2002 BMW K1200RS Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BMW K1200RS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED DAILY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V028000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO MY FIRST REPORT OF THIS DATE. BMW APPARENTLY CONDUCTED A RECALL (04V-028) FOR LEAKS WITH THIS COUPLING, HOWEVER THE RECALL ADDRESSED LEAKS FROM THE QUICK DISCONNECT O-RING AND THE HOSE CLAMPS. IN THIS CASE THE BODY OF THE PLASTIC MALE END OF THE COUPLING INITIALLY CRACKS AND THEN SEPARATES ALLOWING FUEL UNDER 100 PSI TO FLOW DOWN THE ENGINE AND THEN TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE BIKE. THERE WAS ONE REPORT OF A FIRE AND AN INJURY FROM THE PREVIOUS RECALL. HERE WE HAVE A LEAK OCCURRING FROM THE SAME FITTING WITH THE SAME POTENTIAL. INITIALLY BMW REPLACED THIS FITTING WITH THE SAME ORIGINAL PART ONLY TO FIND THAT THE FITTING FAILED AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PLAGUE BMW RIDERS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT APPEARS THAT THE NTSB'S INITIAL INVESTIGATION WAS SUSPENDED WHEN THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO A RECALL BACK IN THE 2004/5 TIME FRAME, THUS THE PARTICULARS OF THIS PROBLEM WHERE NOT FORTHCOMING, AND THE FULL NATURE OF THE DEFECT NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED. *TR

WHILE RIDING THE BIKE A FEW DAYS AGO, THE ABS FAILURE LIGHTS CAME ON. I SHUT THE BIKE OFF, AND RESTARTED TO ATTEMPT TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THIS DID NOT WORK. LATER IN THE DAY, WHEN STARTING THE BIKE UP,...THE ABS WAS FUNCTIONING, FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, THEN THE FAILURE LIGHTS AGAIN CAME ON AND HAVE CONSTANTLY STAYED ON SINCE. THE BIKE IS A 2002 AND HAS JUST TURNED 33,000 MILES. I HAD THE BRAKE SYSTEM FLUSHED ABOUT A YEAR AGO IN HOPES IT WOULD PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON BMW BIKES OF THIS PERIOD,...ESPECIALLY THE BIKES IN THE "K" FAMILY. BMW DEALERS CHARGE $2200 TO REPLACE THE UNIT, WITH ANOTHER IDENTICAL UNIT, WHICH IS KNOWN TO FAIL AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, AND BMW IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ISN'T IT TIME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? I RIDE BMW MOTORCYCLES BECAUSE THEY HAVE ABS BRAKES. THIS IS THE SECOND BMW K1200 THAT I HAVE OWNED IN THE LAST 10 YEARS,.....THE ABS FAILED ON THE FIRST ONE AS WELL.

SLOWING DOWN TO STOP ABS BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. FRONT ABS STILL WORKS BUT REAR WENT OUT. TOOK IT TO BMW DEALER SERVICE TECH SAYS HAD TO REPLACE A LOT OF ABS UNITS IN THE PAST BUT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THIS PART IS 2332.00 PLUS LABOR. *TR

ON MARCH 6, 2006, I STARTED RIDING MY 2002 BMW K1200RS AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR END OF THE MOTORCYCLE FELT NOT QUITE RIGHT. STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I CHECKED AIR PRESSURE, LUG NUTS TIGHT AND LOOKED FOR ANY FLUID LEAKS. EVERYTHING APPEARED OK. I ALSO GRABBED THE REAR TIRE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS ANY PLAY IN THE REAR END. THERE WAS NONE. I CONTINUED ON. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE MOTORCYCLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE AND IT FELT LIKE THE REAR WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE MOTORCYCLE STOPPED WITHOUT CRASHING. I THEN NOTICED FLUID LEAKING ALL OVER THE REAR END OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND ON THE REAR WHEEL AND REAR BRAKE. THE FLUID WAS CLEARLY LEAKING OUT OF THE REAR DRIVE. THE MILEAGE ON MY MOTORCYCLE WAS JUST OVER 33,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE RIDER BEHIND ME TOLD ME THAT IT LOOKED LIKE MY REAR WHEEL WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS PUT ON A TRAILER AND TAKEN TO BMW OF FORT WORTH WHERE THE REAR END WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND REAR ABS SENSOR. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE FT. WORTH DEALERSHIP HAD A REPLACEMENT REAR IN STOCK. IN FACT THEY TOLD ME THE REAR DRIVE HAD BEEN ORDERED FOR ANOTHER CUSTOMER WITH A REAR DRIVE FAILURE. THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WAS JUST OVER $1,500. BMW HAS SEVERAL MODEL OF MOTORCYCLE THAT USE THE SAME TYPE OF REAR DRIVE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THIS DRIVE ON ALL MODELS OF MOTORCYCLE USING THIS TYPE OF REAR DRIVE. BMW IS WELL AWARE OF THESE FAILURES AND HAS EVEN STUDIED THE PROBLEM. SOME OF THE FAILURES BMW HAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND SOME IT HAS NOT. THE REAL ISSUE HERE IS NOT THE WARRANTY COVERAGE BUT THE SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN A REAR DRIVE FAILURE OCCURS, IT COMES WITHOUT WARNING AND MAKES THE MOTORCYCLE EXTREMELY UNSTABLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. BMW IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS THUS FAR REFUSED TO RECALL MOTORCYCLES WITH THIS TYPE OF REAR DRIVE. *NM

COMMON REAR-END FAILURE IN BMW MOTORCYCLES. *AK

I PUT SHENKO MOTORCYCLE TIRES ON MY 2002 BMW MOTORCYCLE. AFTER ABOUT 3000 MILES THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE BASE. I COMPLAINED TO SHENKO AND THE DEALER I PURCHASED THEM FROM. THIS WAS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION ON A MOTORCYCLE WITH A PASSENGER. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THIS PROBLEM IS MORE COMMON THAN IT SHOULD BE. SHENKO SHOULD NOT BE SELLING INFERIOR AND LIFE ENDANGERING PRODUCTS IN THE USA. PLEASE RESPOND AND LOOK INTO THE QUALITY OF THIS IMPORTED PRODUCT, THERE WILL BE DEATHS IN THE FUTURE WITH THIS TIRE. I CAN SUPPLY PHOTOS IF YOU LIKE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ROAD DEFECT ON BRIDGE ON I-70 WHERE IT CROSSES I-270 JUST WEST OF ST. LOUIS, MO. DRIVING IN THE RAIN WE HIT A METAL JOINT THAT RUNS LENGTHWISE WITH THE BRIDGE IN THE RIGHT TIRE GROOVE OF THE LEFT HAND LANE. BEING RECESSED INTO THE ROAD, BEING METAL, AND NOT VISIBLE UNTIL WITHIN ABOUT 40 FEET OF THE OBJECT, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS AND IN OUR CASE RETAIN CONTROL OF A MOTORCYCLE WHEN IT IS RAINING. JUST SOME APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT. THE TOWING COMPANY TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE MANY MOTORCYCLE CRASHES AT THIS LOCATION EVERY TIME IT RAINS. I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP SOMEONE ELSE FROM HAVING THE SAME RESULTS AS WE DID. THANK YOU *AK

ROAD DEFECT ON BRIDGE ON I-70 WHERE IT CROSSES I-270 JUST WEST OF ST. LOUIS, MO. DRIVING IN THE RAIN WE HIT A METAL JOINT THAT RUNS LENGTHWISE WITH THE BRIDGE IN THE RIGHT TIRE GROOVE OF THE LEFT HAND LANE. BEING RECESSED INTO THE ROAD, BEING METAL, AND NOT VISIBLE UNTIL WITHIN ABOUT 40 FEET OF THE OBJECT, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS AND IN OUR CASE RETAIN CONTROL OF A MOTORCYCLE WHEN IT IS RAINING. JUST SOME APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT. THE TOWING COMPANY TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE MANY MOTORCYCLE CRASHES AT THIS LOCATION EVERY TIME IT RAINS. I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP SOMEONE ELSE FROM HAVING THE SAME RESULTS AS WE DID. THANK YOU *AK

ROAD DEFECT ON BRIDGE ON I-70 WHERE IT CROSSES I-270 JUST WEST OF ST. LOUIS, MO. DRIVING IN THE RAIN WE HIT A METAL JOINT THAT RUNS LENGTHWISE WITH THE BRIDGE IN THE RIGHT TIRE GROOVE OF THE LEFT HAND LANE. BEING RECESSED INTO THE ROAD, BEING METAL, AND NOT VISIBLE UNTIL WITHIN ABOUT 40 FEET OF THE OBJECT, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS AND IN OUR CASE RETAIN CONTROL OF A MOTORCYCLE WHEN IT IS RAINING. JUST SOME APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT. THE TOWING COMPANY TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE MANY MOTORCYCLE CRASHES AT THIS LOCATION EVERY TIME IT RAINS. I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP SOMEONE ELSE FROM HAVING THE SAME RESULTS AS WE DID. THANK YOU *AK

REAR END FAILURE. *AK

WHILE RIDING THE BIKE A FEW DAYS AGO, THE ABS FAILURE LIGHTS CAME ON. I SHUT THE BIKE OFF, AND RESTARTED TO ATTEMPT TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THIS DID NOT WORK. LATER IN THE DAY, WHEN STARTING THE BIKE UP,...THE ABS WAS FUNCTIONING, FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, THEN THE FAILURE LIGHTS AGAIN CAME ON AND HAVE CONSTANTLY STAYED ON SINCE. THE BIKE IS A 2002 AND HAS JUST TURNED 33,000 MILES. I HAD THE BRAKE SYSTEM FLUSHED ABOUT A YEAR AGO IN HOPES IT WOULD PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON BMW BIKES OF THIS PERIOD,...ESPECIALLY THE BIKES IN THE "K" FAMILY. BMW DEALERS CHARGE $2200 TO REPLACE THE UNIT, WITH ANOTHER IDENTICAL UNIT, WHICH IS KNOWN TO FAIL AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, AND BMW IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ISN'T IT TIME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? I RIDE BMW MOTORCYCLES BECAUSE THEY HAVE ABS BRAKES. THIS IS THE SECOND BMW K1200 THAT I HAVE OWNED IN THE LAST 10 YEARS,.....THE ABS FAILED ON THE FIRST ONE AS WELL.