Howdy, I'm new to this forum. I'm Darin and I have a problem. My '04 3D stopped running last fall, here's the story.
'04 3D. Last year, it started running rough for the 1st minute or so. Then would run better. Like when dirt bike is rough till it warms up and you rev it to "clean it out". Then one day, it ran rough, then wouldn't run better. I took it to the local SeeDoo dealer, the only authorized service dealer in driving distance from Harrisburg PA. Don's Kawasaki in York PA.
They charged me almost $300 to diagnose the problem, which they said was the stator. Also, when I got it back, it wouldn't run at all. I asked why it was running when I dropped it off, and wouldn't run when I picked it up. They said the stator was starting to go bad before I dropped it off. Then failed completely when they tested it. They said, $700 to replace the stator. We didn't have the money, so we parked it till this year. We dropped it off June 22nd, it's now Aug 4th.
The called after a week and said. They replaced the stator, it would be $800. But now the coil was testing bad, That would be another $100. I VERY reluctantly said ok. They called a week later. They ordered the wrong coil, the RIGHT coil would be another $100, now $200. I said, forget, I'll come get the ski and throw it away. The wife said, fix it. So they replaced the coil. They called a week later. That didn't fix the problem, they were now ordering another electronic thingie, I forget what it was. More $$ though. *whew* Ok. They called back. "That didn't fix it, it won't run, we have no idea why." They would try some more things and get back to us. They called back, they still don't know what's wrong. They had SeeDoo on the phone for over an hour. SeeDoo doesn't know what to do. They have ordered and tried over $3000 worth of electrical things as well as try known working parts off other skis at the shop since we dropped it off. They did however say they were't charging us for those things since they didn't fix the problem and the ski wont run. The latest is, they called another SeeDoo shop in NJ. The guys there gave them some ideas to try. Don's tried them, Nothing worked. It still won't run. They have more ideas they will try. But no one seems to have any idea at all as to how to get my 3D to run. The authorizes SeeDoo center, the SeeDoo factory, the other SeeDoo dealer in NJ etc. None of them. They have been kind, and they are obviously frustrated with the whole thing. They won't get paid till I get a running ski back. And I'm sure they don't want to admit they are incompetent.
I suspected that perhaps the guy that put the stator in did something wrong, and the failure is hidden. They did have to pull the motor to replace the stator. But at this point, I'm also sure there is no way they haven't check that.
I haven't asked, but I'm pretty sure the reason it won't run is spark. Or lack of.
Thoughts?
At this point, I'm not ready to name call or throw accusations of complete incompetence around. The wife and I are getting pretty darn frustrated though. We don't have alot of money to throw at this ski. We did pay A LOT of money for it new, hoping we could take care of it, and wouldn't have problems with it.
I'll keep you posted!
BTW: Any other guitar players?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtCrHmAvDkk
-Darin
*hmmm* I just had a thought. Could a sensor form the oil (oil injection) tank be saying it's empty, and not letting it start?
'04 3D. Last year, it started running rough for the 1st minute or so. Then would run better. Like when dirt bike is rough till it warms up and you rev it to "clean it out". Then one day, it ran rough, then wouldn't run better. I took it to the local SeeDoo dealer, the only authorized service dealer in driving distance from Harrisburg PA. Don's Kawasaki in York PA.
They charged me almost $300 to diagnose the problem, which they said was the stator. Also, when I got it back, it wouldn't run at all. I asked why it was running when I dropped it off, and wouldn't run when I picked it up. They said the stator was starting to go bad before I dropped it off. Then failed completely when they tested it. They said, $700 to replace the stator. We didn't have the money, so we parked it till this year. We dropped it off June 22nd, it's now Aug 4th.
The called after a week and said. They replaced the stator, it would be $800. But now the coil was testing bad, That would be another $100. I VERY reluctantly said ok. They called a week later. They ordered the wrong coil, the RIGHT coil would be another $100, now $200. I said, forget, I'll come get the ski and throw it away. The wife said, fix it. So they replaced the coil. They called a week later. That didn't fix the problem, they were now ordering another electronic thingie, I forget what it was. More $$ though. *whew* Ok. They called back. "That didn't fix it, it won't run, we have no idea why." They would try some more things and get back to us. They called back, they still don't know what's wrong. They had SeeDoo on the phone for over an hour. SeeDoo doesn't know what to do. They have ordered and tried over $3000 worth of electrical things as well as try known working parts off other skis at the shop since we dropped it off. They did however say they were't charging us for those things since they didn't fix the problem and the ski wont run. The latest is, they called another SeeDoo shop in NJ. The guys there gave them some ideas to try. Don's tried them, Nothing worked. It still won't run. They have more ideas they will try. But no one seems to have any idea at all as to how to get my 3D to run. The authorizes SeeDoo center, the SeeDoo factory, the other SeeDoo dealer in NJ etc. None of them. They have been kind, and they are obviously frustrated with the whole thing. They won't get paid till I get a running ski back. And I'm sure they don't want to admit they are incompetent.
I suspected that perhaps the guy that put the stator in did something wrong, and the failure is hidden. They did have to pull the motor to replace the stator. But at this point, I'm also sure there is no way they haven't check that.
I haven't asked, but I'm pretty sure the reason it won't run is spark. Or lack of.
Thoughts?
At this point, I'm not ready to name call or throw accusations of complete incompetence around. The wife and I are getting pretty darn frustrated though. We don't have alot of money to throw at this ski. We did pay A LOT of money for it new, hoping we could take care of it, and wouldn't have problems with it.
I'll keep you posted!
BTW: Any other guitar players?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtCrHmAvDkk
-Darin
*hmmm* I just had a thought. Could a sensor form the oil (oil injection) tank be saying it's empty, and not letting it start?
