15 TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT INFORMED THEM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING OFF AT FULL SPEED. A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WAY HE WAS RIDING THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN A THIRD TIME AND THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THAT THE BLACK BOX BE REPROGRAMMED AND THE IGNITION RE-MAPPED. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ONE MILE FROM THE DEALER AND WAS TAKEN FOR A TEST DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO HOW THE CONTACT WAS SHIFTING. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER, WHO CHANGED THE HOSE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CLUTCH PLATE BOLT LOOSENED AND CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, WHICH RENDERED THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO FAIL AND HESITATED WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR. THE MOTORCYCLE LATER BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE RIDING AND WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SENT OUT A FACTORY TECHNICIAN TO VIEW THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE CLUTCH AND REPLACED THE PLATES. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE CLUTCH BASKET INSTALLED AFTER THE REBUILD OF THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE KTM WAS HAVING MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE PARTICULAR MODEL, AND THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE OXYGEN SENSORS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 939 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,350.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KTM 990 ADVENTURE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE IGNITION SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHEN SWITCHING FROM FOURTH TO FIFTH GEAR AND FROM FIFTH TO SIXTH GEAR. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 10-15 TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT INFORMED THEM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING OFF AT FULL SPEED. A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WAY HE WAS RIDING THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN A THIRD TIME AND THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THAT THE BLACK BOX BE REPROGRAMMED AND THE IGNITION RE-MAPPED. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ONE MILE FROM THE DEALER AND WAS TAKEN FOR A TEST DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO HOW THE CONTACT WAS SHIFTING. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER, WHO CHANGED THE HOSE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CLUTCH PLATE BOLT LOOSENED AND CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, WHICH RENDERED THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO FAIL AND HESITATED WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR. THE MOTORCYCLE LATER BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE RIDING AND WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SENT OUT A FACTORY TECHNICIAN TO VIEW THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE CLUTCH AND REPLACED THE PLATES. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE CLUTCH BASKET INSTALLED AFTER THE REBUILD OF THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE KTM WAS HAVING MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE PARTICULAR MODEL, AND THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE OXYGEN SENSORS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 939 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,350.