1999 POLARIS VICTORY — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

1999 V92C MOTORCYCLE. CONSUMER STATES DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL WHEN GOING INTO 3RD GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS FORCED TO DOWNSHIFT OR UPSHIFT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 POLARIS VICTORY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BIKE EXPERIENCES THIRD GEAR FAILURE IN AN ABNORMAL OVERLOAD CONDITION, SUCH AS SHIFTING AT AMYTIME. AS A CONSEQUENCE, IF PIECES OF THE FAILED GEAR BECOME LODGED IN THE TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK UP AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO A RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO INSTALL A REAR SPROCKET DAMPER ASSEMBLY AT THE COST OF $2,000. SECONDLY, THE TECHNICIAN ADDED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY REIMBURSE HIM FOR 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,025. THE DEALER REPAIRED SOME RECALL ISSUES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. UPDATED 03/17/09. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD FROM THIRD TO FORTH GEAR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SUGGESTED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS A 1999 VICTORY V92. *AK UPDATED 1/10/2007 - THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER OFFERING A TRANSMISSION UPGRADE KIT AT 50% OFF THE MSRP. *NM

I HAVE A 1999 VICTORY MOTORCYCLE, THE BIKE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE TRANSMISSION POP'S OUT OF GEAR, SOMETIMES IT'S DOWN SHIFTS WHEN YOU GO TO ACCELERATE. TRIED TO TALKED TO POLARIS WITH NO LUCK, DEALERS HAVE TRIED ON MY BEHALF, BUT THEY SAY THAT POLARIS MIGHT COVER IT IF THE DEALER FINDS SOMETHING WRONG IF NOT I HAVE TO PAY FOR COST OF BREAKDOWN AND PUT BACK TOGETHER. I HAVE COME ACROSS MANY OTHER VICTORY OWNER'S THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, SO IT SEEMS LIKE A MFG. PROBLEM THAT POLARIS SHOULD FIX. *NM

DT: 1999 POLARIS VICTORY V92C. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL AND DOWN SHIFTED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY STATED IT WILL HAVE TO BE DISASSEMBLED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. THERE HAS BEEN NO INSPECTION OF OR REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE COST. *AK