3019 miles and it snaped on march 31, my Polaris pro star warranty ended on March 4 and they told me to take a hike! I have owned 3 since 05 and that will be the last one i will own. Whats funny is i wanted the 7 because of the 800 cranks issue's. You have lost another one Polaris!
08 700 Dragon broken crank
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REALLY? I dont mean to pick a fight but if your upset about your crank breaking at 3019 miles you have way to high of standards in this sport. Yeah it shouldn't break but chit happens. what is your oil consumption, do you have a turbo, there are alot of factors that play into this. The fact that you are upset about a warranty claim being rejected after being about a month after it expired your nuts some really good dealers would maybe stand behind you some would if it was a week or two after but 27 days after c'mon!
EDIT: The crank issues of the 800's were from the 00'-05' 800s the 08-10' 800s were not known for cranks rather top ends and fuel mapping issues.
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That sucks this kinda of stuff happens. The warranty is for four years not for four years and some odd days. Its not polariss fault. Does your vehicle or any onther product cover you after the warranty has expired, NO probably not thats asking alot
What part of the crank broke and what was the reason.
I understand you are PO'd... but there are many reasons for crank failures... The CFi small block cranks are not known to be problematic... 3000 miles is not an early failure.
A sincere "good luck" to you in whatever you choose.
I understand you are PO'd... but there are many reasons for crank failures... The CFi small block cranks are not known to be problematic... 3000 miles is not an early failure.
A sincere "good luck" to you in whatever you choose.
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Agree with everyone else here. Breaking after 3k miles and you are done with Polaris and you were over a month out of warranty? How long when you are out of warranty should Polaris cover you? 1 day? 1 week? 1 month? 6 months?
I'm gonna take K-Dogs side on this one... 3 bad sleds in a row? thats just plain frustrating. I can see why he is bailing on Polaris. We spend over $10k on a new sled, another wad on an extended warranty and 2 years later its JUNK, needs a new $1800 motor or has a re-sale value of half the purchase price? Seems to me that if the OEMs would do a bit more R&D and not release products until they are ready, we would be getting a better product for less coin. I wonder how much of that $10k purchase price is a hedge for all the warranty work Polaris KNOWS they are going to get stuck paying for? Kinda ticks a guy off to know that the MFG is already planning on replacing major components on your vehicle when they send it out the factory door...
It sucks but sleds resale is horrible. It is not limited to Polaris. Ski doo, cat , yamaha are all the same. 3k miles are a lot on a mountain sled.
Name me one sled that hasn't had issues. Doo? The rev destroyed pistons and rings, the current etec is destroying them as well.
The XP practically disintegrates, clutch tower banging into each other, eating belts, etc.
You have to pay to play. I've owned 4 different sleds in three different brands, all of them have a known motor issue. You have to get proactive, change out rings and pistons sooner, etc. My rev had the pistons and rings changed every 1000 miles, overkill? Maybe but I never lost the motor.
Sure the crank is a tough one but the OP had some solid miles on it. Like mountainhorse said, there can be so many reasons for that failure. How do you remove the primary, impact? Hammer? Ever have a belt blow at high speed/rpm?
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Name me one sled that hasn't had issues. Doo? The rev destroyed pistons and rings, the current etec is destroying them as well.
The XP practically disintegrates, clutch tower banging into each other, eating belts, etc.
You have to pay to play. I've owned 4 different sleds in three different brands, all of them have a known motor issue. You have to get proactive, change out rings and pistons sooner, etc. My rev had the pistons and rings changed every 1000 miles, overkill? Maybe but I never lost the motor.
Sure the crank is a tough one but the OP had some solid miles on it. Like mountainhorse said, there can be so many reasons for that failure. How do you remove the primary, impact? Hammer? Ever have a belt blow at high speed/rpm?
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First off this sled was well taken care of, sled was always warmed up to 110 before leaving the parking lot, running redline oil,only mods were slp can and some vents, no big hill climbing just tree riding. If Polaris could sent me a new Crank or something close to meeting me in the middle and i would of been happy. If a claim is made right after the Warranty in the Auto world, OEM's ship the part and u pay for the Labor. Sorry if u guys think that's out of line and hope u never deal with a claim to Polaris.
You are missing the point: You are out of warranty, Polaris has not had many of these failures, and how are they supposed to know that you didn't blow a belt at high rpm, or use your impact wrench and hammer to remove the clutch.
Hill climbing is not hard motors. Honestly the argument that boondocking is harder is probably an easy argument to make because you are on and off the throttle so much.
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Hill climbing is not hard motors. Honestly the argument that boondocking is harder is probably an easy argument to make because you are on and off the throttle so much.
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Wow k-Dog...how did you pizz off all these guys ? No sympathy from any of them. If OEM's are only expecting 3k miles on a motor then they should state that when they sell you the sled. They don't market these as a throw-away sled with a built-in lifespan ( although re-sale value would suggest that they have one). When you own a plane or helicopter, the FAA mandates replacement of components at specific flight hours... thats what you can plan on... Maybe sled mfgs should be more specific in what can be expected for their product...How about it polaris? what do the designers estimate for a 700s lifespan?
Rough deal but your out of warranty.
Why do we go on miles on sleds? Should be hours anyhow.
100 hours of WOT on trails will get you 2 to 3 times the miles that WOT will in the trees.
Why do we go on miles on sleds? Should be hours anyhow.
100 hours of WOT on trails will get you 2 to 3 times the miles that WOT will in the trees.
K-dog,
What was it that failed and why?
What was it that failed and why?
Im not saying i wouldnt be pi$$ed I have the same sled I just have an understanding that my riding, and maintenance has a part of how the sled runs. Not saying you dont care about your sled or maintain it i always know in the the back of my head that anything can can happen,knock, knock, knock(im knocking on wood)..... Im just saying its a warranty they suck as is and i heard poo isnt the best too deal with GOOD LUCK i hope they will help you with something
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Hey guys,
Ya, you must be from the east, 3000+ miles, we don't get 3000 miles on a sled sometimes for many years, they just don't rack up riding in the mountains all the time. I have never heard of any complaints on the 700's, I own one never had a problem, and don't have anywhere near 3000 miles on my 08 700. if it breaks after 3000 miles, I would not be upset or blame polaris. thats a lot of miles for a sled. next time get a 4 stroke for the flatlands.
Ya, you must be from the east, 3000+ miles, we don't get 3000 miles on a sled sometimes for many years, they just don't rack up riding in the mountains all the time. I have never heard of any complaints on the 700's, I own one never had a problem, and don't have anywhere near 3000 miles on my 08 700. if it breaks after 3000 miles, I would not be upset or blame polaris. thats a lot of miles for a sled. next time get a 4 stroke for the flatlands.
That sucks man and theres's a bunch of guys that feel for ya , the dealorship could of fudged a little since it broke 27 days after warranty. Having a relationship with a dealor these days is becoming a thing of the past , lawyers and nice people like that 
Kind of funny how a lot of guys are saying 3000 miles is a lot on a crank even if it is a mountain sled . That's exactly what the CEO's want to hear and pretty soon it will be a 1000 miles that will be acceptable. Maintenance is becoming a higher priority on some of these newer machines because their building what we want and reliability doesn't seem to be in the equation and you can see that by the feed back here. Yamaha excluded and soon to be others.
Kind of funny how a lot of guys are saying 3000 miles is a lot on a crank even if it is a mountain sled . That's exactly what the CEO's want to hear and pretty soon it will be a 1000 miles that will be acceptable. Maintenance is becoming a higher priority on some of these newer machines because their building what we want and reliability doesn't seem to be in the equation and you can see that by the feed back here. Yamaha excluded and soon to be others.
Read this thread for those who can't figure out why Polaris doesn't help people out.
Should be self explanatory why Polaris takes this stance after you read the linked thread.
http://www.snowestonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=267273
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Should be self explanatory why Polaris takes this stance after you read the linked thread.
http://www.snowestonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=267273
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2009 700 RMK w/4600 miles. I bought it w/3900 something. It was a rental sled and it still running great and as far a I know, it's the original, as delivered from Polaris engine. It's getting a full rebuild + some mods this summer.
The facts are we are approaching performance levels on stock sleds that were only possible on full mods ten years ago. It appears that we are learning the oem's aren't much better at building 150-160 hp 700-800s than the aftermarket is. The aftermarket never had to worry about emissions.
Most of the polaris motors are bored and stroked 600s. 10 years ago we had bigger heavier bottom ends.
Remember in the world of high performance two-stroke and four-stroke motocross bikes there is no warranty.
Most of the polaris motors are bored and stroked 600s. 10 years ago we had bigger heavier bottom ends.
Remember in the world of high performance two-stroke and four-stroke motocross bikes there is no warranty.
