BMW R 1200 GS Complaints (2007)

65 consumer complaints on file.

#10567434March 5, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE ON THE HIGH-PRESSURE SIDE IS CRACKING AND LEAKING FUEL DUE TO A POOR DESIGN. PIPE-THREAD DESIGN IS CONTRIBUTING TO RADIAL CRACKS IN THE FLANGE CAUSING FUEL LEAKS. MACHINE THREADS WITH AN O-RING WOULD HAVE BEEN THE PROPER DESIGN. BMW HAS ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM IN LATER MODELS BY REINFORCING THE FLANGE WITH A METAL RING. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY BMW. IT IS A POOR DESIGN UNDOUBTEDLY DRIVEN BY "VALUE ENGINEERING" CONCERNS RATHER THAN DEPENDABILITY OF A CRITICAL SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563505February 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE ABS UNIT FAILED AS WELL AS THE STOP LIGHT, HEADLIGHT, SPEEDO, ODOMETER, TURN SIGNAL CANCEL AND BATTERY. DEALER SAID THAT ITS ALL CAUSED BY THE ABS PUMP UNIT. AFTER A $200 DIAGNOSIS, ESTIMATE TO RE[PAIR IS $2500. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH BMW MOTORCYCLES. UNSAFE, NO WARNING OF FAILURE! TWICE THE DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE LINES TO THE ABS UNIT DUE TO RECALL BUT THIS HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE ROOT PROBLEM, THE ABS UNIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557172December 24, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMPS WERE FOUND CRACKED WITH BROKEN SEALS AND LEAKING DURING NORMAL SERVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549902October 28, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE RIDING TO NEW ORLEANS, LA. WE WERE BARELY ABLE TO MOVE THE BIKE OUT OF TRAFFIC AND TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. HAD TO BLEED PRESSURE FROM THE BRAKE LINE TO MOVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549900October 28, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL STARTED LEAKING ON HOT EXHAUST WHILE RIDING ON THE FREEWAY. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP AREA. GAS APPEARS TO LEAK CONTINUOUSLY AND SPRAYS ON PANTS LEG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549250October 23, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BIKE STARTED LEAKING FUEL.. WAS GETTING ON TO RIDER CLOTHING. WHEN DISASSEMBLED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL WAS COMING FROM CRACK IN PLASTIC PIECE ON FUEL FLANGE. BMW REQUIRED A COMPLETE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY (2 PARTS FLANGE AND PUMP) TO BE PURCHASED TO THE AMOUNT OF $500.00.. BUT YOU CAN PURCHASE JUST THE PUMP WITHOUT THE FLANGE SEPARATELY. ACCORDING TO LOCAL BMW SHOP NUMEROUS BIKES ARE COMING IN WITH THIS PROBLEM.. YEARS 2005 TO 2010.. BMW REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH METAL RING ON NEW BIKES BUT ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF EXISTING PROBLEMS. WE HAD A 2005 K1200 S THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE BUT IT HAPPENED WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAVE ANOTHER R1200 GS (2007) THAT WE ASSUME WILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I SPOKE WITH BMW CUSTOMER SERVICE I ASKED THEM IF A RIDER HAD TO CATCH FIRE FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT HAD NOT HAPPENED YET.. ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE NUMEROUS STORIES OF THESE BIKES WITH THIS DANGEROUS FUEL LEAK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545243September 24, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK OF A BMW R1200 GS ADVENTURE IS A PUMP WHERE THE FITTINGS CRACK FROM THE FACTORY SPRAYING GAS OVER THE RIDER AS YOU RIDE. ONE YOU STOP THE FUEL PUDDLES IN THE FUEL PUMP AREA AND DRIPS DOWN THE MOTORCYCLE TANK ONTO THE ENGINE AND A HOT EXHAUST. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542601September 9, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER RIDING THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT BACK IN MY GARAGE, I COULD SMELL A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. ON DETAILED INSPECTION I FOUND GAS POOLING IN THE "FUEL PUMP FLANGE". THIS PART IS LOCATED ON THE UPPER LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. AFTER CLEANING THE AREA, I COULD SEE DISTINCT CRACKS ALL AROUND THE FUEL LINE INLET AND GAS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY SEEP OUT OF THE CRACKS WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537822August 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHILE TRAVELING ON I-64 NEAR MILE MARKER 45 I SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A STRONG VIBRATION IN THE REAR AND A PRONOUNCED WOBBLE AFFECTING CONTROL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT BUT MY TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR INDICATED NO FAILURE. I THEN THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE ROADBED RELATED AND SHIFTED LANES WITH NO CHANGE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE BIKE. THE TIRES APPEARED FINE AND HAD PLENTY OF PRESSURE. THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS LEAKS OR SYSTEM BREAKS SO I DECIDED TO TRY AGAIN. AS SOON AS I STARTED OFF THE VIBRATION AND STRONG WOBBLE RESUMED. I PARKED THE BIKE AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE BIKE AND REPORTED A FAILURE OF THE DRIVE SHAFT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537521August 27, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP FLANGE ON TOP OF PUMP CRACKED AND GAS SPRAYED OUT AND RAN DOWN ON TO THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537143August 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
VIBRATION FELT WHICH WORSENED UNDER POWER AND DIMINISHED WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED. PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND NOTED SMOKE AND ODOR FROM FRONT DRIVE SHAFT U-JOINT AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536530August 21, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW R 1200 GS MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000. UPDATED 10/29/13*LJ THE FLANG AT THE JOINT BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP OUTPUT AND THE FUEL LINE, HAD A SPLIT, THUS ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK AND RUN DOWN THE FRONT SIDE OF THE MOTORCYCLE THE EXHAUST HEADER. UPDATED 10/29/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536113August 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DURING ROUTINE SERVICE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE REAR WHEEL FLANGE HAD DEVELOPED STRESS FRACTURES IN 3 OF 5 BRAKE ROTOR MOUNTING POINTS. INTERNET INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR R1200 SERIES BMW MOTORCYCLES. THE REPLACEMENT OEM PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED MULTIPLE TIMES IN AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO PREVENT RECURRENCE. COMPLETE FAILURE OF THIS PART HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY OWNERS, LEADING TO VEHICLE DAMAGE AND RISK OF LOSS OF CONTROL. THERE HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS WHERE WHEEL MOUNTS HAVE EXPERIENCE SIMILAR STRESS CRACKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#10502600March 13, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE/FUEL STRIP STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. IT STARTED SHOWING A FULL TANK EVEN WHEN THE TANK WAS ALMOST EMPTY. SOMETIMES WILL SHOW AN EMPTY TANK WITH THE "LOW FUEL LIGHT" LIGHTING UP RANDOMLY, SOMETIMES EVEN WITH THE TANK FULL. THE FUEL GAUGE IS UNRELIABLE AND A CONSTANT DISTRACTION WHILE RIDING, A FAIRLY POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS ISSUE. THE FUEL GAUGE CANNOT BE DISCONNECTED, IT WILL MESS UP WITH THE ON BOARD COMPUTER. MULTIPLE BMW R1200GS OWNERS REPORTED VERBALLY AND IN WRITING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE FAILING EVEN IF REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE BMW DEALERS AND CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOT COVERING THE FAULTY PART AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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