Brand new 2018 defender hd5 problem

[AlbinoRhino]

Okay,  brand new machine just came off the boat a few days ago, second ride was today.   Has 2:20 on the engine and about 60 miles.  Throttle stopped responding,  engine shut off, started again stopped responding backfired and check engine light came on and engine died.  Thoughts?

 

[Andystoy19]

My guess is that your ITC (gas pedal sensor) has failed or become disconnected from the system, check to make sure it is still plugged in? If it is than it will require a trip back to the dealer.

 

[AlbinoRhino]

Well I hope that isn't the thing since we technically are the dealer but aren't the dealer since the dealer is in Winnipeg and we're in the Arctic and sell them we have a buds computer but I can't find where the defender hopes up since it's not where are our Motorsports division tells me it should be

 

[Andystoy19]

The plug for the Buds interface should be under the hood on the right top side it has a plastic cap over it?

 

[A hunt 2 remember]

The plug is placed in the firewall from the inside. Plugged into it so it stays dirt free. Pictures below... Hope they help

 

[Andystoy19]

Welcome to the forum, what Island are you on in the great white north?

Good luck with the troubleshooting.

 

[AlbinoRhino]

Living in Puvirnituq right now was either being sent here or Pangritung. 

Found the plug under the hood like you guys said thank you since the guy in Motorsports down in Winnipeg kept arguing with me that it was under the glove box. We then had issue after issue with the buds computer but we had one shipped in from another community so I'm about to go hook it up and see what it says

 

[AlbinoRhino]

However it was fun when Motorsports argued with me that this was from up here seeing as we're both the tree line by a couple hundred kilometres

 

[A hunt 2 remember]

Doesn't look real NEW...

New to you maybe... sounds and looks as if someone already put a buds on it. And cleared the data... Hope it works out for ya

 

[Andystoy19]

Hi Chad, like I said on your other post check the wiring thoroughly because squirrels tend to chew the plastic off wires for entertainment and you may have some bare wires as well. Open up your air filter and check it, its probably full of pine cones.  Your dealer should have serviced this before shipping but instead just loaded it and shipped it. Did your Defender come in a container or was it fully assembled? If assembled this should have been obvious. 

 

[AlbinoRhino]

Hi Chad, like I said on your other post check the wiring thoroughly because squirrels tend to chew the plastic off wires for entertainment and you may have some bare wires as well. Open up your air filter and check it, its probably full of pine cones.  Your dealer should have serviced this before shipping but instead just loaded it and shipped it. Did your Defender come in a container or was it fully assembled? If assembled this should have been obvious. 

Came fully assembled,  the hondas that were shipped to us were created, I still have to pull them out of the sea canister and assemble them. 

Fault code T0106, pressure sensor on the cylinder head apparently but did find this.

Still pissed off this was sold to me as brand new,  but since I work for the company I have to play this with kids gloves. 

 

[AlbinoRhino]

But on the plus side the air filter was fully clean

 

[Andystoy19]

You are making progress and thats good unfortunatley this could have been prevented if the folks in Winnipeg had done a proper PDI. I hope your up and running soon because you don't get compensated for loss of use.

 

[AlbinoRhino]

So after doing wire traces writing a message with the buds computer on Startup finding lots of loose screws and bolts and ones that were just rolling around the cab area I decided to refund the machine and send it back to head office on the next sealift out. So I'm no longer I Defender owner sadly because I did enjoy the machine when it wasn't dying my company has nothing in stock right now because can an apparently isn't really making much so I bought an ATV for now and next year or the year after on the Summers sealift on my tat going to send up an HD 8 a Maverick Trail or Commander 800 the commander 800 in the Maverick Trail where the two I was actually looking at before I pick up the hd5 and I only picked up the hd5 because I was guaranteed to get it because they had it in stock at the warehouse and the others we had to wait to see if they were able to get any

 

[Andystoy19]

Based on the wiring damage etc. I think you made the right decision. 

 

[AlbinoRhino]

Still sad, what would you suggest?  Hd8, maverick trail or commander 800?  Could also get "dealership price" on a honda pioneer 700 or I was also due to.price looking at the Polaris rzr but to be honest with the can am at least I have the software to read and reset stuff.

 

[Andystoy19]

Depends on what you want to do with it? If you go Defender Hd8 you can choose between cab or non cab room for 3 and a cargo box, ideal hunting machine.  Cab gives you a heater which would be nice in Spring and Fail. 

 

[AlbinoRhino]

Really I think the three seats is what I like the most of the defender as it gives me room to take my wife and daughters out on the land hd8 gives me a little bit more power and two cylinders with I do like more than one. The Maverick and the commander would both be fun but I don't I think I need that much power and in all honesty if they'll take away a little bit of the usefulness of the Machine to only have two seats.

It is the reason why the Honda and the Polaris have both been thought of as well since they're basically an exact body copy of the defender and though I do enjoy the theoretical dependability of a Can-Am BRP machine Any BRP product I bought up here has given me nothing but trouble where has every Honda I bought have been gold.

Though I do think it's going to be between nhb 8th and the commander 800 because like I said as much as I like Maverick I don't think there's enough trails that won't destroy the vehicle up here for me to want that much zip

 

[AlbinoRhino]

Also a couple pictures from the one and only ride we took the defender looks so nice parked nice parked out there does not look quite as nice park in the sea canister till October.