2006 TRIUMPH ROCKET III CLASSIC Problems & Recalls

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SOUND LIKE A TURBOCHARGER WHILE RIDING IN 5TH GEAR. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT THE SHIFT PEDAL WAS LIMP, I HAD TO PULL IN THE CLUTCH HANDLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BY APPLYING AND RELEASING THE CLUTCH I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN GEAR AND THE SHIFTER MECHA...

Mileage: 12,000

TRANSMISSION AT AROUND 3000 RPM WITH A SLIGHTLY HEAVY APPLICATION OF THROTTLE IT WILL JUMP OUT OF SECOND GEAR, IT SEEMS HARD TO GET IT INTO SECOND AND THIS HAPPENS UP AND DOWN SHIFTING. OTHER TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL ONLY. THE BIKE IS UNSAFE TO RIDE IN THIS CONDITION. TRIUMPH H...

Mileage: 24,000

2006 TRIUMPH ROCKET 3 CLASSIC, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF SECOND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. TRIUMPH HAS A TRANSMISSION UPGRADE THAT ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX IT OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN A CRASH IF THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR WH...

Mileage: 20,000

ENGINE DEVELOPS A HIGH ERRATIC IDLE UP TO 3000 RPMS AT WILL NO MATTER WHAT GEAR AND WHAT SPEED. I HAVE TO STAND ON THE BREAKS TO KEEP IT AT 55 MPH IN HIGH GEAR. AT LOW SPEED THE MOTOR IS RUNNING AT IDLE RPM'S THAT ARE ABOVE NORMAL OPERATING SPEEDS WHICH MAKES IT A RUNAWAY MOTOR AND DANGEROUS TO CON...

Mileage: 22,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TRIUMPH ROCKET III CLASSIC. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE DEALER DOWNLOADED THE NEW SOFTWARE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V455000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM). AFTER THE RE...

Mileage: 3,000

I PURCHASED A 2006 TRIUMPH ROCKET III CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE. I HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO 1ST GEAR AND HAVING IT STAY IN 1ST GEAR. I REPORTED THIS ON 500 MILE DEALER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL, "THEY ALL HAVE PROBLEMS". WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT, I SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE WAITING FOR LIGHT TO...