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Big Dog Chopper DT Engine problems by year

1 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Big Dog Chopper DT's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Engine complaints by model year

YearEngine complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Latest Chopper DT engine complaints

2005 Big Dog Chopper DTEngine & cooling

Dt: 2005 big dog motorcycles. The consumer bought a motorcycle and when he picked it up and drove it less than one hour there was a massive amount of white smoke that was coming out of the engine. Took motorcycle to dealer, and they could not duplicate the smoking problem. Drove it home, and the smoke was coming out of the engine again. Called manufacturer, and they said to bring vehicle back again, this was the second time. The dealership wanted to re-out the oil hose that came out of the heads. They...

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checked the hose, and that was where the oil was leaking out, and it was going through the air breather underneath the motorcycle to the back tire, drive belt. It did not fix the problem. *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10134114

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