BMW C 650 GT Complaints (2013)

30 consumer complaints on file.

#11664162June 1, 2025
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Engine stalled in traffic. Happened when slowing to a stop. Happens when engine has warmed up.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11568486January 29, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2013 BMW C650 GT Motorcycle. The contact stated that while riding at an undisclosed speed, the chain started making an abnormally loud sound before the motorcycle lost motive power. There were no warning lights illuminated. The motorcycle was taken back to the residence. The motorcycle was not taken to a local mechanic or dealer. The motorcycle was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer was made aware of the failure. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 16,117.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11529170June 27, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Side stand slowly started to loosening then just broke bolt off Stand connected to under bike it snapped.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929599December 2, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
AFTER COMPLETING A TURN ONTO CITY STREET IT JUST QUIT AS IF YOU HIT THE KILL SWITCH. I WAS 3 MILES FROM HOME AND IT DID THIS AGAIN TWICE BEFORE I REACHED HOME. IT FAILED TO START AGAIN AT THE GATED ENTRANCE. AT THIS POINT WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT HAD LOST ALL COMPRESSION. CLEAR TO ME THAT THE RECALL ON THAT ISSUE WAS THE PROBLEM. I PUSHED IT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808922December 7, 2015
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS. WILL SURGE AT LOW SPEEDS. WILL STALL OUT WHEN DOING LESS THAN 15 MPH OR GIVING NO THROTTLE. WILL STALL WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC OR PARKING IT. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIRS WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THEY CLAIM IT'S A COMPUTER ISSUE. THEY FAIL TO REPAIR IT. SEE C650GT BLOG FOR OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.WEBBIKEWORLD.COM/BMW-C-650-GT/BLOG.HTM#STALLING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654570November 12, 2014
ENGINE
BIKE STALLING AT LOW SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING. WAS IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND BIKE STALLED. IN ORDER TO RESTART, NEED TO APPLY BRAKE AND START. TRUCK BEHIND ALMOST REAR ENDED ME AS I WAS RESTARTING. THE BIKE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 3 DAYS, ALL AT LOW SPEED AND COASTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633468September 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT UPDATE AFTER A FILLUP. IF THE GAUGE INDICATED 1/2 BEFORE FUELING, IT WILL CONTINUE TO INDICATE 1/2 AFTER FILLING UP. SOMETIMES IT WILL INDICATE SOME CHANGE, BUT SELDOM ACCURATELY. EXAMPLE: THE UNIT IS FILLED UP, BUT INDICATES 3/4. JUST HAPPENED TO ME YESTERDAY. BMW DENIES THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617037July 28, 2014
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALL OCCASIONALLY AT LOW SPEED/LOW IDLE... *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616053July 24, 2014
ENGINE
HAS HAPPEN A NUMBER OF TIMES WHERE THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE REDUCING RPMS. CONCERNED IF ON HIGHWAY AND ENGINE STOPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596265June 5, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE SCOOTER IS STALLING DURING LOW-THROTTLE OR IDLE SITUATIONS SUCH AS STOPLIGHTS AND SLOW-SPEED MANEUVERS, SLOW SPEED TURNS ETC. THE ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED IN A FEW ONLINE ARTICLES. HTTP://WWW.SCOOTERFILE.COM/RECALLS/BMW-SCOOTER-STALLING-ISSUES/ HTTP://WWW.WEBBIKEWORLD.COM/BMW-C-650-GT/BMW-SCOOTER-STALLING-PROBLEM.HTM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583763April 20, 2014
ENGINE
ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. NO OTHER FUNCTIONALITY WAS AFFECTED. HAD TO COAST TO A STOP TO RESTART. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE FIRST 5 MILES OF RIDING, AND IN GOOD WEATHER. RODE 10 MILES ALTOGETHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579290April 11, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE AND RELATED MPG READ OUTS HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE BRAND NEW BIKE. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TANK SENSOR DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NINE SUBSEQUENT CONTACTS MADE TO BMW WITH NO FOLLOW THROUGH BY THEM TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT BMW HAS AN INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578035April 7, 2014
ENGINE
DRIVING ON CITY STREET APPROACHING A STOP AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568217March 10, 2014
ENGINE
@ 1050 MILES: THE SCOOTER STARTED STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I CAN NEVER PREDICT WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT DID IT ONCE WHILE I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE CAR BEHIND BARLEY MISSED HITTING ME." YOU MUST APPLY THE BRAKE TO RESTART, SLOWING YOU WAY DOWN OR STOPPING YOU {DANGEROUS}, IT HAS ALWAYS RESTARTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THE FIRST CHANCE I HAD I TOOK IT TO THE BMW SERVICE CENTER 2/28/14 ABOUT A WEEK AFTER IT STARTED, IT IS STILL THERE. THEY SAID IT HADN'T DONE IT FOR THEM I TOLD THEM TO KEEP IT AND RIDE IT AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON DIFFERENT TANKS OF GAS AND I ALWAYS USE PREMIUM BP SO FAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556538December 18, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
BIKE STALLS SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN LOW SPEED TURNS. LOSS OF POWER AND STABILITY IF IT HAPPENS AT TURNS. STRANDED IN INTERSECTIONS IF STALLING OCCURS STOPS WITH HIGH RISK OF SIDEWAY COLLISION. CANNOT RESTART BIKE WITHOUT ENGAGING BRAKE AT A FULL STOP. PROBLEM REPEATS AFTER FIRST SERVICING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550112October 30, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS 2ND IN LINE AT A STOP SIGN. THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME PULLED OUT AND I ADVANCED. AS I RELEASED THE THROTTLE TO COME TO A STOP THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WAS STILL POWER AS ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE ON. THE MOTOR JUST QUIT. IT HAPPENED 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES THAT DAY WITH ONE TIME PUTTING MY LIFE IN PERIL AS THERE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND I HAD TAKEN A RIGHT-ON-RED. TWO DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED 2 TIMES AND THEN THE DAY THE DEALERSHIP CAME TO PICKUP THE MOTORCYCLE I TESTED IT IN THE PARKING LOT ONE LAST TIME AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SO DURING THE LAST THREE TIMES I HAVE STARTED/RIDDEN MY MOTORCYCLE IT HAS STALLED ON ME A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS SITUATION IS THAT THE STARTING PROCEDURE FOR THIS MODEL REQUIRES YOU TO BE AT A COMPLETE STOP, PULL IN THE LEFT HAND BRAKE LEVER AND THEN PUSH THE START BUTTON. SO YOU HAVE TO BE AT A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER TO TURN OVER THE ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A CV (CONSTANT VELOCITY) TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548511October 19, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE STALLING AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533922August 6, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I JUST PURCHASED A LIGHTLY USED C650GT WITH 992 MILES ON JULY 23RD, 2013. ELEVEN DAYS LATER WITH ABOUT 200 MILES ON THE BIKE AND I ENCOUNTERED A STALLING ISSUE. AT FIRST, IT STALLED IN A TURN RIDING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. ROAD THE BIKE FOR 1.7 MILES TO A FRIENDS HOUSE WITH NO ISSUE. RIDING OUT FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT STALLED AGAIN. ALTHOUGH I HAD 3/8'S OF A TANK OF GAS - I RODE TO THE GAS STATION STALLING AS I TURNED INTO THE STATION. FUELED UP AND STARTED THE ENGINE. PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION THE ENGINE STALLED. CIRCLED IN A SMALL SHOPPING CENTER ADJACENT TO THE GAS STATION STALLING TWICE MORE. DECIDED TO TRY AND RIDE THE BIKE HOME AND ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY AT 30 MPH IT DID NOT STALL UNTIL I TURNED INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD. ONCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT STALLED ON EVERY TURN (3 MORE TIMES) BEFORE GLIDING INTO THE GARAGE. I CANNOT TELL IF THE STALLS ARE DUE TO LOW RPM'S, TURNS, OR WHAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524918July 15, 2013
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW C650GT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED A RACK CASE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO CARRY ITEMS AND SUPPORT A PASSENGER. THE CARRY RACK HOWEVER, WOULD NOT REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE SCREWS AND REAR BRACKET TO SUPPORT THE CARRY RACK CASE WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 640. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521290June 23, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SCOOTER STALLED 7 TIMES BETWEEN JUNE 21 AND JUNE 23. AIR TEMP ABOVE 90 EACH DAY. ALL HAPPENED WHILE BIKE WAS COASTING. ON ONE OCCASION HAD ME CLENCHING BUTTOCKS FAIRLY HARD BECAUSE OF NEAR DROP IN A TURN DUE TO ENGINE SWITCHING TO FANCY GERMAN SILENCE MODE( LIKE AIRWOLF!) . BIKE PREVIOUSLY AT DEALER BECAUSE OF STALLING AFTER THROTTLE WAS GENTLY OPENED. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS TYPE OF STALLING AFTER 3 WEEKS AND 57 MILES. SERVICE MANAGER IMPLIED THAT THE STALLS MIGHT BE DRIVER INDUCED DUE TO HIS PERCEIVED THOUGHT OF ME NOT KNOWING HOW A CVT WORKS, WHICH MAKES ME THINK THE SERVICE MANAGER IS A &^%$** BAG AND DOESN'T KNOW THAT THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THE SCOOTER STALLING, AND EVEN IF THERE WAS, BMW WOULD..........I'M RAMBLING. THIS SCOOTER NOW STALLS WHEN THE BIKE IS DECELERATING AND AT IDLE COAST, JUST AFTER THE CLUTCH RELEASES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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