BMW R 1200 RT Complaints (2005)

33 consumer complaints on file.

#10445888January 30, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CRACKS ON THE HIGH PRESSURE SIDE OF FUEL PUMP AT THE FITTING. THIS WILL CAUSE FUEL TO LEAK UNDER OPERATION WITH POSSIBLE FIRE. PUMP DESIGN IS FAULTY AND A RECALL SHOULD BE INTIATED FOR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445779January 29, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE FUEL QUICK DISCONNECT REINFORCEMENT FLANGE ON THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING. THIS COULD LEAD TO A FUEL LEAK (AND HAS IN MANY CASES) ON TO THE EXHAUST PIPE, IGNITION SYSTEM COMPONENTS, AND MY LEFT LEG. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444876January 23, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MULTIPLE CRACKS IN FUEL PUMP HOUSING AT FLANGE WHERE FUEL LINE CONNECTS. ODOR AND GAS LEAKAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444670January 20, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP FLANGE CRACKED IN AT LEAST FOUR PLACES THAT I CAN PHOTOGRAPH. FOR HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN I CANNOT DETERMINE. ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT LEAKING FUEL AT THIS TIME SEVERAL RIDERS OF THIS MODEL HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT FLANGE FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN FUEL FLOWING OUT OF THE CRACK AND ONTO THE MOTORCYCLE AND RIDER. FUEL ON A PERSON, IN THE AIR AND ON THE VEHICLE IS A CHEMICAL HAZARD AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD AT THE VERY LEAST AND FUEL IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE INCHES AWAY IS DEADLY. I BELIEVE IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT BY THE MANUFACTURER. 8TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435984November 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FLANGE AROUND THE FEMALE QUICK-DISCONNECT FITTING. PLASTIC FLANGE IS LOCATED ON TOP OF FUEL TANK. REPLACED PLASTIC FITTING WITH METAL ONE BUT LEAKS CONTINUED. PLACED ORIGINAL FITTING BACK AND USED A FUEL-RESISTANT SEALING COMPOUND TO STOP LEAKS. HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY LARGE LEAKS RECENTLY BUT AM CONCERNED THIS PATCH WILL START LEAKING AGAIN. IT WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE TO BE RIDING AND SEEING GAS SPLATTER ON YOUR CLOTHES - COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL I GOT HOME. THE FLANGE DESIGN IS AT FAULT BECAUSE IT PREVENTS A SOLID CONNECTION OF HIGH PRESSURE GASOLINE LINES TO THE FUEL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428629October 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL QUICK DISCONNECT REINFORCEMENT FLANGE CRACKS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE CYCLING AND LEAKS, SENDING RAW FUEL DOWN THE LEFT FAIRING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE VEHICLES LEFT EXHAUST PIPE AND IGNITION SYSTEM COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLES FAIRING EFFECTIVELY CAPTURES THE FUEL VAPORS CREATING A SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR FIRE. IN ADDITION, LEAKING FUEL, STREAMING ALONG THE LEFT FAIRING IS EXHAUSTED ON THE RIDERS LEFT LEG, CREATING SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR THE RIDER EVEN AFTER DISMOUNTING THE VEHICLE. CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE THE COMBINATION OF HIGH FUEL PRESSURE AND NEGLIGENT DESIGN CREATE SUBSTANTIAL RISK FOR RIDERS OF THE IMPACTED VEHICLES. THERE ARE MULTIPLE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE, A FEW OF WHICH ARE OUTLINED BELOW: 1. RIDERS BECOME FUEL SOAKED AS FUEL LEAKS DOWN THE LEFT FAIRING AND THEN IS FORCED BY FAIRING AIRFLOW DYNAMICS ON TO THE RIDERS LEFT LEG. 2. FUEL VAPORS, CAPTURED BY THE FAIRING AND HEATED BY THE EXHAUST PIPE BECOME EXTREMELY VOLATILE AND COULD LEAD TO A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION. 3. FUEL VAPORS RISING FROM THE FAIRING AND EXITING THE TOP OF THE FAIRING BETWEEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FUEL TANK, ARE BLOWN BY AIRFLOW INTO THE RIDERS FACE. THE CARCINOGENIC ASPECTS OF FUEL INHALATION ARE DOCUMENTED. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY SUGGESTS THAT THE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL QUICK DISCONNECT REINFORCEMENT FLANGE WAS INADEQUATELY DESIGNED FOR THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET PRESSURES. BMW'S CHOICE OF A NON-METALLIC (COMPOSITE) PUMP HOUSING COMBINED WITH A COMPOSITE HIGH-PRESSURE DISCONNECT FITTING WAS UNWISE AND THE FAILURE MECHANISM IS OBVIOUS. HIGH PUMP PRESSURE EXPANDS THE COMPOSITE HIGH-PRESSURE FITTING CAUSING IT TO READILY LOAD THE FUEL PUMP HIGH-PRESSURE QUICK DISCONNECT FLANGE. OVER TIME, PRESSURE CYCLING CAUSES THE QUICK DISCONNECT REINFORCEMENT FLANGE TO CRACK ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK. UPDATED 10/20/11.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279884August 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW R 1200 RT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING ONTO THE MUFFLER, WHICH PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THROUGH RESEARCH, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE GAS CONNECTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW VALVE AND THAT THE HOSE NEEDED TO BE ROUTED DIFFERENTLY. THE CONTACT PURCHASED ALL THE PARTS AND IS MAKING THE REPAIRS. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT DUE TO ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS SHE FOUND ONLINE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275008June 26, 2009
STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND, POWER TRAIN
UPON RETURNING HOME FROM A RIDE ON MY 2005 BMW R1200RT MOTORCYCLE, I ATTEMPTED TO LOWER MY SIDE STAND AND NOTICED THAT THE CENTER STAND ASSEMBLY WAS DANGLING BY MERELY A RETRACTION SPRING. FORTUNATELY, IT HAD NOT COME COMPLETELY UNDONE AND BECOME ENTANGLED IN THE REAR WHEEL, WHICH WOULD MOST CERTAINLY HAVE CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE CRASH. BOTH BOLTS THAT HOLD THIS ITEM TO THE BIKE'S UNDERCARRIAGE HAS SHEARED OFF MID-WAY. I CONTACTED BMW NA ABOUT THIS, AND RECEIVED ONLY A BRIEF APOLOGY, BUT NO ADMISSION OF FAULT OR COMPENSATION. I INVESTED APPROX. $45 IN OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS FROM A BMW DEALER TO REPAIR THE UNIT, WHICH THE DEALER STATES IS NOW PERMANENTLY 'BENT.' SIMILAR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE (SKID MARKS ON PAVEMENT CONSISTENT WITH WIDTH OF CENTER STAND LEGS) IMPLICATED IN TWO DEATHS (10/05/08 - MONROE CO., PA - DETAILS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST). I HAVE RETAINED THE DEFECTIVE BOLTS. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED ON AUGUST 20, 2010, THE FINAL DRIVE ON HIS MOTORCYCLE FAILED. THE SUPER-HEATING FROM THE CROWN GEAR BEARING FAILED AND LEAKED OIL. THE REPAIRS EXCEEDED $2,000. UPDATED IVOQ 02/15/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240065August 28, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW R1200 RT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS. HE NOTICED GASOLINE DRIPPING FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND HIS PANTS. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL CHECK VALVE COVER HIMSELF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL VALVE COVER FAILING DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC WAS A COMMON ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,750.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208216November 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
FINAL DRIVE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202781September 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
FINAL DRIVE FAILURES ARE BECOMING ALL TOO COMMON ON BMW MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM 2005 ON. BMW IS TAKING A NONCHALANT ATTITUDE IN ITS REPLACEMENT OF THESE UNITS. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HAD A FAILURE, IF YOU WILL LOOK TO ANY OF THE FORUMS YOU WILL FIND NUMEROUS INCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143124November 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT BRAKES LOCKING UP,AND REAR BRAKES SQUEELING. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10130040July 26, 2005
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
REARVIEW MIRRORS ON BMW R1200RT MOTORCYCLE ARE INADEQUATE. VIEW IS 75-80% BLOCKED BY HANDS AND REAR SADDLEBAGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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