2009 BMW K1300 GT Complaints

MY NEW BMW MOTORCYCLE (MODEL K 1300 GT) IS EXPERIENCING FREQUENT ENGINE STALLS (STALLED 4 TIMES DURING 350 MILE RIDE) AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE STALLS OCCUR WITH OUT WARNING DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE MOTORCYCLE. I'VE STALLED ON EXIT RAMPS AND AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS DURING TURNING SITUATIONS. THIS SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER IS VERY DANGEROUS ON A MOTORCYCLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW K1300 GT MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH AND THE STARTER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT CARBON BUILD-UP CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON WITH THIS MODEL AND THAT NO REMEDY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AROUND 2,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,200. UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BIKE STALLED AGAIN WHILE RIDING UNDER 25 MPH. 10/22/09

MOTORCYCLE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE, USUALLY AT LOW SPEED AND POSSIBLY WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED. OUTSIDE TEMP. 80-100 DEGREE RANGE. NO WARNING SIGNS ON DASH APPEAR OR ENGINE BACKFIRE, ENGINE JUST DIES. HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN 4,000 MILES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEWLY PURCHASED. ENGINE RESTARTS FINE LIKE NOTHING IS WRONG. VEHICLE BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR ON 9-24-2009. DEALER CLAIMS MAY BE FUEL RELATED DEPOSITS IN THE THROTTLE BODIES CAUSING AIR FLOW RESTRICTION. REMOVED AIRBOX AND CLEANED THROTTLE BODIES PER PUMA # 26327820-01 WHICH SHOWS TO BE INVALID PER ANOTHER DEALERS SEARCH. ADDED FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER. PERFORMED ENGINE CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE UPDATE. TOLD TO USE CHEVRON TECHRON FUEL TO PREVENT FURTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 BMW K1300GT MOTORCYCLE IN APRIL OF 2009. BEGINNING IN MAY 2009 I EXPERIENCED STALLING WHEN SLOWING AND STOPPING FOR LIGHTS AND SIGNS, ON AN INFREQUENT BASIS. BY JULY OF 2009 THE STALLING HAS BECOME MORE PROBLEMATIC, SUCH AS ENTERING CORNERS AT SPEED. I SOUGHT REPAIR FROM THE DEALERSHIP, MORTONS BMW OF FREDERICKSBURG, VA. MORTONS ADVISED THE BMW OF NORTH AMERICA AND BMW OF GERMANY HAS NO KNOWN FIX FOR THE STALLING PROBLEM. MORTONS DISCONNECTED THE CARBON CANISTER AS A TEMPORARY ATTEMPT, BUT THE BIKE STALLED BEFORE I EXITED THE PARKING LOT. AS OF 9-8-09, MORTONS ADVISED ME BMW OF GERMANY DOES NOT KNOW WHY THE K1300 MOTORCYCLES STALL. *TR

TL*. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW K1300 GT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. ADDITIONALLY THE TURN SIGNALS AND VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ARE SPORADICALLY INOPERATIVE. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH IS INCREASED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A REPRESENTATIVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE EXISTENCE OF THE FAILURES. AS OF CURRENT DATE THE FAILURES HAVE NOT BEEN REMEDIED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. THE CURRENT WAS UNDER 3,000.

2009 K1300 GT MOTORCYCLE EXPERIENCING COMPLETE ENGINE STALLING. THIS OCCURS, USUALLY, WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP OR TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED IN TOWN/TRAFFIC AS CLUTCH IS ENGAGED AND DOWNSHIFTING....ENGINE STALLS COMPLETELY. ALSO, AT SPEED USUALLY IN CORNERS, WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND ENGAGING CLUTCH, ENGINE STALLS, AND AS CLUTCH IS RELEASED THE RESULT IS IMMEDIATE REAR TIRE SLIDING/ENGAGEMENT/SKIDDING ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH. TEMPERATURES AVERAGING BETWEEN 80 AND 91 DEGREES F. I EXPERIENCED THIS ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO ON ONLY TWO OCCASIONS AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN 'OPERATOR ERROR', BUT THIS MORE RECENT INCIDENT THE BIKE STALLED FIVE TIMES WHILE IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING LESS THAN 30MPG GOING INTO CITY OF KETCHUM, ID. *TR

2009 BMW K1300GT MOTORCYCLE STALLED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES DURING A 100 MILE RIDE. THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AS I WAS SLOWING AND COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN. THE BIKE DID NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY FOUR OUT OF THE SIX TIMES. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS, AS LOSING POWER AT ANY TIME ON A MOTORCYCLE MEANS THE POTENTIAL TO LOSE CONTROL. *TR

MY K1300GT STALLS OUT AT LOW SPEEDS/ IT WILL DO IT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I RIDE IT. *TR

2009 BMW K1300 GT HAS STALLED ONCE WHILE UP-SHIFTING ON THE INTERSTATE, AND STALLS CONSISTENTLY WHEN DECELERATING AND DOWN-SHIFTING. MOTORCYCLE FIRST STALLED AT APPROX 640 MILES JUST PRIOR TO BREAK-IN SERVICE. TWO DEALER ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE PROBLEM BY DISCONNECTING AND THEN PHYSICALLY ISOLATING THE CHARCOAL CANISTER HAVE NOT IMPROVED THE SITUATION. CALLS TO BMWNA CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE YIELDED ZERO RESULTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

ENGINE STALLS OUT AND QUITS FOR NO REASON WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. THIS HAPPENED WITH MY WIFE ON THE BACK AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH OR INJURY HAD WE BEEN REAR ENDED OR LOST CONTROL OF THE BIKE. BMW HAS NOT SUPPLIED A SOLUTION. *TR