Much to my dismay, while turning a corner this afternoon, my front wheels kicked out. I looked underneath and low and behold, the upper A arm weld snapped off the frame. This one is going to hurt me. It will be covered under warranty but it is going to keep me off my ride for a few weeks. They have to replace the frame. ARGH!!!

Anyone else have this problem or did I get the lemon?

 

Honda had a recall on the front a-arms . There were cracks in the weld. Honda said that if found during a inspection that they would take the bike back and send you a new one. Just some info that Honda sent me on mine and thought you should know. Hope things work out.

 

Gee whiz that is something to make a change of choices, I got a Rancher to and I wouldn't be happy if this happened to me. How long will it take to put a new frame under it? Did the bracket holding the a-arm break right off the frame? No matter what happens it is not a good thing , especially for the Honda name,or for you . How many miles you got on the quad? Good luck and I sure hope they don't make you wait to long.

 

I just got off the phone with Honda Customer Support. They were very supportive and I should have a definate answer as to the resolve. I confirmed that my quad was on the recall list. I don't know why I never got a recall notice. I am expecting a new quad as this one will never be the same with a frame replacement.

 

Sorry to hear what happened Phalynx...I also have a Honda Rancher, and hope not to experience that....until then, I will dedicated a ride in your name until you are out on the trails once again.. ( :

 

Sorry to hear that Phalynx! It sucks to be without a ride. I guy I ride with put his 450es into a ditch hard and bent his frame. It took better than 4 weeks to get the frame. I hope you have better luck!

Glenn.
Y2K Sportsman 500

 

Yeah, there was a guy back in Jan. who bent his frame on his Rancher and it took 3 weeks just to get the frame. I expect Honda will do the right thing and replace my Rancher. I love my service team at my dealer but they are not a factory assembly line. It will never be the same if they try to replace the frame.
I have 320 miles on it.
Other than the reverse problem and this, I have had no problems with it and I would still choose it today (maybe a technical inspection first).

Yes, everyone should ride today in rememberence of my Rancher. I believe the standard "Missing Quad Formation" will do.

 

Did you get any pics of it to put on your website?

 

How can I find out whether mine is on the recall list? I got mine in early February and would hope that the dealer would have checked, but who knows. Can you tell from the serial number or do I need to call Honda?

 

Yes, there is a pic on the front page of my site. It is a close up of the right A arm.