14 of the 64 complaints about the 2009 BMW K1300 S are about the fuel system — 22% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 1,240 miles.
14
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STALLING ISSUE, NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT ALL, ALMOST FAIL WHEN I PASS THE CAR, SO DANGER...
NHTSA complaint #11142506 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLS CONSTANTLY. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND WHILE TURNING AS IT CAN LEAD TO A FALL/ACCIDENT
NHTSA complaint #10783317 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE BIKE STALLS WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN AND GO TO SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR. IT HAS DONE IT NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS ON A MOTORCYCLE. THIS BIKE WAS RE-SOLD BY BMW AFTER THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. BMW'S FIX DIDN'T WORK, THE BIKE IS STILL STALLING. THE BIKE HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A MONTH AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY JUST KEEP REPLACING RANDOM PARTS TO TRY AND CORRECT IT. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT BMW NEEDS TO ADDRESS CORRECTLY OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. MY GUESS IS THE MAPPING UNIT FOR THE BIKE ISN'T MAPPED CORRECTLY AND THEY NEED TO DESIGN ONE THAT IS OR CAN BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #10470266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BMW K1300S CUTTING OUT WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND ON IDLE, THIS CAN HAPPEN 4 OR 5 TIMES ON A 10 MILE RUN OR ONCE ON A 500 MILE RUN, THE BIKE HAS BEEN BACK TO BMW MANCHESTER A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THEY CANNOT SORT THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10347317 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
1. THE MOTORCYCLE STALLS DURING LOW IDLE OPERATIONS,IE: SLOW PARKING LOT TRAFFIC, SLOWING DOWN AND DOWNSHIFTING COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, DECREASING SPEED & MANEUVERING AROUND TURNS, PULLING AND HOLDING THE CLUTCH (ENGAGING CLUTCH) TO CHANGE GEARS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 2. THIS IS HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY AT RANDOM TIMES, OFTEN AS THE MOTORCYCLE WARMS UP. 3. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT @ BMW SAYS CORPORATE BMWNA HAS NO SOLUTION OR FIX AS OF NOW. THEIR DIAGNOSTICS DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. BMW RECOMMENDS USING LOW ETHANOL TYPE GAS.
NHTSA complaint #10285205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
BMW K 1300 S. THE BIKE STALLED OUT 6 TIMES TODAY. ONE OF THE STALLS CAUSED THE BIKE TO SHUT OFF AT ABOUT 40 MPH CAUSING A TIP TO THE SIDE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MY BMW DEALER MAX BMW IN NH A NUMBER OF TIMES, THEY OPENED A TICKET WITH BMW CORPORATE AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE A FIX FOR IT.
NHTSA complaint #10285058 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2009 BMW MOTORCYCLE MODEL K1300S STALLS ON DECELERATION, WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED; OR ON OCCASION BETWEEN SHIFTS. STALLS CAUSE DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. SITUATION OCCURS FREQUENTLY, ENGINE COLD OR WARM. DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10284437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MOTORCYCLE BMW K1300S STALLS INTERMITTENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #10282321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PURCHASED A 2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUELING SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS THE ENGINE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY DURING DECELERATION WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED FULLY (NO ENGINE BRAKING). THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES IN THE FIRST 1750 MILES. THE BIKE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTS WITHOUT ISSUE. IT IS POSSIBLE TO MINIMIZE THE ISSUE BY USING ENGINE BRAKING TO KEEP THE REVOLUTIONS OF THE ENGINE HIGH WHILE BRAKING, BUT THIS IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IN A CASE OF EMERGENCY BRAKING WHERE MY CONCENTRATION GOES TOWARDS BRAKING, NOT KEEPING THE ENGINE FROM STALLING. AS OF YET THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ME A SPECIFIC SAFETY ISSUE, BUT THE POTENTIAL IS CERTAINLY THERE. I ADDRESSED THE ISSUE WITH THE BMW DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM, BOB'S BMW OR LAUREL, MARYLAND. THERE SERVICE PERSONNEL INFORMED ME THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND BMW IN EUROPE ARE WORKING ON A FIX. THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE AS TO WHEN THE FIX WOULD BE COMPLETED. THEY SPECULATED THAT IT IS A FUEL INJECTION MAPPING ISSUE. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THE FIX BEING DEVELOPED AND THEY STATED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A KNOWN ISSUE, IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND NO DATE IS BEING PROVIDED AS TO WHEN THE PROBLEM WILL BE RECTIFIED. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH BMW OR NORTH AMERICA ON 8/20/09 AS WELL.
NHTSA complaint #10281174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2009 BMW K1300S, ENGINE STALLS WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED AND FULLY ROLLING OFF THE THROTTLE. IT'S NORMAL FOR THE BIKE TO STALL 2 TO 4 TIMES DURING A 200 MILE RIDE. ENGINE GOES DOWN TO IDLE THEN STALLS WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE BIKE AS I'VE EXPERIENCE ENGINE STALLS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND ALMOST GOT RAN OVER BY A VEHICLE BEHIND ME. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE BIKE FROM WITH JUST 200 MILES ON THIS NEW BMW K1300S. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ECU RESETS, SOFTWARE UPDATES ETC. BUT NOTHING HAS HELPED. THE BMW DEALER TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND THE BMW OR NORTH AMERICA HAS THOUSANDS OF OPEN CASES WITH BMW NEW K BIKES (K1300S, K1300GT). I PURCHASED MY BIKE IN APRIL 2009 AND AM PATIENTLY WAITING FOR BMW TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. IF THEY DON'T DO SOMETHING SOON, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET INJURED DRIVING THESE MOTORCYCLES. I'M CONSIDERING ASKING BMW TO BUY MY BIKE BACK AS I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT WITH THIS SERIOUS DEFECT. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A FULL RECALL ON THE K BIKE LINE TO HELP BMW UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THEY HAVE CAUSED.
NHTSA complaint #10280531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BMW K1300S STALLS OCCASIONALLY WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED. NO WARNING LIGHTS AND DOES IT VERY QUIETLY. THIS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY. DEALER HAS DOCUMENTED THE ISSUE WITH PUMA. DEALER HAS NO RESOLUTION.
NHTSA complaint #10279776 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I OWN A BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE AND THE MOTOR DIE AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT CAUSE SEVERAL CLOSE INCIDENTS WITH CARS BECAUSE OF IT DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME NOT JUST ONCE BUT ALL THE TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10279364 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
BRAND NEW {DEMO 567 MILES} 2009 BMW K1300S STALLING 80% OF THE TIME COMING TO A STOP WHILE PULLING IN CLUTCH. HAPPENED AT LEAST 12 TIMES IN 1 HOURS WORTH OF RIDING-NOT SAFE AT ALL.
NHTSA complaint #10279017 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE RANDOMLY STALLS AND TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO OPERATE. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OWNERS AND BMW HAS FAILED TO ORDER A SAFETY RECALL WHEN I PURCHASED THE K1300S, THE DEALER EXCHANGED IT BEFORE I TOOK DELIVERY BECAUSE OF EQUIPMENT FAILURES.
NHTSA complaint #10279039 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.