xp throttle sticks

[Hotboat]

My cable broke! I was in West Yellowstone , dealer in town would not change it, he said it was too big of a job.I appreciated him for ruining my trip over a broken throttle cable.The oil pump is very hard to get to ,I was told you have to rock the engine forward to get to it. My dealer changed it in about 3 hours.

Nice guy........NOT!!!!!!!

 

[slyrydr]

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[SledGimp]

If I had an XP I would not ride it again until I made sure I do not have throttle sticking issues!

Haven't had any trouble with mine, over 700 miles on it. Not saying it didn't happen but is it possible that the lefty linkage stuck and not the stock throttle. Just a question not trying to offend anyone.

 

[Zoomie]

Noticed from time to time that the throttle would not return to full closed position many times, but not enough to cause any problems other than maybe 100 or 200 extra RPM during idle. However, last ride ...Spring-like conditions, above freezing temps, and over 1300-miles on sled. coming down a narrow ridgeline off of Sand Mtn 10,800-Ft peak, 1000+ Ft cliff on one side and very steep wind-blown and rocky drop-off on other side, my throttle stuck wide open after busting through a drift. Brake didn't even make a difference. Luckly I didn't panic, and pumped the throttle a few times to get the snow cleared out from behind the throttle lever. I feel this is a design flaw of the throttle lever in addition to a cable issue. i.e. Cable is binding, and throttle lever is prone to building up snow behind it.

I reported the kill switch issue directly to BRP customer service as a safety issue about two months ago. The guy taking the call at first was pretty nasty with me ..."what do you want me to do about it" attitude since I told him I also reported it to my dealer. I told him that I was calling him because it was a safety issue that they needed to seriously look at instead of just fixing my sled, and that if they didn't look into it that it would open them up to a law suit. The guy then gave me some customer reference number, and I have never heard anything since. I guess I need to call BRP back and ask what the status is. My dealer replaced my kill switch at the same time he replaced the grip heaters, but it still sticks when I ride on those bottomless powder days.

 

[slyrydr]

no lefty throttle on the sled.....several people have expressed problems with the throttle paddle and block area with snow build up being most of the problem....but when you're blasting up the mountain in 3 ft of fresh, who has time to watch for it.....trees, rocks, and cliffs, you know

 

[Ryan-41]

Sorry

Sorry to hear that? That really sucks!!!

 

[94fordguy]

Wow

I was in Cooke last week. After a day of powder we went back to the cabin to warm up and get ready to go into town. One pull on the rope and all hell broke loose!!!!!!!! Out of habit I always open the throttle when I pull the rope. The sled took off and headed for the side of a cabin at FULL THROTLE!!!! I lunged and just grabbed the mountain bar with one hand and desperately grabbing for the tether cord with the other. The sled drug me 40-50 feet before I got it shut down. Why not just hit the kill switch???? Because the kill switch quits working after a half day of powder. After composing myself, I looked back and and a mom and her little boy were walking between the cabins and walked right over my tracks !!!!!!!Had it been a moment sooner it would have been unthinkable...

I don't know about you, but a KILL switch that DOESN'T KILL, sounds like a HUGE safety issue to me I've never had that happen, and I don't ride a Doo, but JUST READING that (and the rest of this thread) scares the HE!! out of me. I hope that Doo steps up for you guys and gives you the loyalty that you deserve.

Best of luck to you all, and...

Happy Sledding

 

[slyrydr]

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[team dirt]

throttle sticking issues have been around since the first throtle was put on an engine. i have had the unfortanate sight of watching my sled drive itself into the side of my neighbors truck, frozen carbs!! that was a 99 670. My 04 rev has stuck a few times due to major snow buildup behind lever, but that mainly just added a few hundred rpm . the old ladys 08 xp stuck on her due to build up behind lever also, it was alot more than a few hundred rpm but she manged on stopping it before it got out of hand. before you pull over your sled always pump throttle a few times and ensure it comes back to idle. also lock your brake on. also in deep pow ensure that lever isnt building up with ice everytime you stop. try to do these little things before it is too late.

 

[slyrydr]

i've had a number of replies with situations similar to mine, but they were in more open areas and had time to hit the kill switch or bail and let the tether work...one other also hit a tree, but damage was not so great...even had a response from a dude that does part-time riding/testing for ski-doo that said his stuck a couple of times last year, but was able to control it because he was in an open area.....why doesn't doo put a tps on their sleds?....frozen throttles have been around for years, and different materials (brass) used as throttle slides control the problem well....i'm sure brass is more than the cheap plastic that doo uses, and a few smashed sleds by customers certainly wouldn't be a valid arguement to the bean counters in valcourt....besides, doo doesn't have to respond to their usa customers anyway, right doo?