New Polaris Issues

[duck]

yup theres a recall on the 2013 pro rmk drive shafts. i wouldnt feel too confident hitting the hills with a pro that hasnt had the recall done or the aftermarket shaft clamps installed.

with that being said, rode a skidoo XM 163 and a 2013 pro 163 and the pro out handled it all day in the trees! the XM is definately nicer to ride then the old XP's though, both the pro and XM are solid sleds!

Thats cause the pro's are the most "flickable".....

 

[LBZ]

There are several forums on these issues. The drive shaft issue is not new: as of December 8th, my dealer mechanic said that there had been 110 known failures. The shaft issue has been officially acknowledged in a bulletin by Polaris and is being fixed with an end clamp, for now. I have 400+ kms on mine and haven't had even a lick of an issue with it. The carbon fibre substructure IS NOT supposed to be drilled: when they put the new goggle bags on they were drilling into them. My mechanic was smart enough to figure out that this was a NO NO and refused to install the goggle bag until he had heard of a better solution. This too has been addressed with an updated procedure for bag install that does not involve drilling into structural components.

I think the bigger problem that you need to face is that your dealer is dishonest and will say anything to sell a machine; evidenced by the fact that he is glossing over known and acknowledged issues to try and sell you it. I will say that the handling of the machine is awesome and the lower weight is extremely noticeable as a female rider.

If you want to know the DOO issues, head over to that forum, because they do have issues too. An XM in our group the other day blew off the trail and the rider had to bail when the throttle froze 1/4 open. All machines have issues, but do you have a dealer who is willing to follow up??

Sure they all have their issues. Unfortunate that Polaris is having this one. All in all they aren't a bad machine at all.
The throttle sticking could happen to any sled and whoever was riding it is dumb. That's what the lever on the left handlebar and the big knob on top of the right handlebars is for. It's called the brake and the stop switch. Hell I had it happen when I was 9 on an Enticer and I was smart enough to kill it and hit the brakes before I hit the trees on a tight trail.

 

[lilduke]

Thanks for the great input. Go back to the kids section!

Thought this was the kids section???? Thats what power wheels would do,,, glue togther there new sleds....lol

 

[bradb]

Thought this was the kids section???? Thats what power wheels would do,,, glue togther there new sleds....lol

 

[trench]

Thought this was the kids section???? Thats what power wheels would do,,, glue togther there new sleds....lol[


Polaris has been using this product with great results since 2011, this is not new technology. This is what progressive forward thinking companies do, will it be Power Wheels when they are all Dooing it?

 

[jbb]

yup theres a recall on the 2013 pro rmk drive shafts. i wouldnt feel too confident hitting the hills with a pro that hasnt had the recall done or the aftermarket shaft clamps installed.

with that being said, rode a skidoo XM 163 and a 2013 pro 163 and the pro out handled it all day in the trees! the XM is definately nicer to ride then the old XP's though, both the pro and XM are solid sleds!

a clamp at the end of the shaft isnt what id call a recall fix. more like a bandaid. atleast doo would of recalled the shafts and replaced them.

 

[SledMamma]

a clamp at the end of the shaft isnt what id call a recall fix. more like a bandaid. atleast doo would of recalled the shafts and replaced them.

Yes. I know. Doo is perfect and their fixes in the past have been über speedy and convenient. Heard it 1000 times.

I agree that it isn't a fix. It does suck. And it sucks more that his dealer is lying about it.

 

[jbb]

Yes. I know. Doo is perfect and their fixes in the past have been über speedy and convenient. Heard it 1000 times.

I agree that it isn't a fix. It does suck. And it sucks more that his dealer is lying about it.

i havent owned a doo in 4yrs. but when i did. one thing i can say is that they never batted an eye at warranty. kinda like the skirts on poo's still arent cracking. seen 4 sitting at a shop last week, but hey. first they heard of it to. lol

 

[duck]

i havent owned a doo in 4yrs. but when i did. one thing i can say is that they never batted an eye at warranty. kinda like the skirts on poo's still arent cracking. seen 4 sitting at a shop last week, but hey. first they heard of it to. lol

Exactly.....if you bought a 2011 etec.....BRP had an issue with the top ends..... all are getting replaced....free of charge, even if you rode it a year.....

 

[kyle019]

a clamp at the end of the shaft isnt what id call a recall fix. more like a bandaid. atleast doo would of recalled the shafts and replaced them.

Yes I agree but it's better than nothing. Atleast guys can throw the clamp on and ride them instead of going through shaft after shaft. If I remember correctly I'm pretty sure back in 2008 when the XP first came out guys were waiting almost a year for replacement shafts when they had this issue? Was good on BRP for recalling the pistons on the '11 etec though.

 

[lilduke]

Thought this was the kids section???? Thats what power wheels would do,,, glue togther there new sleds....lol[


Polaris has been using this product with great results since 2011, this is not new technology. This is what progressive

forward thinking companies do, will it be Power Wheels when they are all Dooing it?

If the xm's were getting towed off the mountain in record numbers I wouldnt be too impressed with them ither,,but there not.. they kick ass..

My family currently has 3polaris sleds ,3polaris quads and a ranger and have had more polaris sleds over the last 20years then most. I have alot of experince with polaris. This is just a customer voicing there opinion. Some say the masses are demanding light wieght? could be,, but i personally want a sled that can stand up to alot of abuse.

If some one was asking me what new sled to get this year(belive it or not quite a few people ask me this) I'd say stay away from the 2013 pro's. but id have no problem recomending a xm.


If they can get the glue to work then great. Im just kidding around here with the tonka toy sled comments...So lighten up abit, what do you own large amounts of polaris stock or something? lol This is like the 100th thread on polaris sleds falling apart this year for crying out loud. sorry im not all serious about it any more jeezzz

If you got a 2013pro and its treating you good then right on,, if you got one of the lemons that seem very common i hope you get your issues fixed..

 

[knee deep in it]

a clamp at the end of the shaft isnt what id call a recall fix. more like a bandaid. atleast doo would of recalled the shafts and replaced them.

tell that to the owners of a 2007 800R

 

[d mills]

tell that to the owners of a 2007 800R

when my 07 blew it was quickly warrantied and i never had another issue.

 

[duck]

Yes I agree but it's better than nothing. Atleast guys can throw the clamp on and ride them instead of going through shaft after shaft. If I remember correctly I'm pretty sure back in 2008 when the XP first came out guys were waiting almost a year for replacement shafts when they had this issue? Was good on BRP for recalling the pistons on the '11 etec though.

Yes, I waited a year for the new shaft, but only because I drilled and plug welded mine and I was confident in it as I put 3500 miles on it that year and didn't want my sled tied up waiting at the dealer....so I took it in that next summer when I wanted to. My choice.... BRP had it there in april.

 

[geo]

Sled Mamma, what were you thinking trying to defend your ride? Everyone who doesn't own one knows they're a pos Tonka Toy. Even if you have never had an issue and enjoy your ride everytime out (me too!! wow that's two lucky people) you can't be right 'cause the 'net "experts" say so.
I think it is the heckling from all the "experts" that stops most normal people from posting their happy stories (wasn't always that way). Why bother when an "expert" (being polite) will tell you your dead wrong and continue posting thier "expertness" for weeks after your long gone and have enjoyed another half-dozen rides. It's like they are paid lobbyists. Same names, same stories. not even smart enough to post occasionally "in cognito" lol.

Iv'e owned all brands for 10's of thousands of miles. I'm a pretty loyal guy but I left Yamaha because they stopped making mountain sleds. I left Doo because I walked out of the bush too many times. I left Cat because they stopped making mountain sleds. All the warranty in the world couldn't change those facts for me or my always great dealers.
Basically every dog has it's day so you gloating "experts" should take a pill and remember the past (if you're not old enough you can surf the 'net) and hope for your future.

It's hard to be at the top of a sport 'cause there is only one way to go and everyone wants to help you go that way. So, '13 Pro owners, enjoy your fantastic sled (it is) and don't feel the need to tell us other Pro owners how great it does ('cause we know lol) or be ready to be told your wrong.

Fellow BC riders (whatever brand lol), enjoy what looks like the "awesomest" start in a while and be safe.

 

[trench]

It's interesting how different people have different experiences with sleds. I've owned 4 Polaris sleds in the past and the only issues I've had we're self inflicted. My son bought an 07 Renegade and that thing went through five or six belts in the one year he had it. Riverside would not do anything about it, never covered one belt, told him he was riding it wrong. There was no adjustment to repair the issue so he had to live with it. I felt bad for the new owner when he left my driveway with it on the back of his truck, but was sure happy to see it gone.

 

[Longhairfreak]

Sled Mamma, what were you thinking trying to defend your ride? Everyone who doesn't own one knows they're a pos Tonka Toy. Even if you have never had an issue and enjoy your ride everytime out (me too!! wow that's two lucky people) you can't be right 'cause the 'net "experts" say so.
I think it is the heckling from all the "experts" that stops most normal people from posting their happy stories (wasn't always that way). Why bother when an "expert" (being polite) will tell you your dead wrong and continue posting thier "expertness" for weeks after your long gone and have enjoyed another half-dozen rides. It's like they are paid lobbyists. Same names, same stories. not even smart enough to post occasionally "in cognito" lol.

Iv'e owned all brands for 10's of thousands of miles. I'm a pretty loyal guy but I left Yamaha because they stopped making mountain sleds. I left Doo because I walked out of the bush too many times. I left Cat because they stopped making mountain sleds. All the warranty in the world couldn't change those facts for me or my always great dealers.
Basically every dog has it's day so you gloating "experts" should take a pill and remember the past (if you're not old enough you can surf the 'net) and hope for your future.

It's hard to be at the top of a sport 'cause there is only one way to go and everyone wants to help you go that way. So, '13 Pro owners, enjoy your fantastic sled (it is) and don't feel the need to tell us other Pro owners how great it does ('cause we know lol) or be ready to be told your wrong.

Fellow BC riders (whatever brand lol), enjoy what looks like the "awesomest" start in a while and be safe.

when did Cat stop making mountain sleds?

 

[tantrumpipeline]

when did Cat stop making mountain sleds?

First post from the freak in awhile I had to like for sure lol my M chassis may be old but they seem to do good in the mountains and my turbo m made a lot of the newer ones look stupid even in the trees my buddies are 50-50 with their 13's one broke yesterday with 300km and the other has 1000km and issue free, both were not drilled so no future problems there and both 12's have been great, as for the pro out handling I think that's all rider saw all 3 big brands in various years and setups with riders swapping sleds nobody was chit talking each others rides pretty good machines nowadays

 

[lilduke]

Sled Mamma, what were you thinking trying to defend your ride? Everyone who doesn't own one knows they're a pos Tonka Toy. Even if you have never had an issue and enjoy your ride everytime out (me too!! wow that's two lucky people) you can't be right 'cause the 'net "experts" say so.
I think it is the heckling from all the "experts" that stops most normal people from posting their happy stories (wasn't always that way). Why bother when an "expert" (being polite) will tell you your dead wrong and continue posting thier "expertness" for weeks after your long gone and have enjoyed another half-dozen rides. It's like they are paid lobbyists. Same names, same stories. not even smart enough to post occasionally "in cognito" lol.

Iv'e owned all brands for 10's of thousands of miles. I'm a pretty loyal guy but I left Yamaha because they stopped making mountain sleds. I left Doo because I walked out of the bush too many times. I left Cat because they stopped making mountain sleds. All the warranty in the world couldn't change those facts for me or my always great dealers.
Basically every dog has it's day so you gloating "experts" should take a pill and remember the past (if you're not old enough you can surf the 'net) and hope for your future.

It's hard to be at the top of a sport 'cause there is only one way to go and everyone wants to help you go that way. So, '13 Pro owners, enjoy your fantastic sled (it is) and don't feel the need to tell us other Pro owners how great it does ('cause we know lol) or be ready to be told your wrong.

Fellow BC riders (whatever brand lol), enjoy what looks like the "awesomest" start in a while and be safe.

Thought this was a polaris issue thread? bout the 100th one this year too.
If you want to start a 2013pro is the greatest sled ever thread, go ahead and I promise not to pollute it with pos Tonka toy comments.

Ps pretty sure artic cat and yamaha still make mountain sleds and you should really get some friends to ride with so you dont have to walk out of the bush

 

[LBZ]

Sled Mamma, what were you thinking trying to defend your ride? Everyone who doesn't own one knows they're a pos Tonka Toy. Even if you have never had an issue and enjoy your ride everytime out (me too!! wow that's two lucky people) you can't be right 'cause the 'net "experts" say so.
I think it is the heckling from all the "experts" that stops most normal people from posting their happy stories (wasn't always that way). Why bother when an "expert" (being polite) will tell you your dead wrong and continue posting thier "expertness" for weeks after your long gone and have enjoyed another half-dozen rides. It's like they are paid lobbyists. Same names, same stories. not even smart enough to post occasionally "in cognito" lol.

Iv'e owned all brands for 10's of thousands of miles. I'm a pretty loyal guy but I left Yamaha because they stopped making mountain sleds. I left Doo because I walked out of the bush too many times. I left Cat because they stopped making mountain sleds. All the warranty in the world couldn't change those facts for me or my always great dealers.
Basically every dog has it's day so you gloating "experts" should take a pill and remember the past (if you're not old enough you can surf the 'net) and hope for your future.

It's hard to be at the top of a sport 'cause there is only one way to go and everyone wants to help you go that way. So, '13 Pro owners, enjoy your fantastic sled (it is) and don't feel the need to tell us other Pro owners how great it does ('cause we know lol) or be ready to be told your wrong.

Fellow BC riders (whatever brand lol), enjoy what looks like the "awesomest" start in a while and be safe.

So now are you on a '13 Pro? If you are I guess you will be packing your snowshoes with you again then huh? You know-the ones you used back in '07.
Myself I just call it like I see it.
All sleds have problems, but one as major as the issues Poo has now are not ones to be taken lightly. They are serious flaws that can leave people stranded on a mountain. Or without a machine for some time. Although the fix is a band-aid IMO, people need to be patient with a proper repair. It's obvious that Poo didn't anticipate this and a proper fix will take time. I'm sure they will come through for the '13 owners.