2005 BMW R1200 GS Complaints

FINAL DRIVE ON THE MOTORCYCLE FAILED. THIS IS A TYPICAL FAILURE FOR MANY BMW MOTORCYCLES. THERE WAS MINOR LEAKAGE/SEEPAGE OF FINAL DRIVE OIL BEFORE AND DURING THE FAILURE. NO CRASH RESULTED. *TR

THE TURN SIGNALS BEGAN WITH INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION AND HAVE NOW FAILED COMPLETELY. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND THAT THIS IS A TYPICAL FAILURE ON BMW MOTORCYCLES AND HAS BEEN TRACED TO NON-FUNCTIONAL MICRO SWITCHES IN THE HANDLE BAR CONTROL ASSEMBLIES, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. *TR

DETECTED FUEL LEAKING FROM LEFT SIDE OF MOTORCYCLE. LEFT SHIN WAS COVERED IN GASOLINE. REMOVED SIDE COVERS AND DETECTED GAS SPRAYING FROM A PLASTIC GAS LINE CONNECTOR DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FUEL PUMP. 300 MILES FROM HOME AND THE NEAREST BMW DEALER. TIE WRAPPED GAS LINE TO STOP LEAKING. MANAGED TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE HOME. BMW IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS SELECTED A METAL CONNECTOR AS A REPLACEMENT. I HAD AN 18,000 MILE CHECK-UP PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 2011. NO RECALL BY BMW. MOTORCYCLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO I MUST PAY FOR REPAIR. AFTER OPERATING MOTORCYCLE, GAS COLLECTS IN A BOWL ABOVE THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN YOU PLACE THE MOTORCYCLE ON THE SIDE STAND GAS CAN FALL ON THE HOT ENGINE. POTENTIAL FOR FIRE AND IGNITING GAS ON MY LEG IF A FIRE OCCURRED. THE MOTORCYCLE IS ALSO UNSAFE TO RIDE UNTIL REPAIRED. IF THIS WAS A CAR, THERE WOULD BE A RECALL. *TT

ABS BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. HARD TO STOP BIKE AND A NEAR MISS WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY FRONT BRAKE SWITCH. *TR

NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE TRANSMISSION JUNCTURE BEING BLOWN BACK ONTO REAR TIRE ON MY 2005 BMW MOTORCYCLE. *YT

2005 BMW 1200 GS MOTORCYCLE HAD A DEFECTIVE PART. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR WHEEL FINAL DRIVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE RIDING THE BIKE, IT SLID/HOPPED A COUPLE OF TIMES ON FAST CURVES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR FLANGE IN THE FINAL DRIVE BECAUSE IT WAS DAMAGED. *JB

ENGINE REAR MAIN SEAL BEGAN LEAKING RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED. THIS WAS SECOND MAJOR SEAL FAILURE, THE FIRST BEING TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SEAL. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED WITHIN A WEEK, BUT BEGAN LEAKING AGAIN ON THE TRIP BACK FROM THE REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE AND USUALLY LEADS TO OIL CONTAMINATION ON THE CLUTCH, LEADING TO CLUTCH FAILURE. BMW REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS DEBILITATING PROBLEM AND OFFERS NO AFTER-WARRANTY SUPPORT. *TR

ON MY BMW R1200GS, I NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE FINAL DRIVE. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE SEAL WAS ONLY AN INDICATION THAT THE DRIVE WAS FAILING. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THIS AND HAS REPLACED THE FINAL DRIVE UNDER WARRANTY. THERE AR RUMORS OF THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM FOR R1200 SERIES BMWS. THE OLD FINAL DRIVE IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

MOTORCYCLE FAILED TO DOWNSHIFT ON RUGGED MOUNTAIN ROADWAY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. SHIFTING REQUIRED STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND/OR DOUBLE CLUTCHING. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS DRIVE SPLINE WITHOUT LUBRICATION. HAD THIS OCCURRED IN A BUSY AREA, THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE FATAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW R1200 GS. WHILE CRUISING AT 40 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL OF THE OTHER COMPONENTS WERE STILL OPERABLE. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDEWALK. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED FOR ONLY TEN SECONDS AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INSIDE THE FUEL MODULE CONTROLS AND CORRODED THE CABLES, WHICH PREVENTED A SIGNAL FROM REACHING THE FUEL PUMP. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V082000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) WAS REFERENCED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,800.