2013 Can-AM Spyder RT Brakes Problems

“My motorcycle suffers from excessive heat build up due to changes made to the 2013 model including the master cylinder and gas cap. Sometimes the gas cap is too hot to touch and when opened it is boiling gasoline. You can barely touch the front of the seat due to elimination of heat insulation material in front of it for this model year. I have seen and suspect the master cylinder is starting to melt on many 2013 rt & st models. Brp has acknowledged this in a canada recall. …”

“Noticed bad fuel smell from day one of owning the spyder. Would leave outside while it cooled off or put a box fan on it to blow the vapors out of the garage. In august of 2013 I noticed the brake lights staying on, removed side panel to fined the wires melted and shorted together. I also noticed the plastic on the master cylinder showed signs of melting and of getting hot. I repaired the wires with high temperature electrical tape. I received a safety recall notice from brp in september for heat related problems. …”

“After a four hour ride, I stopped at a gas station to refuel. When I was ready to leave, my parking brake cable would not release. I had to get under the machine and pull it free in order to ride home. It turned out the cable had melted, along with the master cylinder and the charcoal canister. All three were replaced during the recall. In march, while driving in heavy traffic on I-95 south of fredericksburg va, my machine stalled and I had to call for a tow truck. A rubber hose going to the throttle body had cracked. …”

“After parking in the garage I am getting a very strong gas smell throughout the whole garage and honestly I am afraid to any longer park it in the garage. When I removed the gas cap from the tank after riding on a 90 degree day the gas was boiling inside the tank.I received a recall notice from can am on sept 4 3013 about the master cylinder may melt from excess heat generated under the body panels. I called them and asked about the boiling gas and they said this was common and there was no recall or service bulletin for that issue. …”

“I road my rt from maryland to myrtle beach sc. On the way there the bike was heating up on the right side burning my passenger and my leg. Once I got there I took the bike to a brp dealership to get an oil change and had to pay $335. I asked them to do a check up because my breaks were sqeaking and there was hot air coming from the right side and that the controls for the passenger do not work . When I went to pick my bike up they told me I had several recalls on my bike, and the switch was bad. I said I just got it may 17, 2014 and they said none of the recalls were done. …”