Intermittent Problem! Sled dies while riding! 2013 PRO

[mitchellbrower]

Hey Guys. This is frustrating. Yesterday after a day of riding, My 2013 Pro died on the way back to the car. Wouldn't start up again after i changed the plugs, so we towed it the rest of the way back to the car. I got home and it still would not start. I and took the hood off (unplugged the connector) and it started right up like nothing was wrong.

I took it out this morning and it was running great for about a 2 miles, then same thing, died, and no start. We started towing it back and while the sled was moving, I pull started and it started right up. I ripped it back to my car and now it continues to start just fine...

This is the worst because I don't know if any work I do on it has fixed the problem, or if it will just die on me in an inconvenient (to say the least) location.

What do I do from here?

Any help is much Appreciated!!

 

[aktnr]

Do you have a tether? Stock Polaris tethers are real finicky till you put a screw in there or something. Otherwise I would check for corroded relays or connections. Lastly some people have complained about wires being rubbed through or broken in the harness(this might be the 11-12 though)

 

[mitchellbrower]

I do have a tether, I'll check to see if that is being weird, although it does sputter and the dash flickers even when it doesn't start.

 

[aktnr]

Mine would that also. From day one. When it dies, just pull the tether, press down the button manually and see if it starts. How I figured mine out.

 

[mitchellbrower]

Its a Pro Armor tether, i think its aftermarket?

 

[mitchellbrower]

so after digging in a little, i found that the lower connector to the ECU was loose and was probably barley making a connection! Got it secured, I hope that my problem is this simple! we shall see if it works problem free for a few weeks.

 

[NapaMatt]

was the plug with yellow wires.. i made sure to zip tie mine tight connected.

 

[turbolover]

I fought that same random shutting down and running like crap off and on for quite awhile.
I finally replaced the Throttle Safety Switch and it cured the problem.
You can try just zip tying the switch closed and see if it helps the problem. That did make it significantly better until the switch just crapped out completely.