P700 New pioneer trouble

[Russ989]

Hey all, I’ve only had my new 700-4 for 6 days and it’s been great....until now. After work I took it for a stroll down the driveway to get the mail and on the way back up it cut power and started flashing a (-) in the gear indicator box and wouldn’t hardly move and the engine was cutting in and out.... your classic Oh shi# moment. I put it in neutral and then back in gear but nothing changed so I shut it off and started back up and so far everything has been fine. Any ideas??? Pretty discouraged at this point. Thanks for any input.

 

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[ohanacreek]

Hey all, I’ve only had my new 700-4 for 6 days and it’s been great....until now. After work I took it for a stroll down the driveway to get the mail and on the way back up it cut power and started flashing a (-) in the gear indicator box and wouldn’t hardly move and the engine was cutting in and out.... your classic Oh shi# moment. I put it in neutral and then back in gear but nothing changed so I shut it off and started back up and so far everything has been fine. Any ideas??? Pretty discouraged at this point. Thanks for any input.

Check fluids and grounds??

 

[DG Rider]

Hey all, I’ve only had my new 700-4 for 6 days and it’s been great....until now. After work I took it for a stroll down the driveway to get the mail and on the way back up it cut power and started flashing a (-) in the gear indicator box and wouldn’t hardly move and the engine was cutting in and out.... your classic Oh shi# moment. I put it in neutral and then back in gear but nothing changed so I shut it off and started back up and so far everything has been fine. Any ideas??? Pretty discouraged at this point. Thanks for any input.

Was the seatbelt buckled?

 

[swsebek]

Check battery connection to see if it's lose

 

[Russ989]

Was the seatbelt buckled?

Yes it was buckled, I leave it buckled all of the time. It wouldn’t go more than 5 mph.

 

[Russ989]

Check fluids and grounds??

I checked the oil, it was perfect. I’ll look for grounds that are lose in the morning.

 

[Russ989]

Check battery connection to see if it's lose

Will do.

 

[Russ989]

Just took the family for a 6 mile ride, no problems yet. Starting to think it was a fluke.

 

[Russ989]

Update:
I checked all connections and couldn’t find anything. We went trail riding and are up to 54 miles and still no issues.

 

[Iceguy31]

mine did that the first time out as well. temperature gauge read normal, no other issues/smells/etc. It died going up a slight incline and wouldn't stay running after restart. Had to give it the throttle to make it keep running and let off a second to get it into gear and go. no problems since, even riding in the same spot.

 

[Russ989]

Update: The 700 is running strong and has about 115 miles on now. My only complaint as of now is the transmission sounds like there’s a bolt rattling and jumping around in there when I’m going about 25-30 mph and about less than half throttle. Funny thing is if I give it more throttle or let up a little more it stops doing it...?

 

[allgm1]

Update: The 700 is running strong and has about 115 miles on now. My only complaint as of now is the transmission sounds like there’s a bolt rattling and jumping around in there when I’m going about 25-30 mph and about less than half throttle. Funny thing is if I give it more throttle or let up a little more it stops doing it...?

Have you checked to make sure the clamps on the shields for the exhaust pipe are tight. I know mine were loose when I first got it and many others had the same problem.

 

[Russ989]

Have you checked to make sure the clamps on the shields for the exhaust pipe are tight. I know mine were loose when I first got it and many others had the same problem.

I haven’t checked that but I will tonight, thanks.

 

[swsebek]

Update: The 700 is running strong and has about 115 miles on now. My only complaint as of now is the transmission sounds like there’s a bolt rattling and jumping around in there when I’m going about 25-30 mph and about less than half throttle. Funny thing is if I give it more throttle or let up a little more it stops doing it...?

It's your rear brakes. If you shut off the machine and put in neutral down a long hill it will do this too. It gets better over time.it drove me crazy for months