HELP 09 M8 reversing by itself

[letitsnow]

Was out riding yesterday, enjoying this beautiful weather and snow, and my sled became possessed. It started with stalling just as I was coming to a stop and now when it idles it goes in and out of reverse by itself. Anyone have any ideas? My hubby has checked the wiring and everything appears to be good.

 

[kingbooney the 3rd]

Sounds like a D-drive problem, take it to a dealer or if u field confident nought check it out urself sounds like a diamond drive problem.

 

[giddyup]

i dont know about the cats but on my doo, i had been rolling it over in the snow for a few days and then when i started it in the morning , it would go in and out of reverse . we ended up pouring some gas line anti-freeze on it, open the hood so non gets on the paint , fix my problem. i hope it works for you

good luck

giddyup

 

[letitsnow]

Thought I would get more replies than this, has this happened to anyone else?

 

[TABSTER]

wiring shorted out, wet connector or switch. dry it out. electra wash to remove all moisture and dielectric grease in connectors.

 

[rusty]

2009 is a rer style reverse.. my opinion is it is an electrical fault in the switch, harness or something like that. your dd is not reverse capable .

dry the sled out and then start diagnosing fron there.

 

[teeroy]

had it happen to my '05 rev, reverse button had got wet inside the switch. just dried it out and hasn't happened since. funny thing was, it would quit doing it when you would click from hi beam to lo beam....back to high beam and it would start doing it again.

 

[maxwell]

how on earth could it be related to the diamond drive. ive never wrenched on a cat but

 

[rusty]

how on earth could it be related to the diamond drive. ive never wrenched on a cat but

on the 08 dd it had a servo controled reverse.. a short in the wiring could mean it was a dd issue

 

[maxwell]

10-4

 

[teeroy]

on the 08 dd it had a servo controled reverse.. a short in the wiring could mean it was a dd issue

could you imagine that setup shifting into reverse by itself? I would think it would only happen once....lol

 

[letitsnow]

had it happen to my '05 rev, reverse button had got wet inside the switch. just dried it out and hasn't happened since. funny thing was, it would quit doing it when you would click from hi beam to lo beam....back to high beam and it would start doing it again.

Funny you mention the high beam thing, it did it the first time right after I switched to high beams. Weird, the switches are on opposite handlebars and it didn't help to turn off the highs. Sleds been in the garage drying out since Sat. night, I'll try it out tonight, see what happens. Thanks for the suggestions

 

[rooster 54]

Humidity in the switch.
Dry it, and put dielectric grease.It happens sometimes, very simple to cure.

 

[letitsnow]

So got it dried out and put back together and the effin thing is still doing it. Going to the shop tomorrow to see if they can find the problem.

 

[Lucas35]

Have ou find the problem?

my m8 i oing he same

 

[gibsons]

lets hope so, otherwise he hasn't been riding for almost 3 years.

 

[SummitRider2014]

2009 is a rer style reverse.. my opinion is it is an electrical fault in the switch, harness or something like that. your dd is not reverse capable .

dry the sled out and then start diagnosing fron there.

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