BMW R 1200 GS Complaints

325 consumer complaints on file.

#10340286June 27, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
SHINKO E705 REAR TIRE, SIZE 150/70/17,APPROXIMATELY 4K MILES (ALL HIGHWAY) MOUNTED ON OEM WHEEL OF A 2009 BMW R1200GS ADVENTURE, TIRE TREAD BLOCKS ARE SEVERELY CRACKED AND SOME CRACKS WITH NOTED BULGING/SWELLING WHILE TIRE IS INFLATED TO 33PSI AS PER THE SIDEWALL INFORMATION PANEL. *TR
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0
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#10295180December 10, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
STRESS FRACTURE ON BMW GS1200 (2004) REAR WHEEL ATTACHMENT FLANGE. THIS BILLET ALUMINUM FLANGE IS THE SINGLE COMPONENT CONNECTING THE REAR WHEEL WITH THE MOTORCYCLE. CRITICAL FAILURE WILL CERTAINLY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY. BMWNA INDICATE THAT THIS IS A NORMAL WEAR ITEM AND OFFER NO RECOURSE TO CORRECT. *TR
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#10291417November 8, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. HARD TO STOP BIKE AND A NEAR MISS WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY FRONT BRAKE SWITCH. *TR
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#10290767November 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN
NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE TRANSMISSION JUNCTURE BEING BLOWN BACK ONTO REAR TIRE ON MY 2005 BMW MOTORCYCLE. *YT
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#10289466October 23, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS SHINKO E705 TIRES, DOT# H67VKJE, SIZE 110/90/19 ON A 2007 BMW R1200GS ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLE. YOKOHAMA IS THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS IN BETWEEN THE TIRE TREAD. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4300.
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#10286298October 5, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON OCTOBER 3, 2009, WHILE RIDING MY 2007 BMW R1200GS ADVENTURE, THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON A STATE HIGHWAY HEAR MY HOME FORCING ME TO PULL OFF ONTO A VERY NARROW SHOULDER (WESTERN NC, MOUNTAIN ROADS) AND STOP WITH TRAFFIC PASSING ME BY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT FROM MY LEFT SIDE. THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. EVENTUALLY IT DID RESTART AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY FIFTY YARDS BEFORE THE ENGINE AGAIN STOPPED. THIS ALLOWED ME TO GET TO A WIDER SECTION OF SHOULDER WHERE I WAS NOT AT SUCH GREAT RISK FROM TRAFFIC. THE SYMPTOMS INDICATED A LACK OF FUEL. I CHECKED THE QUANTITY OF FUEL IN THE TANK VISUALLY AND FOUND AMPLE FUEL (I HAD DRIVEN LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED MILES SINCE FILLING THE TANK, WELL WITHIN THE FUEL RANGE OF THE VEHICLE). AGAIN, AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS. AFTER ANOTHER FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND DRIVE ABOUT 50 YARDS. AFTER ANOTHER FEW MINUTES THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND GOT ME APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE TO MY HOME. A CHECK OF ERROR CODES IN THE ONBOARD COMPUTER INDICATED FUEL PUMP FAILURE. ON OCTOBER 5, 2009, I CONTACTED TOURING SPORT BMW REGARDING THE FAILURE AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V319000 REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10276585July 13, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HAND GUARD ROTATED INTO A POSITION THAT RESTRICTED THE BRAKE LEVER FROM FULLY DISENGAGING THE BRAKES. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO OPERATE WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS IN MOTION. THE OPERATOR NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE SLIGHTLY ENGAGED (DUE TO THE NOISE OF THE BRAKE SERVOS) EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE LEVER AND PEDAL WERE NOT BEING ENGAGED BY THE OPERATOR. THE PROBLEM WAS RECTIFIED BY TWISTING THE HAND GUARD BACK INTO POSITION. HAD THE PROBLEM NOT BEEN RECTIFIED IN A TIMELY MANNER, OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM COULD HAVE OCCURRED LEADING TO THE BREAKS LOCKING. BMW IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT ON THESE MOTORCYCLES AND HAS APPARENTLY STOPPED MAKING THE REPLACEMENT PART. THEY HAVE DESIGNED A PART THAT CAN NOT INTERFERE WITH THE BRAKE OPERATION. RATHER THAN REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE HAND GUARDS, THEY HAVE RECENTLY (IN THE PAST WEEK) NOTIFIED OWNERS BY MAIL WITH A WARNING ABOUT THIS SITUATION, AND SOME STICKERS THAT CAN BE PLACED INSIDE THE HAND GUARDS. *TR
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#10268796May 14, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL INDICATOR BAD FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 6 MONTHS. RAN OUT OF FUEL THE FIRST TIME WHEN IT SAID I HAD PLENTY. NOW IT SAYS ITS EMPTY WHEN ITS FULL. *TR
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0
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#10266224April 21, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
BOLT BREAKING ON THE BIKE. *TR
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#10251144December 9, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 BMW R1200GSA FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. PAID EXTRA FOR A COMPUTER THAT IS USELESS W/O IT... LOCAL BMW DEALER ANSWER IS IT IS "NORMAL." "NORMAL" MAY GET ME SERIOUSLY INJURED IF I RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242609September 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, POWER TRAIN
2005 BMW 1200 GS MOTORCYCLE HAD A DEFECTIVE PART. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR WHEEL FINAL DRIVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE RIDING THE BIKE, IT SLID/HOPPED A COUPLE OF TIMES ON FAST CURVES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR FLANGE IN THE FINAL DRIVE BECAUSE IT WAS DAMAGED. *JB
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0
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#10239566August 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, POWER TRAIN
2006 GS 1200 BMW MOTORCYCLES,LT MODELS ALSO. MOTORCYCLES HAVE SEALS THAT ARE FAILING ON FINAL DRIVE (REAR END OF CYCLE WHERE REAR TIRE MOUNTS) THIS CAUSES GEAR LUBE TO ESCAPE ONTO REAR TIRE AND BRAKE ROTOR. BEARINGS IN REAR WHEEL WILL FAIL CAUSING REAR WHEEL TO WOBBLE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF CYCLE. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF FIRE. I PERSONALLY HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW WAITING TO GO INTO DEALER FOR REPAIR. BMW CAME OUT WITH A UPDATED FINAL DRIVE ASSY. BUT THEY WILL ONLY PUT IT ON IF THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE DEALER SAY THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. FAILURES TYPICALLY OCCUR AROUND 20,000 MILES OR HIGHER, WHEN CYCLE WILL HOPEFULLY BE OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS,. THESE BIKES SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED AND FIXED AND OR HAVE THE WARRANTY EXTENDED FOR LIFE. OWNER INCURRED COST OF FIXING THIS COULD GO AS HIGH AS 1,500 DOLLARS. *TR
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0
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0
#10226877May 6, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE REAR MAIN SEAL BEGAN LEAKING RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED. THIS WAS SECOND MAJOR SEAL FAILURE, THE FIRST BEING TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SEAL. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED WITHIN A WEEK, BUT BEGAN LEAKING AGAIN ON THE TRIP BACK FROM THE REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE AND USUALLY LEADS TO OIL CONTAMINATION ON THE CLUTCH, LEADING TO CLUTCH FAILURE. BMW REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS DEBILITATING PROBLEM AND OFFERS NO AFTER-WARRANTY SUPPORT. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10209020November 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
ON MY BMW R1200GS, I NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE FINAL DRIVE. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE SEAL WAS ONLY AN INDICATION THAT THE DRIVE WAS FAILING. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THIS AND HAS REPLACED THE FINAL DRIVE UNDER WARRANTY. THERE AR RUMORS OF THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM FOR R1200 SERIES BMWS. THE OLD FINAL DRIVE IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
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0
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#10208077November 6, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
MOTORCYCLE FAILED TO DOWNSHIFT ON RUGGED MOUNTAIN ROADWAY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. SHIFTING REQUIRED STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND/OR DOUBLE CLUTCHING. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS DRIVE SPLINE WITHOUT LUBRICATION. HAD THIS OCCURRED IN A BUSY AREA, THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE FATAL. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10206360October 19, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW R1200 GS. WHILE CRUISING AT 40 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL OF THE OTHER COMPONENTS WERE STILL OPERABLE. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDEWALK. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED FOR ONLY TEN SECONDS AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INSIDE THE FUEL MODULE CONTROLS AND CORRODED THE CABLES, WHICH PREVENTED A SIGNAL FROM REACHING THE FUEL PUMP. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V082000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) WAS REFERENCED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,800.
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0
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#10202317September 9, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, TYPICALLY IN 6000 MILES, AS OPPOSED TO TYPICAL PAD LIFE WHICH IS ~18-24000 MILES. NO SYMPTOMS WERE NOTED PREVIOUS TO THE BRAKE PADS WEARING OUT. WHEN REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT, THERE IS LOSS OF REAR BRAKING ABILITY. THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT FOR ME, BUT COULD EASILY CATCH A RIDER BY SURPRISE AND CAUSE A CRASH AS A RESULT OF LOSS OF REAR BRAKE. BMW CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THESE BIKES, AND THEREFORE NOTHING WAS DONE TO FIX THE ACTUAL PROBLEM, ASIDE FROM HAVING THE OWNER PAY AND HAVE NEW BRAKE PADS INSTALLED. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY THE LINKED BRAKE SYSTEM EMPLOYED ON THE R12GS / ABS MODEL. WITH THIS SYSTEM, USING THE FRONT BRAKE ALSO CAUSES THE REAR BRAKES TO BE ACTUATED. SOMEHOW THE SYSTEM IN AT LEAST SOME CASES CAUSES THE BREAKING FORCE APPLIED TO FRONT AND REAR BRAKES TO BE BIASED TO USE THE REAR BRAKE VERY HEAVILY. A SYMPTOM OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR IS VERY HOT (INDICATING THAT THE REAR BRAKE HAS BEEN ACTUATED) EVEN WHEN NEITHER BRAKE LEVERS HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED BY THE RIDER. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED VERY OFTEN. AT LEAST TO ME ONCE, PERSONALLY. I'VE ALSO READ MANY MANY FIRSTHAND STORIES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON VARIOUS WEB FORUMS SUCH AS ADVRIDER.COM, UKGSER.COM AND BMWMOA.ORG. I AM UNSURE OF THE EXACT TIME THAT THIS OCCURRED TO ME BUT CAN FIND RECORDS TO PINPOINT THE EXACT DATE. *JB
Crash:
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0
Deaths:
0
#10197057July 20, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW R1200 GS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING FINAL DRIVE BEARING FAILURE. HE STATED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BECAME FLAT. WHEN HE REMOVED THE WHEEL, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A LOOSE BEARING CAUSED THE FAILURE. HE STATED THAT BMW DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONTACT IS HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED WITH NEW BEARINGS. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,500. THE CONSUMER STATED DEALER REPLACED BEARINGS AND SEALS @ 17,670 AND THE SECOND DEALER REPLACED COMPLETE FINAL DRIVE AND COVER @ 18,699. THE DEALER STATED REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE AND REMOVE TAIL LIGHT. UPDATED 11/21/07 *TR
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#10196837July 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
BMW 2006 R1200GS ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLE FINAL DRIVE FAILURE WHERE THE FINAL DRIVE SEAL TORN BY METAL PIECES IN THE FINAL DRIVE RESULTING IN THE FINAL DRIVE GEAR OIL BEING DUMPED ON THE REAR WHEEL WHILE RIDING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195304July 4, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2007 BMW R1150 GS MOTORCYCLE WITH A FAILING SIGHT GLASS. IT HAS NOT MELTED, BUT HAS A WHITE HALO AROUND THE OUTSIDE EDGE WHICH INDICATES OVERHEATING OF THE SIGHT GLASS. ACTION NUMBER ON THIS ISSUE IS PE07031.
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