May be worth a shot to check the connections on the back of the switch. At one time a lot of new owners were having this problem because the unit shipped with a loose connection. Of course a starter going out may do the same thing.

 

I was thinking this as well. I thought these owners were having issues with the rzr just dying while riding....but I could be mistaking.

 

When it just goes CLICK! does everything else electrical stay on or does everything go off momentarily. The reason I ask is if everything goes dead like the headlights and such and then come back on by themselves that would point directly to a poor battery connection. I would start with checking all battery cables for tightness and no corrosion.

 

Just saying but I had a problem with my chevy 2500HD where one key turn it wouldn't even try to start, then I could turn it a few times and it would crank like new. It did this intermittently for a few month driving me crazy as it wouldn't start or even try to till you turn the key 6 or 8 times sometimes over a few minutes. Then it finally showed up, the battery was shorting out internally. It wasn't a loose wire or bad starter or bendix like I was thinking it had to be. So just saying it might be your battery after you check all your connections, maybe borrow another battery and see if it acts the same way. Good luck.

 

It might be the starter solenoid.

 

Okay, so maybe I've figured it out! I started it fifteen times in a row this morning with no problem.

It now looks to me like there is about a one second delay after turning the key to the start position before anything but that click happens. If I just keep the key turned to the start position, it will eventually start. Usually, however, I expect it to act like my cars and the starter to engage immediately on turning it to the start position, and when it doesn't happen I release the key. If I try enough times, eventually I hold it in start position long enough the starter engages, so I think it's intermittent. Apparently, however, it will start every time if I hold it in start position and just wait for the starter to engage.

Has anyone else experienced this behavior?

 

seems weird. mine doesn't do that. none of mine have, and this rzr #3

 

I'm tell you better check the connections because if they are arcing just a little it can cause this which leads to bigger more expensive problem cuz electronics don't like those surges. Just sayin'.

 

I've checked all the connections -- they are all clean and tight as far as I can tell.

 

Sounds like mine when I had problems, except it would not eventually start. 2 things, 1. TAKE APART and clean the terminal post on the frame close to solenoid and then crank it back down TIGHT. 2. Replace the solenoid. m

Post your fix when you get it done.opcorn:

 

Sounds like mine when I had problems, except it would not eventually start. 2 things, 1. TAKE APART and clean the terminal post on the frame close to solenoid and then crank it back down TIGHT. 2. Replace the solenoid. m

Post your fix when you get it done.

You da man! Based on your message, I removed the bolt that grounds everything to the frame. It was tight and looked ok, but when I got it off, it was obvious the only actual ground was through the threads, since the frame is painted. I used steel wool on all the connections, particularly the one from the battery and the one to the starter. Then I looked at the threads on the bolt and saw what may have been a small amount of corrosion there, so I used a wire brush and cleaned the threads off.

PRESTO! The delay is gone & I'm no longer sweating bullets about it not starting. We went a hundred miles on Saturday, so there were obviously a lot of starts and never had a hesitation.

Thank you!

EDIT 10/2011. The problem is back again, so I'm going to replace the solenoid as a first step in trying to run it down. When I first started it recently after it had sat for a month (with a battery tender on it), it took over 20 tries to get it to crank. After riding it for a few days and letting it sit for a couple of days, it started first time, so I'm pretty baffled.

 

My 900 does have the delay... if I turn straight from off to to start i get nothing... I wait a second or so and starts right up... or if i obviously just turn on and wait for the two seconds it starts... so they must have put a delay in the ON circuit... my 08 did not do that.

 

i am having the same problem now also and also hoping that it is just the ground problem has utnvrzr is having. because mine will click and if u start truning the key a bunch it will finally crank and start. the starter sound good and when it happen once i tried tapping on the starer and i dint help. i will check mine in the morning because it to dark now. but if it fixes mine i will just love this site even more. haha

 

Take some time and clean all the ground connections and pos ones their are several wire connections that share the same spot their all with in a foot of each other. Save your self time and do them all

 

X2!

 

well i cleaned my ground sunday morning and rode it that afternoon and never had a problem with. im pretty sure that was the problem. thanks for everyones help

 

Weird but my problem is back. I'm really starting to believe it's in the ignition switch.

 

Mine was doing this and it ended up being the starter. After new optima battery and cleaning ground terminals.

 

And if cleaning all the contacts doesn't work...you may have a bendix going bad. Unfortunately getting to the bendix ain't easy. But if its going...best to dig into and get ti replaced. Service manual has the pics and instructions to do it right.

 

Okay, a closing piece of information about this thread. I finally replaced the starter solenoid and haven't had a single problem since. Pretty sure that was the culprit!

 

Thanks for the closure Steve, wish more threads had it more often!