Intermittent handlebar heater problems

[MTNMAN800]

Just like the title says. Sometimes they work great, some times so, so... and sometimes not at all???????? Has anybody else had this problem? Bad switch? Stock 2014 Pro, nothing has been messed with under the hood.

 

[edgexcsp]

Check to make sure the connector is tight in the back of the switches, they seem to be prone to loosening up and losing connection.

 

[snomac]

I had the same issue last year with my 2013, and it was just the connection behind the switches as stated above.

 

[sledheadd]

I also had the same problem as ^^^^^^

 

[jakey-boy]

Same issue here. beware they are a PITA to get plugged back in. Not sure why polaris couldnt make those wires an inch longer so they stay plugged in and can actually be hooked back up.

 

[bobback]

Where is the connector in back of the switches? On the handlebars? Motor?

 

[pulltype_polaris]

Right on the back of the switch itself. I believe you have to take off your hood then the big plastic nut on fuel tank filler neck to get at that panel better. On my '12 the wire itself on one of the grip heaters unglued itself but it was just that one grip that was the issue.

 

[MTNMAN800]

Thanks for the input, that sounds exactly like what is happening. Seemed like if I turned the switch from low to high several times they would start working again. Now I at least have a point to start from.