BMW K1200LT brake problems

SERVICE BRAKES

BRAKE LINES LEAKING AND REPLACED. $1002. IN REPAIRS. FINAL DRIVE LEAKING AND ALL GEAR DAMAGED.

NHTSA complaint #11406630 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

SPRING OF 2009, THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD OF MY TEN YEAR OLD BMW 1999 K1200 LT BEGAN FLASHING. TOOK IT TO A BMW DEALER, BMW DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS ABS MODULE FAILURE, CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO BRAKE FLUID NOT BEING CHANGED REGULARLY, AS LISTED IN OWNERS MANUAL, SAME AS HARLEY. THIS IS THE SAME DEAL HARLEY IS DEALING WITH NOW, IN 2018 THE BMW'S NEED INVESTIGATED! HOW HAS BMW GOTTEN AWAY WITHOUT DOING A RECALL AND PAYING FOR THE DEFECTIVE ABS MODULES, DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE AS HARLEY? THIS COULD KILL SOMEONE! THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY BMW, IT IS ALL OVER THE BLOGS, YOU CAN NOT EVEN FIND A USED ABS MODULE TO BUY TO REBUILD, THE ISSUE IS SO BAD. THE ABS MODULE ISSUE, WITH THE BMW'S IS SO BAD, THERE IS A COMPANY, OUT THERE, THAT HAS SET UP A REMANUFACTURING PROCESS TO REBUILD THE ABS MODULES. BMW SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO A RECALL AND PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, IT IS A $2,500 + FIX. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT IS DUE TO NOT CHANGING BREAK FLUID REGULARLY, DID THEY PROPERLY INFORM BIKE OWNERS OF THIS ISSUE, NO! BMW IS GETTING AWAY WITH THIS, BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT AS MANY BIKES SOLD, LESS COMPLAINTS, BUT THIS NEEDS INVESTIGATED ALSO, JUST LIKE AS HARLEY HAS BEEN REQUIRED, BMW NEEDS TO BE REQUIRED TO DO A RECALL AND PAY FOR THE FIX!

NHTSA complaint #11071616 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

I CAN'T GET THE BRAKE WARNING FAILURE LIGHT TO STOP BLINKING. THE BRAKES WORK GREAT07

NHTSA complaint #11010744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

ABS MODULE FAILED WHILE THE BIKE WAS MOSTLY SITTING OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. WHEN I CONTACTED AN IDAHO COMPANY RUMORED TO REPAIR THE INTEGRAL ABS AKA IABS AKA ABS III MODULE, I LEARNED THEY HAVE OVER 100 CORES (BROKEN UNITS) ALREADY IN STOCK AWAITING THE POSSIBILITY THROUGH EXPERIMENTATION THEY MIGHT EVENTUALLY BE ABLE TO REPAIR THESE. APPARENTLY, THESE HAVE FAILED NOTORIOUSLY SINCE ABOUT 7500 MILES AND I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ARE SO FEW COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA ABOUT THEM. BMW DOES NOT SELL ANY REPAIR PARTS FOR THIS UNIT AND THE MSRP IS OVER $2500 JUST FOR THE PART. THEREFORE, THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF 853 LB. BIKES DESIGNED TO STOP WITH ABS BRAKES RUNNING WITHOUT THEM.

NHTSA complaint #10779545 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW K1200LT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE FAILURE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH BY ENGAGING THE FRONT BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. MA 09/25

NHTSA complaint #10743363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BMW K1200LT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BRAKE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,197. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10724825 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT FLASHING, I HAD BRAKES, NO LEAKS, AND FIRM HARD BRAKE LEVER. I TRAVELED HOME, A 98 MILE TRIP ONE-WAY. THREE MILES FROM HOME, I SQUEEZED BRAKE LEVER AND HAD NO BRAKES, AFTER STOPPING I REALIZED I HAD BRAKES, BUT I HAD TO SQUEEZE BRAKE LEVER VERY HARD, SAME WITH FOOT BRAKE. I TRAILERED THE BIKE TO MY BMW DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED I NEEDED A NEW SERVO MOTOR.

NHTSA complaint #10578237 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

ABS PUMP FAILED ON BMW K1200LT 2002, BIKE WAS IN STORAGE FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, TOOK OUT OF STORAGE AND NO SERVO ASSISTED BRAKES?

NHTSA complaint #10511793 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM COULD LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10502759 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

2000 BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE - ABS SYSTEM IF PRONE TO FAILURE. MINE FAILED. THE FIX COSTS $3,000. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON MANY BMW MOTORCYCLES. THE MODULATOR HAS MANY FAILURE MODES AND CAN OCCUR EVEN IF THE UNIT IS BLED FREQUENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #10361762 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK ON A 2001 BMW.

NHTSA complaint #10341253 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF REAR BEARING ON 2001 BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE. REAR BEARING OIL SEAL ALSO FAILED, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE ONTO TIRES AND BRAKING SURFACES. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE IMMEDIATELY AFTER FAILURE, BEFORE OIL IMPAIRED BRAKING ABILITIES. BEARING AND HOUSING WILL BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10324890 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

FINAL DRIVE OF BMW MOTORCYCLE - 2000 K1200LT FAILED RESULTING IN FAILURE OF ABILITY TO DRIVE MOTORCYCLE.

NHTSA complaint #10259615 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

I NOTICED MY BIKE TIRES SEEMED TO BE OUT OF BALANCE, A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HAD THE TIRES CHECKED AND ENDED UP REPLACING THEM. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO MOVE TO THE REAR OF THE BIKE AFTER REPLACING THE TIRES, WITH A VIBRATION IN THE FOOTPEGS AND WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IT FELT AS IF THE REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. I CHECKED THE SUSPENSION AND SET IT TO THE PROPER PRELOAD ON THE REAR SHOCK BUT THE VIBRATION PERSISTED. I SEARCHED ON THE WEB AND FOUND WHERE OTHER BMW MOTORCYCLE RIDERS WITH SHAFT DRIVE HAD EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WHEN THEIR REAR DRIVE BEARING WENT OUT. I HAD THE MOTORCYCLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A REAR DRIVE FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #10250905 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

BMW K1200LT-C MOTORCYCLE: HEARD SOME GRINDING FROM FINAL DRIVE, THEN FELT THE VIBRATION AND ABOUT 10 MILES LATER THE REAR WHEEL WAS WOBBLING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE FINAL DRIVE COMPLETELY FAILED WHICH DAMAGES THE ABS SPEED SENSOR AND HAD TO BE U-HAULED AS I WAS 900 MILES FROM HOME AT THE TIME. MY DEALER REPLACED THE FINAL DRIVE AND ABS SPEED SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE AS I WAS STILL COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #10201745 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

COMPONENT FAILURE, HYDRAULIC BRAKES: ANTILOCK FINAL DRIVE FAILURE BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE

NHTSA complaint #10201220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

BRAKE HOSE RUPTURED CAUSING FRONT BRAKES TO FAIL AND FLUID TO LEAK ON TIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10191257 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

FIRST INDICATION OF FAILURE WAS MASSIVE LEAKING OF OIL ON REAR WHEEL AND TIRE, CAUSING INSTABILITY AND REDUCED BRAKING POWER. STOPPED AT GAS STATION AND TRAILERED BIKE TO NEAREST BMW DEALER. DEALER'S ANALYSIS: FINAL (REAR) DRIVE FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED FINAL (REAR) DRIVE AND OIL-SOAKED BRAKE PADS.

NHTSA complaint #10162095 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

FINAL DRIVE ON MY 1999 BMW K1200LT FAILED AT 52,000 MILES. PARTS AND LABOR ARE OVER $1400.

NHTSA complaint #10156688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

REAR DRIVE FAILED ON 2000 BMW MOTORCYCLE. OIL ON REAR BRAKE AND TIRE. TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. DUE TO REAR WHEEL SLIDING AND NO REAR BREAKING. REAR DRIVE BEARING AND SEAL WERE REPLACED. OLD PARTS AND OIL ARE AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10154980 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.