Fuel system
Filed Aug 29, 2013
MY MOTORCYCLE STARTED LEAKING GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A DAY RIDE AND PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE, SO THAT BY THE END OF THE DAY, GAS WAS POURING OUT ONTO THE SIDE OF MY ENGINE AND ONTO MY BOOT, PANT LEG AND FORMING A GOOD SIZE PUDDLE ON THE ASPHALT WHERE PARKED. I ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY ($550 FOR THE PART, $850 TOTAL COST INSTALLED). I WANT BMW USA TO RECALL THIS PART AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE INTERNET THREADS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MANY BMW OWNER'S LIVES ARE AT RISK OF CATCHING ON FIRE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MECHANICS AND THEY AGREE, THIS IS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. *TT
- NHTSA ID
- 10538000
- Incident
- Aug 17, 2013
- Mileage
- 35,130 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 14, 2013
FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL TANK FLANGE. THIS COMPLAINT IS THE SAME AS THE OTHERS, NAMELY THE FUEL TANK FLANGE CRACKS AND ALLOWS FUEL LEAKAGE UNDER PRESSURE WHICH ALLOWS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL TO SPRAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY DRAIN DOWN ONTO THE ALTERNATOR AND THEN DOWN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND OUT THE BOTTOM. THERE IS A HEAT SHIELD GLUED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK WHICH BECOMES UNGLUED WHEN SATURATED WITH GASOLINE. THIS SHIELD THEN FALLS ONTO THE TOP OF THE ALTERNATOR, THEREBY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE FOIL-SIDE OF THE HEAT SHIELD TO THE ALTERNATOR. IN THE EVENT OF A SPARK FROM THE TWO MATERIALS MAKING CONTACT, THERE WOULD BE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A FIRE STARTING UNDER THE FUEL TANK. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10535433
- Incident
- Aug 12, 2013
- Mileage
- 25,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jan 30, 2013
THE GAS TANK STARTED LEAKING FUEL. THERE ARE SMALL CRACKS AROUND A PLASTIC FITTING THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK. THE FITTING IS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL PUMP THAT SITS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE ALTERNATOR. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10495307
- Incident
- Jan 9, 2013
- Mileage
- 24,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jan 3, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW K1200 S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR AND LEAKING GASOLINE ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL ASSEMBLY FACE PLATE WAS FRACTURED AND WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT APPLIED A PLASTIC WELD TO THE FUEL ASSEMBLY FACE PLATE AND AFTER SOME TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL ASSEMBLY FACE PLATE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10490868
- Incident
- May 15, 2010
- Mileage
- 20,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Nov 20, 2012
FUEL PUMP HOUSING BEGAN LEAKING AFTER A RIDE. STARTED DRIPPING GASOLINE ON THE LEFT SIDE. I WAS ABLE TO RIDE TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *TR ## VIN FAILED
- NHTSA ID
- 10485292
- Incident
- Jul 18, 2012
- Mileage
- 19,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jul 15, 2012
I NOTICED THE SMELL OF FUEL IN MY GARAGE A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF THREE VEHICLES IN IT. I WENT FOR A RIDE THIS PAST WEEK AND AFTER PARKING IT IN THE GARAGE I NOTICE A POOL DO FLUID UNDER THE BIKE. I STOP TO TAKE A LOOK AND IDENTIFY THE FLUID AS GASOLINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME IT IS THE FUEL PUMP DISCONNECTS THAT ARE LEAKING. THESE CRACKS ARE LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE MOTOR AND ALTERNATOR CREATING A FIRE HAZARD! I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THIS WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A FIRE THAT MOST LIKELY WOULD OF LEAD TO SEVERE BODILY HARM OR DEATH! I AM SURE BMW IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE UPDATED THIS PART ON THEIR NEW BIKES BUT HAVEN'T ISSUED A RECALL. ALL EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT BMW IS AWARE OF THESE INHERENT DESIGN FLAWS IN THIS MODEL MOTORCYCLE BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL PUTTING THE PUBLIC AS RISK! I BELIEVE THE NHTSA NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION FORCING BMW TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THESE KNOWN ISSUES." *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10465685
- Incident
- Jul 13, 2012
- Mileage
- 14,560 mi
Fuel system
Filed Feb 23, 2012
MY GARAGE INTERIOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. ON INSPECTION OF MY MOTORCYCLE (2006, BMW K1200S) IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC (AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT SURROUNDING THE FEMALE QUICK DISCONNECT) OF THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING. THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING IS A SEPARATE PART THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK. WHEN THIS FUEL TANK WAS REMOVED (FROM THE MOTORCYCLE) FOR A CLOSER INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GASOLINE LEAK WAS LOCATED DIRECTLY OVER THE STARTER AND ALTERNATOR OF THIS MOTORCYCLE (A DIRECT IGNITION SOURCE FOR THE FUEL AND FUMES). *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10449153
- Incident
- Feb 20, 2012
- Mileage
- 10,120 mi
Fuel system
Filed Oct 19, 2011
THE BIKE HAD BEEN SERVICED ABOUT 3 WEEKS BEFORE. I WAS RIDING A 3 MILE TRIP INTO TOWN AND NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL, THINKING IT WAS THE CAR I WAS BEHIND, HOWEVER IT INCREASED, AND WHEN I GOT TO TOWN, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT IT WAS COMING FROM MY M CYCLE, AND HAD GOT VERY STRONG. I CALLED THE SERVICE PEOPLE WHO CAME AND TOOK IT AWAY. THERE WAS A FLOW OF FUEL UNDER THE TANK ON THE INSIDE OF THE FAIRING, AND THE SMELL WAS OVERPOWERING. (THE SYSTEM IS ALWAYS POSITIVE PRESSURE, EVEN WHEN NOT ON, APPARENTLY). MY MECHANIC, WHO USED TO BE LEAD MECHANIC AT THE LOCAL BMW M CYCLE SHOP DISCOVERED THAT THEIR WERE FOUR CRACKS AT THE BASE OF THE FLANGE, WHERE THE FUEL FLOWS FROM. IT IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE THEIR IS ONLY A THIN HEAT SHIELD SEPARATING THIS FROM AN OPEN ALTERNATOR, THROWING OUT SPARKS. THE VAPOR COULD VERY EASILY IGNITE. IT WAS REPLACED AT MY COST, BUT THE CYCLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, GARAGED AND ONLY 24000 EASY MILES, BUT THIS FAILED, AND COULD HAVE EXPLODED, THE VAPOR WAS THAT BAD. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL BMW SHOP, THEY EXAMINED THE FAILED PUMP, AND ADVISED ME TO CONTACT BMW SERVICE. I HAVE EMAILED THEM 4 TIMES AND CALLED THEM 4 TIMES SINCE INFORMING THEM OF THE PROBLEM, BUT APART FROM ONE MISSED CALL WITH THEM LAST THURSDAY, I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. THEIR SERVICE IS NON EXISTENT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL VAPORS, IF I WAS UNDER HIGH TOURING SPEED FOR INSTANCE, WITH THE PROXIMITY OF THE ALTERNATOR COULD LEAD TO THE CYCLE CATCHING FIRE, EVEN "BLOWING UP". THERE WERE FOUR CRACKS ON THE BASE OF THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE. I THINK THEY WANT TO BLAME ETHANOL, THE LOCAL SHOP SAYS THAT IS THE CASE, BUT THEY HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE 1200R SERIES AND REPLACED IT WITH METAL INSTEAD OF PLASTICS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP WITH THIS, I AM SURE OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, IT NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED AND STOPPED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10430822
- Incident
- Aug 26, 2011
- Mileage
- 24,000 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.