46 of the
117 complaints filed about the Husqvarna TR650
are about the fuel system —
39% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2013.
The contact's son owns a 2013 Husqvarna TR650 Strada. The contact stated that while his son was riding 35 MPH, the throttle failed to release as designed, causing fuel to be pumped into the engine, forcing the rider to keep riding. Additionally, the RPM would not decrease. The motorcycle was taken to the dealer; however, the parts for the repair were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.
NHTSA complaint #11526611 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2013 TR650 TERRA. USING IT AS TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK. RODE WITHOUT ISSUE FOR TWO WEEKS. ONE NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME IT STALLED WHILE EXITING I-5 ONTO HWY 22 IN SALEM. RESTARTED AND WENT HOME. THE FOLLOWING EVENING HAPPENED AGAIN ON HWY 22 BUT WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT HOME. THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS I RODE TO WORK ON BACKROADS TO BE SAFER. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH SEVERAL STALLS DAILY. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT FEBRUARY 24 IT STALLED AND COULD NOT KEEP IT RUNNING AFTER. HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. THIS IS HOW I GET TO AND FROM WORK. THERE IS A LOT OF HISTORY WITH THIS ISSUE. THE CURRENT OR FORMER OWNERS OF HUSQVARNA SHOULD IN GOOD FAITH RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED MORE THAN 50 MOTORCYCLES IN MY LIFE THAT I MAINTAIN MYSELF AND FAVE NEVER BEEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #11398221 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BOUGHT THIS BIKE IN JAN 2013, BIKE RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS. THEN SLOWLY DEVELOPED A DEAD SPOT IN THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE WOULD MISS. THEN THE STALLING ISSUE BECAME APPARENT. WHEN STARTING OFF IN FIRST GEAR YOU GIVE IT THROTTLE AND TRY TO LET THE CLUTCH OUT IT STALLS DEAD. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES IN AN INTERSECTION AND HAS ALMOST KILLED ME. EVERY BIKE SOLD SHOULD BE REFUNDED COMPLETELY. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS BIKE, AND BECAUSE ITS ON A LOAN, IT STILL REQUIRES INSURANCE TO BE ON IT. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RIDE IT FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT LOOSING MY LIFE, AS IT WAS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION I HAD NO CHOICE. SO I AM PAYING ALMOST 200 DOLLARS A MONTH FOR A PAPERWEIGHT. BMW AND KTM HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE AND SENT ME A RECALL LETTER IN JULY 2016, IT IS NOW FEB 2017 AND STILL NOTHING. I HAVE EVEN CALLED KTM AND THEY HAVE NO ANSWER. THIS ISN'T THE ONLY DEFECT, THERE WAS MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DUST IN MY AIR BOX. THE AIR BOX ISN'T COMPLETELY SEALED AND DOESN'T LET CLEAN AIR INTO THE ENGINE. THIS WILL RUIN AN ENGINE. BMW OR KTM, STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS TERRIBLE MOTORCYCLE. <REFUND>
NHTSA complaint #10956429 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD POP AND THEN THE ENGINE WOULD STOP. THIS OCCURRENCE OCCASIONALLY WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE BIKE, I HAD NOTIFIED THE DEALER THAT THE ENGINE HAD POPPED AND STOPPED A COUPLE TIMES. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND HAD NO SOLUTION. I HAD PURCHASED A BOOSTERPLUG FROM AN AFTERMARKET SOURCE THAT LESSENED THE ENGINE STALLING, NOT ELIMINATED IT. THE PORPOISE OF THE BOOSTERPLUG WAS TO RICHEN THE LEAN FUEL MIXTURE WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE STALLING. BMW ARE THE MANUFACTURE OF THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM. THEY KNOW THE ENGINE BEST. CURRENTLY THERE IS A FIRMWARE UPDATE FOR THE BMW BRANDED BIKES WITH THE SAME ENGINE, SAME PROBLEM AS THE TERRA. WHEN CAN MY BIKE GET FIXED? THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL NOTICE 16V-124 8/16/16 WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10947704 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY TR650 MOTORCYCLE STALLS UPON TWISTING THE THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN RUN OVER SEVERAL TIMES BY CARS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY KILL SOMEONE THAT DOES NOT QUICKLY PULL OVER (IF ABLE) OR RESTART BEFORE BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND. IT HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF THE TEMPERATURE OF THE DAY OR IF THE ENGINE IS WARM OR COLD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE AND HAS DONE SO SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN DEC 2012
NHTSA complaint #10920130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MOTORCYCLE STALLS AT LOW RPM EXPECTANTLY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS AT INTERSECTIONS. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT MORE THAN A FEW TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #10899138 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE ENGINE STUTTERS, OR BRIEFLY STALLS UPON ACCELERATION, PARTICULARLY AT LOW SPEED AS WHEN ENTERING AN INTERSECTION. ENTERING AN INTERSECTION FROM A FULL STOP, THE ENGINE MAY ACCELERATE FOR A MOMENT, JUST ENOUGH TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO AN ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC, AND THEN ABRUPTLY QUIT. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED BY MANY OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYLCE ON THE WEBSITE KNOWN AS "CAFE HUSKY". THE PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING ON MY VEHICLE IN 2013, AND IT CONTINUES TO THE PRESENT.
NHTSA complaint #10897369 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 2013 HUSQVARNA TR650 STRADA HAS BAD IDLING ISSUES. ONE MINUTE IT RUNS OK AND THE NEXT THE ENGINE ACCELERATES UNEXPECTANTLY AND SOMETIMES IT STALLS UNEXPECTANTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IT ALSO RUNS ERRATICALLY WHILE PARKED.
NHTSA complaint #10891471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE MOTORCYCLE STALLS OFF IDLE REPETITIVELY. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY CUTS OUT AND SHUTS OFF UNLESS YOU HOLD THE THROTTLE AT A HIGH RPM. THE ENGINE IDLES FINE NORMALLY, IT JUST SUDDENLY CUTS OUT. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WAS WHILE GOING ONTO A FREEWAY ON RAMP IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES AND I WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED BY A CAR. THE ON RAMP WAS A STOP AND GO TRAFFIC CONTROLLED RAMP. IT ALSO DOES IT WHILE MANEUVERING AROUND PARKING LOTS, ETC.
NHTSA complaint #10889269 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY STALL WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE OR SHIFTING TO UP OR DOWN. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO FALL THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE FIRST WEEK I TOOK DELIVERY WHILE DRIVING UP MY DRIVEWAY THE BIKE FELL AND LANDED ON A ROCK. SECOND TIME WHILE LEAVING ON A TRIP FROM MY DRIVEWAY, IT STALL ON TAKE OFF AND FELL IN THE ROAD. NEITHER TIME DID I GET HURT BUT I COULD HAVE FALLING IN THE STREET. THE THIRD I WAS TURNING INTO A SIDE STREET THE BIKE STALLED WHEN I DOWN SHIFTED, THE DIKE FELL AND I WENT OVER THE HANDLE BARS AND LANDED ON MY SHOULDER ON THE PAVEMENT AND HURT MY SHOULDER AND ELBOW. IT HAS ALSO STALLED OTHER TIMES WITHOUT FALLING. THE FALLS HAVE HAPPENED WHILE THE BIKE WAS MOVING SLOWLY.
NHTSA complaint #10875621 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE MOTORCYCLE WILL RANDOMLY STALL WHILE IN MOTION SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF (PARTICULARLY DURING VERY SLIGHT THROTTLE OPENINGS SUCH AS MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN FROM A STOP) OR DURING DECELERATION AFTER PULLING THE CLUTCH. I'VE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS INSTANCES WHERE THE BIKE STALLED WHILE PULLING INTO OR ACROSS TRAFFIC AND ONE INSTANCE RESULTING IN THE BIKE FALLING DURING A U-TURN DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER DURING A STALL WHICH COMBINED WITH THE TIGHT ANGLE OF THE TURN MADE FOR AN UNPREVENTABLE FALL. I HAVE SUSTAINED NO INJURIES FROM THESE EVENTS, BUT A FEW WERE VERY CLOSE CALLS. I HAVE LEARNED THOUGH PERSONAL RESEARCH INTO SEEKING A FIX TO THIS ISSUE THAT THIS IS AN ALMOST UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF MOTORCYCLE, SO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO SOMEONE IS LIKELY INEVITABLE WITHOUT A FIX TO THIS ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10864780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY MOTORCYCLE WILL EXPERIENCE STUMBLING AND STALLS WHILE TAKING OFF AT RANDOM INTERVALS. THIS IS UNSAFE DURING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AS IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT PLACES ME AT RISK OF BEING REAR-ENDED OR STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION.
NHTSA complaint #10863094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PURCHASED THIS MOTORCYCLE NEW, WITH 2 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS >4000 MILES. STARTED STALLING AT ABOUT 1500 MILES. --WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE ACCELERATION IS UNRELIABLE, CAUSING A STALL MIDWAY THROUGH AN INTERSECTION IN FIRST GEAR, CONSISTENTLY. --THE BIKE ALSO STALLS WHILE RIDING, WHEN I PULL IN THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT (FIRST TIME WAS AT 40 MPH) THE BIKE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN IN MOTION REGARDLESS OF GEAR, SPEED, ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS - I MAY STALL AND CRASH IN AN INTERSECTION OR LOSE FORCE WHILE TURNING AND CRASH IF THE BIKE STOPS RUNNING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WHEN I STOP THE BIKE AND USE TH KILL SWITCH TO TURN IT OFF, IT DOES NOT RESTART WITHOUT TURNIGN THE KEY OFF THEN ON AGAIN (ELECTRONIC RESET?) AND THE "EWS" LIGHT COMES ON. NO SHOP INCLUDING BMW IS ABLE TO READ THE FAULT CODES, LET ALONE FIX THE ECU PROBLEM. THE ECU I KNOW HAS NEVER BEEN UPDATED SINCE DEC 2013 (PER THE SHOP WHERE I BOUGHT IT). I HAVE TRIED AFTERMARKET FIXES (BOOSTER PLUG AND POWER COMMANDER) AND THE BIKE REVERTED BACK TO STALLING. I HAVE SINCE REMOVED ALL AFTERMARKET ENGINE "FIXES" AND PAID FOR A COMPLETE TUNE-UP TIP TO TAIL, AND THE BIKE HAS STILL REVERTED TO STALLING. IT IS A PERSISTENT BUT UNPREDICTABLE PROBLEM AND THE ELECTRONICS NEED TO BE UPGRADED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
NHTSA complaint #10862765 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE BIKE SINCE NEW HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY WITH OFF IDLE HESITATION THAT MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO RIDE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE BIKE WILL FREQUENTLY STALL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP LIGHT CAUSING HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS WITH CARS FOLLOWING BEHIND SINCE THE MOTOR WILL JUST SPUTTER AND QUIT.
NHTSA complaint #10860919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MOTORCYCLE EXPERIENCES UNEXPECTED STALLING WHILE OPERATING AT LOW RPM'S AND SPEED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND APPARENTLY RANDOM, OCCURRING WHILE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. TO DATE IT HAS RESULTED IN ONE SLOW SPEED OFF-ROAD CRASH. I WAS NOT INJURED, BUT AM CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL RESULT IN A MUCH MORE SERIOUS ON-ROAD CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #10860658 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MOTORCYCLE WILL STALL WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM A STEADY CRUISE TO MAKE A TURN. IT IS DANGEROUS TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION, I HAVE TO REV ENGINE HIGH AND SLIP CLUTCH MORE THAN NORMAL. BMW DESIGNED THE MOTORCYCLE AND OWNS THE RIGHTS TO THE FIRMWARE TO THE ENGINES COMPUTER. BMW SOLD HUSQVARNA TO KTM AND WE ARE LEFT HIGH AND DRY WITHOUT ANY UPDATES TO THE ECM. BMW HAS A SIMILAR MOTORCYCLE G650GS THAT HAS THE SAME MOTOR AND ECM AND THEY HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE UPDATES YET BMW WILL NOT HELP OR RELEASE THE CODES TO THE ECM SO WE CAN GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED.
NHTSA complaint #10860631 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.