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Husqvarna Chainsaw Problems

Many people have posted similar complaints about Husqvarna chainsaws repeatedly bogging down and dying. Here are some examples from arborist and logging forums including ArboristSite.com, ForestryForum.com, Hearth.com, ArbTalk.co.uk, TreeBuzz.com, and others.

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This has been a well known issue with these saws for years now. And yet, Husqvarna hasn't got it remedied. - rustyb
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This issue is all over the web but I haven't seen a resolution yet. - CBeal34
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My Husky dealer is steering me away from a new 550xp - treeguy347
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I know there are more threads about miss-perfoming XP's than probably anything else on this forum - Acerforestry
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Dealer says Husqvarna 550xp and 545 are junk - Dieseldash
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I was looking at buying a 550, but The Bad reviews on Huskys website made me to Leary - RiverRocket
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I purchased a Husqvarna 550XP and after a few hours it would not start. Took it back to the dealer. The piston was scored. I got a new saw. This happened to THREE saws. - planner steve
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Man glad i read this before i bought a 550. I guess i will wait till they get this issue fixed. - Landmark
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I stopped in at my Husky dealer's today, & there sat a barely used 550 with many of the recently reported problems. It was a replacement for another brand new one which had fried the P&C. The saw was plagued with "the bog" & sometimes dying at idle & was already on it's 2nd carb! - SCHallenger
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I'm really disappointed in Husqvarna that they couldn't get it right for like 5 years now. So much for Swedish engineering and quality. - Sambruin7
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Is it possible I could get two lemons in a row? Anyone know what is going on with these saws? - treeworks59
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From the design, tooling, bad parts from suppliers to regular QC issues, the saw simply wasn't ready for mass production. - Andyshine77
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Part of Husqvarna's problem is being so arrogant that they try and blame the customer instead of fixing the problems - CoreyB
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This saw is horrible it has spent more time at the dealership being fixed than I have had it. - team6
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Once it gets hot, it will die and there is nothing that can be done about it. The autotune functionality does not work the way it ought to. - JCW
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550 xp won't stay running in between cuts - Big rig
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Our organization purchased 250 550XP saws in 2016. They were put into service in 2018 and we have experienced multiple issues with starting, idling, hot starts and now we have multiple engine failures. - Jay Macdonald
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550XP Mark 1 dying in the cut - Thumper88
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I have a Husqvarna550 XP Chainsaw which will start reasonably ok when cold, but when hot it will sometimes start but quite often will not. - cessna
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Hi guy. I have a new 550xp and it wont start when warm? Used a few times from new and has been mint. Recently after a few runs I'll start it and it just bogs out? Ticks over fine but as soon as you touch the throttle it dies?? Super frustrating. - justgavin
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I've got a brand spanking new, if slightly scratched up, 550XP. At the moment it's about as much use as an orange chocolate teapot because it just will not run. - Hoggin
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Having problems with my husqvarna 550xp saw. Started running rough few weeks back and now it won't idle just cuts out and is a pain to start again once it's stalled. - simon@BGS
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Starts cold, but when I try to rev, it cuts out. When it warms, I can operate with lots of revs, but when I release, rather than idle it cuts out. Difficult to start hot. - Mellish
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The 550XP Bogs and dies when hot from-at idle. - newtonpo
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If I follow the manual's instructions for starting on a cold morning, it's a truly frustrating experience because the saw won't stay running once it starts. - JohnnyD
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I bought a 550xp in 2015. It often bogs and dies on acceleration, which I figured might pass once it was broke in. Many tanks of fuel later—still the same issues. - old CB
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The saw had obvious issues as when I had it positioned starter side up, the engine would always bog and invariably die altogether (starved). When I cracked open the gas cap it was like getting too close to a black hole. - Patrus Monk
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My 550 xp keeps stalling when hot. - Timberjackboy
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When it's 85+ degrees F, it basically won't hot or warm restart. I can get it to fire, and it'll idle, but it takes lots of starts and lots of fiddling with the throttle to get it to rev. - barton174
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The last two weeks though, Ive been using it extensively to clean up some storm damage, and its become a royal pain. Restarting for every third cut is way past getting old. - JackBurton
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