2000 Victory V92SC Sportcruiser Owner Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VICTORY V92SC SPORTCRUISER MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE MOTORCYCLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. BEFORE THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT HIS VIN WAS RELATED TO NHTSA#06V298000 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS; HOWEVER, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HE NOTICED THAT THIRD AND FOURTH GEARS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER LATER STATED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $2,800 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED SINCE HIS VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS RELATED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,410.

NHTSA ID

10290385

Incident

Jul 3, 2009

Mileage

3,410 mi

I HAVE A 2000 VICTORY V92SC AND IT HAS 1510 MILES ON IT AND WHEN I SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD IT WILL SHIFT FINE BUT AT HIGHER RPMS IT WILL SLIP OUT, IF I TRY TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD OR DOWN FROM 4TH TO 3RD AT HIGH RPMS IT WILL NOT GO IN AT ALL AND THIS CAUSES ME TO NOT HAVE A GEAR WHEN CALLED FOR. I FEEL THAT IF 3RD GEAR WAS TO BREAK IT WOULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE RECALL IS NOT COVERED ON THE SC BUT IT IS FOR THE V92. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THIS WOULD COST 1500.00+ AT MY EXPENSE WITH SUCH LITTLE MILES MAKES ME VERY WORRIED ABOUT SELLING THIS BIKE TO SOMEONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10274781

Incident

May 20, 2009

Mileage

1,510 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VICTORY V92SC SPORTCRUISER. WHILE RIDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN HE WOULD CHANGE GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DROP FROM THIRD TO SECOND AND THEN TO FOURTH GEAR. THE NEUTRAL INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE IN GEAR. THE FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THIRD GEAR FAILED AND COULD BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $3,200. ALL THE PARTS TO REPLACE THE GEARS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND HAVE ALL THE RECALLS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RECALLS; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE ISSUES WITH THE GEARS SLIPPING BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THAT PARTICULAR FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,300.

NHTSA ID

10249921

Incident

Feb 2, 2008

Mileage

18,000 mi

I OWN A 2000 VICTORY SPORT CRUISER AND ONE WEEK AGO I WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO MY 3RD GEAR FAILING I COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A CAR THAT DID NOT SEE ME THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND ME SO I COULD NOT STOP EITHER I ENDED UP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD LUCKY NOT HAVE CRASHED AT 35 MPH OR SO THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED AND THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY BIKE BUT AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT TO YOU AND POLARIS IT IS DEFIANTLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND I CAN NOT BELIEVE YOU HAVE NOT ISSUED A MANDATORY RECALL. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOME ONE TO DIE BEFORE THIS HAPPENS IS THAT WHAT OUR COUNTRY HAS COME DOWN TOO. *JB

NHTSA ID

10197905

Incident

Jul 23, 2007

Mileage

18,000 mi

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VICTORY SPORT CRUISER. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN NOVEMBER (RECALL #06V303000). THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 11 2007 AND WERE ADVISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER THAT WOULD NOT DELIVER THE PARTS UNTIL JUNE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS IS TOO LONG TO WAIT FOR THE PART. THE CURRENTLY MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 11,000 MILES. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES TO DATE.

NHTSA ID

10187553

Incident

Nov 1, 2006

Mileage

11,000 mi

ON MY 2000 VICTORY SPORT CRUISER BUILT BY POLARIS INDUSTRIES, I HAD A COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT COMPLETELY STRIP OUT EFFECTING THE PRIMARY DRIVE SPROCKET RENDERING THE TRANSMISSION USELESS.THE MOTORCYCLE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 7,500 MILES UNDER MILD TO NORMAL HIGHWAY USE. DEALER IS LOOKING INTO TRANSMISSION REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10168877

Incident

Aug 19, 2006

Mileage

7,500 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND LETTING OFF OF THE GAS THE TRANSMISSION KNOCKED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BELOW 40 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT KNOCK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER THE MAIN TECHNICIAN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THERE WERE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL ON THE INTERNET WHICH INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

10166987

Incident

Aug 29, 2006

Mileage

9,629 mi

PURCHASED BIKE ON 4/21/06 WITH 2000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE PUT 1485 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING MORE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT SOMETIMES TAKES A DOUBLE SHIFT TO GET IT INTO 3RD GEAR ALL THE WAY. THIS ALSO HAPPENS FROM 4TH TO 5TH GEARS. SHIFTING IS SMOOTH WHEN JUST STARTING BUT WHEN THE BIKE WARMS UP AT ALL THE SHIFTING GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, GEAR CHANGES ARE VERY HARSH. WHEN I ADDRESS THE VICTORY DEALER WITH THIS PROBLEM HE SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO COMMENT MUCH ABOUT THE PROBLEM. WHEN I ASK HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION IF AND MORE LIKE WHEN IT FAILS I AM QUOTED $3500 TO $4000. THIS IS A FAR CRY FROM THE $500 TO $700 FOR LABOR THAT YOU HAVE BEEN QUOTED IN THE DEFECT INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA05002. WHY IS AN INVESTIGATION GETTING QUOTED SUCH LOW NUMBERS FOR A REPAIR BUT ACTUAL CUSTOMERS GETTING QUOTED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MORE? WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THIS BIKE I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT THE CLUNKY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF A REVIEW I READ OFF THE INTERNET. THIS REVIEW WAS BY THE MINNESOTA MOTORCYCLE MONTHLY. THIS LINE IS CUT DIRECTLY FROM THE ARTICLE (HTTP://WWW.MOTORBYTE.COM/MMM/PAGES/REVIEWS/REVIEW_00.HTM): "THE FIVE-SPEED TRANSMISSION IS QUIETER THAN THAT OF THE ORIGINAL BIKES, IT STILL CLUNKS BUT NOT SO DRAMATICALLY. THE FACTORY MAINTAINS THAT THIS IS SOLELY DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING OVERBUILT FOR LONGEVITY AND TO HANDLE WHATEVER YOU HOT-RIDERS OUT THERE DUE TO THE MOTOR." I ALSO QUESTIONED THE DEALER ABOUT THE NUMBER OF V92SC HE HAS HAD TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION ON. HE STATED THAT HE HAS HAD TO ABOUT 7 TRANSMISSION SO FAR. I AM FROM THE PORTLAND AREA AND CONSIDERING THAT THIS WAS A NEW PRODUCT AT THE TIME, A RELATIVELY SMALL POPULATION, THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN TO MANY SOLD. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF BIKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10162477

Incident

Jul 15, 2006

Mileage

3,485 mi

THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHEN RIDING ALSO IT LOCKS UP WHEN RIDING AND WILL SKID OUT OF CONTROL NOW I AM AFRAID TO RIDE MOTORCYCLE FOR FEAR OF A CRASH. *NM

NHTSA ID

10154895

Incident

Mar 12, 2006

Mileage

800 mi

YEAR 2000 VICTORY V92SC MOTORCYCLE WITH 5000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD A HISTORY "FALSE" NEUTRALS AND IT HAS JUST DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME. *NM

NHTSA ID

10137162

Incident

Sep 17, 2005

Mileage

5,008 mi

SPROCKET TO DRIVE BELT CRACKED CAUSING THE DRIVE BELT ON THE MOTORCYCLE TO DISENGAGE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS EVENT TO OCCUR WHILE TRAVELLING ON A MOTORCYCLE.

NHTSA ID

10133763

Incident

Jun 23, 2005

Mileage

25,600 mi

2000 VICTORY SPORTCRUISER: I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SYMPTOMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: A) FALSE NEUTRAL BETWEEN 2 AND 3 GEAR - THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY IN BOTH UP-SHIFTS AND DOWN-SHIFTS. THE CONDITION GETS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE BIKE IS WARMED UP. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LOW RPM SHIFTS (3000) AND HIGHER RPM SHIFTS (4500+). B) DURING A 2 TO 3 SHIFT, THE LEVER WILL HANG IN THE "UP" POSITION UNTIL I ENGAGE (LET OUT) THE CLUTCH. AT THAT POINT IT WILL FALL BACK INTO ITS NORMAL POSITION. IT DOES THIS MORE OFTEN THAN A) BUT NOT ALWAYS. I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER AND HE SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT POLARIS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SEE IF I CAN GET A COMMITMENT FROM THEM TO PROVIDE AN UPGRADE KIT FREE OF CHARGE. THEY HAVE DONE THIS FOR NUMBEROUS OTHER OWNERS. I RECENTLY CONTACTED POLARIS CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT IT IS TOO SOON TO EXPECT A RESPONSE. THE SPECIFIC INCIDENT WHICH OCCURED ON 6/29/05 REGARDED A 3 TO 2 DOWN SHIFT IN A 90 DEGREE LEFT HAND TURN. I HAD DOWN SHIFTED GOING INTO THE TURN BUT DID NOT RELEASE THE CLUTCH UNTIL JUST PAST THE APEX. I DID NOT ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED DUE TO THE FALSE NEUTRAL. THE COMBINATION OF BIKE LEAN AND UNEXPECTED LACK OF ACCELLERATION CAUSED ME TO CROSS THE CENTERLINE PRIOR TO REGAINING CONTROL OF THE BIKE. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING VEHICLE. TWO OTHER TIMES THAT DAY, I EXPERIENCED A FALSE NEUTRAL BETWEEN 2 AND 3 GEARS. THE OTHER OCCURANCES DID NOT CONTRUBUTE TO A DANGEROUS CONDITION BECAUSE THERE WAS NO VEHICLE FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE SYMPTOMS ARE THE FIRST SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE 99 AND 2000 MY VICTORY MOTORCYCLES. I PERFER TO BE PROACTIVE RATHER THAN TO WAIT UNTIL I EXPERIENCE A REAR WHEEL LOCK UP AS OTHERS HAVE.

NHTSA ID

10127161

Incident

Jun 29, 2005

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 VICTORY V92SC IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND GOING INTO FALSE NEUTRALS. I FEAR IT MAY LOCK UP LIKE OTHERS MAKING A CRASH INEVITABLE.

NHTSA ID

10125420

Incident

Jun 15, 2005

Mileage

5,000 mi

REPEATED FALSE NEUTRALS WHEN SHIFTING TRANSMISSION. ALSO OCCURING LESS FREQUENTLY, DROPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN PRESSURE IS RELIEVED FROM DRIVETRAIN. THE FALSE NEUTRALS OCCUR BETWEEN THE 2-3 GEAR SHIFT. WHEN THEY OCCUR THERE IS NO INDICATION OF BEING IN A NEUTRAL SELECTOR POSITION (IE: NEUTRAL LIGHT). I MUST UPSHIFT THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURED, BUT I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO NHTSA. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SHIFT FAILURES, OVER MY OWNERSHIP IS 50+ (OCT 2001). THE NUMBER INDICATED ON THIS FORM IS JUST FOR 05-29-05.

NHTSA ID

10122578

Incident

May 29, 2005

Mileage

12,200 mi

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT WHAT I BELIEVE IS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION ON MY VICTORY MOTORCYCLE. I OWN A 2000 VICTORY SPORT CRUISER MADE BY POLARIS. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS ROUGHLY 5000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERAL PROBLEMS: 1. WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY THE BIKE WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL WHEN UPSHIFTING FROM 2CD - 3RD GEAR CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE. I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED 3-4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS OF ONLY OCCASIONAL RIDING. IT WAS HAPPENING LESS FREQUENTLY BEFORE THAT. 2. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UPSHIFT FROM 3-4TH THE ENGINE HAS DROPPED INTO 2CD CAUSING A MILD SKID IN LOOSE GRAVEL, COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. 3. I TALKED TO MY LOCAL VICTORY DEALER MAINTENANCE GUY AND HE TOLD ME THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR BIKES HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT IF THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO MAKE A "GRINDING GRAVEL" NOISE, ESPECIALLY IN A LEANING POSITION THAT THIS MAY INDICATE A WORSENING PROBLEM. AS PREDICTED MY BIKE HAS STARTED TO PRODUCE THIS NOISE. EVEN (AND ESPECIALLY) WHEN THE BIKE IS COASTING OR MILDLY ACCELERATING. THIS IS A DIFFERENT NOISE THAN SIMPLY A LOUD WHINING NOISE THAT VICTORY BIKES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE. IT IS MORE ROUGH AND IRREGULAR LIKE GRINDING MARBLES OR GRAVEL. IT SEEMS TO GET WORSE AFTER THE BIKE HAS BEEN RIDDEN FOR A WHILE. ANYWAY, HE FELT IT MAY PRESENT AN UNSAFE SITUATION AND RECOMMENDED UPGRADING TO AT LEAST A 2003 TRANSMISSION BUT POLARIS HAS NO CURRENT OFFER TO COVER THIS AND THE EXCHANGE WOULD BE PROHIBITIVELY COSTLY. MY LOCAL DEALER IS ROCKY MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. *JB

NHTSA ID

10118250

Incident

Mar 15, 2005

1 NORMAL RIDING. DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE. 2 SPUN REAR WHEEL BEARING, WHEEL DAMAGE. POTENTIAL LOCK UP OF REAR WHEEL AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF MOTORCYCLE. INJURY AND DEATH OF RIDER AND PASSENGER. 3 I WILL HAVE TO FIND A REAR WHEEL. VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 2000. PER THE DEALER THE REAR WHEEL WAS OBSOLETE. PER THE DEALER THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10116928

Incident

Apr 2, 2005

Mileage

22,000 mi

MY 2000 VICTORY 92 SC SPORT CRUISER WITH 10,000 MILES SOMETIME GET IN TO FALSE NEUTRAL WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, IT GETTTING PROGRESSIVELY WORST AND CAN BE DANGEROUS AND CAUSING ACCIDENT. PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THE POLARIS MANUFACTORY. I CAN BE CONTACTED IF NEEDED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10116472

Incident

Apr 4, 2005

Mileage

7,700 mi

POOR TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE. WORST TRANSMISSION I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN OVER THIRTY YEARS OF RIDING MOTORCYCLES. INVOLUNTARY DOWNSHIFT ON OCCASION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10115952

Incident

Feb 13, 2005

Mileage

10,500 mi

MY SC HAS ALWAYS SHIFTED A LITTLE HARD AND LOUD. BUT AFTER DURING A 1200 MILE TRIP IN FLA. THIS YEAR FROM BIKEWEEK THINGS STARTED GETTING WORSE. TRANNY SEEMS TO MISS SHIFT AND HIT NUETRALFOR NO REASON. AND SHIFTING HAS GOTTEN HARD AND MUCH LOUDER.NOT SURE IF I WANT TO RIDE IT, I AM CONCERNED THIS COULD CAUSE SOME SORT OF ACCIDENT. I WAS PULLING OUT ACCROSS TRAFFIC LAST MONTH AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN 1ST GEAR AND THE TRANNY WENT INTO NUETRAL AND WE ALMOST GOT HIT.

NHTSA ID

10114820

Incident

Mar 6, 2005

Mileage

4,000 mi

I HAVE A 2000 VICTORY MOTORCYCLE. SOME TIMES IT LIKES TO DOWNSHIFT BY ITSELF. *AK

NHTSA ID

10114315

Incident

Mar 5, 2004

I HAVE A 2000 MODEL POLARIS VICTORY MOTORCYCLE THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, OFTEN GOING INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE. IT WILL OFTEN HANG UP IN GEAR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF 3RD GEAR WHEN SHIFTING UP OR DOWN THROUGH THE GEARS. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT IS GETTING MUCH WORSE AS THE MILES ACCUMULATE. I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL; POSSIBLY LOCKING UP ALTOGETHER AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH.*JB

NHTSA ID

10109899

Incident

Jun 1, 2002

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 VICTORY V92SC FOR ABOUT AS LONG AS I HAVE HAD IT (THAT IS 2.5 YEARS). THE BIKE ONLY HAS 9000 MILES ON IT AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. SOMETIMES THE BIKE WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AND SOMETIMES IT WILL "POP" OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE GONE TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAY THAT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO UNTIL THERE IS A MAJOR MECHANICAL FAILURE THEY WILL DO NOTHING. THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM LATTER SAID THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. HE SAID AN INTERNAL PART WAS NOTORIOUS FOR GETTING LOOSE AND CAUSING DAMAGE. INSTEAD OF TIGHTINGING IT HE RECOMENDED THAT I RIDE WITH IT LIKE THAT UNTIL IT FAILS AND THE THEY WILL REPLACE THE TRANNY UNDER WARRANTY WITH THE NEW TRANNY STYLE PARTS. I SAID NO AND HAD THEM TIGHTEN IT. I WISH I WOULD HAVE LISTENED AND HAD THE NEW PARTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10102457

Incident

Aug 16, 2002

Mileage

1,000 mi

TRANSMISSON WILL DROP FROM 4TH GEAR TO 3RD GEAR WITH OUT NOTACE TRASMISSION WILL NOT STAY IN GEAR SOME TIMES WITH OUT HOLDING FOOT UMDER SHIFT LEVER AT TIMES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10098454

Incident

Sep 23, 2004

Mileage

3,800 mi

MY BOYFRIEND WAS RIDING MY VICTORY 2000SC AND EXPERIENCED A FAILURE FROM 4TH GEAR INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL TEMPORARILY AND THEN POPPING BACK INTO THIRD ON ITS OWN. HE WAS IN A CORNERING POSITION AT THE TIME AND IF WEREN'T FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE HE WOULD HAVE WRECKED. IF I HAD BEEN RIDING IT AT THE TIME, DUE TO MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE COMPARED TO HIS, I WOULD HAVE INEVITABLY WRECKED. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS RECALLING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THE 99, 00, AND 01 VICTORY'S ALL HAVE THIS DEFECTIVE TRANNY DUE TO A FACTORY ENGINEERING DEFECT.......AND VICTORY (POLARIS) NEEDS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND REPLACE ON A RECALL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10098397

Incident

Oct 30, 2004

Mileage

35,000 mi

I OWN A 2000 VICTORY V92SC MOTORCYCLE. THE TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR FREQUENTLY BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE BIKE HAS DOWN SHIFTED FROM 3RD TO 2ND ON 2 RECENT OCCASIONS. THE SCARE INCIDENT WAS WHEN I WAS PULLING ON TO THE EXPRESSWAY LAST WEEK. AS I ACCELERATED IN 3RD GEAR, I WAS GETTING READY TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE BIKE SUDDENLY DROPPED BACK INTO SECOND. I HAD TO GRAB THE CLUTCH AND PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY A SEMI. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET THE BIKE OUT OF SECOND AND READY TO ROLL AGAIN. HAVE HAD ENOUGH CONCERN WITH THIS TRANSMISSION THAT MY WIFE KNOW TO SEQUESTER THE BIKE IF I AM EVER INJURED OR KILLED IN A CRASH. I HAVE A FRIEND IN OHIO THAT IS A MECHANIC AND HE WILL DETERMINE WHAT WENT WRONG FOR OUR ATTORNEY. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THESE ADMITTEDLY FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS ARE RECALLED? I HAVE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS BIKE AND POLARIS KNOWS THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY HAVE THE RETRO-FIT REPAIR KITS AVAILABLE, BUT REFUSE TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE? WHY WON'T MY GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG AGENCY STEP IN AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE?*AK

NHTSA ID

10098239

Incident

Oct 23, 2004

Mileage

9,450 mi