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Hey guys I have been hearing about problems Spark owners have been having. I'm not surprised that there are kinks to work out since this is the first year on the market. Some of them common, some of them I'm wondering if its due to user error / not being careful.
I'm asking you guys to post here if you have had a problem with your Spark.
I want to compile a list of problems for myself and maybe you will want to also , so that when my Spark has its first check up I can ask the mechanic to take a peek at the items listed. Also good to be aware of issues others are having to keep an eye on them.
I have heard of some of these issues and am quoting this list from something someone posted on another site but im just using it to start the list off.
I'm asking you guys to post here if you have had a problem with your Spark.
I want to compile a list of problems for myself and maybe you will want to also , so that when my Spark has its first check up I can ask the mechanic to take a peek at the items listed. Also good to be aware of issues others are having to keep an eye on them.
I have heard of some of these issues and am quoting this list from something someone posted on another site but im just using it to start the list off.
The Handlebars are plastic and are cracking or breaking in half on a few of the Sparks.
The plastic wear rings shatter when a rock comes through the pump, even a small piece of wood will crack it.
The props are digging into the wear rings at an alarming rate, it's like the bottom of the wear ring is getting 5 times as much rubbing as the top. Something is not lining up the pump area or there is some flexing going on.
The props are rusting when you use them in salt water and are not made with quality metal, I have seen a few that are banged up big time after just one rock went through the pump.
The sides of the hull are weak points, if you hit a dock or bump into a friend's ski at low speed it is making huge cracks.
There is an electrical issue that is happening as the wires rub against the engine block and the wires get exposed, blowing a 15 amp fuse in the fuse box.