2012 Kymco AGILITY problems and owner complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KYMCO AGILITY MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FUSE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KYMCO AGILITY. AFTER PARKING THE SCOOTER, THE NEXT MORNING, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT IT HAD BURNED TO THE GROUND. A FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE SCOOTER WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,300. UPDATED 07/06/16.*JB

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MOTORSCOOTER SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ CORRECT SPEED. IT READS BETWEEN 8 AND 10 MILES PER HOUR ABOVE ACTUAL SPEED. FOR EXAMPLE, SPEEDOMERTER READS 50MPH BUT IN REALITY I'M DRIVING AT 40MPH. PROBLEM PERSISTS REGARDLESS OF SPEED. CONSEQUENCES: 1) DRIVING UNDER THE MINIMUM SPEED LIMIT IN A FEDERAL HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVER THINKS HE/SHE IS ACTUALLY AT LEAST AT MINIMUM SPEED LIMIT. IT CAN CAUSE CRASH BY LARGER VEHICLES COMING FROM BEHIND AT LARGER SPEED. FOR EXAMPLE, RIDER ACTUALLY RIDING AT 35 MPH ON A FEDERAL HIGHWAY MINIMUM SPEED OF 45 MPH EVENTHOUG…

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I PURCHASED A JM STAR OR SHANGHAI MOTORS EXPRESSWAY 250 SCOOTER, THIS HAS BEEN RE-BADGED IN THE US AS A REDSTREAK EXPRESSWAY 250 ON JULY 14TH, 2007. AFTER RIDING THIS SCOOTER ON JULY 21ST AND STOPPING AT A GAS STATION TO REFUEL, THE SCOOTER WOULD NOT RESTART. WE HAD IT JUMP STARTED TO GET HOME, BUT THIS DIDN'T WORK TOO WELL. THE SCOOTER STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT DID START AGAIN WITH ANOTHER JUMP START BUT SPIT AND SPUTTERED THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. WE CALLED THE DEALER WHO SOLD US THE SCOOTER, HE STATED THAT THEY HAVE BE…

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I PURCHASED A JM STAR OR SHANGHAI MOTORS EXPRESSWAY 250 SCOOTER, THIS HAS BEEN RE-BADGED IN THE US AS A REDSTREAK EXPRESSWAY 250 ON JULY 14TH, 2007. AFTER RIDING THIS SCOOTER ON JULY 21ST AND STOPPING AT A GAS STATION TO REFUEL, THE SCOOTER WOULD NOT RESTART. WE HAD IT JUMP STARTED TO GET HOME, BUT THIS DIDN'T WORK TOO WELL. THE SCOOTER STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT DID START AGAIN WITH ANOTHER JUMP START BUT SPIT AND SPUTTERED THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. WE CALLED THE DEALER WHO SOLD US THE SCOOTER, HE STATED THAT THEY HAVE BE…

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1. PEOPLE 50CC KYMCO, STALLED 3 TIMES DRIVING IT HOME THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT! MANY PROBLEMS SINCE AND STILL NOT SOLVED. 2. STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC > 15 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE CAUSING NEAR-INJURY, HAS TAKEN UP TO 24 HOURS TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN, AND ULTIMATELY TOTAL FAILURE REQUIRING $100 TOW BACK TO SHOP. HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS (IN SHOP, TRYING TO RE-START IT, MISSING APPOINTMENTS) AND SUSTAINED MANY LEG BRUISES TRYING TO KICK-START IT LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF TIMES. 3. 1ST, THEY REPLACED FUEL TAP, WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. NEXT, THEY REROUTED FU…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KYMCO LIKE 2001 SCOOTER (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHINE INTO THE DRIVER'S EYES WHEN PLACED ON DIM LIGHT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE CORRECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO PLACE TAPE OVER THE LENS TO PREVENT THE LIGHT FROM REFLECTING INTO HIS EYES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65. ## VIN PASSED ## KYMCO LIKE 200I 2015 ##

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1. PEOPLE 50CC KYMCO, STALLED 3 TIMES DRIVING IT HOME THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT! MANY PROBLEMS SINCE AND STILL NOT SOLVED. 2. STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC > 15 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE CAUSING NEAR-INJURY, HAS TAKEN UP TO 24 HOURS TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN, AND ULTIMATELY TOTAL FAILURE REQUIRING $100 TOW BACK TO SHOP. HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS (IN SHOP, TRYING TO RE-START IT, MISSING APPOINTMENTS) AND SUSTAINED MANY LEG BRUISES TRYING TO KICK-START IT LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF TIMES. 3. 1ST, THEY REPLACED FUEL TAP, WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. NEXT, THEY REROUTED FU…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KYMCO AGILITY MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATION HANDLE BUT THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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