2008 BMW K1200 GT Complaints

REAR BRAKE SEIZED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. SITUATION: ROLLING UP TO A STOPLIGHT, I APPLIED BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. AS THE VEHICLE APPROACHED VERY LOW SPEEDS, I RELEASED THE BRAKES AND ENGAGED THE CLUTCH TO CREEP FORWARD, CLOSER TO STOPPED TRAFFIC. AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY (NOT TYPICAL). WHEN I TRIED TO ENGAGE FIRST GEAR TO RIDE FORWARD, THE REAR BRAKE WAS STILL SEIZED, EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE GROUND AND NOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE REAR BRAKES. AFTER STRUGGLING TO GET UNDERWAY, I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES, AND IT FINALLY SEEMED TO RELEASE AFTER RIDING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE (LESS THAN 1 MILE). *JS

CRACKS DEVELOPED IN THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY ON MY MOTORCYCLE. I STARTED SMELLING RAW FUEL IN MY GARAGE. I PULLED THE PANEL AND THEN THE TANK SEEKING THE SOURCE OF THE FUEL SMELL AND FOUND RAW FUEL WAS SPRAYING IN A MIST THROUGH CRACKS THAT FORMED IN THE BASE OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. SPECIFICALLY, THE CRACKS FORMED WHERE THE FEMALE SIDE OF THE QUICK DISCONNECT SCREWS INTO THE PUMP ASSEMBLY. A FINE FUEL MIST IS PRESENT WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED ON AND THE FUEL LINES ARE PRESSURIZED. IN MY VIEW, THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION, GIVEN THAT THE ASSEMBLY SITS DIRECTLY OVER THE HOT ENGINE. *TR

THE BIKE AS DEVELOPED A LOW SPEED LOW RPM HESITATION AND STALLING, IT IS A REAL DANGER WHEN IT SUDDENLY CLEARS AND THE BIKE WILL ACCELERATE HARD, MAKING REAR WHEEL TRACTION A CONCERN. THE BIKE RUNS WELL AND HIGHER RPM AND SPEEDS WITH GOOD ,NORMAL FUEL CONSUMPTION AROUND 40 MPG, IN TOWN LOW SPEED STUMBLING MPG IS FROM A LOW OF 27 TO 32 MPG. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS THE BIKE FOR THE 4TH WEEK AND SEEM TO THINK ALL IS WELL, " THEY ALL SEEM TO DO IT ". WAS ONE STATEMENT MADE ON THE PHONE. I FEEL THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE WARRANTY TO EXPIRE AND SUDDENLY HAVE A FIX. *TR

BMW MOTORCYCLE K1200GT,2008, RED EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHT NOTIFYING THE RIDER OF UNSAFE BRAKE PADS COMES ON IN ERROR, CAUSING AN EMERGENCY STOP, BMW DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF PROB. BUT DEALERS, SOME HAVE DEALT REPEATEDLY WITH THE PROBLEM, ACKNOWLEDGE, DEALER REFUSED TO TREAT AS A SERIOUS PROBLEM ADVISING, "COULD NOT DUPLICATE" IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

FINAL DRIVE FAILURE 2008 BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE. BEARING BAD IN FINAL DRIVE. THIS MODEL/YEAR NOT LISTED AS A CHOICE SO I PUT K1200GT AS THE CLOSEST ONE. FOUND LARGE OIL LEAK FROM DRIVE WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT, DEALER STATED DRIVE BEARING IS SHOT NEEDS NEW BEARING AND SEALS. FIRST TIME, ALMOST NEW BIKE, 7600 MILES. 2008 MODEL. DEALER IS REPAIRING DRIVE UNDER WARRANTY. IF IT HAPPENED WHILE RIDING COULD HAVE CAUSED CRASH. *TR

6/21/2008 UPON START UP, IDLE JUMPS TO 2000-3000RPM BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL IDLE OF 1000RPM. DEALER; RE-ADJUST IDLE ACTUATOR. ENGINE IDLE ACTUATOR NOT ADJUSTING IDLE PROPERLY BUT STILL IN SPEC. (MALFUNCTIONING BUT STILL IN SPEC. HOW DO YOU FIGURE??) 7/26/08 IDLE IS ERRATIC AT START-UP. (REVS TO 2000+ RPM THEN BACK DOWN TO 1000). SAME COMPLAINT AS LAST SERVICE. (EVEN MORE ERRATIC AT HIGH ALTITUDES). DEALER; IDLE VALVE PLUNGER STICKING IN THE AIR BOX, R&R INTAKE MUFFLER/AIR INTAKE BOX. 10/11/08 IDLE ACTUATOR OR IDLE VALVE PLUNGER ERRATIC AGAIN AND AFFECTING IDLE AND LOW-END THROTTLE RESPONSE. DEALER; NO FAULTS FOUND 11/8/08 RODE INTO A SMALL TOWN (ELEVATION 7000FT) SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF 1500-2000 RPM AND NOTICED A LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY DROPS A FEW HUNDRED RPM, STUMBLES, SPITS AND SPUTTERS TO THE POINT IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. OTHER TIMES IT HAS ACCELERATED BACK UP TO 2000+ RPM ON IT'S OWN INSTEAD OF DIEING. 11/22/08 PICKED UP THE BIKE FROM THE DEALER AGAIN AND STILL HAVE THE SAME THROTTLE ISSUE. DEALER; I WAS TOLD THIS IS A MINOR ISSUE AND BMW DOESN'T HAVE A FIX. *TR

IN EARLY SEPT MY 2008 BMW K1200GT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A HIGH IDLE. IT WOULD STAY AT 1800 TO 2000 RPM'S WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS RELEASED. IN TURNS OR HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS CAN CREATE A HAZARD. THE BIKE HAD APPROX. 10,160 MILES AT THE TIME. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO PROMPTLY REPLACED THE AIRBOX, IDLE CONTROL VALVE AND RESET THE SOFTWARE FOR THE BIKE. THE SEEMED TO RUN FINE FOR APPROX. 300 MILES. THE HIGH IDLE RETURNED ONLY NOW IT WOULD SURGE TO ABOUT 3,000 RPM'S WHEN STOPPED OR SLOWING AND THEN EVENTUALLY DROP TO NORMAL IDLE. AGAIN THIS CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD AT TIMES. THE BIKE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AWAITING REPAIRS. THIS IS BEING REPORTED TO CREATE A RECORD OF A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF K1200GT'S WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AT APROX. 600 MILES AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF THIS NEW VEHICLE THERE OCCURRED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE IDLE. EXAMPLE: WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. THIS CAN BE A PROBLEM WHEN APPROACHING A CURVE, INTERSECTION, OR ANY INSTANCE THAT REQUIRES A SLOWDOWN OR STOP. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AND SOME PARTS WERE REPLACED, SPECIFICALLY THE AIRBOX. VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR APPROX. 600 MILES WHEN PROBLEM RETURNED. SOMETIMES THE IDLE WILL DROP OFF TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE DIES, STOPS, ETC. ENGINE WILL RESTART AFTER COOLDOWN BUT RUNS ROUGH. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, AFTER TALKING TO OTHER OWNERS AND DEALERS, THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ( BMW ) IS ON ITS THIRD REDESIGN OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED AIRBOX. AS WITH ANY MOTOR VEHICLE, WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS YOU EXPECT THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ( SLOW DOWN ) IT IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND THEREFORE UNSAFE ! ! ! TODAY WHILE CAUTIOUSLY DRIVING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OF THIS PROBLEM ANOTHER SAFETY RELATED DILEMMA OCCURRED, SEE ODI NUMBER 10245019. VEHICLE IS NOW TOTALLY OUT OF SERVICE. THIS VEHICLE IS TOTALLY UNSAFE ! ! ! ! ! *TR

REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING, EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN APPLIED FOR SEVERAL MILES PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. BRAKE LOCK-UP CAUSED CALIPER TO OVERHEAT WHICH IN TURN MELTED THE REAR BRAKE HOSE RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE REAR BRAKES. FORTUNATELY THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL COUNTRY 2 LANE HIGHWAY AT LOW SPEEDS AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE AT HIGH SPEEDS, IN TRAFFIC, I WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE HERE TO MAKE THIS REPORT. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN ! ! ! DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL DAMAGED BRAKE COMPONENTS UNDER WARRANTY BUT IS AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION TO OCCUR. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE, AS THIS COULD OCCUR AGAIN AND WITH LIFE THREATENING RESULTS. VEHICLE IS NEW, LESS THAN ONE MONTH SINCE PURCHASED. 69 TOTAL MILES ON VEHICLE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. *TR

DRIVING MY BMW K1200LT TO PA. ONLY 6,500 MILES ON ODOMETER. I STOPPED IN W. VA AND NOTICED OIL ON THE REAR TIRE, INDICATING A FINAL DRIVE SEAL FAILURE. *TR