BMW R 1200 GS Complaints

325 consumer complaints on file.

• #10191687May 24, 2007
  STRUCTURE:BODY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW R1200 GS MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH INTO 40-50MPH WIND, THE LEFT SIDE PANEL DETACHED FROM THE MOTORCYCLE AND STRUCK HIS KNEE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REATTACH THE PANEL. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND EXTREMELY WINDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6300. THE NUMBER OF CYLINDER INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE.

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• #10167228September 1, 2006
  POWER TRAIN

  FINAL DRIVE SEAL BLEW OUT AFTER ONLY 30K MILES. *JB

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• #10165627August 16, 2006
  STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AFTERMARKET SADDLE BAG INSTALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP HAD SEPARATED FROM THE MOTORCYCLE TWICE AND BECAME AIRBORNE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.*AK

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• #10161346July 3, 2006
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

  2005 BMW R1200GS. ABS OFF, BLINKING BRAKE FAILURE, ONLY RESIDUAL BRAKING. DEALER RESET THE ABS COMPUTER, BUT CAME BACK AFTER ONE WEEK, ONLY RESIDUAL BRAKING NOW, (REQUIRE EXTRA ORDINARY LEVER GRIP TO STOP) THIS IF NOT PREPARED TO STOP COULD CAUSE A CRASH, WHAT IS CAUSING THE ABS TO DEACTIVATE. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHT IS STUCK ON BRIGHT, NO ABS, RESIDUAL BRAKING, DEALER TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT IN, IS THAT SAFE? NO WORKING BRAKE LIGHT? BMW SHOULD INVESTIGATE PROBLEM AND CORRECT PROBLEM. *JB

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• #10160356June 21, 2006
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

  IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, I HAVE RIDDEN OVER 100,000 MILES ON SIX DIFFERENT BMW MOTORCYCLES, ALL PURCHASED NEW. I RIDE YEAR-ROUND AND HAVE ALWAYS USED AN ELECTRIC VEST TO AVOID HYPOTHERMIA. IN SEPTEMBER, 2005 I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 BMW R1200RT MOTORCYCLE. DURING A CROSS-COUNTRY RIDE IN MAY, 2006, MY NON-BMW BRAND ELECTRIC VEST FAILED TO FUNCTION DURING RAIN AND COLD TEMPERATURES ENCOUNTERED IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE NEXT DAY, I EXPERIENCED UNUSUAL FATIGUE, WENT OFF THE ROAD IN KANSAS, TOTALED THE BIKE AND BROKE MY LEG. I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND OUT BY READING A MOTORCYCLE PUBLICATION THAT BMW DELIBERATELY ENGINEERED THE STANDARD 12 VOLT OUTLET ON THE FAIRING TO SHUT DOWN WHEN USING A NON-BMW ELECTRIC VEST. I BELIEVE BMW HAS AN OBLIGATION TO WARN OWNERS ABOUT THIS UNEXPECTED LACK OF PERFORMANCE WHICH IN MY MIND WAS A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR TO MY PROPERTY LOSS AND PERSONAL INJURY. ON MY REPLACEMENT BIKE, I WILL GO TO THE EXPENSE OF INSTALLING A 12 VOLT FAIRING OUTLET DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE BATTERY. *JB

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  Injuries:

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