BMW R 1200 RT Complaints

270 consumer complaints on file.

#10505404April 2, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 1/3 OF TANK OF FUEL REMAINING AND 110 MILES LEFT BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF GAS. BIKE RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE RIDING DOWN HIGHWAY AS TANK WAS EMPTY. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD SAFELY AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. FUEL GAUGE HAS NOT READ ACCURATELY SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504324March 24, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PLASTIC FUEL CONNECTOR BROKE WHILE RIDING ON EXPRESSWAY - FUEL SPEWED WHILE RIDING AT 55 MPH ALL OVER RIDER'S LEG - SOAKED PANTS LEG AND BOOT. ABLE TO MAKE IT SAFELY TO MY HOME WITHOUT RUNNING OUT OF FUEL OR CATCHING FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504130March 22, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK FROM THREADS ON TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503806March 20, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY STARTED LEAKING AND FUEL STARTED RUNNING DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING BADLY AND THE BIKE COULD NOT BE OPERATED. REF:PE12-036. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500553February 26, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY MOTORCYCLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE INDICATING 1/2 FULL ON THE FUEL GAUGE. I WAS ON A BUSY US HIGHWAY AND HAD TO COAST TO THE SOFT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE BIKE ALMOST TIPPED OVER INTO THE TRAFFIC LANE WHEN THE KICKSTAND SUNK INTO THE SOFT GROUND. FORTUNATELY ANOTHER BIKER HAD A HOSE AND WE WERE ABLE TO SIPHON ENOUGH FUEL USING A COKE CAN FOR ME TO MAKE IT TO A GAS STATION. SINCE THAT TIME THE GAUGE HAS ALWAYS INDICATED NO LESS THAN 1/2 TANK, EVEN WHEN EMPTY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN PARTICULAR FOR SOMEONE ON 2 WHEELS. A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AT LOWER SPEEDS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE BIKE TIPPING OVER IN THE ROADWAY, CAUSING INJURY TO ME & ENDANGERING ME AND OTHERS. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER BMW RIDERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THAT BMW DENIES THE EXISTENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499756February 23, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE FAILED, AGAIN, CAUSING POTENTIAL STALLING IN TRAFFIC CREATING DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499754February 23, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE FAILED, WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON. BIKE COULD RUN OUT OF FUEL IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499798February 23, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL STRIP FAILED ON THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE MOTORCYCLE, EVEN BY BMW. THIS COULD CREATE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF THE FUEL QUANTITY DEPLETES ON A BUSY INTERSTATE OR IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499667February 22, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE IN A 50MPH RESIDENTIAL ZONE IN FAIRLY HEAVY EVENING TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SEVERELY MISFIRE AND STUMBLE / SPUTTER. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE BECAUSE THE ENGINE THEN DIED AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE WITHOUT TOO MUCH DIFFICULTY ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE BEHIND CAME VERY CLOSE TO ME SINCE THE BIKE SO RAPIDLY SLOWED WITHOUT MY BRAKELIGHT ON TO INDICATE A SLOW DOWN. THE BIKE WOULD NOT RESTART AND I HAD A FRIEND TRAILER IT TO MY HOUSE, SINCE THIS WAS AT NIGHT AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED. UPON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THE GAS TANK WAS BONE DRY, WHICH CAME AS A HUGE SURPRISE SINCE THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED A 1/4 TANK REMAINING AND OVER 100 MILES TO GO BEFORE EMPTY. I PUT A GALLON OF GAS IN IT AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENSOR FILM STRIP TO THE TUNE OF $265.68, WHICH MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED EXCEPT FOR THE $50 DEDUCTIBLE. I CONSIDER MYSELF VERY LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AS THE OUTCOME MIGHT HAVE BEEN RADICALLY DIFFERENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499731February 22, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MOTORCYCLE GAS GAUGE SHOWED HALF FULL WHEN IT STOPPED RUNNING, HAD TO CROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. BIKE WAS OUT OF GAS....THIS HAS HAPPEN 5 TIMES NOW ( RUNNING OUT OF GAS ).. ONE DAY SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED BECAUSE BMW WILL NOT STEP UP AND RECALL THE FUEL STRIP CAUSING THE PROBLEM.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499353February 19, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RIDING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH TRAFFIC, THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY, SHOWING MORE FUEL, THEN LESS FUEL FOR A FEW MILES BEFORE THE MOTORCYCLE RAN OUT OF FUEL, ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH AS THE ENGINE QUIT. WAS ABLE TO CHANGE LANES AND GET TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT A CRASH. I FEEL THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE FUEL GAUGE (WHICH IS FED DATA FROM A FAULTY FUEL STRIP) READS MORE FUEL THAN THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY HAS, IF THE ENGINE RUNS OUT OF FUEL AND STOPS, THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN PLACES WITH HIGH TRAFFIC COUNTS AND SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494899January 28, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DURING ROUTINE SYSTEMS CHECK, DISCOVERED THAT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING (SPECIFICALLY THE RIDGE AT THE BASE OF FUEL LINE DISCONNECT) HAD DEVELOPED NUMEROUS CRACKS AND NO LONGER APPEARS SAFE, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494927January 28, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PARK ON SIDE STAND, ENGINE RUNNING IN NEUTRAL, GAS STARTED LEAKING FROM THE LEFT SIDE FAIRING : ONE DROP EVERY 3 SECONDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493508January 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
TRAVELING TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE UNUSUAL VIBRATION IN DRIVE LINE CHECKED. RIDING ALONG AT 55 MPH WHEN REAR WHEEL OF MOTORCYCLE BEGAN TO SWAY AS IF TIRE WAS GOING FLAT. HAULED TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS FINAL DRIVE CROWN BEARING FAILURE (ESSENTIALLY A REAR WHEEL BEARING). I FEEL FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE CRASHED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492961January 14, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CRACKED BOSS/MOLDED FITTING ON FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT ON FUEL TANK, LEAKING FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492199January 10, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP, WHERE THE FUEL LINE QUICK DISCONNECT IS THREADED INTO THE HOUSING, MULTIPLE CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491835January 8, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL CONTROL MODULE STOPPED WORKING,WHICH DISABLES THE BIKE AND IT WILL NOT RUN. REMOVED THE MODULE AND FOUND THE PC BOARD BURNED AND SHORTED, DUE TO FUEL SEEPAGE COMING FROM FUEL PUMP AND ARCING UNDER THE BOARD. THE FUEL IS COMING FROM A FUEL NIPPLE FITTING LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE MODULE. INSPECTED THE FUEL PUMP FITTING AND FOUND 4 CRACKS RADIATING FROM THE THREADED SECTION INTO THE BODY OF THE FUEL PUMP. NO REPAIR AVAILABLE FROM BMW AND THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE IS TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WHICH LISTS FOR ALMOST 500 DOLLARS AND STILL HAS THE FLAWED NIPPLE DESIGN. CLEANED THE AREA AND MADE A REPAIR USING A 2 PART EPOXY RESIN. IT HAS BEEN FAIRLY GOOD BUT IS BEGINNING TO DETERIORATE AND BEGIN SEEPING. THE NEW FUEL PUMPS HAVE BEEN MODIFIED WITH A THICKER THREADED SECTION AND A SUPPORT COLLAR. YOU CAN SMELL FUEL AT TIMES AND THIS SYSTEM IS PRESSURIZED CREATING A VERY REAL FIRE DANGER.!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490675January 2, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CRACKS EXIST ON FUEL PUMP FLANGE IDENTICAL TO THOSE REPORTED IN PE12-036. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CRACKS AROUND THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE THAT COULD LEAD TO FAILURE/FUEL LEAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489197December 18, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE PERFORMING MAINTANANCE ON MY MOTORCYCLE,I FOUND DEEP CRACKS IN THE FUEL PUMP BOSS WHERE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE ATTACHES. IF THE CRACKS BECOME ANY DEEPER,FUEL WILL LEAK AND SPRAY ONTO MY ENGINE AND EXHAUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488652December 13, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS RIDING AT NIGHT, SUDDENLY SAW SMOG COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MOTORCYCLE AND GAS ODOR AND FELT A WET LEFT LEG AND SHOE, PULL ASIDE AND PARK NOTICING ABOUT A 1/4 GALLON OF FUEL SPILL, AFTER FEW MINUTES MY LEFT HAND, SHOULDER AND NECK JUST BELOW MY HELMET START TO FEEL IRRITATION ON SKIN A BURN FEELING, AFTER REMOVING FAIRINGS FOUND OUT A CRACKED FUEL PUMP AND LEAKING QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING AT HIGH PRESSURE. IN CASE OF FIRE THE POOR FUEL PUMP DESIGN PUT MYSELF IN A REAL HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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