BMW K 1300 S Complaints

74 consumer complaints on file.

#11416350May 12, 2021
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW K 1300 S. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V471000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED HARRISON EUROSPORTS (339 W. 9000 S, SANDY, UT 84070, (801) 618-2700) AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329380June 17, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW K1300S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V617000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO GATEWAY BMW MOTORCYCLES LOCATED AT 2690 MASTERSON AVE SUITE 300, ST. LOUIS, MO 63114, WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,168.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233327July 19, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS MOTORCYCLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V617000, FOR A FUEL PUMP FLANGE FAILURE WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK AND POTENTIAL FIRE, AND WORSE. SINCE THE RECALL, WE'VE HAD 2 SEPARATE SITUATIONS OF FUEL LEAKAGE WHILE IN MOTION. THE FIRST WAS NOVEMBER 18, 2017, TRAVELING AT SPEED ALONG A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, RAW GASOLINE WAS SMELLED BY THE PASSENGER. FUEL WAS DRIPPING STEADILY OVER THE LOWER ENGINE COMPONENTS. THE BIKE WAS NOT SAFE TO RETURN TO THE ROAD, TRUCKED BACK HOME. WE WERE INFORMED THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN SATISFIED, ALL RISKS WERE OURS TO ASSUME. WE REPLACED THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP MALE QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING WITH A METAL UNIT, AS THE MALE UNIT SHOWED A CRACK. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS JULY 16, 2019. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, FREEWAY TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND ASSOCIATED SPEED FOR EVENING COMMUTE, STRAIGHT ROUTES OF TRAVEL. THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WAS AGAIN DETECTED AND RAW GAS WAS AGAIN OBSERVED DRIPPING FROM THE CONNECTORS, LEAKING FROM BETWEEN THE COLLAR AND THE FEMALE CONNECTOR. THE CRACKS THE RECALL COLLAR WAS TO ADDRESS AND KEEP FROM CONTINUING, APPEAR TO HAVE ACTUALLY CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE, LEADING TO POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING CIRCUMSTANCES. THE MALE AND FEMALE QUICK DISCONNECT FITTINGS CAN BE REPLACED WITH METAL, BUT THESE REPLACEMENTS MUST BE THREADED INTO AN ALREADY COMPROMISED SETTING. THE PREVIOUS RECALL COLLAR IS A FAILURE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY FIXED BY A REDESIGNED FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT USING METAL QUICK DISCONNECTS, INSTEAD OF APPLYING WHAT AMOUNTS TO A BAND-AID SOLUTION. WE DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH DAMAGE OR FRACTURING IS CONTINUE TO OCCUR UNDER THE FLANGE 'FIX'. BUT THIS CONTINUED FAILURE IS PUTTING THE RIDER AT RISK FOR VEHICLE FIRE, INJURY, OR EVEN DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186565March 13, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2014 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE WITH 3800 MILES ON IT, AROUND 4 WEEKS AGO, I'VE NOTICED A GAS SMELL WHILE I WAS ABOUT TO GO OUT ON THE BIKE AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THA'S WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE FUEL LEAKING OUT FROM THE LEFT SIDE.IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT LEAK,AS IN IF I LEAVE IT FOR IDLE, FOR 20 SECONDS, THERE WILL BE DRIPS ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE MOTORCYCLE. APPROX THE SAME TIME THE ABS LIGHT IS ON, TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT,THE LEAKING FUEL SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL EMISSION WARRANTY, 2 WEEKS DOWN THE LINE, I GET A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THAT THEY HAVE DENIED THE WARRANTY FROM BMW AND SAID THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD APPEAL THE DECISION AND THEY SHOULD APPROVE IT LIKE THEY DID BEFORE. TODAY 03/13/19 I GET A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THAT THEIR APPEAL WAS DECLINED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE LEAKING FUEL. AND THE ABS PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR ~$2700 . I LOOK ONLINE, AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR VEHICLE FACING THE SAME ISSUE, I'VE CALLED BMW THEY ASKED FOR MY VIN AND THEN THEY TELL ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT AFFECTED BY THEIR FAULTY PARTS. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH AND TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWNED SIMIAR MOTORCYCLES. SEEMS LIKE IT IS A RECURRING ISSUE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PARTICULAR VEHICLE MODEL WITH DIFFERENT YEARS BUT NOT THE 2014 BMW K1300S
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176440February 12, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2010 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE IN 2014 A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR FUEL PUMP FLANGE MAY DEVELOP CRACKS AND LEAK FUEL IN PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE.THAT MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. BIKE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND A RETRO FIT KIT INSTALLED .NOW IN 2019 KIT HAS FAILED AND NOW LEAKING ONLY WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING MAKING A UNSAFE/ DEADLY CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142506October 24, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STALLING ISSUE, NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT ALL, ALMOST FAIL WHEN I PASS THE CAR, SO DANGER...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103544June 23, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STALLING UPON DECELERATION AND ENGAGING CLUTCH TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL ON CITY STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907155September 16, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS FULLY WARMED UP AND TURNED OFF BRIEFLY IT FREQUENTLY WILL NOT RESTART. THE STARTER MOTOR STRUGGLES TO CRANK A LITTLE BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER. AN HOUR OF COOLING DOWN AND IT WILL START. HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES OVER OWNERSHIP SINCE NEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907157September 16, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN APPROACHING A RED STOP LIGHT AND PULLING IN THE CLUTCH, THE ENGINE OCCASIONALLY STALLS. HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES OVER OWNERSHIP SINCE NEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875377June 20, 2016
WHEELS
ON AUGUST 29, 2013 MY CONTINENTAL CONTISPORT ATTACK FRONT TIRE POPPED WHILE I WAS RIDING MY 2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE NORTH OF DAHLONEGA, GA. I WAS LUCKY AND DID NOT CRASH. I WAS RIDING AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE TIRE POPPED. THE CENTER OF THE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING THE RAPID DEFLATION. I HAD THE BIKE TOWED ON A FLAT BED TO EUROPEAN MOTORSPORTS INC. AND BOUGHT A NEW PIRELLI ROSSO 2 TIRE FOR $168.33. THE FLAT BED TOW COST ME $110. THE TIRE WAS A CONTI SPORT ATTACK SIZE 120/70ZR17 MOTORCYCLE TIRE. I FOUND OUT ON APRIL 21, 2016 THAT CONTINENTAL HAS A RECALL ON THIS TIRE FOR RAPID DEFLATION BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION - THE RECALL NOTICE FROM CONTI IS PSIB 14-06 DATED NOVEMBER 6, 2014. I CALLED CONTINENTAL AND TALKED TO JANET DECANDIA AT 973-471-8890 EMAIL = [email protected]. JANET TOLD ME I HAD NO RECOURSE BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE TIRE CARCASS OR THE DOT SERIAL NUMBER. I FOUND THE DOT SERIAL NUMBER FROM AN OLD PICTURE AND ON MAY 19, 2016 I SENT HER VIA EMAIL ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION PROVING BIKE YEAR, MODEL, VIN # AND PROOF OF CURRENT OWNERSHIP. ON MAY 20, 2016 JANET SENT ME AN EMAIL TELLING ME "I WENT THRU ALL YOUR DOCS AS WELL AS CHECKING THE BMW WEBSITE FOR THE OE FITMENT ON YOUR BIKE, AND ALSO THE LIST OF VIN'S WE RECEIVED FROM BMW THAT WERE EFFECTED BY THE RECALL. YOUR BIKE DID NOT HAVE A RECALLED TIRE ON IT. THE OE FITMENT ON YOUR BIKE WAS OUR 120/70ZR17 SPORT ATTACK "C", WHEREAS THE RECALLED TIRE DID NOT HAVE THE "C" DESIGNATION. ALSO, THERE WERE NO MODEL YEAR 2009 1300S BIKES ON THE VIN LIST BMW PROVIDED TO US.". IF THE SPORT ATTACK "C" TIRE THAT POPPED WAS NOT A PART OF THE CONTI RECALL, IT SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL IMMEDIATELY. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THAT TIRE'S FAULTY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875027June 18, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE BIKE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION. FEELS LIKE THE KILL SWITCH HAS BEEN USED BUT IT HAS NOT. NO PATTERN TO SPEED, GEAR, OR ANYTHING ELSE. ALL POWER IS GONE BUT IF YOU TURN THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON IT WILL START AND KEEP GOING UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY. TURNING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, IN ANY GEAR, AT ANY RPM. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR AND DEALERS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783317October 19, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLS CONSTANTLY. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND WHILE TURNING AS IT CAN LEAD TO A FALL/ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10700994March 22, 2015
ENGINE
LESS THAN ONE WEEK AFTER TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE BRAND NEW MOTORCYCLE (AUGUST 2012) I EXPERIENCED THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE ENGINE STALLING WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO A STOP. SINCE THEN THE MACHINE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. WHILE SERVICING SOMETIMES APPEARED TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION TEMPORARILY, IN SOME CASES THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF THE SERVICE, AND NO PERMANENT SOLUTION HAS EVER RESULTED. AT THIS TIME (MARCH 2015, WITH ABOUT 27,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE) THE PROBLEM IS WORSE THAN EVER. THE STALLING MOST OFTEN OCCURS IN COOL/COLD WEATHER, BUT HAS SOMETIMES OCCURRED IN MIDSUMMER. IT MOST OFTEN OCCURS WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MILES AFTER STARTING A MORNING RIDE, BUT HAS SOMETIMES OCCURRED AFTER MORE THAN AN HOUR OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION. IT OFTEN OCCURS EXACTLY ONE TIME DURING A SINGLE RIDE, AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT OCCUR AT ALL DURING A SINGLE RIDE, BUT RECENTLY HAS OCCURRED 7 TIMES DURING A 50 MILE RIDE AND 12 TIMES DURING A 76 MILE RIDE. ONE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING EXECUTION OF A LEFT TURN IN TRAFFIC, WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNPLANNED AND VERY DANGEROUS ABORT OF THE INTENDED TURN AND NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION. BMW'S SERVICE ORGANIZATION IS APPARENTLY EITHER UNWILLING TO, OR INCAPABLE OF, SOLVING THIS ISSUE, WHICH I CONSIDER TO BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655232November 15, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NEW MOTORCYCLE BEGAN LEAKING FUEL AFTER 34 MILES. AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE WAS PARKED, FUEL WAS OBSERVED STREAMING DOWN THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE HOT ENGINE AND WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE LOWER FAIRING AND ONTO THE GROUND. BMW DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE FOUND AN O-RING THAT WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY BY THE FACTORY. O-RING WAS THEN INSTALLED PROPERLY AND MOTORCYCLE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DRIVEN ANOTHER 30 MILES AND THEN PARKED. FUEL AND GLUE RESIDUE LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE, FAIRING, AND GROUND IN THE SAME LOCATION AFTER BEING PARKED, THOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY. BMW DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THE INSULATION AROUND THE TANK HAD BEEN FUEL SOAKED, PERHAPS FROM THE FIRST INCIDENT. INSULATION WAS REPLACED AND MOTORCYCLE WAS PUT BACK INTO SERVICE. APPROXIMATELY 20 MORE MILES WERE DRIVEN AFTER THIS SECOND REPAIR, AND THE MOTORCYCLE WAS PARKED. A SHORT TIME LATER, FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE, FAIRING, AND GROUND AGAIN. THE BMW DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FUEL LEAK. BMW DEALER DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS ISSUE TO BE RELATED TO THE FUEL LEAK PROBLEMS (AND RECALL) FOR EARLIER MODEL YEARS. INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610260July 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING TO DEALER ON THIS MOTORCYCLE FOR SERVICE WHEN I NEEDED TO USE THE HORN IT MALFUNCTIONED DID NOT WORK PUT ME INTO A VERY DANGER SITUATION. I HAVE NOTICE ONLINE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS I HAVE BEEN RIDING MOTORCYCLES FOR OVER 35 YEARS WITH MANY DIFFERENT BRANDS AND NEVER HAD A HORN MALFUNCTION WHEN YOU USE IT CAN BE A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555523December 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V384000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496504February 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION WAS NOTED AT MODERATE VEHICLE SPEEDS, WITH A FREQUENCY SEEMING TO MATCH THE WHEEL ROTATION RATE. INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE REVEALED SIGNIFICANT PLAY (APPROXIMATELY 5 MM MEASURED AT THE WHEEL RIM) IN THE REAR WHEEL, INDICATIVE OF SOME TYPE OF BEARING FAILURE IN THE FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY. BMW DEALER MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT THE PLAY WAS EXCESSIVE. MECHANIC PROCEEDED TO TEAR DOWN THE FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY, AND NOTED BEARING SEIZURE AND WEAR OF THE AXLE AGAINST THE BEARING INNER RACE. ENTIRE FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. I BELIEVE THERE IS NO WAY THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SHOULD OCCUR IN A PROPERLY DESIGNED ASSEMBLY, WITH A LARGE BALL BEARING IN AN OIL BATH, AT THE LOW VEHICLE MILES. ALL MANUFACTURER REQUIRED MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED AT THE PROPER INTERVALS. THIS FAILURE COULD EASILY HAVE RESULTED IN A REAR WHEEL LOCKUP, WHICH COULD THEN RESULT IN A HIGH SPEED CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487770December 9, 2012
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. DOES NOT MATTER ABOUT THE WEATHER OR THE TEMPERATURE, ISSUE HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. ALMOST STRUCK FROM BEHIND WHEN BIKE DID NOT MOVE FROM CHANGING TRAFFIC SIGNAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484930November 16, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND SELF DESTRUCTED INTERNALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REBUILT AND RETURNED TO HIM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 300. ## VIN PASSED ## 2012 BMW K1300S ## UPDATED 12/28/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLEOR ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479306October 8, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I WAS DECELERATING AND DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR AT 4 MPH, I PULLED THE CLUTCH IN AND COASTED TO A STOP THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. I TRIED TO START BUTTON, BUT THERE WAS NO CATCHING. I PRESSED THE START BUTTON AND ACCELERATED THE RPM'S TO 4000 THEN THE BIKE TOOK OFF ABRUPTLY. ONE THOUSAND FEET LATER, I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT 5 MPH AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AGAIN. A HALF MILE LATER I WAS IN FIRST GEAR INTO A CORNER AT 5 MPH THEN THE ENGINE DIED. THERE WAS NO STARTING WITH THE START BUTTON, SO I POPPED THE CLUTCH AND THE ENGINE STARTED AND I ACCELERATED. AS LONG AS I KEPT THE RPM'S HIGH THERE WAS NO STALLING, BUT IF I CAN TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED FIVE TIMES TODAY!!!! I ALMOST WRECKED IN THE CURVE WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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