2009 BMW K1300 S Complaints

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. *TR

2009 BMW K1300S ENGINE STALLS AT IRREGULAR TIMES AND CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. SOMETIMES A RESTART IS POSSIBLE, SOMETIMES NOT REQUIRING A PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALER IS AWARE OF ISSUE BUT SEEMS THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX OR IDENTIFIED CAUSE. *TR

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. *TR

WHILE DECELERATING A MOTORCYCLE AND PULLING THE CLUTCH, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN AT RANDOM TIMES. THE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE RE-STARTED TO RUN. THIS OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS APPROXIMATELY 30 TIMES SINCE I FIRST TOOK DELIVERY OF THE MOTORCYCLE 1 MONTH AGO. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CAN BE IN AT A HIGH SPEED AND THE OPERATOR LOOSES THE ABILITY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. SO FAR, THE DEALERSHIP HAS RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS AS I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED IN THIS MALFUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO MY DEALERSHIP AND BEEN INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER, THAT THE VEHICLE'S EXHAUST VALVE IS CLOSING WHEN THE ENGINE APPROACHES IDLE AND THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. THE ONBOARD COMPUTER HAS A LOG OF THE FAULT CODE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO ERASE THAT CODE OR RECTIFY THE PROBLEM WITH THE CLOSING OF THE EXHAUST VALVE. *TR

2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY UPON DECELERATION OR AT IDLE WHEN THROTTLE IS CLOSED. MOTORCYCLE WILL RESTART IF CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED IN WHEN THE STARTER BUTTON IS PRESSED. PROBLEM REPORTED BY SEVERAL OWNERS. THE PROBLEM CAUSES SEVERAL SAFETY RISKS INCLUDING A REAR-END IMPACT FROM A FOLLOWING VEHICLE, REAR WHEEL LOCKUP ON CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT, LOSS OF CONTROL IN A SLOW SPEED TURN OR ISSUES RELATED TO A RIDER DISTRACTED WHILE ATTEMPTING ENGINE RESTART. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2009 BMW K1300S EXACTLY ONE WEEK AGO(JULY 18, 2009). IT HAS 270 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHEN IT HAPPENED. I WAS IN SECOND GEAR, CLUTCH WAS PULLED IN, IN PREPARATION FOR A STOP SIGN. THE ENGINE JUST DIED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK. *TR

I HAVE A NEW BMW K1300S WITH LESS THAN 1000MI THAT HAS STALLED 2X IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. THE FIRST STALL OCCURRED ON JULY 11TH, WHEN JUST STARTED RIDING ON A FAIRLY COOL DAY (50-DEGREES F) AND I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND THE BIKE DIED. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. I WAS ACTUALLY TAKING THE BIKE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE INITIAL 600MI SERVICE AND THE DEALERSHIP MADE LIGHT OF THE SITUATION AND IN FACT DIDN'T EVEN WRITE DOWN THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE SECOND STALL OCCURRED ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER AFTER ONLY ANOTHER 300MI. IN THIS INSTANCE, I HAD JUST STARTED RIDING FOR THE DAY AND IT WAS AGAIN A COOL DAY. I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TURN LEFT (20MPH IN 2ND GEAR) AND ONCE AGAIN THE BIKE STALLED. IN THIS INSTANCE THE REAR WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND I WENT DOWN. THE BIKE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE AGAIN THEY DISMISSED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM THEY HAD EVER HEARD OF. SINCE THE BIKE'S INTERNAL COMPUTER DIDN'T REPORT A PROBLEM AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE IT THEY AGAIN ASSERTED THAT THERE WAS NO BIKE FAULT. STALLED INITIALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. ON JULY 24TH I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND DOWNSHIFTED FROM 3RD => 2ND AND THE BIKE DIED WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND THE BIKE CRASHED. SINCE THE. *TR

I HAVE A NEW 2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE AND IT STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE ENGINE CUTS OFF WITH NO NOTICE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN KILLED IN INTERSECTIONS WHEN I ROLL HALF-WAY THROUGH ONLY TO NOTICE MY BIKE IS DEAD. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN LOGGED IN I-BMW.COM AND K1300S.NET WEBSITES (HUNDREDS). *TR

MOTORCYCLE FREQUENTLY STALLS, WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN DECELERATING AND CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED IN, USUALLY IN SECOND GEAR. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE ENGINE MUST BE RESTARTED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS BETWEEN SHIFTS OR WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH DISENGAGED. POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS POOR HANDLING SITUATION CAUSING A CRASH , OR REAR-END COLLISION AT TRAFFIC LIGHT IF BIKE FAILS TO ACCELERATE. *TR