BMW S 1000 R Complaints

8 consumer complaints on file.

#11024993September 22, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RIDING 2017 BMW MOTORCYCLE WITH 1140 MILES AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND BIKE SIMPLY FAULTED OUT TO IDLE RPM AND NEUTRAL GEAR. NO THROTTLE CONTROL, NO GEAR CONTROL. LUCKILY GOT BIKE OFF HIGHWAY AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (ADVENTURE BMW IN CHESAPEAKE, VA). THEY CLEARED FAULT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. DANGEROUS!! WHAT IF I WERE IN A TUNNEL? I HOPE THIS IS NOT A SYSTEMIC ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994297June 10, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE UNDER BRISK OR HEAVY ACCELERATION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE ENGINE LOSES POWER, AND THE THROTTLE BECOMES TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE. IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE. THE BIKE HAS TO BE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, AND ONCE RESTARTED IS RUNS FINE. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS I WAS ON A FREEWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THERE WAS NO SHOULDER FOR ME TO PULL OFF ONTO. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN STRUCK BY A VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN A MONTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864003May 9, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW S 1000 R. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL TICKING SOUND AND FELT AS IF IT WOULD HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, BUT WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BELL WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE'S ROCKER ARM IN THE CRANKSHAFT FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712495April 23, 2015
STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BMW S1000 R. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE KICKSTAND FAILED TO REMAIN IN PLACE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:12V585000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL; HOWEVER, WHILE IN PARK, THE KICKSTAND FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678882January 26, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WHILE COMING TO A STOP, WHILE STOPPED OR WHEN TAKING OFF. ALWAYS IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH DISENGAGED OR WHILE ENGAGING TO TAKE OFF. THE ENGINE USUALLY RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY BUT NOT ALWAYS. A FEW TIMES I'VE HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND BACK ON TO GET THE BIKE TO RESTART. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644660October 14, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
LEFT FAIRING IS LOOSE - LOOKS AS IF ATTACHMENT PARTS HAVE FALLEN OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637398September 18, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER PULLING ON TO MAJOR HIGHWAY FROM SECONDARY ROAD, ACCELERATED AND AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, I FELT LIKE WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A BIRD HIT MY LEFT SHIN AND FOOT. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT STILL REMAINED. I LOOKED DOWN AND THE LEFT FAIRING HAD CAME LOOSE FROM MOTORCYCLE. THE FAIRING WAS THEN CAUGHT BY THE WIND AND BLOWN DOWN UNDER MY FOOT PEG AND PINNING MY FOOT SO IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE FROM GEAR SHIFTER. I PULLED OFF HIGHWAY. DISMOUNTED MOTORCYCLE, MANIPULATED BIKE FAIRING BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION AS BEST I COULD. SLOWLY LIMPED BIKE BACK TO MY GARAGE. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND THAT BOTH SIDES OF FAIRING HAD POPPED LOOSE DUE TO RUBBER GROMMETS NOT BEING ATTACHED SECURELY. RADIATOR CAP HAD KEPT RIGHT SIDE FOM BLOWING LOOSE. I CONTACTED BMW, AS OF YET, MY BIKE HAS STILL NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE ARE MANY OTHER CASES OF THE SAME INCIDENT. BMW HAS ISSUED A REPAIR, BUT NO OFFICIAL RECALL. NO ONE HAS EVEN CONTACTED ME CONCERNING MY BIKE FROM BMW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621715August 12, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
AS I WAS RIDING ON A HIGHWAY THE LEFT SIDE FAIRING OF THE MOTORCYCLE RIPPED OFF FROM THE WIND BLAST. I GOT LUCKY THAT IT WAS HOLDING ON THE LAST VERY LOWER SCREW. THAT SAVED ME FROM LOOSING CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE. WHAT IF IT FELL OFF AND WENT UNDER MY REAR TIRE? I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED. THE FRONT PART OF THE FAIRING IS GLUED TO THE RADIATOR FRAME. THERE IS NO METAL FRAME OR SCREW. IT'S JUST PLASTIC TO PLASTIC GLUED. (IF YOU NEED PICTURES, I CAN SEND THEM TO YOU TO ASSIST YOU IN YOUR INVESTIGATION) I THINK THAT THIS IS A POOR DESIGN AND IT'S A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. SOMEONE MAY GET HURT OR DIE BECAUSE OF THAT. I HOPE YOU GET THAT PROBLEM SERIOUS AND MAKE BMW DO A RECALL AND FIX THAT PROBLEM ACCORDING TO ALL SAFETY STANDARDS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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