1) Oil leak. Factory Area rep working with dealer week 7/25/16 to pull motor & tranny. O-ring between motor and transmission not installed correctly from factory. I am told other Defenders have the same issue once a few miles get on them.
2) Excessive cab heat, must keep window open, with lots of ventilation flow this side of 30 degrees F when heater is off. Machines built before mine (June 2016) had a recall, the fan for the heater never shut off completely when you turned heater off. I do not have that issue. But with heater off, excess heat still radiates in cab thru dashboard firewall and/or engine/clutch area. No way can you run machine with windows up and it being 50 degree F or more outside. Having side windows down does not come close to making it cool enough. Have to run with front window open, and side window down. Real bummer when raining out. Dealer filed report with Can-am. No fix to date.
3) Door handles work hard for people up in their years. Latches seem to be locked to most who try to open them from either inside or out. Dealer has no fix.
4) Optional high mount Front receiver hitch not a solid tube design. It is a seam design that not perfectly manufactured. Standard 2 inch 51mm receiver hitches do not fit into the receiver. It tappers down to be to tight toward the rear. If you would pound a hitch in it, you would never get it out.
5) Door skin, driver side, came from factory with minor damage. Looks to be banding marks from CanAm door skin provider. Likely skins are delivered banded to a pallet. New door is back ordered, no delivery date obtainable.
I keep the faith, just letting you know potential issues and what to watch out for and ask about when you are buying/taking delivery of your machine. Also, if you have gotten similar issues resolved, I would love to hear about it.
On the plus side, she is fast, powerful, stable, easy to steer, and looks great with all the bumper options and side racks. I do like the power dump too.
