2015 Polaris Sportsman 1000xp problems, complaints & recalls

2023-08-28 · Fuel System, Gasoline

“the contact owns a 2015 polaris sportsman 570. the contact stated while starting the vehicle. the engine ran for approximately 10 minutes and shut off. the contact stated that the failure recurred while driving. several unknown warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was towed to the residence. the contact stated that the failure recurred on a…”

2016-08-03 · Power Train · 200 mi

“the electrical system shorts out when the vehicle gets wet and it drains the battery. water gets into the drive belt when the vehicle gets wet and the belt slips.…”

2016-06-13 · Structure:body · 3 mi

“exhaust pipes from motor to muffer cherry red and plastic melting hot to the touch if u ride it for more than ten mins on dirt road or in creeks.…”

2016-01-08 · Engine · 191 mi · 🔥 fire

“the poor design of the exhaust system routes the header past plastic and your ankle area. my exhaust has, several times, heated up to cherry red. the last time it caught on fire and melted the plastic and burned my boot (my bodily damage to persons). polaris refuses to admit a problem. the heat is so great when riding it is next to impossible …”

2015-08-21 · Unknown Or Other · 420 mi · 🔥 fire

“the muffler gets so hot it melts the plastic fender starts on fire…”

2015-08-21 · Structure:body · 120 mi · 🔥 fire

“atv polaris sportsman 1000 xp 2015 almost new, 120 miles on it. exhaust heat melted the transmission speed sensor harness, fender and other smaller plastic parts. flexible heat shields were not enough and distroyed as well. vehicle got on fire (melted plasitc ignited), i turned the fire with hands (tks god i had gloves). dealer want to repla…”

2015-08-20 · Unknown Or Other

“after riding on slower trails or fast speeds. it doesn't matter the muffler begins to glow orange. causing rider discomfort and fire danger to both vehicle and a danger to are beloved national forest. i have taken back to dealer and got the improved exhaust springs and donut installed. also had new exhaust system installed under warranty . it also…”

2015-07-05 · Engine · 20 mi · 🔥 fire

“the muffler in the exhaust system glows red as a charcoal briquet under all operational speeds. this produces very excessive heat and renders the plastic above the rear fender well untouchable. the usfs approved heat shield is very flimsy and at one point a twig got caught between the shield and the muffler and was burning. we just happened to have…”

2015-06-26 · Structure:body · 438 mi

“muffler on this machine becomes red hot with normal use, at speeds of 15-25 mph plastic in area of muffler and heat shield becomes to hot to touch, in some cases melting plastic body parts. if this red hot muffler were to come in contact with brush there would be high probability of fire. polaris does not seem interested in solving this issue.…”

2015-06-19 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 13 mi · 🔥 fire

“when i ride this brand new sportsman xp 1000 the exhaust system gets glowing red hot, plastic fenders near the exhaust are untouchable, rear tire is extremely hot, and some grass that was thrown onto the exhaust caught fire. this is a two week old atv with 13 miles on it. i am not riding this machine hard. this occurred while driving the machine…”