1999 Victory V92C Transmission Problems

I HAVE A 1999 VICTORY V92C. AND NOW AT 23,000 I HAVE LOST 4TH GEAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD UP. I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE EARLY MODELS FROM VICTORY. VICTORY OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST OF PARTS BUT NOTHING FOR LABOR COSTS. THIS OFFER ENDED 10-07. I PURCHASED MY V92C IN JUNE OF 2008. IT SEEMS THAT VICTORY KNOWS THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM OR THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE OFFER AT ALL. IF THAT IS THE CASE WHY ARE THEY NOT BEING HELD 100% RESPONSIBLE LIKE OTHER VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10326735

Incident

Apr 15, 2010

Mileage

23,142 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VICTORIA V92C MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30-35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF THIRD GEAR AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

NHTSA ID

10321403

Incident

Aug 17, 2009

Mileage

16,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VICTORY V92C MOTORCYCLE. WHILE RIDING IN THIRD GEAR AT ANY SPEED, THE GEAR AUTOMATICALLY JUMPS TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE LOCKS UP THE WHEELS AND CAUSES THE REAR WHEEL TO SKID. THE CONTACT SWERVED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN AND HAS BEEN PARKED FOR OVER A MONTH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

NHTSA ID

10273246

Incident

Jan 8, 2009

Mileage

10,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILURE EVEN AFTER RECALL WAS COMPLETED....JUMPS OUT OF 3RD GEAR DOWN TO SECOND CREATING VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10273242

Incident

May 1, 2009

Mileage

10,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VICTORY V92C MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED FROM THIRD TO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT SWERVED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,800. UPDATED 06/03/09 *BF UPDATED 06/04/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10270118

Incident

May 18, 2009

Mileage

9,800 mi

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. IT WAS A SUDDEN CHANGE. MY 1999 VICTORY V92C WITH ONLY 10K MILES JUST STARTED DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN TO THE POINT I WILL NOT RIDE IT NOW. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE VICTORY HAS NO OFFICIAL RECALL AND THEY WANT YOU, AS A CONSUMER TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION AT YOUR OWN COST. IT IS AROUND $3000. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER RIDERS. THERE ARE FORUMS ALL OVER THE INTERNET COMPLAINING ABOUT THE 199,2000, AND 2001 VICTORY V92C TRANSMISSIONS....IT IS UNFAIR! *TR

NHTSA ID

10269811

Incident

Aug 20, 2008

Mileage

10,000 mi

8 MONTHS AGO I PURCHASED A USED 1999 VICTORY V92C MOTORCYCLE THAT ONLY HAD 6200 MILES ON IT, I NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE BIKE THAT IT WOULD SOMETIMES NOT FULLY ENGAGE INTO 3RD GEAR. I WAS NOT MADE AWARE WHEN I PURCHASED THE BIKE, OF THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SINCE BEEN TOLD THAT A RECALLED SPROCKET WAS ORDERED FOR THE BIKES WITH THE UPGRADED TRANSMISSION, BUT IN THE THREE MONTHS SINCE I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL THE SPROCKET HAS NEVER COME IN, TO BE INSTALLED ON MY BIKE BY BORING POLARIS OF OREGON AND MY BIKE HAS NEVER HAD THE UPGRADE AND I HAVE A COMPLETE FILE ON THE HISTORY OF MY BIKE. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS JUST ABOUT LOST 3RD GEAR ALL TOGETHER, AND WILL COST ME OVER $3000.00 TO HAVE REPAIRED AND THE BIKE NOW HAS 12000 MILES ON IT. I HAD A LOCAL VICTORY DEALERSHIP CHECK THE BIKE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT, LESS THAN 30 DAYS. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THESE ISSUES EVEN THOUGH THE DATABASE AT THE DEALERSHIP SHOWS A COMPLETE HISTORY OF MY BIKE. I KNOW IT IS BUYER BEWARE, BUT EVERYTHING I HAVE READ INDICATES THAT VICTORY HAS ALWAYS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECALL THE BIKES EFFECTED AND REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. LEAVING THE OWNER WITH A $3000.00 REPAIR BILL. HOW MANY UNKNOWING AND UNSUSPECTING CONSUMERS HAVE TO BE SCREWED OVER BECAUSE OF A LACK OF HONESTY ON THE SELLERS PART, AND VICTORIES NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE MANUFACTURER. I LOVE MY BIKE, BUT NOW IT IS WORTHLESS TO ME IN TERMS OF RESALE OR TRADE IN VALUE. I REFUSE TO PASS MY PROBLEM ON TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10246034

Incident

Oct 19, 2008

Mileage

12,000 mi

I HAD TO DOWN SHIFT TO FOURTH GEAR N I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE ENGINE WAS REVVING HIGH AND I WAS SLOWING DOWN THE CAUSE OF IT WAS THAT I LOST FOURTH GEAR AND IT RATTLES REALLY LOUD. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND ITS A 3500 FIX AND I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM SO WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO FIX IT IF I OWN THERE PRODUCT. IT SHOULD WORK LIKE IT SHOULD IF THEY ARE SELLING IT NOT HAVE TO KEPT DUMPING MONEY INTO A PROBLEM THAT'S THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10244361

Incident

Sep 5, 2008

Mileage

23,800 mi

MY VICTORY V92C HAS 7,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS LOST 4TH GEAR COMPLETELY. IT STARTED BY SLIPPING INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL ONCE IN A WHILE AND NOW HAS COMPLETELY LOST 4TH GEAR. REPAIR SHOP TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A HUGE AND VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE BIKES AND THAT VICTORY WILL NOT RECALL THEM. THEY EVEN SAID THAT THE REAR WHEEL COULD LOCK UP AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10223696

Incident

Aug 5, 2007

Mileage

7,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO THIRD GEAR OR WILL JUMP OUT OF THIRD GEAR. THE BIKE WILL JUMP OR LURCH OUT OF CONTROL , LOCKING UP THE BACK TIRE CAUSING THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. SOMETIMES THE BIKE WILL BEGIN BUCKING/JUMPING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY THIS AGAIN WILL CAUSE THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR /MAKE IS WELL DOCUMENTED. THE DEALERS KNOW OF THE PROBLEM, POLARIS KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECALL OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS NEEDS TO INTERVENE NOW BEFORE MORE RIDERS AND THE PUBLIC IS HOUR OR KILLED BY THESE MACHINES. THIS IS THE PINTO/CORVAIR OF MOTORCYCLES. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU IN THE PAST AND HAVE CONTACTED POLARIS ON THIS MATTER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THESE BIKES WERE FIRST SOLD. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS DAILY,WEEKLY EVERY TIME YOU RIDE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10216726

Incident

Jan 5, 2000

Mileage

5 mi

I OWN A V92C VICTORY MOTORCYCLE AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I KNOW THAT THE NHTSA HAS AN ACTION ON THIS (#PEO4057) HOWEVER WHEN I TAKE THE BIKE IN TO THE DEALER THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS MY SECOND 1999 V92C AND I HAD NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS ON THE FIRST ONE THAT I BOUGHT NEW, HOWEVER THE CURRENT BIKE THAT I HAVE WAS PRE-OWNED AND THIS I THINK IS WHERE THE PROBLEM IS SINCE IT WAS A PREVIOUSLY OWNED BIKE THEY ARE JUST BLOWING ME OFF. I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND CAN'T SEEM TO GET THEM TO TAKE CARE OF IT. I NEED ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT AS THE LAST TIME IT WAS AT THE DEALER THEY DID SAY THAT POLARIS WOULD CHANGE OUT SOME OF THE GEARS BUT THAT IT WOULD COST ME $700-900 OUT OF POCKET FOR LABOR ON AN ITEM THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURE. THANK YOU ANTHONY GARCIA

NHTSA ID

10194801

Incident

Apr 20, 2007

LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON MOTORCYCLE AND TRANSMISSIONWAS SLIPPING IN THIRD GEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10192987

Incident

Jun 1, 2007

Mileage

10,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VICTORY V92C. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN UPGRADED TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.*AK

NHTSA ID

10187133

Incident

Mar 10, 2007

Mileage

7,000 mi

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED RECALL 06V298000 ON NOVEMBER 22, 2006 FOR THE 1999 VICTORY V92C WITH 13800 CURRENT MILEAGE. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TIME IT WAS TAKING TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES TO DATE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10186594

Incident

Nov 22, 2006

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VICTORY V92C. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE REAR TIRE LOCKED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS. THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 5,700.*AK

NHTSA ID

10186481

Incident

Mar 15, 2007

Mileage

5,700 mi

I PURCHASED A NEW VICTORY V92C ON 8/30/1999. THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOUD WHEN SHIFTING, FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. MY DEALER (NOW OUT OF BUSINESS)ASSURED ME THAT ALL WAS NORMAL .A NOISY CLUNKING SOUND WHEN SHIFTING WAS THE FIRST SYMPTON. FALSE NEUTRALS FOLLOWED, THEN MISSED 3 TO 4 SHIFTS, AND FALLING BACK DOWN TO 3RD WHEN SHIFTING TO 4TH. NOW WITH ONLY 4500 MILES ON THE BIKE, THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA IN 2001 ON THIS SAME VEHICLE BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMUNICATION FROM NHSTA AND DO NOT SEE MY FORM ON THIS FORUM, SO I FEEL RE-FILING IS REQUIRED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10185730

Incident

Aug 31, 1999

Mileage

100 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE 1999 VICTORY V92C WITH 78000 CURRENT MILEAGE ON NOVEMBER 22, 2006, WHICH STATED THAT ON DECEMBER 18, 2006 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CALLED THE DEALER, AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BE SCHEDULED UNTIL JUNE 2007. THERE HAD NOT BEEN A FAILURE TO DATE.*AK THE RECALL WAS FOR THE REAR SPOCKET AND TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD NOT TO RIDE THE BIKE. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

NHTSA ID

10182761

Incident

Nov 22, 2005

I CURRENTLY HAVE A 99 VICTORY MOTORCYCLE WITH A KNOWN DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. POLARIS IS CURRENTLY DOING A "UPGRADE" BUT WILL NOT PUBLICALLY ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE AN ISSUE. I KNOW THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING SINCE IT WOULD COST THEM TOO MUCH MONEY. I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST OTHER CAR COMPANIES WOULD TAKE SOME INITIATIVE AND REPAIR IT ON THEIR OWN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM JUST REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT NO COST TO MYSELF OR ANY OF THE OTHER OWNERS OF THEIR PRODUCT AND IT'S SHORT COMINGS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10182357

Incident

Jan 7, 2007

WE ARE THE THIRD OWNERS OF A 99 VICTORY TOURING CRUISER. THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKED UPON PURCHASE AND WE WERE UNSURE IF THIS WAS COMMON TO THIS BIKE. WE HAVE JUST HAD A REPLACEMENT KIT INSTALLED AT A GREAT EXPENSE. WE WERE NEVER INJURED ON THIS BIKE BUT CAUGHT IT JUST BEFORE MAJOR PROBLEMS HAPPENED TO IT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171120

Incident

Jul 28, 2006

Mileage

34,175 mi

INTERMITTENT GEAR LOCKING UP BETWEEN GEARS 2+3 AND 3+4. PULLING OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ROCKING THE BIKE BACK AND FORTH RELEASES. UNIT HAS ALSO POPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR 3 WHILE UNDER POWER AND OCCURRENCES ARE INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AS THE BIKE AGES. 1999 V92C VICTORY MOTORCYCLE 19,000 MILES. DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED TRANS UPGRADE KIT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND INDICATED POLARIS RESOLVED ISSUE WITH TRANS A YEAR AGO WITH CUSTOMERS (2005). I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $3,000 FOR THE FIX, SINCE IT WAS NOT A RECALLED ITEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10168428

Incident

Sep 16, 2006

WHILE DRIVING, IT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO POP-OUT OF GEAR AND INTO A SORT OF NEUTRAL STATE. TYPICALLY IT IS EXPECTED WHILE SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR. IT IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION (APPROX 80 % OF SHIFTS). THE POPPING OUT OF GEAR FIRST OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE (OCTOBER 2000), AND HAS DEVELOPED INTO A MORE COMMON INCIDENCE. AS THE CONDITION WORSENS, IT OCCURS EVEN UNDER MILD ACCELERATION (APPROX 10 % OF SHIFTS). I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A FAILURE IN TRAFFIC THAT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. INSTANCES, SUCH AS CROSSING A BUSY STREET, OR ENTERING A FREEWAY HAVE BEEN UNSETTLING. IT IS MY HOPE THAT THE MANUFACTURE WILL PROPOSE A TRANSMISSION FIX/RECALL BEFORE THIS KILLS RIDERS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10166511

Incident

Aug 23, 2006

Mileage

650 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10165242

Incident

May 23, 2006

Mileage

10,500 mi

I'VE OWNED MY 1999 VICTORY SINCE NEW AND IT HAS ALWAYS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR FROM NEUTRAL, FALSE NEUTRALS BETWEEN GEARS, POPPING OUT OF GEAR, POPPING OUT OF THIRD GEAR INTO SECOND, AND LOUD CLANKING DURING SHIFTS. THE NEWEST PROBLEM HAPPENED JUST RECENTLY. THE BIKE WAS PARKED IN NEUTRAL. MY WIFE AND I WERE GETTING READY TO LEAVE A RESTAURANT WITH SOME FRIENDS AND I STARTED THE BIKE. THE NEUTRAL LIGHT WAS ON AND I WAS WAITING FOR OTHERS IN THE GROUP TO GET STARTED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE BIKE JUMPED FORWARD. LUCKILY THE MOTOR STALLED AND NO ONE WAS HURT. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT SOME OF THE WORST INCIDENTS ARE RANDOM AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT OK ONE TIME AND THE NEXT CORNER YOU COME TO IT WONT DOWN SHIFT OR SOMETHING ELSE. OF COURSE IT NEVER DOES THESE THINGS WHEN YOU TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE CLANKING IS ALMOST EVERY SHIFT. I HAD THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS NEW BUT WAS TOLD " THAT'S JUST THE WAY THEY ARE", SO I'VE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS ARE JUST ANNOYING THOUGH I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT EVENTUALLY IT WILL DESTROY THE TRANSMISSION. THE JUMPING INTO OR OUT OF GEAR IS VERY DANGEROUS THOUGH AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I GUESS IF I WAS SMART I WOULD SELL THE BIKE BUT THEN I WOULD FEEL GUILTY IF SOMEONE ELSE GOT HURT ON IT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10156888

Incident

May 3, 2006

I PURCHASED MY VICTORY NEW DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION. ALTHOUGH THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN LOUD AND SOMETIMES SLOW TO SHIFT IT HAS RECENTLY BEGUN TO LOSE POWER TOTALLY, AS IF SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL. IN ONE INSTANCE THIS FAILURE CAUSED ME TO COME VERY CLOSE TO BEING HIT. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO FIRST GEAR FROM NEUTRAL AFTER STOPPING. I AM TOLD THAT THE ONLY REAL FIX IS TO HAVE A TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT COSTING ALMOST $3K FROM A VICTORY DEALER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10154628

Incident

Feb 12, 2006

Mileage

10,450 mi

WHEN RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE AND UP SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH IT WILL NO ENGAGE SOMETIMES. AT THAT POINT I HAVE TO DOWNSHIFT THEN UPSHIFT AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10154281

Incident

Mar 31, 2006