Maybe carb will help,but nothing else will.I keep my traxter in the living room now in case I need it.Only suggestion is buy lots of spark plugs and change them after each start.
Time to get the truth out about these machines.I have had 30 new cars,10 boats,4 snows,4jet-skis and this is the worst!anyone who says different don't own one or lives in FL.
sidewalk snow plowing is fine but leave the driveways to the shovel.I'm 54 and I'll clean any driveway faster and better with a $2.99 sno-shovel from rite-aid.Forward to reverse is more work and nothing like hitting a $700 garage door while doing a $20 sno-job.
My dash lites flicker or don't work at all and sometimes I'm going forward and reverse at the same time.Sometimes it backfires so bad the neighbors think it's a driveby shooting.
Fuel gage is spinning like a windmill.
After loosing my Traxter for 6 months because of cam damage and valve damage and having it return with more problems than it had when it left I am selling so make an offer.
99 ruby red traxter
winch,
plow,
windscreen
heated grips
10 sets of like new spark plugs
cell phone to get me home.
Pleas don't call this an attack and seriously it's not a classified cause that takes a buyer,which there won't be one.

Happy Holidays!
tekneek

 

Bombardier, are you listening??? This is getting serious here. There seem to be more votes against than for and looks like we don't even need a recount. I can only do and say so much for your wonderful machine which I do have and so far love. But I am not a lawyer. You should maby come on here and lend yourself a helping hand.
ksk
2000 Traxter

 

tekneek11,
I agree that a rep should get a hold of you and not just help you out on repairing this unit but also send you to a motocycle repair class. Let face it, this is a machine that needs work done to it on a pre-ride basis. I spend may.....1 or 2 maybe 3 hrs., 2 to 3 nights a week getting my bike ready for play. And with luck and skill I don't (nearly never) have any problems on ride day. I guess if your pocket book is big enough you could take it to your dealer once a week and have them work on it! Sound to me like your the type that buys something and wants it to last 100 yrs w/o doing any work on it. Get out the wrenches man and have some fun.

 

trust me when I say Bomb watches this forum. I spoke to a VERY knowledgablew rep who specifically mentioned seeing my posts on this board.
Make sure you document everything that's happened to your traxter and call the customer service # in your manual. I'd bet, even thought your traxter is out of warranty, you'll get some type of response.
I expect a phone call from BOMB this week to make an appt to come to my house(!) to inspect my traxter.
I'm eagerly waiting to see how they will fix my problem

JC

 

My dealer told me today that the machine has a known problem of fouling plugs, BUT they didn't have any problems with the Traxter's they have at the dealership (how convenient for him). He also said there was very little he could do for me as fouled plugs were a general maintenance item. He went on to say that there were some carb kits that might apply to me, he said that would depend on my VIN#. The conversation led nowhere, basically the eight thousandish dollar machine I bought in the Spring from Dick Chase Sales in Unity, MAine is now my problem, but I can bring it in for them to look at if I am willing to pay for the service(s).

I don't know about the rest of you but I enjoy riding my ATV's. Nope, I'm not a mechanic, never will be. Short of performing the very basic maintenance on a quad I have no interest in a bike that won't run and run well. When you make the commitment in dollars on a machine of this caliber in this price range you expect it to start not sometime or even most of the time, BUT ALL THE TIME. Yes, I understand that things break and the very best of them will have their problems, but I speak from experience when I talk about Hondas and I can tell you that this Bombardier in no way competes with Honda in the reliability categories.

If you like turning wrenches, more power to 'ya. I like to spend my time on one, not under it.

Oh yeah, the guy at the dealership says he'll give me around $4300 for the XT on a trade in towards something else. What a sport, huh...

 

Your dealer is too lazy or dumb to try to solce your problem,
1,Ive never had, nor heard of the Traxters fouling plugs.
2, Saying it is a common problem tells me the dealer is not informed, not very bright nor interested, either way, I would find an interested dealer.
3, There are plenty of dealers who are interested in service in hopes of selling you your next ATV, and/or just trying to be a good dealer for Bombardier and their own good.
Good luck

 

Went out this afternoon to start my 3 week old DS650, granted it's below 30 w/ snow on the ground and I haven't started it in 4 or 5 days. It just won't start! I ran the battery down trying. Hooked a charger up and even tried a little starting juice w/o luck. Pulled the plugs and they were wet. I went and picked up 4 and I'll install them sometime to night to see if that's the problem. I know 4 strokes hate cold starting, but I need to twek to bike a little.

 

Hey NewDSlover,
Humor me for a minute and try this;
open choke to full,flip the throttle fully two or three times and then wait 15-20 secs before pressing the start button (count the secs off) remember to hold the start button down for no longer than 4 secs at a time. Repeat process a coupla time if necessary. I don't know if this just works for my DS, but it always starts up after the 2nd or 3rd attempt. Have started it up in the low twenties this way, and just now at 28 F
Let me know if it works for you too.

 

no problem starting my DS this morning at about 30-35 degrees.this isnt just a problem on the DS,i had a warrior that wouldnt hardly turn over must less start in cold weather.all 4strocks are a little cold collared some just worst than others.

 

That's for the info, I stop by the local zone and picked up to new plugs and swapped them. Started right up, plugs were wet and very black. No problems, I'll just carry space in the tool box like I did for the scrambler.