WOW- Thanks for TAKING 1 for the rest of us. Somebody threw some BAD JU JU your way.
Pro RMK 1,000 mile update
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Sounds like the initial bad mount bolt caused a lot of problems.
I was thinking the same thing.....
527 miles and no issues on my 163, I did see a pro being towed out due to broken drive shaft on Mt Baker. Lucky he was towed and did not have to fly it out.
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aebsledder
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Those were my thoughts too, but I lack the mechanical aptitude to go into a dissertation about engine harmonics and the like. I mentioned this to my dealer but they seemed to think it was no problem, as did the supposed polaris engineers they talked to. I am in a tricky position with my dealer because they are friends of mine and have gone above and beyond to keep me on the snow, but they are also two hours away. I get the distinct feeling this thing is going to keep haunting me until the warranty is up. The bad part is I have spent about 350 dollars on gas just taking it down there.
My friend's Pro has been in the shop no less than 6-7 times.
It really REALLY sucks for him, but obviously sucks for his riding partners
as well.
Lots of attempted fixes that resulted in showing up at the trail head
for a big day or weekend, riding for 2-10 minutes only to have the sled
throwing codes and bogging into limp mode. Another powder day gone.
I don't have the exact details, but the latest fixes were supposedly the
tps, throttle safety switch and various electronics around those. The
sled ran great for 2 rides. Yesterday, towards the end of the day (at the
absolute farthest point from the truck), the sled started acting up AGAIN.
We could barely make it move itself....but that's about it.
Fortunately, the route back was mostly rolling flat to downhill. We were in
a very remote region in Utah....so we got lucky given the exit terrain.
Maybe the same parts are failing again.....??
Maybe this is another problem....??
It has the same bogging, sled is useless, characteristics of the original
problem.
It started happening in December on a very deep day (sled packed with
powder). Sled failed to work fix after fix until mid-February. Sled finally
worked for a few days as described above until just yesterday. It was
another very very deep day (every nook and cranny was packed with
snow and ice).
The sled was thawed out this morning. Still throwing engine codes. Back
to the shop AGAIN...
$11,000+ performance machine will have an issue here and there...
but this is a complete nightmare
It really REALLY sucks for him, but obviously sucks for his riding partners
as well.
Lots of attempted fixes that resulted in showing up at the trail head
for a big day or weekend, riding for 2-10 minutes only to have the sled
throwing codes and bogging into limp mode. Another powder day gone.
I don't have the exact details, but the latest fixes were supposedly the
tps, throttle safety switch and various electronics around those. The
sled ran great for 2 rides. Yesterday, towards the end of the day (at the
absolute farthest point from the truck), the sled started acting up AGAIN.
We could barely make it move itself....but that's about it.
Fortunately, the route back was mostly rolling flat to downhill. We were in
a very remote region in Utah....so we got lucky given the exit terrain.
Maybe the same parts are failing again.....??
Maybe this is another problem....??
It has the same bogging, sled is useless, characteristics of the original
problem.
It started happening in December on a very deep day (sled packed with
powder). Sled failed to work fix after fix until mid-February. Sled finally
worked for a few days as described above until just yesterday. It was
another very very deep day (every nook and cranny was packed with
snow and ice).
The sled was thawed out this morning. Still throwing engine codes. Back
to the shop AGAIN...
$11,000+ performance machine will have an issue here and there...
but this is a complete nightmare
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Err
Well-known member
Ha! Thanks there a.meyer59!
Yeah, my sled is back in the shop AGAIN. I stopped posting on here for a while because it seemed irrelevant. But here's the latest. After battling a very unpredictable electrical "bog" that was at times crippling and at others just a nuisance we believed we had the solution. The backordered TSS (ECT) switches recently became available and I had my sled in right away to get it swapped out. The sled ran good for a short test run that very night and then for 1 full day of riding about a week ago. Yesterday, as mentioned above it went down again.
I've owned this sled since mid November. Since Dec 28th I have been in a constant state of diagnosis and scary/unpredictable failures. A couple weeks back I almost died (not an exaggeration, I was pinned under the sled as the direct result of this issue) while testing. I have a stack of paperwork sitting here on my desk for the various trips to the dealer. My sled has accumulated approximately 300 "diagnostic" miles. 300 MILES TRYING TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE!!!! I've had every service guy, the GM of the dealer and 2 engineers from Polaris directly engaged. Today I opened a case with Polaris corporate but haven't been called back yet. I'm not gonna lie, I've ridden plenty of other sleds and when this chassis is working, it's simply awesome. But, mine rarely works. And the point here is clearly that if your sled works out of the box, you're in a great spot, if not, Polaris is not helping (or not enough). I gave Polaris almost $12,000 and all I have is a broken and rapidly depreciating toy to show for it. At this point I've lost all faith in Polaris to stand behind their product or react in any productive way to help out their customers. It's a sad day when you're most stressful day of the week is the one that you take off from work to go ride 3' of fresh powder. And yeah, my friends suffer too, yesterday we cut yet another day short and limped my POS back to the truck. I'm beside myself. 2 months, countless trips to the dealer, endless "testing" miles and constant new and reoccurring issues. I really hope that Polaris corporate steps up. I'll be posting all communications with them for you guys to see.
Yeah, my sled is back in the shop AGAIN. I stopped posting on here for a while because it seemed irrelevant. But here's the latest. After battling a very unpredictable electrical "bog" that was at times crippling and at others just a nuisance we believed we had the solution. The backordered TSS (ECT) switches recently became available and I had my sled in right away to get it swapped out. The sled ran good for a short test run that very night and then for 1 full day of riding about a week ago. Yesterday, as mentioned above it went down again.
I've owned this sled since mid November. Since Dec 28th I have been in a constant state of diagnosis and scary/unpredictable failures. A couple weeks back I almost died (not an exaggeration, I was pinned under the sled as the direct result of this issue) while testing. I have a stack of paperwork sitting here on my desk for the various trips to the dealer. My sled has accumulated approximately 300 "diagnostic" miles. 300 MILES TRYING TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE!!!! I've had every service guy, the GM of the dealer and 2 engineers from Polaris directly engaged. Today I opened a case with Polaris corporate but haven't been called back yet. I'm not gonna lie, I've ridden plenty of other sleds and when this chassis is working, it's simply awesome. But, mine rarely works. And the point here is clearly that if your sled works out of the box, you're in a great spot, if not, Polaris is not helping (or not enough). I gave Polaris almost $12,000 and all I have is a broken and rapidly depreciating toy to show for it. At this point I've lost all faith in Polaris to stand behind their product or react in any productive way to help out their customers. It's a sad day when you're most stressful day of the week is the one that you take off from work to go ride 3' of fresh powder. And yeah, my friends suffer too, yesterday we cut yet another day short and limped my POS back to the truck. I'm beside myself. 2 months, countless trips to the dealer, endless "testing" miles and constant new and reoccurring issues. I really hope that Polaris corporate steps up. I'll be posting all communications with them for you guys to see.
Keep us posted. I am most likely going to spring order but don't know what, either a 163 Pro RMK or a Summit E-tec 163. I really want the RMK but more problems like yours make me uneasy.
I've got a 2006 Polaris Switchback 600 HO, re-geared and a 2" Camoplast Challenger 144", powder pros, 3200+ mi For Sale. stock track1 1/4" w/approx 1k if wanted.
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aebsledder
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Just curious, what did the Polaris engineers say? I feel horrible for you. I think the sad part about large corporations is that they just play a numbers game and don't take into account the worst case scenarios. Even if it was one in a million (which I am sure it isn't) there is still one person out there who just spent a lot of hard earned money on their product that doesn't work. I am really hoping this works out for you in the end.
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Err
Well-known member
I have started a separate thread to document and discuss my issues -> http://www.snowestonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=258954
