I have been a lurker here for awhile, but dont post. I find this site very useful for the tech info. But my group is WI flatland riders, so I pretty much can only use the motor type tech here.
Anyway, most of our group is Polaris lovers. And I know that the 600s have been Polaris' bread and butter, at least in the flatlands, for awhile. My brother has had his 09 IQ 600 go down from snow dust. After the dealer botched the first rebuild, he got it right the second time.
Another has a 10 Rush 600. Ran really good last year for 2000 mile. Had a couple minor issues that reflashes fixed good. But this year, he blew up first trip. Dealer said snow dust. They were convinced that my bud had the hood off and didnt get the intake back on right. Buddy says he never touched it. Dealer had hood off in pre-season maintaince. Anyway, buddy has extended warranty, but dealer charged him $200 anyway. Dealer said he had to eat the cost, because buddy needed sled back for a trip. And dealer said it would have taken alot longer for Polaris warranty to approve the claim. Pics, rep being sent out, and finally approval.
So buddy gets his sled back and he gets on 500 miles and sled goes down again. Take it back to dealer, and dealer says other side went down because of stress caused on that side from when the other side went down first time. We drove it back 8 miles on 1 cylinder the first time. We had another trip planned for 4 days later, and dealer eats the cost again, and has him out the door in 4 days. No charge to my buddy this time. Dealer is pissed and making sure my buddy knows that his sled has cost the dealer over $5000 in fixes. But dealer also wants to keep my buddy happy, because he is young and has ALOT of years ahead of him to spent $$$ every 3 years on a new sled.
So we get up north a 3rd time and get 200 or so miles on, and sled run perfect. At the end of those miles, we were at a stop sign waiting for a few to catch up and his sled just turns off. We cant get it started. So we get the truck and get sled back to motel, and call dealer and he says take hood off and start checking wires and plugs. We determine that its not getting fuel. So back to the dealer again. Dealer finds a shorted out wire and fixes it. Again no charge.
So whats he to do? He cant keep on wasting $$$ on trips only to breakdown. Can he get the Lemon law to help him out? He doesnt want to leave Polaris, and Im not here to bash Polaris, because we love the Poo sleds. We understand, that no matter what brand, there will always be a lemon. He is afraid to ride it, but pissed as hell because he spent $10k on something that he cant take anywhere. And frankly Im sick of his sled screwing up my trips as well.
Any advice? Or others with similiar experinces that have found a permanent fix? Should he call Polaris and see if they will buy it back, or get a lawyer? Thanks for any advice.
Anyway, most of our group is Polaris lovers. And I know that the 600s have been Polaris' bread and butter, at least in the flatlands, for awhile. My brother has had his 09 IQ 600 go down from snow dust. After the dealer botched the first rebuild, he got it right the second time.
Another has a 10 Rush 600. Ran really good last year for 2000 mile. Had a couple minor issues that reflashes fixed good. But this year, he blew up first trip. Dealer said snow dust. They were convinced that my bud had the hood off and didnt get the intake back on right. Buddy says he never touched it. Dealer had hood off in pre-season maintaince. Anyway, buddy has extended warranty, but dealer charged him $200 anyway. Dealer said he had to eat the cost, because buddy needed sled back for a trip. And dealer said it would have taken alot longer for Polaris warranty to approve the claim. Pics, rep being sent out, and finally approval.
So buddy gets his sled back and he gets on 500 miles and sled goes down again. Take it back to dealer, and dealer says other side went down because of stress caused on that side from when the other side went down first time. We drove it back 8 miles on 1 cylinder the first time. We had another trip planned for 4 days later, and dealer eats the cost again, and has him out the door in 4 days. No charge to my buddy this time. Dealer is pissed and making sure my buddy knows that his sled has cost the dealer over $5000 in fixes. But dealer also wants to keep my buddy happy, because he is young and has ALOT of years ahead of him to spent $$$ every 3 years on a new sled.
So we get up north a 3rd time and get 200 or so miles on, and sled run perfect. At the end of those miles, we were at a stop sign waiting for a few to catch up and his sled just turns off. We cant get it started. So we get the truck and get sled back to motel, and call dealer and he says take hood off and start checking wires and plugs. We determine that its not getting fuel. So back to the dealer again. Dealer finds a shorted out wire and fixes it. Again no charge.
So whats he to do? He cant keep on wasting $$$ on trips only to breakdown. Can he get the Lemon law to help him out? He doesnt want to leave Polaris, and Im not here to bash Polaris, because we love the Poo sleds. We understand, that no matter what brand, there will always be a lemon. He is afraid to ride it, but pissed as hell because he spent $10k on something that he cant take anywhere. And frankly Im sick of his sled screwing up my trips as well.
Any advice? Or others with similiar experinces that have found a permanent fix? Should he call Polaris and see if they will buy it back, or get a lawyer? Thanks for any advice.
