| Year |
2005 |
| Engine |
1494 cc,
3 cylinder |
| Horsepower |
215 hp |
| Transmission |
forward,
neutral, reverse |
| Weight |
394 kg,
829 lbs |
| Personnel
Capacity |
maximum
of 3 |
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review by Anon.
I just bought a 2009 Seadoo RXT. It was brand new and now has
20hrs. The ski was running 70MPH and about 7.700RPM. Last week
it lost 1,400 RPM and will now only get 50MPH. The usless dealer
said they didnt know what was wrong with it and made out like
it was my fault. I am seriously considering the supercharger
but would it cause my problem? Ideas please!!
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review by Chantalle Lavorato
We bought a 2006 Seadoo RXT 3 passenger model. We only had 29
hrs on it and the Supercharger let go, also the Ceramic Washer
cracked and fell into the oil system. We did manage to get Bombardier
to pay for the Supercharger (therefore having them admit fault,
they paid for the part only, not the labour) but it still cost
us $2500 to repair. My husband and I are the only ones who rode
this machine in freshwater. The guy at the shop could not believe
how good of a shape our machine was in. Not a scratch on it.
He did tell us that this problem was a common one but usually
happens once you've reached between 60 to 100 hrs, this still
doesn't make it right. If this is such a common problem with
the 2005 and 2006, why is there not a recall on these machines.
We are very disappointed with Bombardier.
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review by Isken K.
Hello everyone,
My wife purchased 2005 RXT Supercharged Sea Doo on May, 2005,
after 12 hours of use (July, 2005) the ceramic washers in the
super charger turned into powder. Dealer (Coleman Power Sports
in Virginia) tried to blame my wife for the failure.
She was told that she caused sea water to go into Supercharger
and she had to pay for the repair cost of "$1,800.00" (funny,
she never saw the engine, seats were never moved).
I had to fight with the dealer, it took took about 2 months
explaining to the service department that water should not go
into the intake system and if it did, problem would be Sea Doo's
bad design and it should be covered under warranty. They finally
repaired the ski free.
Last year the low battery light started flashing and killing
the battery. I'm afraid to go to dealers, we have only four
Sea Doo dealers around Washington DC area and they all seem
useless.
Ski is amazing, dealer(s) service is horrible, specially if
the boat is registered under female name!
Regards,
Isken K.
Wash DC
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review submitted by Chris Scharf
The 2005 Seadoo RXT Supercharged is by far the fastest and most
stable of the 3 seat muscle craft. It is amazing how fast you
get to 70 mph.
I have only 2 complaints:
1) The decals used could be of a higher quality.
2) It seems like you need deeper water than most
PWC. It tends to suck debris up into the impeller more often
than the yamaha and kawasaki's I have had.
Overall the most fun pwc on the water!!
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review submitted by Mark Davis
I am having the same problem with the RXT. I already had the
impeller replaced, no difference, same problem. Sounds to me
like Sea-Doo has some explaining to do. I have already missed
half the season.
If anyone has the solution, let us know!!!
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review by Michael
Just traded in a Yamaha XT Cruiser for the Sea-Doo RXT and have
a few comments. Incredible power on the RXT but not so happy
with maneuverability under 45mph. The Yamaha will hold crisp
and true on the tightest of turns where the RXT slips and slides,
one purposely has to 'slip' it into a tight turn or 360.
Also, in a 2' chop the Yamaha XT has great ergonomice for a
stand-up full speed run that will knock your socks off. The
Sea-Doo RXT is uncomfortable in a similar situation and is just
not suited for a 'stand-up' high speed run. It's nose heavy,
the handle bar can not be raised and is raked a little aft and
not comfortable for any aggressive riding.
Overall I am still undecided and am considering trying the Sea-Doo
RXP. Not sure, however, if it will be any different.
I am not at all unhappy with straightline performance but frankly
I feel that if Yamaha could replicate that kind of power in
their HO Cruiser's, they'd have an incredible machine. Vice-versa
for the RXT.
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review by Richard
It would be nice if Seadoo would step up to the plate and fix
the problems with there supercharged 215 models. I find it upsetting
that 4 other riders that I know, all have the same problems
with the fiber washers on the supercharger. My unit only had
30 hours on it and my other friends had less. Maybe I was lucky!
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review by Daniel
2006 RXT supercharged. 35hrs and sat out for 2yrs. Got it serviced.
It runs fairly good. The original owner said it's supposed to
go faster. It only goes up to 47 mph. What could be wrong?
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review by Anon.
I have been made aware of this problem when I almost got blindsided
by the dealer to rebuild the clutches, after they told me why,
I got on the phone with sea-doo, and was told that there is
nothing they would do, and they havent heard of enough problems
to recall the part. I work for a car company and belive this
to be b/s, I love this machine but am not willing to pay for
a problem that is caused by faulty materials. I think a class
action lawsuit should be enough to get them to open up their
eyes.
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review by Frankie Dee
2006 SeaDoo RXT supercharger let go at 80 adult ridden hours,
this was the second of 4 seadoos I had purchased and owned,
the latest is is RXT-X, and they say there are no ceramic washers
in that supercharger, like the earlier 215 RXT. So why doesn't
Seadoo do something about this known problem, after all, they
replaced the ceramic washers knowing they would not hold up.
This is a manufacturer's blunder, but they don't care, this
should be a recall, because when the washers fail, the needle
bearings under the gear let go, and flow into the engine oil
sump polluting the engine... So a rebuild of the supercharger
must be complemented by a complete engine removal and motor
flush, otherwise those 40 little needle bearings are floating
around in the engine, just waiting to find an "invite"! into
the oil pump, and blow the piece of crap motor that seadoo has
designed.
And yet Seadoo is Bombardiers #1 product, go figure, they suck,
period!!!! I am going to buy Kawasaki's or Yamaha's, they stand
behind their products, the seadoo 2nd year warranty is bullcrap,
its a $50.00 deductible for every time you use it. Seadoo/Bombardier,
stay in Canada, and screw your own countrymen, and not the USA!!!
SEADOO YOU SUCK!!!!
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review by Dan Nguyen
I have a 2005 Sea Doo RXT I bought brand new in '05 and I have
had nothing but problems with it! 25 hrs into it, The ceramic
washers broke and cost me about $400 to fix. It still didn't
seem like it ran right after seadoo technicians fixed it. They
told me that it needed to be broken in. 10 hrs later still didn't
run right. At 35 hrs,It would not go past 50 mph. They told
me that it was the supercharger. $2,000 later the supercharger
was replaced, again still did not run properly. The oil light
kept going on right after they replaced the supercharger, causing
the engine to cut off. I kept bringing it back but the Seadoo
dealer could not find the problem. They tried to tell me that
it was my fault for not winterizing it in a timely manner. I
then brought it to a different seadoo dealer to see if I would
have better luck. After spending numerous hrs on it, and about
$600 more dollars of my money, still not fixed. I tried to fight
the charges on it but they would not budge. I still have the
unit in my garage and don't really know what to do at this point.
I am afraid of spending more of my money for nothing. Can somebody
please help me!!!
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review by Anonymous
You are supposed to rebuild the super charger every 100hrs.
You said, you only rode it 20hrs. I don't know what you did
to wear it down that quick, but yes it sounds to be the super
charger. I think you wore it down.
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review by Tilly
We own a 2007 RXT. After 20 hours it died on us. We were told
it was the timing belt. No parts available for the repair. So
much for the summer fun. Returned to us in October just in time
to winterize.
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review by Anonymous
The superchargers on these Seadoo's suck, they will all self
destruct in time, a lot sooner then they say.... My son's supercharger
also self destructed and the Seadoo dealer would not help at
all, the bearings got sucked into the motor which caused internal
damage.
Was also told that there using the same superchargers in the
2012 models, good luck if your thinking in buying one of these,
it won't last.
I sure hope that BRP builds their jet planes better than this..
I for one will never buy another BRP product..
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review by Columbia SC
Sea Doo sucks.. period.. They know they had a flaw with the
ceramic washers and did nothing, all I would have asked for
is a heads up, and at 41 hours prior to the piece of crap blowing
up, the 2006 RXT 215 would have been rebuilt with the metal
washers, but I had no idea or inclination that a 41 hour machine
would blow up because of ceramic washers in the supercharger
instead of a metal washer, how much more could it have cost
Bombardier to use metal instead of ceramic, $10.00 per machine,
but instead, they took the cheap way out, now for the piece
of crap dealer.... next, he knew they were problems, yet, didn't
say anything about it at the 10 hour service, charged me for
the 10 hour bullshit service at $170.00, and then said nothing
about the potential washer problem, knowing Bombardier wouldn't!
cover the cost for repair of the supercharger, so he figured
(the shit head dealer) "Hey I am going to make a kiling
on the rebuild in labor and parts when the ceramic washer goes
bad, we'll, crap on you dealer..I went somewhere else, and bought
new Kawasaki's...yes your doors are still open but for how long
can you go through business and life being a scumbag before
it catches up to you.. do yourself a favor, stay away from Bombardier,
if you can not buy USA products, at least then buy a foreign
product that wil stand behind their products, Bombardier will
not, they suck!!!!!
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review by Netsvancouver
I bought my 2009 Seadoo out of the dealer at the beginning of
the 2010 season. It was new with 0 hours. I did the manditory
break in, servicing, warranty work (impeller was fixed at 25hrs).
It's may 2012 I was travelling 85km/hr across the water and
heard a pop, sputter, and then a decrease in power to a maximum
of 75km/hr. I am assuming the supercharger is shot, I got the
machine back to shore and on the trailer. It has 68hrs on it.
Mostly from longer distance cruising at moderate pace. Anyone
know how to fix them in Ontario?
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review by Nick
Sea Doo has been understanding your concerns and they have redesigned
a rebuild kit to have a life of 200 hours for your supercharger.
They changed the OEM washers to metal.
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review by Anonymous
I bought a used 2000 Sea Doo for my daughter the summer of 2010.
It has been at the repair shop for 2 summers. She has maybe
rode the thing 3 times. The dealership said he no longer sells
or trades in the Sea Doo as it is garbage and has always been
garbage. He is hoping to fix it long enough for me to sell it.
I do not have a lot of money as my husband is totally disabled
(he is in a wheelchair). This was the one luxury for my daughter.
What a mistake. The dealership is not going to charge me for
this latest repair as he feels sorry for my situation and I
have paid over $2,000 for a machine that has yet to see water
this year or last year. Every time they fix one thing something
else breaks. This is a piece of S*** I will never buy a Sea
Doo or a Ski Doo again and tell everyone about this product.
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review by John Gwyn
I wanted to go jet skiing so I went out and bought a new SeaDoo
Wake RXT. I should have returned it the first day. It has been
a total piece of crap. The supercharger went out at about 20
hours, it was June 7th put it in the shop (Coleman/Criswell)
the next day around September 15 they finally finished it. During
the repair I was told it would take 2 weeks, it went on and
on I called Seadoo because the shop was saying it was their
fault the repair was taking so long to get the parts. It took
weeks of trying to get through to customer service, they were
useless didn't care at all. Seadoo doesn't stand behind their
products, and they suck. Cheap materials that fade, crappy design
non existent customer support.
I have owned many jet skis and Seadoo is the worst by far buy
a Yamaha or Kawasaki they are in a different class. The guys
at the shop swear by Yamaha, they say they come full of water
and they drain them change the fuel and they are good to go.
I baby my seadoo and it usually fails to run, 50% of the time
I am limping back to the dock. The bottom line is SEADOO SUCKS
and you have been warned, I can now laugh at people dumb enough
not to heed the warning and buy one anyway. To be fair I have
never owned a Yamaha, but I have owned Kawasakis and never had
an issue with one NEVER EVER 100s of hours no problem. I let
anyone and everyone ride my kawasaki, the only thing that happened
was the mat was wearing.
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