NHTSA Complaint #10252834 — 2007 KTM 990 ADVENTURE

MY KTM ADVENTURE IS HAVING SOME MAJOR ISSUES. THE ENGINE IS SHUTTING OFF AT SEEMINGLY UNDETERMINED MOMENTS WHILE DRIVING. IT IS A VERY HAIR RAISING EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR FIANCE ON THE BACK. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE OF SPEED HAPPENING. I.E SHIFTING, CLUTCHING, AND OR BRAKING. MY IDLE SEEMS FINE AND THE BIKE STARTS FAIRLY EASY AFTER THE FAILURE. I USUALLY MANAGE TO START IT BACK UP BEFORE EVEN COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE GONE ON A 500 MILE TRIP WHERE IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE AND I'VE GONE ON A 20 MILE TRIP WHERE IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES. I HAVE MOST OF THE RECORDS OF THE ATTEMPTED REMEDIES WITH TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. THEY COULD NEVER GET IT TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN REMAPPED AND INSPECTED. THE BATTERY KEEPS HAVING PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE REPLACED IT AND I THINK IT IS DEAD AGAIN. OTHERWISE, THE BIKE HAS AN UNEVEN THROTTLE RESPONSE THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN NATURE. I AM NOT SURE, AND AM NOT A MECHANIC, IF THESE INCIDENTS ARE RELATED. THE ONE COMMONALITY THEY SHARE IS MY FEELING OF FEAR WHILE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED RIDER AND HAVE HAD MANY MAKES AND MODELS, THIS ONE REALLY STAND OUT. I AM FINDING MORE AND MORE COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE ABOUT THIS BIKE (BLOGS ETC.). *TR