Assault Down Electrical fire!!!!!!!!!

[WattsMasonry]

So yesterday at Tollgate almost 2 feet of fresh having an awesome day boon dock'n and climb threw the trees. We started playing on a hill that had a few draws on it and my brother got stuck in a pretty messed up spot sorry pics won't be up till tomorrow. So any ways I climbed up to where he was and started to turn down to him went to grab a little brake and there was none there to grab (had to use the little green brakes that sick up out of the snow) so I get it stoped and smell smoke. I thought maybe my bros turbo melted his side panel at first till I opened my hood to pu my goggles in to defrost. Thats when I noticed brake fluid everywhere and my wiring harness was fried. So what we believe happened was my hand warmers shorted out and arced on the brake line causing a small fire under the hood. Needless to say I was not happy but I rode it the rest of the day and figured what the hell if it gets wrecked due to no brakes it may not be my problem. Ok I am done venting but has anyone else had this problem.

 

[ericbigbore]

So yesterday at Tollgate almost 2 feet of fresh having an awesome day boon dock'n and climb threw the trees. We started playing on a hill that had a few draws on it and my brother got stuck in a pretty messed up spot sorry pics won't be up till tomorrow. So any ways I climbed up to where he was and started to turn down to him went to grab a little brake and there was none there to grab (had to use the little green brakes that sick up out of the snow) so I get it stoped and smell smoke. I thought maybe my bros turbo melted his side panel at first till I opened my hood to pu my goggles in to defrost. Thats when I noticed brake fluid everywhere and my wiring harness was fried. So what we believe happened was my hand warmers shorted out and arced on the brake line causing a small fire under the hood. Needless to say I was not happy but I rode it the rest of the day and figured what the hell if it gets wrecked due to no brakes it may not be my problem. Ok I am done venting but has anyone else had this problem.

Same exact thing on my buddys d-8. Wire shorted on the steel braided brake line, smoke, fire, meltdown....

 

[WattsMasonry]

Now I am PISSED!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dealership says it was my fault how the hell was it my fault because I rode the F-ing thing or what.

 

[jaysonfreerider]

So yesterday at Tollgate almost 2 feet of fresh having an awesome day boon dock'n and climb threw the trees. We started playing on a hill that had a few draws on it and my brother got stuck in a pretty messed up spot sorry pics won't be up till tomorrow. So any ways I climbed up to where he was and started to turn down to him went to grab a little brake and there was none there to grab (had to use the little green brakes that sick up out of the snow) so I get it stoped and smell smoke. I thought maybe my bros turbo melted his side panel at first till I opened my hood to pu my goggles in to defrost. Thats when I noticed brake fluid everywhere and my wiring harness was fried. So what we believe happened was my hand warmers shorted out and arced on the brake line causing a small fire under the hood. Needless to say I was not happy but I rode it the rest of the day and figured what the hell if it gets wrecked due to no brakes it may not be my problem. Ok I am done venting but has anyone else had this problem.

wow! that is crazy! at least you didn't notice you had no brakes while you were comming down some gnarly chute or something!:eek

 

[ACG]

Go get a second opinion....that dealer sounds pretty shady to say it was your fault....

 

[rmkboxer]

did you put a riser on it? they have a really crappy idea to have the wires and brakeline run up through that aluminum bracket that cuts the wires

 

[WattsMasonry]

Getting irritated missing out on good snow!!!

No I did not have a riser it is bone stock other than the hand gaurds, billet cap and billet handle oh and the mountain addiction cans. I just ordered my riser and its going to get a complete electrical over haul once the warranty is up before I put the Hair Dryer on it.

 

[ericbigbore]

No I did not have a riser it is bone stock other than the hand gaurds, billet cap and billet handle oh and the mountain addiction cans. I just ordered my riser and its going to get a complete electrical over haul once the warranty is up before I put the Hair Dryer on it.

My buddys hand guards were the problem, his fault. But you gotta ask, why no fuse? how hard is it to fuse protect the wire harness??

 

[Ex-Member]

My buddys hand guards were the problem, his fault. But you gotta ask, why no fuse? how hard is it to fuse protect the wire harness??

$20 or $30 at radio shark can get you a handful of inline fuse holders.

$2 or 3 if you go to mouser/digikey/allied/newark.

 

[rattlesnake]

fire

thanks for yhe heads up I will check mine out.

 

[irastroker]

With everthing going on with these 700 & 800 what else is going to melt. I am a true polaris guy, I sure hope they find the fix. I cant see myself in a Skidont.

 

[WattsMasonry]

Wow

Only two weeks later and the parts are in and Polaris is actually going to warranty it. Now can we get some more late season snow??? Oh and the cause is still unknown its been looked at and a few issues could have been the cause # 1 being from the factory the hand warmer power was clamped under the master cylinder.