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2013 BMW C650 GT Maxi-Scooter Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

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Fuel system reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Jun 1, 2025
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
33%
of 30 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2013 BMW C650 GT Maxi-Scooter submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Fuel system
Filed Jun 1, 2025

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

NHTSA ID
11664162
Incident
May 31, 2025
EngineFuel system
Filed Jun 5, 2014

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
Fuel system
Filed Apr 11, 2014
Fire reported

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
EngineFuel systemSteering
Filed Dec 18, 2013

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
Driver assistanceEngineFuel system
Filed Oct 19, 2013

VEHICLE STALLING AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10548511
Incident
Jun 15, 2013
Mileage
2,308 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 6, 2013

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
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Jun 23, 2013

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
Driver assistanceEngineFuel system
Filed May 11, 2013

3 ENGINE STALLS AT LOW SPEED ON THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS. LUCKILY NOT AT AN INTERSECTION OR AROUND OTHER VEHICLES. MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON OWNERS INTERNET FORUMS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10511530
Incident
May 10, 2013
Mileage
430 mi
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed May 2, 2013

STALLING AND COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF ALL COMPONENTS. HAS STALLED OUT NOW SIX ADDITIONAL TIMES. NOW AT 500 MILES AND SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10510394
Incident
Apr 20, 2013
Mileage
375 mi
Fuel system
Filed Apr 29, 2013

APPROACHING STOP SIGN AT LOW SPEED APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ENCOUNTERED ENGINE SHUT DOWN, NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE RESTARTED, HOWEVER AFTER STALL I HAD NO ABILITY TO MANEUVER. *TR

NHTSA ID
10509929
Incident
Mar 30, 2013
Mileage
607 mi

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