Hello everyone. 3 times now while out on rides my atv has failed to start when pressing the starter button. I’ve an ’04 Bombardier (Can Am) Outlander 400. I did as always….push down on the brake pedal to activate the safety switch, gear in park or neutral (although it can start in gear as well if brake pedal is pressed), and press the starter switch. The lights on the dash light up when the key switch is activated. On these 3 times, there was nothing when I pressed the starter switch. The first time I was able to start the atv with the alternate hand pull cord. Didn’t try it the other two times. One time I rocked the atv, and it started. The third time, the atv was in low gear. When I moved it to neutral, it started. Any ideas?
It’ll be difficult to figure it out while in the garage, as it starts every time (except these 3 on the trail) so little chance of hooking up a meter to check power continuity. Don’t want this to happen on the trail again, and find out it won’t start at all.
I’m going to check the connections, make sure they’re clean and tight. Other than that, I’m thinking maybe a somewhat faulty starter switch, brake safety switch, or loose wire, but not knowing the actual cause, I don’t want to get into replacing parts unnecessarily.
If the starter was the problem, I’m sure I’d still hear some noise from it trying to turn over.
Hello everyone. 3 times now while out on rides my atv has failed to start when pressing the starter button. I’ve an ’04 Bombardier (Can Am) Outlander 400. I did as always….push down on the brake pedal to activate the safety switch, gear in park or neutral (although it can start in gear as well if brake pedal is pressed), and press the starter switch. The lights on the dash light up when the key switch is activated. On these 3 times, there was nothing when I pressed the starter switch. The first time I was able to start the atv with the alternate hand pull cord. Didn’t try it the other two times. One time I rocked the atv, and it started. The third time, the atv was in low gear. When I moved it to neutral, it started. Any ideas?
It’ll be difficult to figure it out while in the garage, as it starts every time (except these 3 on the trail) so little chance of hooking up a meter to check power continuity. Don’t want this to happen on the trail again, and find out it won’t start at all.
I’m going to check the connections, make sure they’re clean and tight. Other than that, I’m thinking maybe a somewhat faulty starter switch, brake safety switch, or loose wire, but not knowing the actual cause, I don’t want to get into replacing parts unnecessarily.
If the starter was the problem, I’m sure I’d still hear some noise from it trying to turn over.
