2007 DUCATI S2R1000 Complaints

VEHICLE IS A 2007 DUCATI S2R1000 MOTORCYCLE. THE GAS TANK IS MADE FROM PLASTIC. THE GAS TANK HAS EXPANDED TO THE POINT THAT THE LATCH IS INOPERABLE WITHOUT JAMMING A SCREWDRIVER UP INTO IT FROM UNDERNEATH. WHEN THE LATCH IS OPERATED EVERY TIME IT REMOVES MATERIAL FROM THE PLASTIC GAS TANK AND THE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING. ALSO THE EXPANSION OF THE GAS TANK INTERFERES WITH TURNING THE BARS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE STEERING STOPS HAVE TO BE MOVED IN TO THE POINT THAT THE TURNING RADIUS HAS BEEN NOTICEABLY INCREASED. IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE ON MESSAGE BOARDS THAT THESE TANKS ARE BEING REPLACED BY DUCATI BUT THE REPLACEMENTS ARE MADE FROM THE SAME MATERIAL AND THEREFORE WILL EXPAND THE SAME WAY OVER TIME. THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL RISKS THAT APPEAR AS THE TANK GETS LARGER AND THE MATERIAL GETS THINNER. I HAVE TAKEN MY MOTORCYCLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO ASKED DUCATI TO REPLACE IT. ACCORDING TO HIM THEY AGREED BUT I HAVE SEEN NO PAPERWORK. HE TELLS ME THE TANK IS "BACKORDERED" AND HE WILL CALL ME WHEN ONE IS AVAILABLE. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING THIS ROUTE AND DUCATI IS REPLACING MANY TANKS HOWEVER THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM REMAINS AND THE REPLACEMENT TANKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME FOLKS ARE ON THEIR THIRD TANK. I THINK THESE TANKS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH A TANK MADE OF A DIFFERENT MATERIAL OR AT LEAST LINED WITH SOME SUBSTANCE TO PREVENT THE CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN THE GASOLINE AND THE PLASTIC. *TR

THE FUEL TANK HAS SWOLLEN AND BECOME MISSHAPEN. IT NOW RUBS ON THE FRAME IN NUMEROUS PLACES AND DOES NOT PROPERLY SECURE TO THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR

MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBARS HIT IT ON TURNING, AND IT PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, NOW I HAVE TO WEDGE IT AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CLOSE IT. THE RUBBER MOUNTS NO LONGER SIT ON THE FRAME CORRECTLY. I HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE. I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER WHO SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO DUCATI NORTH AMERICA (THE IMPORTER/FACTORY); THE FIRST DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TANK (AFTER CONSIDERING IT FOR A FEW MONTHS) AND THE SECOND DEALERSHIP IS PLANNING TO REPLACE IT AND HAS A TANK ON ORDER, BUT TOLD ME THE WAIT MAY BE UP TO TWO MONTHS. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY MOTORCYCLE WAS THE WORST EXAMPLE THAT THEY HAVE SEEN SO FAR OF THIS PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL MOTORCYCLE. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS TO THE SAFETY OF THIS MOTORCYCLE NOW. THE TANK'S SWELLING HAS MADE IT SO THE HANDLEBARS DO NOT TURN CORRECTLY. IF THE TANK SWELLS ENOUGH, IT MIGHT SPLIT OPEN AND I AM CONCERNED THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE I AM RIDING. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE OCTOBER 2009 AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE OVER TIME. MY MOTORCYCLE IS A 2007 DUCATI MONSTER 695 (THIS MODEL IS NOT LISTED IN YOUR FORM). *TR

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2007 DUCATI S2R100 IS DEFORMING. IS BULGING TO THE POINT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ABOUT TO POKE THROUGH THE TANK ITSELF. I NOTICED THIS SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, AND DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH. IT SEEMS SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I WILL TAKE MY BIKE TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS WE HAVE SOME DECENT WEATHER TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPLACE IT. *TR

MY FUEL TANK EXPANDED AND HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SAME ISSUE AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME BIKES AND PLASTIC FUEL CELL HTTP://DUCATIMONSTERFORUM.ORG/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=25074.0 1ST TANK WAS REPLACED IN AUG 07,AND AGAIN IN NOV OF 09 BY DUCATI INDIANAPOLIS. *TR

GAS TANK IS EXPANDING DUE TO ETHANOL IN THE FUEL. THE TANK DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY ON THE FRAME NOW. IT IS ALSO DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE THE TANK LATCH. EXPANSION COULD CAUSE THE TANK TO RUPTURE UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSE A FIRE ON THE RIDER. *TR

MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME AND IT PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, BUT AT THIS POINT I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALER NOT TO EVEN TRY TO OPEN IT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AS IT WOULD BE INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. THE RUBBER MOUNTS NO LONGER SIT ON THE FRAME. I HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE EXCEPT FOR AN AFTERMARKET EXHAUST AND SOME COSMETIC CHANGES. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE FUEL TANK OR FUEL PUMP. I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER WHO SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO DUCATI NORTH AMERICA (THE IMPORTER/FACTORY) AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE TANK. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS TO THE SAFETY OF THIS MOTORCYCLE NOW. IF THE TANK SWELLS ENOUGH, IT WILL SPLIT OPEN AND I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM RIDING. MY ISSUE IS WITH A 2007 DUCATI MONSTER 695 WHICH WAS NOT ON THE DROP DOWN MENU FOR THAT YEAR. I SELECTED S2R1000 WHICH IS THE CLOSEST AVAILABLE MODEL TO MINE. *TR

FUEL TANK IS EXPANDING , CAUSING MOUNTING POINTS TO BE MISALIGNED WITH MOTORCYCLE FRAME. IF EXPANSION CONTINUES, I AM CONCERNED STEERING MOVEMENT WILL BE RESTRICTED, AND THAT THE TANK MAY DEFORM TO THE POINT THAT IT LEAKS, POSING A FIRE HAZARD. THIS MOTORCYCLE WAS ORIGINALLY DELIVERED AUGUST 4TH, 2007. I SHOWED THE DEALER THE PROBLEM, AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IT EXISTED, BUT STATED "DUCATI DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM". THE MOTORCYCLE MODEL IS A 2007 DUCATI MONSTER S2R800; I SELECTED S2R1000 IN THE FOLLOWING WINDOW BECAUSE IT MOST CLOSELY RESEMBLES MY MOTORCYCLE. *TR

MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBARS HIT IT ON TURNING, AND IT PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, NOW I HAVE TO WEDGE IT AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CLOSE IT. THE RUBBER MOUNTS NO LONGER SIT ON THE FRAME. I HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE EXCEPT FOR AN AFTERMARKET EXHAUST AND SOME COSMETIC CHANGES. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE FUEL TANK OR FUEL PUMP. I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER WHO SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO DUCATI NORTH AMERICA (THE IMPORTER/FACTORY). THEY OFFERED TO COVER PART OF THE COST OF A NEW TANK. THE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE THE EXACT SAME PRODUCT AS MY DEFECTIVE TANK. I EXPECT THE NEW TANK WOULD BEGIN TO DEFORM JUST LIKE THE ONE I HAVE. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS TO THE SAFETY OF THIS MOTORCYCLE NOW. THE TANK'S SWELLING HAS MADE IT SO THE HANDLEBARS DO NOT TURN CORRECTLY. IF THE TANK SWELLS ENOUGH, IT WILL SPLIT OPEN AND I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM RIDING. PLEASE NOTE: MY VEHICLE MODEL IS NOT LISTED IN THE PULLDOWN MENU. IT IS A 2007 DUCATI MONSTER 695. I SELECTED A 2007 DUCATI MONSTER S2R, AS IT HAS A SIMILAR, IF NOT IDENTICAL, GAS TANK TO MINE. *TR