BMW R 1200 GS Complaints (2009)

37 consumer complaints on file.

#10524430July 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
2009 BMW R1200GS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FINAL DRIVE FAILURE IN MOTORCYCLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED A PHOTO OF THE REAR WHEEL, TO SHOW THE EXTENT OF HOW THE GEAR OIL LEAKED. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN # DP12001.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508150April 14, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE OPERATING THE MOTORCYCLE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IT SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP I OBSERVED FUEL STEADILY LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP, DOWN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE AND ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST. I HAD TO LEAN THE BIKE AGAINST A FENCE POST IN ORDER TO GET FUEL TO FLOW AWAY FROM HOT EXHAUST AND PREVENT FIRE. UPON LATER EXAMINATION I FOUND THAT THE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM MULTIPLE SMALL CRACKS IN A FLANGE LOCATED AT THE TOP TO THE FUEL PUMP AND WHERE THE FUEL LINE IS ATTACHED. THE PLASTIC FLANGE APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED LEADING TO THE LEAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504958March 29, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE FREQUENTLY INDICATES PLENTY OF FUEL IN TANK WHEN TANK RUNS EMPTY. GAUGE WILL ALSO OCCASIONALLY SHOW EMPTY WHEN SEVERAL GALLONS OF FUEL IN TANKS. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493510January 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE TO DEALERSHIP WHEN I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS FINAL DRIVE CROWN BEARING FAILURE(ESSENTIALLY REAR WHEEL BEARING). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471237August 17, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW R 1200 GS MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ONE WARNING LIGHT AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF ANY OTHER SYSTEM ON THE MOTORCYCLE FAILED, HE WOULD NOT BE AWARE OF THE PARTICULAR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE SENSOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,856. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470368August 13, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING. HAVE HAD SEVERAL FUEL LEVEL STRIPS REPLACED. BMW DEALER TELLS ME THERE IS NO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466931July 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE NEW WITH JUST OVER 300 MILES ON IT. AFTER I BEGAN RIDING IT I DISCOVERED THAT IT WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THIS STALLING WOULD OCCUR WHEN DECELERATING FROM HIGH RPMS (ABOVE 2000), WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS CLOSED AND THE CLUTCH WAS PULLED IN. THE MOTORCYCLE NOW HAS OVER 13,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE ON THIS ISSUE MANY TIMES AND FOR OVER SEVERAL MONTHS CUMULATIVELY. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY CANNOT FIND THE ISSUE, YET THEIR ANSWER (THAT THEY 'CAN'T FIND AN ISSUE') REMAINS UNCONVINCING, IN MY MIND. THIS IS ESPECIALLY A HAZARD AT NIGHT WHEN THE LIGHTS DIM IN ORDER TO RESTART THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466424July 18, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE RIDING ALONG A TWISTY RURAL ROAD WITH A PASSENGER THE ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO THE RURAL NATURE OF THE ROADWAY AND THE PREVAILING TERRAIN, THERE WERE FEW SAFE PLACES TO PULL OVER. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE AND WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY REGAIN BALANCE OF THE MACHINE AND COAST UNTIL A SAFE PULLOUT COULD BE REACHED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL INDICATING SYSTEM WAS FAULTY INDICATING ABOUT 1/3 OF A TANK OF FUEL REMAINING WHEN THE TANK WAS EMPTY, ALSO, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE OR THE RANGE TO EMPTY APPEAR, AS IS THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM. THE FUEL INDICATION SYSTEM ON THIS MACHINE CONSISTS OF A FUEL GAUGE, A LOW FUEL LIGHT, AND A RANGE UNTIL EMPTY. THE SYSTEM HAD WORKED ACCURATELY UNTIL THE FAILURE, MEANING I HAD NO PREVIOUS INDICATION THAT THE SYSTEM WAS FAILING OR ABOUT TO FAIL. SINCE MOTORCYCLE STABILITY IS FREQUENTLY DEPENDENT ON PROPER APPLICATION OF THROTTLE, THE SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE COULD QUITE EASILY LEAD TO A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461180June 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BMW MOTORCYCLES FUEL GAUGE WITH "ELECTRONIC FUEL STRIP" FAIL RESULTING IN SAME CONDITION AS THEIR CAR RECALL SHOWN BELOW! DANGEROUS CONDITION RESULTS. (POST 2010 MODELS CHANGED TO FLOAT TYPE SYSTEM). SUMMARY: BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2010 AND 2011 5-SERIES AND 5-SERIES GRAN TURISMO PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 12 THROUGH JULY 1, 2010. THE VEHICLE'S FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WITHIN THE FUEL TANK CAN BECOME WEDGED AGAINST THE TANK. CONSEQUENCE: IF THIS OCCURS, THE FUEL GAUGE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD DISPLAY A LARGER AMOUNT OF FUEL THAN WAS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. AS A RESULT, IF THE TANK BECAME EMPTY, THE VEHICLE COULD STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448606February 21, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AND REPAIRED THREE TIMES FOR FUEL SYSTEM RELATED PROBLEMS. ALONG WITH THE FAILURE TO START, WHILE DRIVING ENGINE QUITS RUNNING WHEN CLUTCH IS PULLED IN TO SLOW DOWN FOR TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446587February 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
AT THE INDICATED TIME, I NOTICED ROUGHNESS WHILE DRIVING. I STOPPED, EXAMINED THE DRIVETRAIN, AND FOUND ROUGHNESS WHEN TURNING THE REAR WHEEL BY HAND. I DRAINED THE DRIVETRAIN OIL AND FOUND METALLIC PARTICLES THE TEXTURE OF COARSE SAND ADHERING TO THE MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG. THE LOCAL AUTHORIZED BMW DEALER EXAMINED THE MOTORCYCLE AND FOUND THAT A BEARING IN THE FINAL DRIVE HAD FAILED. BMW REPLACED THE BEARING AT NO COST UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406900June 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
2009 BMW R1200GS FUEL STRIP FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396871April 20, 2011
EQUIPMENT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2009 BMW R1200GS MOTORCYCLE WAS SHOWING I HAD APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF A TANK OF FUEL WHEN I RAN OUT OF GAS. I WAS TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 15MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED BUT WAS FORCED TO GET OFF THE BIKE AND PUSH IT TO THE FAST LANE SHOULDER. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BIKE RESTARTED BY LEANING IT OVER AS FAR AS I COULD TO THE LEFT WHICH LET SOME ADDITIONAL FUEL GO FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TANK. I FEEL THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE BY BMW OF NORTH AMERICA AS IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN BMW MOTORCYCLES. I HAVE HAD MY MOTORCYCLE IN TO THE SHOP THREE TIMES AND IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. I WILL GO IN FOR A FOURTH TIME TO SEE IF THEY CAN MAKE IT WORK PROPERLY AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396891April 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
RIDING MOTORCYCLE WITH FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYING 3/4 FULL TANK AND THEN SUDDENLY THE BIKE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. TOOK MOTORCYCLE INTO DEALER AND THE FUEL STRIP SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER KEPT OLD PART. THE FUEL SENSOR HAS SUBSEQUENTLY FAIL TWO MORE TIMES CAUSING A STALLING OF THE ENGINE WHILE RIDING ALONG A ROAD. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL SENSOR STRIP THREE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396903April 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR EXTREMELY INACCURATE LEADING TO EXHAUSTION OF FUEL SUPPLY CAUSING STALL IN TRAFFIC. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396739April 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS RIDING MY 2009 BMW R1200GS ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN THE CARPOOL LANE. IT BEGAN TO RAIN SO I WENT TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER TO DON MY RAIN GEAR. I PULLED THE BRAKE LEVER TO SLOW, ONLY TO FIND I HAD NO BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY SLOW THE VEHICLE USING THE REAR BRAKE. INSPECTION OF THE FRONT BRAKES SHOWED THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER WAS HANGING FREELY, ONLY CONNECTED BY THE HYDRAULIC LINE. THE TWO BOLTS THAT HOLD THE CALIPER TO THE FORK MOUNTS WERE MISSING. INSPECTION OF THE TWO BOLT HOLES ON THE FORK SHOWED THAT THEY WERE COMPLETELY STRIPPED. NOTE THE VEHICLE HAD BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED BY THE DEALER TWO DAYS EARLIER. THIS REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE BRAKE CALIPERS. THE BIKE HAD BEEN RIDDEN LESS THAN 50 MILES SINCE THE SERVICE. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR ME ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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