Comments on: Polaris Industries Expands Recall of ATVs

By: Doug Craig

Doug Craig — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:21:57 +0000

I have a 2006 Polarisx2 500 sportsman the ecm left me walk 20 miles through a misquito infested swamp with less than 200kms on the hunk of junk Polaris sends me a recall notice but the dealers say no not for that ser# bike is this just a clever scheme for Polaris to get around another costly ecm recall?

By: thbubba

thbubba — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:19:16 +0000

We had a 2008 Polairs Ranger 500 4×4. It had 45 hours on it, Had to replace the entire back end(bearings, hub, rim, boot ) over $800. Sold it. Bought a 2008 Polaris 500 X2. It has 29 hours on it. The battery went dead in the wood 7 miles from my truck. — Luckly, my brother pulled me out with his 1995 Honda 300.

Selling this ATV. and will NEVER buy any thing from Polairs AGAIN !

By: Ryan worthington

Ryan worthington — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:44:05 +0000

I have a 2009 sportsman 500 ho my first problem i had the wiring in headlight was rubbing on metal bracket wich caused it to short out of course i had to pay for that.Now the back axle make a clicking noise only has 300mile on it .and its been babyed should of kept my honda

By: Jim Moody

Jim Moody — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:29:35 +0000

I have 2 Polaris 2006 sportsman 500 X2s, both have had the ECM replaced at less than 520 miles, in fact one of them is going on the third ECM and the dealer is stating that Polaris told them it was due to a weak battery. Not possible, after losing the first ECM, I replaced the batteries and have 1.5 amp maintainers on them when not in use. In my life, I have had 37 motorcycles/quads and these are my first Polaris and will be my last………………..

By: Kenneth Hodson

Kenneth Hodson — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:44:49 +0000

I have a 2007 500 X-2 and had a problem with the ecm. This is the fifth one, including mine, that I know of that has quit at around 1500 miles. In my opinion Polaris should take resposibility for the problem. I have talked to dealers who say this has been a problem. I think a recall is in order. Polaris not stepping up to bat on this one would make purchase a Honda next time. I have a 1995 Honda that has only had a new spark plug put in it and it still runs great.

By: Don Kramer

Don Kramer — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:31:19 +0000

I also have a sportsman 500 x2 2008 model and is the 4th out of 4 that I know of that has ecm problems around 1,200 to 1,5oo miles. Polaris should replace all of them if their customer service was worthwhile and should not let their customers get stranded in the woods. I got mine running again after unplugging and re plugging the ecm pin connector after getting it home. I do not know how long this will last.

By: jason

jason — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:34:50 +0000

guys im having problems with my polaris hunk of crap also(500 sportsman h.o.efi). stator is goin bad and ecm shorts out. only went on 3 trips with this thing and it started acting up on the second one.it overheats and shuts down do 2 the ecm not working right causing the fan not 2 work. guys we all need 2 contact Polaris and let them know whats going on

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:25:16 +0000

i JUST HAD MY 2007 sPORTMAN 800 removed from the woods where it started to smoke and then it caught on fire near the gas tank this then made it impossible for the machine to be put out so it burnt to the ground now I feel like polaris is jerking me around. I also just had it in for its 20hr service 1 week before. We had two fire stations and 2 people had to get oxygen after they tried to contain the fire. any ideas on what actions I should take I know that they would hate to have to make another recall.

By: Dan Lawrence

Dan Lawrence — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:21:25 +0000

ever since i bought mine in 2006 polaris 500 ho efi,sounds like the motor has ball bearings floating in it, it’s harsh sounding,,sounds like can-am is leading the way with atv’s. i’m trading mine in for one,course i won’t be able to get a good trade-in with polaris’s junks. what was a good machine,now is just another name for junk,

By: Ron Rasmussen

Ron Rasmussen — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:41:17 +0000

I have a 2006 Sportsman 500X2. It has 1700 miles. The ECM starts malfunctioning by not starting right away. It has to sit for some time with the key on before the display will appear and the machine will start. The ECM was replaced with a Polaris part now this is the 2nd one that has done this to me. This last one started to malfunction within 60 days. Has anybody else had this problem?