2018 BMW K1600B Problems

THE BIKE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER NOW MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT, THE SPEEDO IS STILL OFF TO THIS DAY BY 4 MILES AN HOUR, THE BIKE A PULL TO THE LEFT THAT HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED YET. ON OCCASION THE BIKE WILL GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND JUST LOOSE ALL POWER AND THROTTLE RESPONSE. WHY IN TRAFFIC. AND NOW EVER SINCE THE POWER TRAIN RECALL AND REPLACEMENT, THE BIKE HAS AN UNREPAIRABLE OIL LEAK. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER NOW FOR OVER 3 MONTHS ALMOST 4 MONTHS, AUGUST 6TH TILL PRESENT.

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 19V692 HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE 10/1/19. MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE ISSUE.

SEE ATTACHED PDF, ALTHOUGH I DID RETURN THE MOTOR CYCLE TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING ABOUT INSTABILITY WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ESPECIALLY IN TURBULENT AIR, SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE IN THIRTY YEARS OF RIDING, THAT ISSUE IS STILL PENDING, BUT FOR NOW THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT COMMUNICATING ANY INTENTIONS RELATED TO THEIR RECALL, VERY FRUSTRATED !!!

I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL A RIDER IS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS DANGEROUSLY DEFECTIVE MOTORCYCLE. WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF OWNING THE BIKE I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE EPISODES WHERE THE BIKE BECAME DANGEROUSLY UNSTABLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. I HAVE HAD NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES WHEN THE BIKE BECAME DANGEROUSLY UNSTABLE. AFTER ONE OF THESE EXPERIENCES IN AUGUST 2019, I PARKED THE BIKE AND IT SITS IN MY GARAGE WHILE I CONTINUE TO INCUR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH UNWANTED OWNERSHIP OF A VALUELESS MOTORCYCLE. I REPORTED THE DANGEROUS INSTABILITY ISSUE TO BMW AND BMW'S WASHINGTON STATE DEALERSHIPS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. INITIALLY BMW HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I LATER LEARNED THAT BMW INSTALLED A SPEED REGULATOR ON THE GRAND AMERICA THAT LIMITS THE 170 MPH MOTORCYCLE TO 101 MPH. THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. READING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND TALKING TO DEALERS, IT APPEARS THAT BMW SOUGHT TO HIDE THE INSTABILITY DEFECT BY INSTALLING A SPEED REGULATOR. BMW THEN ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN THE SPEED REGULATOR WITH A RIDICULOUS STORY THAT IT WAS INSTALLED DUE TO THE 'AMERICAN WAY OF RIDING.' IN AUGUST 2018 I SUBMITTED A WRITTEN DEMAND TO BMW TO REPURCHASE MY GRAND AMERICA DUE TO THE DANGEROUS DEFECT. BMW DID NOT EVEN BOTHER TO RESPOND TO ME. BMW HAS CONFIRMED THE DEFECT ON MY BIKE: "CONFIRMED COMPLAINT BIKE MOVES AROUND AND FEELS LIKE A FRONT FLAT TIRE OR CROSS WIND. WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE AT 65 TO 75 MPH." BMW IS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. A SALES REP AT A WASHINGTON DEALER TOLD ME: 'I FEEL BAD SELLING ONE OF THOSE TO A CUSTOMER BECAUSE OF THE INSTABILITY ISSUE, WE'RE NOT SELLING THEM. WE HAVE 19'S THAT ARE JUST SITTING ON THE FLOOR.' BMW NEEDS TO OWN-UP TO THEIR FLAWED DESIGN WITH THE GRAND AMERICA AND BUY-BACK EVERY BIKE SOLD TO DATE, AND CEASE SALES OF THE MODEL THROUGHOUT THE U.S.

When I drive my motorcycle on the highway with 70 mph +/- 5 miles, the bike is unstable, the steering bar is shaking, and it is hard to keep the bike in the lane. I complained to the dealer, they balanced the wheel, tested the bike, but the problem has not been solved.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 BMW K 1600B. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE BECAME UNSTABLE WHILE DRIVING BEHIND A SEMI TRUCK OR WHEN WIND TURBULENCE WAS PRESENT. THE MOTORCYCLE OPERATED AS INTENDED AFTER THE SPEED WAS REDUCED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,500. *BF*JB

he contact owns a 2018 BMW K 1600 B. The contact stated while having his vehicle running on the driveway, he noticed a pool of gas accumulating. The contact turned the vehicle off had the vehicle towed to a local dealer where a fuel leakage from the fuel pump. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 16,000.

The contact owns a 2018 BMW K-1600 B Motorcycle. The contact stated that the fuel pump was leaking. The motorcycle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined that the failure was related to the fuel pump. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V060000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The local dealer was contacted, who confirmed there was no open recall associated with the VIN. The motorcycle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 8,600.

THE BIKE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER NOW MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT, THE SPEEDO IS STILL OFF TO THIS DAY BY 4 MILES AN HOUR, THE BIKE A PULL TO THE LEFT THAT HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED YET. ON OCCASION THE BIKE WILL GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND JUST LOOSE ALL POWER AND THROTTLE RESPONSE. WHY IN TRAFFIC. AND NOW EVER SINCE THE POWER TRAIN RECALL AND REPLACEMENT, THE BIKE HAS AN UNREPAIRABLE OIL LEAK. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER NOW FOR OVER 3 MONTHS ALMOST 4 MONTHS, AUGUST 6TH TILL PRESENT.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT START UP WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE .SOMETIMES REMEDIED WITH RESTART .SOMETIMES REQUIRING MULTIPLE RESTARTS .TONIGHT I WAS RIDING HOME AFTER MULTIE RESTARTS , DOING 35MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE.I COASTED ONTO SIDE STREET AND BIKE STALLED .THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE.I LET IT SIT A MOMENT AND IT RESTARTED WITHOUT ENGINE LIGHT WARNING AND WITH THROTTLE RESPONSE .I INFORMED DEALER IN MIDDLETOWN OF PROBLEM AT SERVICE FOR NEW COMPONENTS AND FLASH UPDATE OF ELECTRONICS JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO.HE STATEDNO ERROR MESSAGES FOUND .THIS COULD COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE !!! BIKE IS 2018 WITH LESS THAN 1500 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 BMW K1600B. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO WOBBLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO GO AZ MOTORCYCLES (LOCATED AT 15500 N HAYDEN RD, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260, (480) 609-1800) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 BMW K1600. WHILE DRIVING 75-80 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RIDENOW POWERSPORTS CHANDLER, EURO & INDIAN MOTORCYCLE (2677 E WILLIS RD, CHANDLER, AZ 85286, (844) 866-2677) WHERE IT WAS TEST DRIVEN, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER RE-BALANCED THE FRONT TIRE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS AN UNKNOWN FAILURE AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

THE MOTORCYCLE WILL RANDOMLY GO INTO WHAT BMW CALLS "LIMP MODE" AND THE OPERATOR WILL LOSE ALL THROTTLE CONTROL. POTENTIALLY FATAL IF IT HAPPENS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE HEAVY TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE, AT NIGHT WITH NOWHERE TO PULL OVER LIKE IT DID WITH ME. THIS HA HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR WITH NO FIX IN SIGHT

THE BIKE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER NOW MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT, THE SPEEDO IS STILL OFF TO THIS DAY BY 4 MILES AN HOUR, THE BIKE A PULL TO THE LEFT THAT HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED YET. ON OCCASION THE BIKE WILL GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND JUST LOOSE ALL POWER AND THROTTLE RESPONSE. WHY IN TRAFFIC. AND NOW EVER SINCE THE POWER TRAIN RECALL AND REPLACEMENT, THE BIKE HAS AN UNREPAIRABLE OIL LEAK. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER NOW FOR OVER 3 MONTHS ALMOST 4 MONTHS, AUGUST 6TH TILL PRESENT.

When I drive my motorcycle on the highway with 70 mph +/- 5 miles, the bike is unstable, the steering bar is shaking, and it is hard to keep the bike in the lane. I complained to the dealer, they balanced the wheel, tested the bike, but the problem has not been solved.

I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL A RIDER IS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS DANGEROUSLY DEFECTIVE MOTORCYCLE. WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF OWNING THE BIKE I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE EPISODES WHERE THE BIKE BECAME DANGEROUSLY UNSTABLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. I HAVE HAD NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES WHEN THE BIKE BECAME DANGEROUSLY UNSTABLE. AFTER ONE OF THESE EXPERIENCES IN AUGUST 2019, I PARKED THE BIKE AND IT SITS IN MY GARAGE WHILE I CONTINUE TO INCUR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH UNWANTED OWNERSHIP OF A VALUELESS MOTORCYCLE. I REPORTED THE DANGEROUS INSTABILITY ISSUE TO BMW AND BMW'S WASHINGTON STATE DEALERSHIPS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. INITIALLY BMW HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I LATER LEARNED THAT BMW INSTALLED A SPEED REGULATOR ON THE GRAND AMERICA THAT LIMITS THE 170 MPH MOTORCYCLE TO 101 MPH. THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. READING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND TALKING TO DEALERS, IT APPEARS THAT BMW SOUGHT TO HIDE THE INSTABILITY DEFECT BY INSTALLING A SPEED REGULATOR. BMW THEN ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN THE SPEED REGULATOR WITH A RIDICULOUS STORY THAT IT WAS INSTALLED DUE TO THE 'AMERICAN WAY OF RIDING.' IN AUGUST 2018 I SUBMITTED A WRITTEN DEMAND TO BMW TO REPURCHASE MY GRAND AMERICA DUE TO THE DANGEROUS DEFECT. BMW DID NOT EVEN BOTHER TO RESPOND TO ME. BMW HAS CONFIRMED THE DEFECT ON MY BIKE: "CONFIRMED COMPLAINT BIKE MOVES AROUND AND FEELS LIKE A FRONT FLAT TIRE OR CROSS WIND. WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE AT 65 TO 75 MPH." BMW IS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. A SALES REP AT A WASHINGTON DEALER TOLD ME: 'I FEEL BAD SELLING ONE OF THOSE TO A CUSTOMER BECAUSE OF THE INSTABILITY ISSUE, WE'RE NOT SELLING THEM. WE HAVE 19'S THAT ARE JUST SITTING ON THE FLOOR.' BMW NEEDS TO OWN-UP TO THEIR FLAWED DESIGN WITH THE GRAND AMERICA AND BUY-BACK EVERY BIKE SOLD TO DATE, AND CEASE SALES OF THE MODEL THROUGHOUT THE U.S.