BMW F 800 GS Complaints

51 consumer complaints on file.

#10546886October 5, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE GAS TANK IS CRACKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BIKE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING ON MANY BMW F800'S. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544715September 21, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE CLEANING THE MOTORCYCLE YESTERDAY, I NOTICED THE FUEL TANK IS BREAKING AT ITS SEAM ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE TANK. THE CRACK IN THE TANK IS WELL OVER 12 INCHES ON EACH SIDE. I ALSO NOTICED TODAY THAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS IN THE PAST AND EVEN AFTER HAVING THE FUEL TANK REPLACED, THE CRACKS TO THE PLASTIC DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN. THE CRACKS ARE LINEAR AND ALONG THE SEAM OF THE TANK. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544637September 20, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRESS, CRACKING ON RIGHT SIDE OF FUEL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10543583September 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE RIDING ALONG A BUSY HIGHWAY (522) IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE ENGINE UNCONTROLLABLY AND REPEATEDLY DIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT A BRIEF OWNERSHIP AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE BMW DEALER WITHOUT RESOLVE OR ACCEPTANCE OF AN ISSUE. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS DIED WHILE IN TRAFFIC CHANGING LANES IN A BUSY SEATTLE AREA WITH THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP AT 30MPH SKIDDING DUE TO THE COMPRESSION OF THE ENGINE. QUITE SCARY REALLY. ON THE INTERNET IT IS REPORTED BY MANY OWNERS AS BEING AN ISSUE AND HAS STATED THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT THE FUEL PUMP OVER HEATS DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ENGINE IN WARM WEATHER AND SEIZES.SHUTTING OFF THE FUEL FLOW CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. THIS SAME ENGINE IS USED ON A VARIETY OF SIMILAR MOTORCYCLES BUILT BY BMW. I THINK THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WOULD BE A GREAT BIKE IF THIS ISSUE WAS FIXED.YOU KNOW THE RELIABILITY YOU EXPECT FROM BMW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543421September 13, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE GAS TANK COVER IS STRESSED CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES ON THE REAR TAIL FAIRING SECTION. IT IS A BLACK MOLDED PLASTIC. I NOTICED IT WHILE WASHING MY BIKE. MY BIKE IS 1 MONTH OLD WITH ONLY 68 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543418September 13, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
BOTH SIDES OF THE GAS TANKS HAVE CRACKS IN THE BLACK PLASTIC. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525994July 21, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE CHARGING SYSTEM RESULTING IN STALLING THE INABILITY TO RESTART THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A MULTILANE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE BIKE STARTED AFTER JUMP STARTING, BUT A TEST WITH A MULTIMETER SHOWED NO INCREASE IN SYSTEM VOLTAGE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, RESULTING IN NO CHARGE BEING APPLIED TO THE BATTERY, PREVENTING THE EFI AND IGNITION SYSTEMS FROM FUNCTIONING. IN THE WEEK LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT I EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT SURGING, SPUTTERING, AND STALLING, ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE INCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE I EXPERIENCED A FAILURE TO START THE BIKE. THIS FAILURE LEFT ME STRANDED IN DANGEROUS TRAFFIC, REQUIRING ME TO PUSH THE BIKE ACROSS MULTIPLE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND DOWN THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY TO GET ASSISTANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514470May 31, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS IS FOR A BMW F800GS 2012 TROPHY EDITION MOTORCYCLE GAS TANK. I JUST DISCOVERED CRACKS IN THE FUEL TANK JUST UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. I'VE ALSO SMELLED ALSO GAS COMING OUT OF THOSE CRACKS AND CONFIRMED IT IS VENTING GAS/AIR COMBINATION. I'VE CONTACTED THE AUTHORIZED BMW DEALER FROM I PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE WHICH IS UNDER WARRANTY AND LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD, AND THEY SAID THIS IS A COSMETIC ISSUE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK BUT WITH THE SAME MODEL/PART NUMBER AS THE EXISTING ONE AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE CRACKS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN EVEN WITH THE NEW GAS TANK. I'VE CONTACTED BMW NORTH AMERICA AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COSMETIC ISSUE AFTER THEY SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. THE MOTORCYCLE IS NOW AT THE DEALER WAITING FOR THE GAS TANK TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER DURING THE REPAIR TIME WHICH IS NOW PAST 3 DAYS. AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH I'VE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER F800GS OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS STARTED FROM 2008 SO I WAS SOLD A MOTORCYCLE WITH A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THE GAS TANK BUT NOBODY TOLD ME ANYTHING. AGAIN , COSMETIC OR NON-COSMETIC THESE ARE CRACKS IN THE GAS TANK AND GASOLINE/AIR COMBINATION IS COMING OUT OF THEM WHICH CAN LEAD INCLUDING TO EXPLOSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508795April 19, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RIDING HOME AT NIGHT IN TRAFFIC, MY MOTORCYCLE STALLED AND DIED LOCKING UP ALL SYSTEMS INCLUDING LIGHTS. I FOUND MYSELF AT A DEAD STOP IN TRAFFIC WITH NO LIGHTS FOR VISIBILITY. IT WAS QUITE DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458740May 16, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE STATOR OF THE ALTERNATOR FRIED, SO THE BATTERY STARTED DISCHARGING AND WHEN EMPTY THE COMPUTER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I HAD THE STATOR REWINDED AND THE SAME PROBLEM REPEATED 5000 MILES LATER. I HAD IT REWINDED A SENCOND TIME AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM INTO MY 3RD REWIND AND JUST EXPECTING THE PROBLEM TO REAPPEAR...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458309May 14, 2012
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
REAR WHEEL BEARING IN EARLY STAGES OF FAILURE. NOTICED ROUGH ROTATION DURING TIRE CHANGE. BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410935July 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THROTTLE RESPONSE IS TOO SHARP AND TAKES YOU BY SURPRISE WITHOUT WARNING DURING NORMAL OPERATION. THIS RESPONSE CAN BE RAPID ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION WHEN A DEFORMITY IN THE ROAD IS DRIVEN OVER. THE RAPID RESPONSE IS EVEN MORE EXACERBATED AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO MANEUVER RESIDENTIAL SURFACE ROADS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WITH NO KNOWN REPAIRS. I HAVE HAD A COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE SEARCHED MANY ADVENTURE TYPE FORUMS WHERE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH NO KNOWN REPAIR FROM THE FACTORY. I HAVE HAD ONE CLOSE CALL WHERE THE VEHICLE THROTTLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED WHILE COMMITTED IN A TURN WHERE I LOST MY LINE AND WENT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392281March 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
SUDDEN LOSS OF CLUTCH CONTROL. LEADS TO LOSS OF ACCELERATION. COULD RESULT IN FATALITY AT HIGHER SPEED. DEALER WILL NOT INVESTIGATE CAUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351946August 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW F800 GS MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT FROM SIXTH TO FIFTH GEAR AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS UPDATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOLLOWING REPAIRS. THE DEALER THEN PERFORMED A SECOND COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPDATE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330369May 13, 2010
WHEELS
WHEEL BEARING ON CHAINRING SIDE OF REAR HUB WORE OUT PREMATURELY AT 9,000 MILES. OTHER BEARINGS ON FRONT AND REAR HUBS WERE FUNCTIONING WELL. HAD I NOT CHECKED THIS BEARING, AFTER READING ABOUT MULTIPLE SUCH INCIDENTS, CATASTROPHIC FAILURE COULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED LEADING TO PERSONAL INJURY AND POTENTIALLY INJURY TO OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328856May 4, 2010
WHEELS
FAILURE OF CHAIN AND REAR WHEEL BEARING AT 7139 MILES ON A 8 MONTH OLD BMW F800GS. BIKE WAS TAKEN INTO BMW DEALER FOR NEW CHAIN AS OLD CHAIN WAS LOSING 'O' RINGS REAR WHEEL WAS REMOVED AND AT MY REQUEST BEARINGS CHECKED AS I HAD HEARD OF FAILURES ON FROM THE INTERNET. REAR BEARING WAS FOUND TO BE HIGHLY WORN AND 'GRITTY' FEELING. DEALER REPLACED BEARING UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320268March 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AFTER 9000 MILES THE CLUTCH ON MY 2009 F800GS SUDDENLY STARTED TO SLIP ON THE FREEWAY WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND ACCELERATING. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS OF ANY PROBLEMS IN THE DRIVE TRAIN/CLUTCH APART THAT THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE CLUTCH WAS TO THE LAST LIMIT (ALL SERVICE DONE BY BMW DEALER). SINCE THEN ANY ACCELERATION MAKES THE RPM JUMP 1000+ RPM BEFORE GRADUALLY COMING DOWN AND ACTUAL ACCELERATION OCCURRING. THIS CAN BE A SAFETY PROBLEM AS A LOSS OF ACCELERATION CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH ON A MOTORCYCLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315247March 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL TANK ON NEW (600 MILES) BMW F800GS MOTORCYCLE HAS DEVELOPED A SIX (6") CRACK. SEPARATION IS APPROX 1/16". RETURNED MOTORCYCLE TO DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315328March 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NOTICED A CRACK ON THE SIDE OF THE GAS TANK. THE GAS TANK IS SPLIT OPEN. THIS SEEMS TO GREATLY INCREASE THE RISK OF EXPLOSION DUE TO GAS FUMES IF ANY HEAT SOURCE/SPARK MADE GETS CLOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297259December 28, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANKS HAS CRACKS ON BOTH SIDES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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