Consumer Complaint Detail
VICTORY / V92SC SPORTCRUISER / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005026782 | Incident Date: Jun, 28 2005 |
| Consumer's City: MARIONVILLE | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Model Name: V92SC SPORTCRUISER | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5VPCS15D6Y3 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 29 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 2 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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. |