34 of the
69 complaints filed about the BMW C650 GT Maxi-Scooter
are about the engine —
49% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2013.
The contact owns a 2014 BMW C650 GT Maxi-Scooter. The contact stated while riding 5 MPH, the engine made an abnormal sound. The contact rode the scooter to the residence; however, upon arrival, the scooter shut off independently. The scooter was taken to the dealer; however, the scooter was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V264000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); and was advised by the dealer to contact the manufacturer for additional assistance. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 11,000.
NHTSA complaint #11618163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I own a 2016 BMW C650GT. {VIN WB10C1507GZ315600}. {ENGINE # 70037975} There is a RECALL 14V-264 that applies to earlier models - with ENGINE numbers up to - 70020276. The reason for the recall was that the the mechanical CHAIN TENSIONER would wear excessively leading to failure. My 2016 C650GT has a MECHANICAL CHAIN TENSIONER {part dated - 20150819 or AUGUST 19th, 2015} that failed and caused catastrophic failure...including but not limited to the VALVE hitting the piston. The current ESTIMATE is still being prepared but is expected to be over $7,500- I will provide all documents as they become available. I request that my MOTORCYCLE be included on the list of covered vehicles under RECALL 14V-264. THANK YOU RICHARD GRANO 619.987.6483 Richardgrano@SBCGLOBAL.NET
NHTSA complaint #11504484 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A SECOND ISSUE ON MY C650GT FOR THE TECH TO RESOLVE. IT MAY BE CONNECTED TO THE FIRST ISSUE THAT I EMAILED YOU ABOUT EARLIER. I WAS TRAVELING AT 40 TO 45MPH, THROTTLE WAS STEADY, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE THROTTTLE DOWN TO IDLE AND THE BIKE LOST MOMENTUM. I TWISTED THE THROTTLE EVEN MORE TO INCREASE SPEED WITH NO SUCCESS. WITHIN 2-3 SECONDS THE ENGINE RETURNED TO PROPER RPM'S AND ERROR LIGHTS UP ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND REMAINED ON UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. I RESTARTED THE BIKE AND THE ASC LIGHT CLEARED. BECAUSE THIS ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUSY STRETCH OF ROAD AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE NHTSA AND BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
NHTSA complaint #11373983 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER ON MY BMW 2014 C650GT MALFUNCTIONED AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE IN MY SCOOTER. I AM UNINJURED. LUCKILY. STALLED AS I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND WOULD NOT RESTART WITH VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I'M QUITE UPSET AFTER SEEING THE ATTACHED RECALL FROM 6 YEARS AGO AND WONDERING WHY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, BMW OF CAMBRIDGE, MA , DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THIS. IT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT FROM HAPPENING.
NHTSA complaint #11352795 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR AT IDLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL AFFECTING YEARS 2013 AND 2014 THIS IS A 2014 MODEL. THIS IS BEING REFERRED TO YOU BECAUSE I WAS WITHIN 6 FEET OF BEING KILLED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WHEN I MENTIONED IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT BMW I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A $2600 24,000 MILE SERVICE. IT IS THE CAMSHAFT CHAIN TENSIONER, I KNOW THIS BECAUSE BMW SENT A LETTER TO YOU ON MAY 14TH 2014 IN A 3 PAGE DOCUMENT STATING THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND THAT BMW WOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE $2600 FOR THE SERVICE, HOWEVER, I DO CARE ABOUT BEING IN DANGER OF BEING KILLED BECAUSE THE ENGINE DECIDES TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY OR WHILE MAKING A TURN ON AN INTERSECTION OR EVEN WORSE RIDING CLOSE TO A CLIFF AND RIDING OVER THE SIDE BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER. THE LETTER WAS ADDRESSED TO NANCY LEWIS ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR OF ENFORCEMENT FROM SAMUEL CAMPBELL III, DEPARTMENT HEAD ,SAFETY ENGINEERING AND ITS.
NHTSA complaint #11342842 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 2016 BMW C650GT SCOOTERS' MECHANICAL TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, ALLOWING MY TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP, CAUSING MY VALVES TO SLAM INTO MY PISTONS WHICH BENT THE VALVE STEMS, CAUSING A REPAIR COST OF $3800.00 U.S. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STILL ON THE FREEWAY (HAD JUST EXITED I-5 IN SEATTLE AND WAS STARTING TO RE-ACCELERATE TO 25 MPH ON 45TH AVE W. WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING A VERY LOUD CLACKING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY A STALL AND THE INABILITY TO RESTART) THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT AND SERIOUS HARM, IF NOT DEATH TO MYSELF, OR ANY RIDER IN THIS SITUATION. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY BMW, AND WAS A RECALL ON EARLIER MODELS (2013 & 2014) AND REMEDIED BY REPLACING THEM WITH A HYDRAULIC TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER, HOWEVER BMW CONTINUED TO MANUFACTURE LATER BIKES USING THE MECHANICAL TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. A QUICK GOOGLE OR FACEBOOK SEARCH OF BMW C650GT OWNER/ GROUPS/FORUMS, TURNS UP MANY DISCUSSIONS FROM OWNERS ALL OVER THE WORLD COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. IN SOME CASES, BMW HAS PAID 100% OF THE REPAIR, BUT IN MANY BMW WON'T PAY ANYTHING. IN MY CASE THEY ARE PAYING 50% HOWEVER THEY SHOULD BE PAYING 100% OF THE REPAIR BILL AS THIS KNOWN ISSUE. BMW IS NOT EXACTLY CONSISTENT IN THE WAY THAT THEY ARE HANDLING THESE REPAIR COSTS AND ITS TIME THEY DO WHAT IS RIGHT, OR BE FORCED TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT. IT'S DANGEROUS FOR ANY VEHICLE TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY BUT IT'S EXTRA DANGEROUS FOR A MOTORCYCLE RIDER IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE MOVING IN FAST TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE FOR ANY BMW C650GT OWNER W/ A MECHANICAL TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER INSTALLED ON THEIR BIKE. I'VE READ FACEBOOK POSTS FROM OWNERS WITH 2017 C650GTS WHOSE BIKES WERE MANUFACTURED W/ THE MECHANICAL TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER! HOW CAN BMW DO THAT IF THEY'VE RECALLED THIS ISSUE ON EARLIER YEARS AND FIXED THE ISSUE WITH HYDRAULIC TENSIONERS? HELP!
NHTSA complaint #11308626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY FOR APPROX 20 MIN, AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY AND COMING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT AND THEN RE-ACCELLERATING TO 25MPH, THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER MOVED, MAKING A LOUD CLACKING SOUND ALLOWING THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP, RESULTING IN BENT VALVE STEMS ETC. SYMPTOMS WERE A LOUD CLACKING SOUND AT STARTUP - THIS NOISE WOULD GO AWAY AND RETURN INTERMITTENTLY. I ASKED NOBLE RUSH BMW LAKE CITY WA (NOW OUT OF BUSINESS) ABOUT THIS SOUND WHEN MY BIKE WAS IN FOR THE 6,000 MILE SERVICE/BMW BRAKE RECALL SERVICE THIS PAST SUMMER, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL AFTER THEY TOOK MY BIKE FOR A TEST RIDE, ESPECIALLY AT STARTUP, AND THERE WAS NO ISSUE. WOW WERE THEY EVER WRONG! MY BIKE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND I AM LOOKING AT AT LEAST A $3600.00 REPAIR BILL. A QUICK GOODLE ABOUT THIS SOUND AND TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER ISSUE, YIELDS QUITE A FEW STORIES FROM UNHAPPY BMW C650GT OWNERS ALL ACROSS THE US AND CANADA. PREVIOUS BMW C650GT MODEL YEARS WERE RECALLED DUE TO THIS SAME ISSUE, HOWEVER I CANNOT FIND A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR MY BIKES YEAR, BUT I CAN HOWEVER FIND MANY 2016 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #11301155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERMITTENT ENGINE POWER LOSS UPON ACCELERATION - IN THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE (5/24/19), THE MOTORCYCLE WAS MOVING FROM A CITY STREET IN NORTH LAS VEGAS (CRAIG ROAD) ONTO I-15 NORTHBOUND. AFTER MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE FROM THE ON-RAMP AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE RPM QUICKLY DROPPED FROM AROUND 6000 TO IDLE RPM. INCREASING HAD NO AFFECT AT THIS POINT. THE ENGINE QUIT AFTER I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND SLOWED TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AT THIS POINT. THE IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR. NO OTHER FUEL OTHER THAN CHEVRON PREMIUM UNLEADED 91 OCTANE HAS BEEN USED SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. I'VE INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE INTERMITTENT SHUTOFFS, BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. I BELIEVE IT MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE POSITION CONTROLLER, OR FAULT IN FIRMWARE THAT MONITORS THROTTLE POSITION.
NHTSA complaint #11209805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE ENGINE GOT NOISY WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF CLANKS. THE ENGINE QUIT NEVER TO RETURN. BMW SAYS THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED. THE CHAIN SLIPPED. 4 VALVES ARE BENT AND THE HEAD IS DAMAGED. NO WORD ON THE PISTONS YET.
NHTSA complaint #11182754 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MI SCOOTER HAS INSTALLED ON TWO RANDON OCASSIONS WHILE COASTING OR SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. ACCORDING TO MY MAKE AND MODEL FORUMS THIS IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT BMW HAS NO FIRM FIX
NHTSA complaint #11170674 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE UNIT STARTED TO STALL OUT ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR, LOUD KNOCKING NOISE RAN POORLY LIKE IT WAS MISSING, QUIT RUNNING ALL TOGETHER, THEN STARTED TURNING OVER LIKE IT HAD NO COMPRESSION, TOOK TO A BMW DEALER THEY TOOK MOTORCYCLE APART TOLD ME OUR SERIAL NUMBER WASN'T COVERED UNDER RECALL ALTHOUGH SAME YEAR AND MODEL HAS A RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM, I WAS ON A CITY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED
NHTSA complaint #11112004 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AFTER COMPLETING A TURN ONTO CITY STREET IT JUST QUIT AS IF YOU HIT THE KILL SWITCH. I WAS 3 MILES FROM HOME AND IT DID THIS AGAIN TWICE BEFORE I REACHED HOME. IT FAILED TO START AGAIN AT THE GATED ENTRANCE. AT THIS POINT WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT HAD LOST ALL COMPRESSION. CLEAR TO ME THAT THE RECALL ON THAT ISSUE WAS THE PROBLEM. I PUSHED IT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME.
NHTSA complaint #10929599 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STALLING IN TRAFFIC AT STOP LIGHT/SIGN, AND ENGINE IDLES DOWN AND STALLS. SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN STARTING OFF AFTER A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. HAD IT CHECKED AT DEALER, ISSUE CONTINUES. HAPPENS A FEW TIME DURING MY DAILY COMMUTE.
NHTSA complaint #10874384 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP OR FOR A TIGHT TURN. IT CAN THEN BE RESTARTED, BUT THE IDLE MAY BE INCONSISTENT AND CAN AFFECT THE CVT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN DECELERATING IN TRAFFIC. I PURCHASED THIS MOTORCYCLE NEW IN MARCH (3/25/16). WHEN I DROVE IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLED THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH STALLING, THEY HAD TO TRAILER IT TO THE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THIS BIKE IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH, "RESEARCHING" THE ISSUE WITH THE FACTORY TECHNICAL REPS.
NHTSA complaint #10860718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS. WILL SURGE AT LOW SPEEDS. WILL STALL OUT WHEN DOING LESS THAN 15 MPH OR GIVING NO THROTTLE. WILL STALL WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC OR PARKING IT. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIRS WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THEY CLAIM IT'S A COMPUTER ISSUE. THEY FAIL TO REPAIR IT. SEE C650GT BLOG FOR OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.WEBBIKEWORLD.COM/BMW-C-650-GT/BLOG.HTM#STALLING
NHTSA complaint #10808922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BIKE STALLING AT LOW SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING. WAS IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND BIKE STALLED. IN ORDER TO RESTART, NEED TO APPLY BRAKE AND START. TRUCK BEHIND ALMOST REAR ENDED ME AS I WAS RESTARTING. THE BIKE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 3 DAYS, ALL AT LOW SPEED AND COASTING.
NHTSA complaint #10654570 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW C650 GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF SEVEN MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V264000(ENGINE). HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE RECALL AND INDICATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
NHTSA complaint #10615919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE SCOOTER IS STALLING DURING LOW-THROTTLE OR IDLE SITUATIONS SUCH AS STOPLIGHTS AND SLOW-SPEED MANEUVERS, SLOW SPEED TURNS ETC. THE ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED IN A FEW ONLINE ARTICLES. HTTP://WWW.SCOOTERFILE.COM/RECALLS/BMW-SCOOTER-STALLING-ISSUES/ HTTP://WWW.WEBBIKEWORLD.COM/BMW-C-650-GT/BMW-SCOOTER-STALLING-PROBLEM.HTM.
NHTSA complaint #10596265 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.