2005 TRIUMPH ROCKET III Problems & Recalls

THE ROCKET III HAS A KNOWN HISTORY OF IGNITION FAILURE AND TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE BIKE WILL SIMPLY TURN OFF, OFTEN IN THE PROCESS OF STEERING. THE TRIUMPH RAT FORUMS ARE FULL OF STORIES HIGHLIGHTING THIS PROBLEM, AND MY BIKE ALONE HAS HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT TRIUM...

Mileage: 30,000

UNDER ACCELERATION, ENGINE HAS A RATTLE LIKE A SPRAY PAINT CAN. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH, AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE, DUE TO A TIMING CHAIN/SPROCKET ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TRIUMPH TO ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS, BEFORE IT FAILS. *TR

Mileage: 15,700

AT APP. 8,500 MILES GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MOTOR JUST SHUT OFF. IN THE PAST YEAR SEVERAL TIMES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT WORKING. SWITCHED BIKE OFF THEN BACK ON STARTED WORKING. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TRIUMPH DEALER TODAY. OWNER SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAILING. TOLD ME $400.00 PLUS ...

Mileage: 8,500

I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE TO WORK. THE IGNITION FAILED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO QUIT MOMENTARILY. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON THE WAY HOME, THEN AGAIN IN THE PARKING LOT ON THE WAY INTO WORK THE NEXT MORNING. THAT EVENING, THE ENGINE WOULDN'T START AT ALL. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A LOOSE SOLDER JOINT IN...

Mileage: 30,050

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TRIUMPH ROCKET III MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD REV VERY HIGH AND CAUSE PROBLEMS WHILE SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2007 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V455000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM); HOWEVER,...

Mileage: 29,000

TRANSMISSION LINKAGE DISCONNECTS IN SIDE TRANSSO YOU EITHER GET STUCK IN GEAR OR NEUTRAL 2ND TIME THIS HAPPNED. *TR

Mileage: 15,500

BIKE JUMPS OUT OF 2ND GEAR OR WONT GO INTO 3RD, ALMOST GOT RUNOVER. THE SOUNDS FROM THE ENGINE APPEAR TO BE LIKE A PAINT CAN RATTLE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE REAR DRIVE LOCKING DOWN AND THE IDLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

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 W...

Mileage: 1

TL*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 CA...

Mileage: 22,000

TL*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 CA...

Mileage: 22,000

I OWN A 2005 TRIUMPH ROCKET MOTORCYCLE THAT PRODUCED EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE BECAUSE OF WORN KEY WAYS IN THE CAM CHAIN. I WAS TOLD WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE BIKE THAT THESE NOISES ARE NORMAL. HAVING RESEARCHED WEB SITES CONCERNING THIS ISSUE I HAVE FOUND THAT HIS IS PREVALENT IN 2005 ROCKET 3 MODEL...

Mileage: 200

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 O...

Mileage: 30,300

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 HA...

Mileage: 4,500

LOWER TIMING CHAIN SPROCKET FAILURE. DESTROYING ENGINE,AND POSSIBLY LOCKING REAR TIRE AT SPEED. *JB

Mileage: 7,000

HIGH ENGINE IDLE WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR RELEASING THE THROTTLE. NO ENGINE BRAKING AVAILABLE. HIGH IDLE 1300-2000RPM WHEN SHIFTING . PROBLEM DEVELOPED AFTER SERVICE BULLETIN 386 WAS PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP , THEY FOUND HIGH IDLE BUT COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. ECU PROG...

Mileage: 16,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TRIUMPH ROCKET THREE. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND IT SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 1000 RPMS. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER STATED THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE TUNED. THE DEALER TUNED THE...

Mileage: 1,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT ABOVE THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A SPRING IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.

Mileage: 398

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTORCYCLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH AND WHILE STOPPED AT STOP SIGNS AND LIGHTS. THE MOTORCYCLE ALWAYS RESTARTED AFTER THE THROTTLE WAS TWISTED FOR ONE MINUTE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING, BUT RESET THE COMPUTER ...

Mileage: 10,300

DT: RIDING AT 5 TO 10 MPH COMING TO STOP, CONSUMER'S FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND A LOUD METAL PING SOUND OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AND THAT HAPPENED AT THE FACTORY. THE CONSUMER HAD HEARD LOUD SCRAPIN...

Mileage: 605

DT: RIDING AT 5 TO 10 MPH COMING TO STOP, CONSUMER'S FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND A LOUD METAL PING SOUND OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AND THAT HAPPENED AT THE FACTORY. THE CONSUMER HAD HEARD LOUD SCRAPIN...

Mileage: 605

THE TIRES ON THE MOTORCYCLE WERE BOUGHT WITH UNEVEN WEAR, AND THE DEALER SANDED THEM WITH AN ORBIT SANDER. THE SECOND SET OF TIRES WERE NOT BALANCED, THEY SHOOK WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY. TOOK TO DEALER FOR 16 DAYS. DEALER SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT IT WAS NOT. *AK

Mileage: 7,800

THE KICK STAND EXTENDER RIDES UP TOO HIGH. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER LOST BALANCE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AND FELL OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

Mileage: 500