BMW K 1600 GT Complaints (2016)

4 consumer complaints on file.

• #11534857July 27, 2023
  FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  Heavy smell of gas, fuel is spraying from threads of the plastic quick disconnect fitting that is attached to the discharge from the fuel tank.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #11310729February 22, 2020
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN

  MOTORCYCLE GOES INTO 'LIMP MODE' DISPLAYING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAS OCCURRED AT IDLE BUT OFTEN OCCURS AT SPEED (30-75MPH). ENGINE RPMS ARE STUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 2,000RPM. CODE READER DISPLAYS A STORED CODE OF 'THROTTLE VALVE 1 COMPARING ERROR'. THE ABRUPT ERROR CAUSES VEHICLES TO COME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO REAR OF MOTORCYCLE WHILE TRYING TO PULL OFF ROAD. WILL SOMETIMES RESET ERROR AFTER CYCLING POWER.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #11269469October 18, 2019
  ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 BMW K 1600 GT. WHILE EMPTYING THE OIL PAN, THE CONTACT FOUND METAL SHAVINGS INSIDE THE OIL AND OIL FILTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BMW MOTORCYCLES OF WESTERN OREGON (12010 SW GARDEN PL, TIGARD, OR 97223, (503) 597-7097) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES AND THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE OIL WAS CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 860.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #11016233August 18, 2017
  ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  SOFTWARE UPDATE INSTALLED BY THE DEALER HAS CAUSED THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND AN APPARENT FAILURE IN THE TRACTION CONTROL. BMW (MOTORCYCLES) REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS ISSUE, NOT EVEN A CONFIRMATION THAT THE ISSUE EXISTS.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0