2005 Triumph Triumph Rocket Iii 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 2005 Triumph Triumph Rocket Iii, 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
- Engine1100.0%
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
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
MY 2005 TRIUMPH ROCKET III MOTORCYCLE HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH HIGH IDLE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I WILL KEEP MY DESCRIPTION RELATIVE TO ONLY MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. THE PROBLEM CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO CONTINUE TRAVELING AT 50, 60 OR EVEN 70MPH AFTER THE THROTTLE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY CLOSED. I BROUGHT IT TO MY CLOSEST DEALER FOR SERVICE. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS, THEY SAID THEY HAVE FOUND THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE TRIUMPH COMPANY HAS TOLD THE DEALER THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION. THE DEALER TOLD ME, DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS, THAT I HAD TO COME AND PICK UP THE BIKE AND SINCE THE COMPANY DID NOT FEEL THE BIKE SHOULD NOT BE RIDDEN, I COULD RIDE IT HOME (150 MILES). THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT RELATED TO THIS YET (THAT I KNOW OF). 1. I THINK THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE BIKE UNTIL IT COULD BE FIXED! 2. I THINK THE TRIUMPH FACTORY MUST ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL AND FIND A SOLUTION! *TR
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
Data on this page last refreshed .