Zero FX started smoking and burst into flames last month. I have serious burns on my right thigh requiring multiple skin grafts. I been complaining for months that the batteries were getting hot when charging and that this was the same thing that happened to a former colleague in Seattle. Zero picked up the FX (some dealer or Zero employee) and refuses to return it demanding I take a $10000 settlement and sign a agreement to keep silent. I hear this has happened to others. It is not their vehicle and something is very wrong with this demand and their attempt to silence me.
Electrical system
2015 Zero FX Electrical problems
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2015 Zero FX's electrical system with NHTSA - 100% of all its complaints, most recently on June 27, 2022. They describe 0 crashes, 1 fire and 1 injury. Dead batteries, warning lights, wiring, alternators, infotainment and electronic module failures.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- 0
Electrical complaints
In june of 2017, while driving on the interstate, I noticed the turn signal did not work. I checked the headlight and it was off also, meaning all the lights were dead. After it sat for 2 hours the lights resumed functioning. A week later I noticed they quit again. Then I parked the motorcycle for concern over my safety. Over the last 6 months it has not left my garage except for a trip to the dealer, who refused to look at the problem. I have randomly turned the key on as it has remained parked. Sometimes I have...
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lights, sometimes I do not. The motorcycle hasn't moved, weather is not an issue. Through my own diagnosis, with online help, I believe the issue to be the dc/dc converter signal from the main bike board. The manufacturer has been contacted by phone and email, and has ignored me, the local dealer has been contacted in person and by phone, and has ignored me. I have an unsafe vehicle that is just over 2 years old with 3227 miles on it.
Zero FX electrical complaints by year
FX electrical problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data