Consumer Complaint Detail

BIG DOG / CHOPPER DT / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005035644 Incident Date: Aug, 14 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Big Dog Motorcycles, LLC
Model Name: CHOPPER DT Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5J11TBJ185W Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 16 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: 2005 big dog motorcycles. the consumer bought a motorcycle and when he picked it up and drove it less than one hour there was a massive amount of white smoke that was coming out of the engine. took motorcycle to dealer, and they could not duplicate the smoking problem. drove it home, and the smoke was coming out of the engine again. called manufacturer, and they said to bring vehicle back again, this was the second time. the dealership wanted to re-out the oil hose that came out of the heads. they checked the hose, and that was where the oil was leaking out, and it was going through the air breather underneath the motorcycle to the back tire, drive belt. it did not fix the problem. *ak