2013 BMW C650 GT Maxi-Scooter Owner Complaints

Engine stalled in traffic. Happened when slowing to a stop. Happens when engine has warmed up.

NHTSA ID

11664162

Incident

May 31, 2025

The contact owns a 2013 BMW C650 GT Motorcycle. The contact stated that while riding at an undisclosed speed, the chain started making an abnormally loud sound before the motorcycle lost motive power. There were no warning lights illuminated. The motorcycle was taken back to the residence. The motorcycle was not taken to a local mechanic or dealer. The motorcycle was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer was made aware of the failure. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 16,117.

NHTSA ID

11568486

Incident

Jan 29, 2024

Mileage

16,117 mi

Side stand slowly started to loosening then just broke bolt off Stand connected to under bike it snapped.

NHTSA ID

11529170

Incident

Jun 23, 2023

AFTER COMPLETING A TURN ONTO CITY STREET IT JUST QUIT AS IF YOU HIT THE KILL SWITCH. I WAS 3 MILES FROM HOME AND IT DID THIS AGAIN TWICE BEFORE I REACHED HOME. IT FAILED TO START AGAIN AT THE GATED ENTRANCE. AT THIS POINT WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT HAD LOST ALL COMPRESSION. CLEAR TO ME THAT THE RECALL ON THAT ISSUE WAS THE PROBLEM. I PUSHED IT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME.

NHTSA ID

10929599

Incident

Nov 11, 2016

Mileage

20,000 mi

VEHICLE STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS. WILL SURGE AT LOW SPEEDS. WILL STALL OUT WHEN DOING LESS THAN 15 MPH OR GIVING NO THROTTLE. WILL STALL WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC OR PARKING IT. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIRS WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THEY CLAIM IT'S A COMPUTER ISSUE. THEY FAIL TO REPAIR IT. SEE C650GT BLOG FOR OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.WEBBIKEWORLD.COM/BMW-C-650-GT/BLOG.HTM#STALLING

NHTSA ID

10808922

Incident

Dec 7, 2015

BIKE STALLING AT LOW SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING. WAS IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND BIKE STALLED. IN ORDER TO RESTART, NEED TO APPLY BRAKE AND START. TRUCK BEHIND ALMOST REAR ENDED ME AS I WAS RESTARTING. THE BIKE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 3 DAYS, ALL AT LOW SPEED AND COASTING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10654570

Incident

Nov 12, 2014

Mileage

3,950 mi

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT UPDATE AFTER A FILLUP. IF THE GAUGE INDICATED 1/2 BEFORE FUELING, IT WILL CONTINUE TO INDICATE 1/2 AFTER FILLING UP. SOMETIMES IT WILL INDICATE SOME CHANGE, BUT SELDOM ACCURATELY. EXAMPLE: THE UNIT IS FILLED UP, BUT INDICATES 3/4. JUST HAPPENED TO ME YESTERDAY. BMW DENIES THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10633468

Incident

Jul 11, 2013

VEHICLE STALL OCCASIONALLY AT LOW SPEED/LOW IDLE... *JS

NHTSA ID

10617037

Incident

Jul 26, 2014

Mileage

1,300 mi

HAS HAPPEN A NUMBER OF TIMES WHERE THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE REDUCING RPMS. CONCERNED IF ON HIGHWAY AND ENGINE STOPS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10616053

Incident

Jul 7, 2014

Mileage

1,200 mi

THE SCOOTER IS STALLING DURING LOW-THROTTLE OR IDLE SITUATIONS SUCH AS STOPLIGHTS AND SLOW-SPEED MANEUVERS, SLOW SPEED TURNS ETC. THE ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED IN A FEW ONLINE ARTICLES. HTTP://WWW.SCOOTERFILE.COM/RECALLS/BMW-SCOOTER-STALLING-ISSUES/ HTTP://WWW.WEBBIKEWORLD.COM/BMW-C-650-GT/BMW-SCOOTER-STALLING-PROBLEM.HTM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10596265

Incident

May 29, 2014

Mileage

710 mi

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. NO OTHER FUNCTIONALITY WAS AFFECTED. HAD TO COAST TO A STOP TO RESTART. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE FIRST 5 MILES OF RIDING, AND IN GOOD WEATHER. RODE 10 MILES ALTOGETHER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10583763

Incident

Apr 19, 2014

Mileage

5,927 mi

FUEL GAUGE AND RELATED MPG READ OUTS HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE BRAND NEW BIKE. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TANK SENSOR DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NINE SUBSEQUENT CONTACTS MADE TO BMW WITH NO FOLLOW THROUGH BY THEM TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT BMW HAS AN INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM. *JS

NHTSA ID

10579290

Incident

Aug 28, 2013

Mileage

150 mi

DRIVING ON CITY STREET APPROACHING A STOP AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR ANYTHING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10578035

Incident

Apr 6, 2014

Mileage

505 mi

@ 1050 MILES: THE SCOOTER STARTED STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I CAN NEVER PREDICT WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT DID IT ONCE WHILE I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE CAR BEHIND BARLEY MISSED HITTING ME." YOU MUST APPLY THE BRAKE TO RESTART, SLOWING YOU WAY DOWN OR STOPPING YOU {DANGEROUS}, IT HAS ALWAYS RESTARTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THE FIRST CHANCE I HAD I TOOK IT TO THE BMW SERVICE CENTER 2/28/14 ABOUT A WEEK AFTER IT STARTED, IT IS STILL THERE. THEY SAID IT HADN'T DONE IT FOR THEM I TOLD THEM TO KEEP IT AND RIDE IT AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON DIFFERENT TANKS OF GAS AND I ALWAYS USE PREMIUM BP SO FAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10568217

Incident

Feb 20, 2014

Mileage

1,050 mi

BIKE STALLS SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN LOW SPEED TURNS. LOSS OF POWER AND STABILITY IF IT HAPPENS AT TURNS. STRANDED IN INTERSECTIONS IF STALLING OCCURS STOPS WITH HIGH RISK OF SIDEWAY COLLISION. CANNOT RESTART BIKE WITHOUT ENGAGING BRAKE AT A FULL STOP. PROBLEM REPEATS AFTER FIRST SERVICING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10556538

Incident

Sep 10, 2013

Mileage

500 mi

I WAS 2ND IN LINE AT A STOP SIGN. THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME PULLED OUT AND I ADVANCED. AS I RELEASED THE THROTTLE TO COME TO A STOP THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WAS STILL POWER AS ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE ON. THE MOTOR JUST QUIT. IT HAPPENED 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES THAT DAY WITH ONE TIME PUTTING MY LIFE IN PERIL AS THERE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND I HAD TAKEN A RIGHT-ON-RED. TWO DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED 2 TIMES AND THEN THE DAY THE DEALERSHIP CAME TO PICKUP THE MOTORCYCLE I TESTED IT IN THE PARKING LOT ONE LAST TIME AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SO DURING THE LAST THREE TIMES I HAVE STARTED/RIDDEN MY MOTORCYCLE IT HAS STALLED ON ME A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS SITUATION IS THAT THE STARTING PROCEDURE FOR THIS MODEL REQUIRES YOU TO BE AT A COMPLETE STOP, PULL IN THE LEFT HAND BRAKE LEVER AND THEN PUSH THE START BUTTON. SO YOU HAVE TO BE AT A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER TO TURN OVER THE ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A CV (CONSTANT VELOCITY) TRANSMISSION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10550112

Incident

Oct 19, 2013

Mileage

5,725 mi

VEHICLE STALLING AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10548511

Incident

Jun 15, 2013

Mileage

2,308 mi

I JUST PURCHASED A LIGHTLY USED C650GT WITH 992 MILES ON JULY 23RD, 2013. ELEVEN DAYS LATER WITH ABOUT 200 MILES ON THE BIKE AND I ENCOUNTERED A STALLING ISSUE. AT FIRST, IT STALLED IN A TURN RIDING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. ROAD THE BIKE FOR 1.7 MILES TO A FRIENDS HOUSE WITH NO ISSUE. RIDING OUT FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT STALLED AGAIN. ALTHOUGH I HAD 3/8'S OF A TANK OF GAS - I RODE TO THE GAS STATION STALLING AS I TURNED INTO THE STATION. FUELED UP AND STARTED THE ENGINE. PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION THE ENGINE STALLED. CIRCLED IN A SMALL SHOPPING CENTER ADJACENT TO THE GAS STATION STALLING TWICE MORE. DECIDED TO TRY AND RIDE THE BIKE HOME AND ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY AT 30 MPH IT DID NOT STALL UNTIL I TURNED INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD. ONCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT STALLED ON EVERY TURN (3 MORE TIMES) BEFORE GLIDING INTO THE GARAGE. I CANNOT TELL IF THE STALLS ARE DUE TO LOW RPM'S, TURNS, OR WHAT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10533922

Incident

Aug 2, 2013

Mileage

1,190 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW C650GT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED A RACK CASE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO CARRY ITEMS AND SUPPORT A PASSENGER. THE CARRY RACK HOWEVER, WOULD NOT REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE SCREWS AND REAR BRACKET TO SUPPORT THE CARRY RACK CASE WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 640. *TR

NHTSA ID

10524918

Incident

Dec 16, 2012

Mileage

640 mi

SCOOTER STALLED 7 TIMES BETWEEN JUNE 21 AND JUNE 23. AIR TEMP ABOVE 90 EACH DAY. ALL HAPPENED WHILE BIKE WAS COASTING. ON ONE OCCASION HAD ME CLENCHING BUTTOCKS FAIRLY HARD BECAUSE OF NEAR DROP IN A TURN DUE TO ENGINE SWITCHING TO FANCY GERMAN SILENCE MODE( LIKE AIRWOLF!) . BIKE PREVIOUSLY AT DEALER BECAUSE OF STALLING AFTER THROTTLE WAS GENTLY OPENED. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS TYPE OF STALLING AFTER 3 WEEKS AND 57 MILES. SERVICE MANAGER IMPLIED THAT THE STALLS MIGHT BE DRIVER INDUCED DUE TO HIS PERCEIVED THOUGHT OF ME NOT KNOWING HOW A CVT WORKS, WHICH MAKES ME THINK THE SERVICE MANAGER IS A &^%$** BAG AND DOESN'T KNOW THAT THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THE SCOOTER STALLING, AND EVEN IF THERE WAS, BMW WOULD..........I'M RAMBLING. THIS SCOOTER NOW STALLS WHEN THE BIKE IS DECELERATING AND AT IDLE COAST, JUST AFTER THE CLUTCH RELEASES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10521290

Incident

Jun 21, 2013

Mileage

685 mi

MOTORCYCLE STALLS (ENGINE CEASES OPERATING) AT LOW SPEED PRIMARILY WHEN STOPPING. IT DOES NOT DO THIS AT EVERY ATTEMPTED STOP BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT DURING THE COURSE OF A DAY'S RIDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10520369

Incident

Jun 16, 2013

Mileage

1,900 mi

I PURCHASED A NEW C650GT ON 2/7/13. I ALSO GOT THE REAR TRUNK WITH THE BIKE. AFTER A MONTH OF RIDING, THE LUGGAGE RACK (WHICH THE TRUNK FASTENS ON TO) STARTED TO SHAKE WHILE RIDING. I NOTICED THERE ARE 3 MAIN BOLTS THAT HOLD THE LUGGAGE RACK ON TO THE BIKE, 1 ON THE LEFT & 1 ON THE RIGHT, THAT FASTEN ONTO THE PASSENGER GRAB BAR & 1 THAT FASTENS OVER THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE BOLT ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS THE FIRST TO COME LOOSE & NOW THE CENTER BOLT HAS COME LOSE. I ATTEMPT TO TIGHT THESE BOLTS (WITH THE PROPER TORX DRIVER) WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. I AM AFRAID TO USE THE TRUNK BECAUSE I THINK IT WILL VIBRATE OFF CAUSING A HAZARD TO SOMEONE DRIVING BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND LOOSING MY BELONGINGS. THERE IS A RECALL, FOR THIS PROBLEM, IN CANADA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10515873

Incident

Mar 7, 2013

Mileage

200 mi

SCOOTER HAS BEEN STALLING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. IT SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN I COME TO A STOP. IT OFTEN STALLS WHEN I'M TRYING TO MANEUVER IT FOR PARKING. TODAY IT ALMOST DIED JUST AS I WAS COMING OUT OF A TURN. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. GAS TANK IS FULL. IT HAPPENS WHEN IT'S BOTH COLD OR AFTER IT'S BEEN RUN FOR A WHILE. JUST STARTED HAPPENING AFTER ABOUT 800 MILES. SEEMS THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH OTHER MODEL OWNERS AS WELL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10514155

Incident

May 23, 2013

Mileage

847 mi

INCIDENTS OF UNEXPECTED STALLING INCREASING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES NOW. NOT SAFE TO BE ON A MOTOR SCOOTER IN TRAFFIC AND HAVE MOTOR SHUT DOWN ON IT'S OWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10512196

Incident

May 1, 2013

Mileage

3,400 mi

VEHICLE STALLED OUT THREE TIMES WITHIN TEN MINUTES. VEHICLE IS NEW AND IS UTILIZING PROPER OCTANE FUEL. VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED EACH TIME WHEN THE STARTING STEPS WERE UTILIZED. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE UNIT STALL WHILE OPERATING ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10511904

Incident

May 12, 2013

Mileage

208 mi