We found the following complaints for CAN-AM SPYDER F3 (2016)
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On saturday may 6, 2017 i test drove a 2016 can am spyder f3. It was a clear, but chilly and windy day in north east georgia. I had prearranged a test ride with mountain motorsports in buford, ga. The machine was previously owned, but had less than 1000 miles on the odometer.the issue:while traveling in the right-most lane in i 85 north, on cruise control and traveling at approximately 69 mph, the traffic well ahead of me started to slow down. I immediately disengaged the cruise control and began to coast the machine. I then noticed the traffic ahead of me was stopped. I reached with my right foot to depress the brake pedal. I could not 'find' the brake pedal. At this point the traffic ahead of me was stopped and i was forced to take evasive maneuvers. I began to downshift frantically and entered the emergency shoulder on the right of i 85. I successfully passed several vehicles on the right while in the emergency shoulder lane. //thankfully, i was able to successfully bring the machine all the way down to 1st gear and less than 10 mph without striking any vehicles or other objects. //after stopping in the emergency shoulder and gathering my composure, i looked down at the brake pedal. I noticed that it had flipped back (upside down) and was inoperable. //after successfully getting the vehicle to rest against a curb in a convenience store parking lot, i investigated the brake issue more closely. See attached pics! //as you should be aware, this single point of failure renders the brakes on the machine completely inoperable and leaves the operator at extreme risk! //had i been heading into a busy intersection, or traversing a serious curve or any number of other real, on-road scenarios, i cannot imagine what could have happened?i am only happy to be alive and not injured!
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