Blown 331
10-05-2005, 07:30 AM
My buddy and I each bought a 450R in January of 2004, they were some of the first ones. We both got the 4 year warranty. This passed weekend my buddy was riding his and it started to loose power and make some noise, kinda like a squeaking sound. He shut it off and it would kick over but didn't sound good, then it totally locked up.
He called the dealer and they said that is probably not covered by the warranty, kinda funny. I work for a vehicle mantenance management company so I know what to say and how to get things covered but I'm looking for some ammunition. I've had to fight to get things covered in the passed but and was successful but it wasn't anything this major.
My buddy told them there is a problem with the crank bearings locking up and that's probably what happed which would be a manufacturers defect, not anything he did. He changes his oil very frequently and the dealer knows that, he always buys the oil from them. The dealer said they have never heard of a crank bearing failure. So basically I'm looking for some proof that there is a problem with the crank bearing. Like Honda bulletin numbers or something like that. Or if anyone has any other advice I'd love to hear it. Thanks
He called the dealer and they said that is probably not covered by the warranty, kinda funny. I work for a vehicle mantenance management company so I know what to say and how to get things covered but I'm looking for some ammunition. I've had to fight to get things covered in the passed but and was successful but it wasn't anything this major.
My buddy told them there is a problem with the crank bearings locking up and that's probably what happed which would be a manufacturers defect, not anything he did. He changes his oil very frequently and the dealer knows that, he always buys the oil from them. The dealer said they have never heard of a crank bearing failure. So basically I'm looking for some proof that there is a problem with the crank bearing. Like Honda bulletin numbers or something like that. Or if anyone has any other advice I'd love to hear it. Thanks