BMW R 1200 GS Complaints

325 consumer complaints on file.

#10535215August 13, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET QUICK CONNECTOR CRACKED, CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK OUT AND SPILL ALL OVER THE MOTORCYCLE CREATING A FIRE HAZARD AND POTENTIAL BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO THE GASOLINE SOAKED MY PANTS LEG CREATING ANOTHER FIRE HAZARD AND SKIN RASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535610August 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE CRUISING AT 62 MPH ON THE ALCAN HWY MY 2007 R1200GSA DEVELOPED A VIBRATION. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. AT THE EXACT MOMENT I STOPPED THE DRIVE TRAIN OF MY R1200GSA LOCKED UP. HAD I TRAVELED AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR ANOTHER FEW SECONDS AND HAD MY REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP THIS COULD'VE RESULTED IN A DISASTROUS CRASH. MY R1200GSA HAD SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC DRIVESHAFT FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE UPPER U-JOINT HAD DISINTEGRATED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT THE RESULT OF CORROSION, OTHER FOREIGN ELEMENTS, ABUSE, OR EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THERE ARE MANY BMW MOTORCYCLE OWNERS POSTING ON THE INTERNET WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR DRIVESHAFT FAILURES. MANY WITH LESS MILES ON THEIR MOTORCYCLES THAN MINE. I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF FAILURES. THE DRIVESHAFT IS A MAJOR COMPONENT IN THE FINAL DRIVE AND SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. FAILURES LIKE MINE AND WHAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED POSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD BE AVOIDED OR MITIGATED WITH MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED INSPECTIONS OR REPLACEMENT OF PARTS AT CERTAIN INTERVALS OR A BETTER ENGINEERED DRIVESHAFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534664August 10, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BIKE FUEL METER DOES NOT FUNCTION. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 8/12/11 AND 8/10/13. FUEL METER RELIES ON SENSOR STRIP INSIDE FUEL TANK. SENSOR STRIP FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF FAILURE CAUSES BIKE TO UNKNOWINGLY AND SUDDENLY RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE MOVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533695August 5, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND THERE WAS A YELLOW WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. PRIOR TO THE OUTRIGHT FAILURE, THE GAUGE HAD OCCASIONALLY SHOWN A FALSE VALUE, SHOWING TOO MUCH FUEL FOR THE MILES COVERED, AND THEN SUDDENLY IT WOULD DROP TO THE CORRECT VALUE, INDICATING ALMOST ZERO FUEL LEFT. THE GAUGE NOW SHOWS NO FUEL LEVEL AT ALL CONSTANTLY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. WHEN YOU PURCHASE A NEARLY $20K MOTORCYCLE, YOU EXPECT SIMPLE THINGS LIKE A FUEL GAUGE SENSOR TO WORK RELIABLY. BMW HAS FAILED TREMENDOUSLY IN THIS RESPECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533377August 3, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL PUMP CASING/FLANGE IS CRACKED AND IS LEAKING FUEL. I THINK IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE LONGER BUT I PREVIOUSLY DISCOUNTED THE GAS SMELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532737July 30, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FIRST, MY MOTORCYCLE IS TITLED A 2009 BUT MANUFACTURED IN 2008. THE FLANGE WHERE THE FEMALE FUEL LINE QUICK-DISCONNECT CRACKED (ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE FUEL TANK) AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT SMELL OF FUEL. ONE OF THE MALE PLASTIC QUICK DISCONNECT BROKE WHEN I WAS MAKING THE REPAIR. I ORDERED, RECEIVED AND INSTALLED METAL QUICK-DISCONNECTS AND REPAIRED THE CRACKED FLANGE ITSELF WITH PARTS ORDERED FROM BEEMER BONEYARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532145July 27, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP FLANGE CRACKED AT FUEL PUMP OUTPUT CONNECTOR AND FUEL SPRAYED OUT UNDER PRESSURE. PRESSURIZED FUEL SPRAYED ON LEG AND HIT HOT ENGINE EXHAUST. WAS ABLE TO CUT OFF ENGINE AND FUEL PUMP BEFORE A FIRE STARTED. HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE HELP ARRIVED AND TRUCKED BIKE HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532172July 27, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS TANK CRACKING AT FUEL SENSOR ELECTRONICS. FUEL LEAK CAUSING FUEL TO POOL AT THE TOP OF THE TANK AND RUN DOWN THE TANK ONTO THE EXHAUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525785July 19, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FAULTY FUEL STRIP GAS GAUGE WILL SHOW 1/2 TANK, BUT TANK MAY BE FULL OR EMPTY, OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN. LIKEWISE, GAS GAUGE MAY SHOW FULL, BUT TANK MAY BE CLOSE TO EMPTY. THE FUEL STRIP DOES NOT CORRECTLY DISPLAY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#10523626July 8, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP FLANGE (PLATE THAT SEALS THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND IS THE CONNECTIONS FOR THE FUEL PUMP) HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE "BOSS" FITTING FOR THE QUICK DISCONNECT HOSE FITTINGS. AFTER APPLYING A FIX FOR THIS, I'VE NOTICED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE PLASTIC PLATE ITSELF, JUST BELOW THE METAL SCREW CAP RING. GAS WEEPS FROM THIS CRACK FAST ENOUGH TO FILL THE RECESS OF THE FUEL PUMP LID AND BEGINS DRIPPING DOWN THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE GAS TANK ONTO THE CYLINDER HEAD AND EXHAUST. FAILURE OF THE PARTS OF THE FUEL SYSTEM RESULTING IN LEAKS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS BOTH A POTENTIAL FIRE ISSUE, AS WELL AS A VERY SPECIFIC FUEL SPILLAGE/ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523763July 8, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STOPPED AFTER RIDING TO WORK, NOTICED FUEL SMELL, LOOKED CLOSER, GAS WAS DRIPPING ON HOT EXHAUST PIPE. TURNS OUT THE FUEL LINE PLASTIC QUICK DISCONNECT THREADED BOSS ON THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED ENOUGH THAT GAS LEAKS OUT WHEN THE FUEL PUMP IS RUNNING. JUST NOW REPORTING ALTHOUGH IT FIRST HAPPENED YEARS AGO. TRIED VARIOUS REPAIRS THAT WERE ONLY TEMPORARILY EFFECTIVE BEFORE REPLACING THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP ASSY AND REINFORCING THE BOSS WITH AN AFTERMARKET SPECIALTY CLAMP DESIGNED FOR THIS WELL KNOWN FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523825July 8, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CRACKS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE FUEL LINE INPUT FLANGE @ FUEL PUMP AND THE RETURN FUEL FLANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523549July 7, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE CRUISING AT MODERATE SPEED ON PAVED SURFACE ROAD FIRST NOTICED STRONG GASOLINE SMELL, FOLLOWED IN FEW MINUTES BY SOAKING OF THE LEFT LEG OF THE PANTS WITH GASOLINE, AND THEN OBSERVED GASOLINE DRIPPING ON THE LEFT CYLINDER HEAD. STOPPED, REMOVED LEFT SIDED COWLING TO INSPECT FUEL LINES AND NOTED STEADY STREAM OF FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL PUMP HOUSING WHEN ENGINE RUNNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522135June 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR WHEEL/BRAKE DISK DRIVE FLANGE HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS, COULD HAVE CAUSED REAR WHEEL OR BRAKE ROTOR TO SEPARATE FROM MOTORCYCLE. BMW KNOWS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THE REPLACEMENT PART BMW # 33117722831 HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REDESIGNED AND MADE FROM STEEL NOW, THIS ITEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, IT COULD EASILY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521322June 23, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL PUMP FITTING CRACKED WHILE I WAS RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS RESULTED IN FUEL SPRAYING ON ME AND DRIPPING ONTO THE ENGINE WHEN I STOPPED. THE FITTING AND THE FLANGE ARE BOTH MADE OF A PLASTIC MATERIAL. THE THREADS ARE NPT TYPE AND AS THE FITTING IS SCREWED INTO THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE THE FIT GETS TIGHTER. THIS DESIGN WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN CRACKING. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PLASTIC FITTING WHICH I REPLACED WITH A METAL ONE. THIS WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE FLANGE IS LIKELY TO CRACK BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN RESULTING IN ANOTHER FAILURE. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE CAN EASILY RESULT IN A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509599April 25, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WHILE RIDING. TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE THE BMW DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY FOUND CRACKING IN THE TOP FLANGE OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE MOTORCYCLE ONLY HAS 12000 MILES ON IT. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON ON THIS MODEL. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD WHICH COULD RESULT IN SEVERE INJURY OR DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508423April 16, 2013
WHEELS
UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT EACH OF FIVE WHEEL MOUNTING TABS ON THE REAR WHEEL FLANGE IS CRACKED. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN NUMEROUS OTHER BMW R1200GS MOTORCYCLES, IN SOME CASES LEADING TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508143April 14, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE RIDING AT 25MPH, WITH A ONE-THIRD FULL TANK OF FUEL, THE FUEL WARNING AND CAUTION WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE TANK WAS FILLED IMMEDIATELY AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THERE NOW IS NO RELIABLE WAY TO JUDGE REMAINING FUEL ON-BOARD. *TR
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

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