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2008 Piaggio GTS 250 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Nov 20, 2019
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2008 Piaggio GTS 250, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Fuel system150.0%
  • Exterior lighting150.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

VESPA 250 GTV (2009) BEGAN STALLING AFTER WARM-UP. DEALER CHANGED FUEL PUMP AND SYMPTOMS STOPPED FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. 2011 IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS REOCCURRED. DEALER CHANGED FUEL PUMP AGAIN. APPARENT FAULTY FUEL PUMPS. *TR

NHTSA ID 10392242 · filed Mar 19, 2011

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Exterior lighting

Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THE HEADLIGHT LENS (THE PLASTIC COVER) MELTED FROM THE HEAT OF THE BULB. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THAT PROBLEM. THERE ARE PEOPLE ON EBAY SELLING HEADLAMPS FOR PARTS THAT HAVE MELTED LENSES. I ASKED PIAGGIO TO REPLACE IT AND THEY SAID NO. THE HEADLIGHT, OBVIOUSLY A CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE, HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT. IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THE BULB'S HEAT. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR SELLING VEHICLES WITH MELTING HEADLIGHTS. AGE IS IRRELEVANT. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED THE DAY I DRIVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SHOWROOM. IF THE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK WITH THE BULB SUPPLIED WITH IT -- IT DOES NOT WORK. PERIOD. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR MANY YEARS, AND HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN ENGINEERING. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A HEADLIGHT MELTING. THE MOTORCYCLE IS WELL CARED FOR, ONLY USED TO GO ON SHORT TRIPS TO THE TRAIN STATION AND IS STORED IN A GARAGE. ALL OF WHICH POINTS TO A DESIGN DEFECT. I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED BUT I NOTICED IT LAST WEEKEND 11/17/19

NHTSA ID 11281404 · filed Nov 20, 2019

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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