2005 Triumph Rocket III Engine cooling Problems

“I have a Triumph Rocket Iii motorcycle. 2005 model year bought it in oct of 2004. It came with a two year unlimited miles warranty. After owning for about one year I started to developed engine noise/vibration, I took it to the dealer/service center where I bought it and they kept denying that it had a problem and that they couldn't detect the noise or vibration. …”

“I own a 2005 rocket 3 purchased new. I have experienced many problems as I still am with engine noise (rattling). I had brought this to the dealers attention when first service was performed and was told these sounds were normal . Also the front directional tire was installed from the factory the wrong direction. (dealer replaced tire free of charge). Bike stalls often while stopped(fell over once hurting leg and back) dealer said ecu upgrade was as per Triumph guidelines. …”

“Timing chain, sprockets, blades and tensioner are constructed and engineered under substandard guidelines causing failure of one or all timing components and engine failure which could result in the loss of vehicle control and cause a vehicle crash. Triumph has updated the design and construction of these components in later model years but has not issued a recall for the earlier years containing the faulty components. …”

“The contact owns a 2005 Triumph Rocket Iii. The contact stated that the output shaft bearing was installed backwards. This causes the bearing not to receive oil, the output shaft to stop turning, locks the rear tire, and the upper shaft creates a hole in the engine. Furthermore, the failure causes the engine to lose oil and the rear tire to become slippery. The manufacturer is aware of the failure and are repairing the vehicles that were sold overseas, not the ones sold in the united states. …”