2007 Ducati 1098 Owner Complaints

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2007, DUCATI 1098 MOTORCYCLE CANNOT BE SECURED TO THE BRACKET LOCATED ON THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE GAS TANK ON THIS MODEL MOTORCYCLE IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND EXPANDS DUE TO THE ETHANOL IN THE FUEL. THIS MAKES THE MOTORCYCLE UNSAFE TO RIDE. I CONTACTED DUCATI NORTH AMERICA TO TRY AND GET THE TANK REPLACED AND WAS INFORMED EXTENDED WARRANTY ON TANK REPLACEMENTS WERE LIMITED TO 72 MONTHS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE AND MY MOTORCYCLE WAS PURCHASED 82 MONTHS AGO. THE LIMITS WERE SET BY THE COURTS AFTER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS TIME LIMIT BY DUCATI OR THE COURTS. NOW I HAVE TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT AND THE TANK IS OVER $2000. ISN'T THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO HOLD DUCATI RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TANK? A RECALL? THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10567740

Incident

Feb 1, 2014

Mileage

14,500 mi

ON MOST DUCATI MOTORCYCLES WITH A PLASTIC FUEL TANK, THE TANK HAS BEEN KNOWN AND DOES INDEED DEFORM. IT IS SAID TO AFFECT MOTORCYCLES BUILT AS FAR BACK AS THEY HAVE USED A PLASTIC TANK. IT IS SAID IT IS BECAUSE OF THE ETHANOL IN FUEL SOLD HERE IN THE STATES, BUT NOW IT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN IN EUROPE AS WELL. THE TANK SWELLS AND DEFORMS UNTIL IT NO LONGER WILL SEAT OR SEAL PROPERLY CAUSING A SERIOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK. MY OWN MOTORCYCLE, A DUCATI 1098 MADE IN 2007 IS ALSO IN THIS GROUP. CURRENTLY, DUCATI SAYS THEY WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED TANKS, BUT THEY ARE REPLACING THEM WITH THE SAME TANK, SO IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. IN ADDITION I HAVE BEEN WAITING NEARLY 2 MONTHS WITH NO WORD FROM DUCATI ABOUT THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10367930

Incident

Sep 10, 2010

Mileage

10,000 mi

ON DUCATI MOTORCYCLE, MODEL YEAR 2007, MODEL MULTISTRADA 1100S, FUEL TANK DEFORMATION (EXPANSION) CAUSING TANK TO LOCK IN PLACE (UNABLE TO REMOVE FROM MOTORCYCLE TO PERFORM PERIODIC MAINTENANCE) OR ALTERNATIVELY EXPAND WHILE OFF MOTORCYCLE WHILE PERFORMING ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND CAUSING INABILITY FOR THE FUEL TANK TO BE REINSTALLED. PROBLEM APPEARS EPIDEMIC AMONG THESE MODEL MOTORCYCLES. POSSIBILITY OF RUPTURE OR FUEL LEAKS POST DEFORMATION EXISTS, MANUFACTURER'S REPLACEMENT TANKS ARE MADE OF THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE ORIGINAL, THUS PERPETUATING THE HAZARD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10355686

Incident

Aug 14, 2010

Mileage

17,765 mi

I HAVE A 2007 DUCATI 1098 AND READ THIS INFORMATION TODAY 8/16/2010 ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION WEBSITE AND WANTED TO KNOW IF MY BIKE WAS AFFECTED BY THESE RECALLS AND IS MY LIFE IN DANGER? MY VIN NO. IS [XXX]. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT HAS SERVICED THE BIKE SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW AND TO DUCATI USA ABOUT STALLING ISSUE AND THEY ACT LIKE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BIKE AND I AM IMAGING THERE BEING A PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10349571

Incident

Mar 18, 2009

Mileage

1,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DUCATI 1098. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-70 MPH OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK. ALSO, THE REAR SPROCKET THAT HOLDS THE CHAIN WAS UNDER RECALL AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED NOT TO RIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,100.

NHTSA ID

10235541

Incident

Nov 1, 2007

Mileage

200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DUCATI 1098S TRICOLOR. ALMOST EVERYTIME THE CONTACT ACCELERATES FROM A STOP, THE MOTORCYCLE STALLS. HE MUST RESTART THE ENGINE FOR THE VEHICLE TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE RIDING 5 MPH. THE FAILURE HAS NOT CAUSED ANY CRASHES, BUT A FEW CLOSE CALLS HAVE OCCURRED FROM VEHICLES ALMOST REAR ENDING HIM DUE TO NOT TAKING OFF AT LIGHTS. THE CONTACT IS ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT AN ENGINE OIL LEAKAGE. THE ENGINE OIL WAS SUCKED INTO THE AIRBOX THROUGH THE BREATHER OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS SO MUCH OIL IN THE ENGINE THAT IT BEGAN TO LEAK OUT OF THE AIRBOX, DIRECTLY BENEATH THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE. THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE BRAKE DISCS, WHICH CAUSED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND WORE OUT THE BRAKE PADS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THE ONLY REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED WAS THE CLEANING OF THE AIRBOX. THE DEALER CLEANED OUT ALL OF THE OIL, BUT THE LEAK CONTINUED. THE AIRBOX WAS REFILLED WITH OIL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO OBTAIN RECALL INFORMATION AND WAS INFORMED THAT NONE WERE AVAILABLE FOR HIS VEHICLE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED THREE RECALLS ON THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE. HE ALSO LEARNED THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES, IN WHICH SOME LED TO DEATH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE IS EXPERIENCING OTHER FAILURES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED, BUT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,200. UPDATED 06/25/08 *BF

NHTSA ID

10228644

Incident

Mar 2, 2008

Mileage

20 mi

2007 DUCAT 1098 MOTORCYCLE WITH STALLING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER SAYS HIS MOTORCYCLE WILL STALL AT LEAST ONCE EVERYTIME HE RIDES IT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HIS MOTORCYCLE WOULD STALL WHILE SITTING IN NEUTRAL AND ALSO WHILE ROLLING IN FIRST GEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10207157

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

2007 DUCATI 1098 MOTORCYCLE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE MOTORCYCLE JUST CUTS OFF AT ANYTIME**CC THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN FIRST PURCHASING THE BIKE THE SALESMAN INFORMED HIM OF THE THE CUTTING OFF DEFECT PRIOR OWNERS HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING. AFTER THE FIRST 620 MILES THE CONSUMER STATED EXPERIENCE THE DEFECT SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE ECU WOULD JUST NEED TO BE REMAPPED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERS ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10197003

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

Mileage

620 mi

(1) BIKE IS IN NEUTRAL OR CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR WHILE AT A STOP. (2) THE BIKE JUST SHUTS ITSELF OFF WITHOUT WARNING. (3) DEALERSHIP CLAIMS ECU NEEDED TO BE FIX BY DUCATI NORTH AMERICA, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10195991

Incident

Jul 7, 2007

Mileage

2 mi

1) VEHICLE STALLS WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR WHEN STOPPED 2) A FEW TIMES, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE CORNERING IN 1ST GEAR. ALMOST CRASHED. OTHER TIMES, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE COMING TO STOP AT LIGHT AND THEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN. ALMOST GET REAR ENDED. 3) DEALER REPLACED ECU BASED ON SERVICE BULLETIN. BIKE STILL STALLS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10192259

Incident

May 31, 2007

Mileage

40 mi