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1999 BMW R1100RT-P Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
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Latest Jul 25, 2012
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jul 4, 2012

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 BMW R1100RT-P. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 25, 2012

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN IN WESTERN NEW YORK DRIVING 72 MPH WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS DRIVING ALL AROUND ME. SUDDENLY THE BIKE LOST POWER INTERMITTENTLY AND THE REAR BEGAN SWERVING. I CAME TO A STOP AT AN INACCESSIBLE SPOT IN THE ROAD SO I DROVE TO THE NEXT EXIT AT 50 MPH. I INSPECTED THE BIKE AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE BACK OF THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE SHAFT BUT THE ENGINE WAS DRY. THE FLUID WAS COVERING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TIRE AND I DID NOT THINK I COULD MAKE TURNS SAFELY EVEN IF THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS. I RENTED A TRUCK AND DROVE THE BIKE HOME IN THE TRUCK BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL THE BIKE WAS SAFE. I HAD THE BIKE SERVICED THREE MONTHS AGO AND HAD WORK IN THE POWER TRAIN DONE BUT THAT DID NOT HELP ME. I LIKE THE BIKE BUT I THINK BMW IS TURNING A DEAF EYE OR EAR TO WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A REPEATING PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID
10467673
Incident
Jul 13, 2012
Mileage
76,231 mi
BrakesPowertrain (other)Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 4, 2012

THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. I RODE 75 MILES TO WORK. SMELLED BURNING OIL AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL. ARRIVED AT WORK IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE. BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I PUT THE KICKSTAND DOWN AND REMOVED MY HELMET AND SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE BIKE I FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL (APPROXIMATELY A QUART) THAT HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE FINAL DRIVE AND DRENCHED THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND REAR WHEEL AND TIRE. I CAN PROVIDE A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE OIL SPILL IN PLACE. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL IN THE FINAL DRIVE IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. I OBTAINED SOME OIL AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT ABOUT A CUP OF NEW OIL IN THE DRIVE TO SEE IF THE SEAL HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND THE OIL DRAINED COMPLETELY OUT ONTO THE GROUND OUT OF THE FINAL DRIVE. I HAD TO HAVE THE MOTORCYCLE TOWED TO A SAFE LOCATION FOR REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED TO BE SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS, PLUS POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR BRAKE COMPONENTS AND THE OIL SOAKED TIRE. *JS

NHTSA ID
10464174
Incident
Jul 3, 2012
Mileage
63,540 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.

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