NHTSA Complaint #11466064 — 2019 CAN-AM RYKER

The contact owns a 2019 CAN-AM Ryker. The contact stated while driving 12 MPH and making a turn, the vehicle started jerking and began to lose motive power. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated upon making half the turn and slightly depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact depressed the brake pedal and continued to drive. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the pitman arm was replaced; however, the failure reoccurred while driving and making a turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the traction control was malfunctioning and would engage while making turns. The dealer reported the failure to the manufacturer. The manufacturer informed the dealer that the vehicle was operating as intended and that there was no failure with the traction control system. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000.