NHTSA Complaint #10701546 — 2013 CAN-AM SPYDER RT

TO BRP CAN AM SPYDER 2013 CAN AM SPYDER RT LIMITED 9-29-2014 I HAVE A BRAND NEW CAN AM SPYDER RT LIMITED STOPPED ON ME 2 TIMES IN FIRST GEAR WITH 120 MILES. NEXT THIS BIKE STOPPED ON ME AGAIN 11 TIMES OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS BIKE SHUTS OFF AT EVERY LIGHT I STOP AT. WHICH IS DANGEROUS. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AT LEAST 2 TIMES .. I TOLD MY SALESMAN THAT I HAVE A STRONG GAS SMELL IN MY GARAGE .I TOOK BIKE AND DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO LEAVE OVERNIGHT DUE TO STRONG GAS SMELL AND SHUTTING OFF. MY BIKE WAS READY FOR PICK UP THE NEXT DAY. I WAS TOLD THE CANISTER WAS OK AND THE LOUD FUEL SMELL SHOULD BE GONE .I WAS ADVISED THAT ALL RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL HAVE BE DONE. I WAS TOLD DEALER DID A GAS TREATMENT AND WAS ADVISED BIKE IS A 2013 MODEL WHICH HAD GAS SITTING IN TANK FOR A LONG TIME . I WAS ASK IF I TOP OFF GAS AND I TOLD THE DEALER NO! I READ ALL THE BOOKLET AND WATCH VIDEO PERTAINING TO THIS BIKE ALONG WITH SIGNING UP FOR SPYDERLOVER.COM. . I KNOW ALL BIKE HAVE BREAK IN PERIODS, BUT THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND SURELY NOT SAFE. I WAS INFORMED TO JUST RIDE MY BIKE AND TO REV THE ENGINE WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING TO SHUT OFF. NOW WITH 500 MILES THE FUEL SMELL IS EVEN STRONGER AND I HAVE LOST COUNT ON HOW MANY TIMES IT SHUTS OFF IN 1ST GEAR AT A LIGHT OR JUST SITTING IN THE GARAGE. I CALL THE DEALER AGAIN. THEY INFORMED ME THAT AFTER 1,000 TO 1,500 MILES THESE ISSUES SHOULD GO AWAY AFTER THE 600 SERVICE. NOW, . THE REASON FOR THIS LETTER IS THAT THIS BIKE IS NOT SAFE BECAUSE OF THE STRONG FUEL SMELL AND I DON'T WANT TO BE REAR ENDED DUE TO BIKE SHUTTING OFF AT EVERY LIGHT. I AM ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE TO PREVENT THE ISSUE OF A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT OR A FIRE. NOW WITH 1,300 MILES AND SERVICED AT THE DEALER THE GAS SMELL HAS GOTTEN WORSE. IM TRYING TO PREVENT A FIRE OR BAD ACCIDENT FROM HAPPENING. SPYDER WEBSITE HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONTHIS ISSUE WITH THE GAS. *TR