Ya the price 😂😂

 

Not from what I've been reading from owners. Everyone loves how the updated trans shifts compared to previous years.

 

ya I love the trans shift. much better than previous years

 

Hoping to pick up my 25 1000 Northstar from the repair shop today. With 150 hours on it it developed an issue where the rear differential would not unlock. Ended up being an issue in the wiring harness. They are replacing the entire machine harness,under warranty at their expense for around $2500. 15 hour job from what they told me. Hoping this is the exception and not the rule as we don’t have enough time yet on these other range 1000s to know if they really have any issues. I don’t mind working on things but problems like this is just not necessary.

#Chinaparts

 

I'm always leery of the full harness replacement. My leeriness comes from the technician's ability, and care, to correctly route everything. I've seen two where a dealer did a full replacement only to have issues later. In one instance the harness was pinched which finally broke a wire. In the other, the harness was ran across a sharp edge which of course cut into the harness.

Sometimes it's necessary but other times a simple repair can be made. Full harness replacement seems to be the dealership norm.

 

I'm always leery of the full harness replacement. My leeriness comes from the technician's ability, and care, to correctly route everything. I've seen two where a dealer did a full replacement only to have issues later. In one instance the harness was pinched which finally broke a wire. In the other, the harness was ran across a sharp edge which of course cut into the harness.

Sometimes it's necessary but other times a simple repair can be made. Full harness replacement seems to be the dealership norm.

I agree, if it was under me and not under warranty. I’m sure I would be searching the harness for the bad connection.. The dealership tells me it just isn’t worth their labor to chase and tear apart a harness to try to find a break versus replacing the harness entirely. They also say that in the last year or two they are running into more quality issues from Polaris where are the machines are not put together as competently. Electrical connections not being fully plugged in, Fasteners not fully tightened, harness is not routed quite correctly. The list goes on.

I don’t know where the machines are assembled these days. But having those type of issues just because of poor assembly, doesn’t speak well for the longevity.

 

Having an 09/700, I'm use to wiring problems, hope it's better. This one has a 2 year warranty and I have a good dealer, hopefully I can get him to throw in an oil change kit. Probably to early to ask but anyone seen a service manual other then Polaris? Use to take 2 years before aftermarket has them. Dealer had 4 XP's in stock and one coming that is the color I want, patiently waiting, sold the 900 so I'm without and springs a coming.

 

So I got mine back yesterday.

They threw a new harness in it. And that did not fix the problem…… initially. Then they threw in a ECU out of an another Northstar, problem was still there. Took it out out of the shop shut the machine off turned it back on everything started working. Put my old ECU back in. Everything still functional.!

While I am happy, everything is working, I’m not confident the problem is solved

The mechanic who worked on it also did tell me he found quite a few loose bolts, which they have been finding on these newer machines. He said they had one just the other day that the bolts holding the torsion bar system were not tight.

I am hoping yours is a good unit Pede, but I would have your dealer go over it with a fine tooth comb to make sure things are tight and it’s ready to roll

 

Assembly and quality control issues are not a good trend to have.

 

Wow Scott, sometimes you get lucky. I do know you have to ask the right question with Polaris, or maybe it's the mood of who your talking to, I needed heavier springs for my 900, they wouldn't tell me which ones worked but would give me specs on different part numbers.

 

Picked mine up Wednesday, dealer buddy told me at idle it only runs on one cylinder, forgot to ask if it shuts off the gas/spark or both, can see someone scratching there head on that one trying to figure why it won't run right. Also asked about changing the start in park only, that takes an ECM flash, going to take some getting use to.

 

Congratulations on the new unit!
I guess I don’t know about them running on one cylinder at idle, sounds like they run on both to me. I do know that if you make some short trips and shut off before it’s warmed up fully, it will load up on fuel and you’ll have a hard start situation they don’t handle short tripping as well as the older stuff does.

yes, I agree, but not being able to start in gear is also a PITA for me as well.

 

He said you can't tell, and I agree, but as soon as it comes off idle the second kicks in. The old 700 needed to warm up, it never got hard to start but would make oil. I am struggling with power steering, it's nice but IMO just something else to screw up, lost the feel for the road, also going to have to keep an closer eye front tire pressure now.

 

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Pump a quart of this into each tire and the pressure wont vary a 1/8 of a pound till the tire is replaced.

 

I put this in my 2021 Ranger and have never had to ad air, you are right Jungleman.

 

Getting a little off topic about potential 2025 problems but has anyone mixed tire sealant and had issues? For example if I have Slime in my tires and top off with the stuff in the link would that cause problems? Seems to me it would be ok but figured I would ask. I need to put some in my tires on my new Ranger. I have some Slime but not enough for all 4 tires so I need to buy some more.

 

So far so good Pede 58, will post if shit happens!!!

 

Hey guys, while driving at low speeds I have had a thump sound. it sounded like in was on the drivers door. the last time it came from the floor near the floor board area, thinking prop shaft ?

 

Anybody taken the middle floor center console out yet?

 

The tunnel? Not on a 25. Having issues getting the cup holder loose?

 

Partszilla didn't have the right breakdown, they showed the cup holder separate, it is not, but yes, I can get the driver side loose but the passenger side won't come up.

 

Lift the seat and take the tray out above the battery. There's a push pin on the back side of the cup holders. It's a b*tch to get to. But it's there. A mirror might make it easier to see.

 

What a stupid f$%king place for a pin, what's funnier, passenger side has a hole is wide open and no pin, but they put one under the fuse box on the other side, that ain't going back.

 

Thats for dam sure! Ain't fun to get to.

 

My adventure continues, unbolting the fuse box gave me easy access, lost a bolt in the belly putting it back, several hours and the next day I'm at my dealer for a new one, he gave me 2. So now I'm snugging things up and drop the frickin 10mm and extension.....I gave up on that one, never did find it but I did find the bolt I lost the day before plus a couple others that were dropped during assemble.

 

I need confirmation, wires on the bus bar plug, black ground, red hot, yellow switched hot?

 

Correct.

 

I was fairly sure that was correct, however.....my prewired turn signal kit was wired to the red for power(fuse) didn't want it that way so I cut/spliced the hot lead to yellow, and it works with the key off.....kit came with prewired loom, has 4 red and 4 amber led's, rocker switch and bus bar plug.

 

A problem appeared, tail pipe broke off the muffler. I can't find any rubs where it has hit and the brake is clean and not miss aligned just past the weld, it's like it just popped off. I was working with it so it's not because I hit something and I had spent 3 days hauling full loads, when it broke I had less then 1/2 a load.

 

only at low speeds

 

Forgot to mention it only happens one in a while, gonna take it in.

 

Get all four wheels off of the ground, put it in gear and get it up to this low speed. If it's drivetrain related you should be able to pinpoint it this way.

 

If I was to guess, you got some spare parts rolling around in the belly pan.