Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Filed Apr 4, 2005NY
VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER REPAIRED THE BALL JOINTS, BEARINGS, AND THE FRONT END HAS BEEN REPLACED.*AK
2000 Polaris Explorer
Routine
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering › linkages. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Linkages | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Power Train › Manual Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsPower Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Aug 27, 2002CA
FRONT SPROCKET NUT REQUIRES TIGHENING EVERY 2,500 MILES PER POLARIS/VICTORY. THIS IS UNECCESSARY PERIODIC MAINTENANCE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY AN ENGINEERING REDESIGN OF THE 5TH GEAR OUTPUT SHAFT FOR REVERSE THREADING (LEFT HAND THREADS) TO ALLOW FOR CONTINUAL TIGHTENING OF FRONT SPROCKET NUT DUE TO RIGHT HAND ROTATION INERTIA. THE PRIMARY ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM 2ND-TO-NEUTRAL-TO 1ST GEAR ONCE THE MOTORCYCLE IS BROUGHT TO A FULL STOP AT A LIGHT OR INTERSECTION. DRIVER IS FORCED TO PARTIALLY RELEASE THE CLUTCH TO FORCE THE SHIFTING.
Steering › LinkagesCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 8, 2000MO
WHEN CHANGING FROM 4 TO 2- WHEEL DRIVE THE STEERING LINKAGE LOCKED, CAUSING A MAJOR COLLISION AND INJURIES. *AK *ML
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.