BMW K 1300 S Complaints (2009)

59 consumer complaints on file.

#11233327July 19, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS MOTORCYCLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V617000, FOR A FUEL PUMP FLANGE FAILURE WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK AND POTENTIAL FIRE, AND WORSE. SINCE THE RECALL, WE'VE HAD 2 SEPARATE SITUATIONS OF FUEL LEAKAGE WHILE IN MOTION. THE FIRST WAS NOVEMBER 18, 2017, TRAVELING AT SPEED ALONG A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, RAW GASOLINE WAS SMELLED BY THE PASSENGER. FUEL WAS DRIPPING STEADILY OVER THE LOWER ENGINE COMPONENTS. THE BIKE WAS NOT SAFE TO RETURN TO THE ROAD, TRUCKED BACK HOME. WE WERE INFORMED THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN SATISFIED, ALL RISKS WERE OURS TO ASSUME. WE REPLACED THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP MALE QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING WITH A METAL UNIT, AS THE MALE UNIT SHOWED A CRACK. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS JULY 16, 2019. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, FREEWAY TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND ASSOCIATED SPEED FOR EVENING COMMUTE, STRAIGHT ROUTES OF TRAVEL. THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WAS AGAIN DETECTED AND RAW GAS WAS AGAIN OBSERVED DRIPPING FROM THE CONNECTORS, LEAKING FROM BETWEEN THE COLLAR AND THE FEMALE CONNECTOR. THE CRACKS THE RECALL COLLAR WAS TO ADDRESS AND KEEP FROM CONTINUING, APPEAR TO HAVE ACTUALLY CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE, LEADING TO POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING CIRCUMSTANCES. THE MALE AND FEMALE QUICK DISCONNECT FITTINGS CAN BE REPLACED WITH METAL, BUT THESE REPLACEMENTS MUST BE THREADED INTO AN ALREADY COMPROMISED SETTING. THE PREVIOUS RECALL COLLAR IS A FAILURE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY FIXED BY A REDESIGNED FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT USING METAL QUICK DISCONNECTS, INSTEAD OF APPLYING WHAT AMOUNTS TO A BAND-AID SOLUTION. WE DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH DAMAGE OR FRACTURING IS CONTINUE TO OCCUR UNDER THE FLANGE 'FIX'. BUT THIS CONTINUED FAILURE IS PUTTING THE RIDER AT RISK FOR VEHICLE FIRE, INJURY, OR EVEN DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142506October 24, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STALLING ISSUE, NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT ALL, ALMOST FAIL WHEN I PASS THE CAR, SO DANGER...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875377June 20, 2016
WHEELS
ON AUGUST 29, 2013 MY CONTINENTAL CONTISPORT ATTACK FRONT TIRE POPPED WHILE I WAS RIDING MY 2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE NORTH OF DAHLONEGA, GA. I WAS LUCKY AND DID NOT CRASH. I WAS RIDING AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE TIRE POPPED. THE CENTER OF THE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING THE RAPID DEFLATION. I HAD THE BIKE TOWED ON A FLAT BED TO EUROPEAN MOTORSPORTS INC. AND BOUGHT A NEW PIRELLI ROSSO 2 TIRE FOR $168.33. THE FLAT BED TOW COST ME $110. THE TIRE WAS A CONTI SPORT ATTACK SIZE 120/70ZR17 MOTORCYCLE TIRE. I FOUND OUT ON APRIL 21, 2016 THAT CONTINENTAL HAS A RECALL ON THIS TIRE FOR RAPID DEFLATION BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION - THE RECALL NOTICE FROM CONTI IS PSIB 14-06 DATED NOVEMBER 6, 2014. I CALLED CONTINENTAL AND TALKED TO JANET DECANDIA AT 973-471-8890 EMAIL = [email protected]. JANET TOLD ME I HAD NO RECOURSE BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE TIRE CARCASS OR THE DOT SERIAL NUMBER. I FOUND THE DOT SERIAL NUMBER FROM AN OLD PICTURE AND ON MAY 19, 2016 I SENT HER VIA EMAIL ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION PROVING BIKE YEAR, MODEL, VIN # AND PROOF OF CURRENT OWNERSHIP. ON MAY 20, 2016 JANET SENT ME AN EMAIL TELLING ME "I WENT THRU ALL YOUR DOCS AS WELL AS CHECKING THE BMW WEBSITE FOR THE OE FITMENT ON YOUR BIKE, AND ALSO THE LIST OF VIN'S WE RECEIVED FROM BMW THAT WERE EFFECTED BY THE RECALL. YOUR BIKE DID NOT HAVE A RECALLED TIRE ON IT. THE OE FITMENT ON YOUR BIKE WAS OUR 120/70ZR17 SPORT ATTACK "C", WHEREAS THE RECALLED TIRE DID NOT HAVE THE "C" DESIGNATION. ALSO, THERE WERE NO MODEL YEAR 2009 1300S BIKES ON THE VIN LIST BMW PROVIDED TO US.". IF THE SPORT ATTACK "C" TIRE THAT POPPED WAS NOT A PART OF THE CONTI RECALL, IT SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL IMMEDIATELY. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THAT TIRE'S FAULTY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783317October 19, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLS CONSTANTLY. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND WHILE TURNING AS IT CAN LEAD TO A FALL/ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10555523December 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V384000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479306October 8, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I WAS DECELERATING AND DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR AT 4 MPH, I PULLED THE CLUTCH IN AND COASTED TO A STOP THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. I TRIED TO START BUTTON, BUT THERE WAS NO CATCHING. I PRESSED THE START BUTTON AND ACCELERATED THE RPM'S TO 4000 THEN THE BIKE TOOK OFF ABRUPTLY. ONE THOUSAND FEET LATER, I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT 5 MPH AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AGAIN. A HALF MILE LATER I WAS IN FIRST GEAR INTO A CORNER AT 5 MPH THEN THE ENGINE DIED. THERE WAS NO STARTING WITH THE START BUTTON, SO I POPPED THE CLUTCH AND THE ENGINE STARTED AND I ACCELERATED. AS LONG AS I KEPT THE RPM'S HIGH THERE WAS NO STALLING, BUT IF I CAN TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED FIVE TIMES TODAY!!!! I ALMOST WRECKED IN THE CURVE WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470266August 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE BIKE STALLS WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN AND GO TO SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR. IT HAS DONE IT NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS ON A MOTORCYCLE. THIS BIKE WAS RE-SOLD BY BMW AFTER THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. BMW'S FIX DIDN'T WORK, THE BIKE IS STILL STALLING. THE BIKE HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A MONTH AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY JUST KEEP REPLACING RANDOM PARTS TO TRY AND CORRECT IT. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT BMW NEEDS TO ADDRESS CORRECTLY OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. MY GUESS IS THE MAPPING UNIT FOR THE BIKE ISN'T MAPPED CORRECTLY AND THEY NEED TO DESIGN ONE THAT IS OR CAN BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448967February 22, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALLS CONSTANTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN JUST CRUISING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432451October 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAD STALLING RECALL PERFORMED IN APPROXIMATELY JANUARY 2011. SOFTWARE UPDATE HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THE STALLING CONDITION. THE ENGINE STILL STALLS UNDER A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS, BUT ESPECIALLY IN STOP AND GO RIDING. PREVIOUS RECALL HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THE STALLING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432450October 22, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HAVE HAD THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH REPLACED ONCE UNDER RECALL. THE REPLACEMENT UNIT HAS NOW FAILED. TURN SIGNALS WILL NOW ONLY FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. NOTE ONCE AGAIN THAT THE UPDATED COMPONENT INSTALLED TO SATISFY PREVIOUS RECALL HAS FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347317August 4, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BMW K1300S CUTTING OUT WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND ON IDLE, THIS CAN HAPPEN 4 OR 5 TIMES ON A 10 MILE RUN OR ONCE ON A 500 MILE RUN, THE BIKE HAS BEEN BACK TO BMW MANCHESTER A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THEY CANNOT SORT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339037June 18, 2010
TIRES
I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON AN INTERSTATE FOR ABOUT 10 MILES WHEN A SLIGHT VIBRATION STARTED WHICH AT FIRST THOUGHT WAS THE ROAD THEN I SLOWED DOWN AND THE SHAKING GOT VIOLENT. I STOPPED THE MOTORCYCLE AND SAW A LARGE LUMP IN THE FRONT TIRE 1 INCH HIGH 8 INCHES LONG. I SLOWLY WENT DOWN THE EXIT RAMP AND THE TIRE BURST AND I WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND HAD THE TIRE REPLACED THE NEAREST DEALER WAS 200 MILES AWAY BMW OF TAMPA THEY HAD THE BLOWN TIRE AND MAY STILL HAVE IT. THE DEALER SAID HE NEVER SAW A TIRE SEPARATION IN ALL HIS EXPERIENCE ON A MOTORCYCLE TIRE. THE TIRE HAD 10,000 MILES ON IT ABOUT 1 YEAR OLD WITH SUBSTANTIAL TREAD LEFT. THE TIRE IS A CONTI ATTACK 120-70-17 MOTORCYCLE TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332437May 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NEW BMW K 1300S 2009. ENGINE STALLING SINCE JULY 2009 HAS BECOME WORSE. I'VE HAD A COUPLE NEAR MISSES ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VERY FEATURES I GOT THE MOTORCYCLE FOR ( THE ENGINE, BRAKES, HANDLEBAR SWITCHES) ALL HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE WITH THE BMW AND THE K 1300S, AND I QUESTION AFTER ALL THE RECALLS I MENTIONED HOW MANY MORE WILL SURFACE. I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE STALLING OVER 70 TIMES. BMW OF MANHATTAN HAS ASSURED ME MULTIPLE TIMES THAT THE STALLING WOULD BE CORRECTED WITH SOME SOFTWARE, BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE. BMW OF MANHATTAN HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE MOTORCYCLE THIS TIME AROUND FOR OVER 28 DAYS AND COUNTING WITH NO ANSWERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316569March 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
THE MOTORCYCLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON I-95 IN FLORIDA AROUND 2PM. THERE WAS A GOOD DEAL OF TRAFFIC AND ALL LANES WERE OCCUPIED. AS I WENT TO SLOW DOWN I APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKE, BUT THERE WAS NO PRESSURE AND ABSOLUTELY NO ACTION ON THE BRAKE. THERE HAD BEEN A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE FRONT BRAKES WHICH HAD BEEN SERVICED/THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AFTER THE INITIAL RECALL FIX UNTIL THIS EVENT. THE BMW SERVICE REPORTS THAT IT WAS COMPLETE HYDRAULIC FAILURE... THEY ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM TO ASCERTAIN THE CAUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296759December 22, 2009
POWER TRAIN
STALLING WHEN ROLLING OFF THROTTLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296180December 17, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BIKE STALLS ON DECEL AND CLUTCH PULLED IN. IT RESTARTS OK. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS IS VERY INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOLD DEALER ABOUT STALLING AND THEY ALSO EXPERIENCED THE STALLING DURING TEST RIDE AFTER 600 MILE SERVICE.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290888November 3, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MOTORCYCLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 7 TIMES FOR STALLING AND 3 OF THESE TIMES IT REQUIRED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN WHEN PUT INTO GEAR. THE BIKE IS AT BMW MOTORCYCLES OF FT. WORTH NOW, AFTER BEING TOWED FOR THE 3RD TIME. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE MOTORCYCLE BUT IT'S CLEARLY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO OPERATE. I NEARLY GOT RAN OVER BY A LOGGING TRUCK IN ARKANSAS WHEN THE BIKE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC AND BMW OF FT. WORTH REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL AND SPECIFICALLY MY MOTORCYCLE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF THE NHTSA DOESN'T STEP IN AND FORCE A RECALL OF 2009-2010 BMW K1300S AND K1300GT MODELS. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, CHECK IBMW.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290467October 31, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2009 BMW K 1300 S MOTORCYCLE STALLS WHEN DISENGAGING THE CLUTCH TO DOWNSHIFT. HAPPENS EVERY OUTING. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NO "FIX" AS OF YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289766October 25, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 BMW K1300S, ENGINE STALLS WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED AND FULLY ROLLING OFF THE THROTTLE. IT'S NORMAL FOR THE BIKE TO STALL 2 TO 4 TIMES DURING A 200 MILE RIDE. ENGINE GOES DOWN TO IDLE THEN STALLS WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE BIKE AS I'VE EXPERIENCE ENGINE STALLS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND ALMOST GOT RAN OVER BY A VEHICLE BEHIND ME. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE BIKE FROM WITH JUST 200 MILES ON THIS NEW BMW K1300S. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ECU RESETS, SOFTWARE UPDATES ETC. BUT NOTHING HAS HELPED. THE BMW DEALER TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND THE BMW OR NORTH AMERICA HAS THOUSANDS OF OPEN CASES WITH BMW NEW K BIKES (K1300S, K1300GT). I PURCHASED MY BIKE IN APRIL 2009 AND AM PATIENTLY WAITING FOR BMW TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. IF THEY DON'T DO SOMETHING SOON, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET INJURED DRIVING THESE MOTORCYCLES. I'M CONSIDERING ASKING BMW TO BUY MY BIKE BACK AS I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT WITH THIS SERIOUS DEFECT. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A FULL RECALL ON THE K BIKE LINE TO HELP BMW UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THEY HAVE CAUSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288592October 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTORCYCLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC WHEN CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE LAST 500 MILES. THE MOTORCYCLE NOW HAS AROUND 3,400 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE BMW, BUT AT THIS TIME THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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