| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001182247 | Incident Date: Jun, 24 2001 |
| Consumer's City: SEATTLE | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd. |
| Model Name: TT600 | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: SMP800GEX1J | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 12 2002 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 18 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The consumer states that the engine would accelerate from 800 to 3500 rpm when engaged, causing the motorcycle to take off. the motorcycle was taken to the dealer on several occasions, and the problem is still occurring. *ak the consumer states that the vehicle has major fuel injection problems. the vehicle has been in the shop 7 times for the same problem. (two bikes with fuel injection problems, has not been corrected, both are fire hazards.-the cat converter caught fire) the consumer has a video of the fire incident which started like a small bush fire on the side of the road. the consumer talked to other tt600 owner with the same problem. the bike gets 18 mpg, and the transmission still is not shifting properly. the consumer requests another motorcycle-different model, or money returned. additional problems with bike; time consuming-the battery is almost completely drained by the time the bike is started, the fuel mileage-unacceptable, idle erratic, has dropped the bike twice at slow speed turns, due to a result in idle speed surges (jumped from 600 to 4500 rpm-happens at random, the muffler glows red due to the emmisions being grossly out of spec., plugs are fowled, co's & hc's are extremely rich due to improper mapping of the fuel system, canister purge valve leaking internally, found fuel trim & engine load maxed out, had to adjust tps to help compensate fuel rich problems just to get bike to destination, the foot rest rubber front (lh/rh)-repairs, peg bank angle(?)-repair, screw in the torx-repair, indicator front lh-repair, lever assy-repair, the fairing side rh pntd (?)-repair, the infill panel radiator-repair, and the gasket/clutch cover-diagnosed repair loose shifter. *scc |
