2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC Complaints

FUEL TANK OF MOTORCYCLE DEFORMS IN SUCH A MANNER TO BECOME UNSECURED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME AND BE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. MANUFACTURER HAS ADMITTED NO DEFECT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TANK AND ONLY OFFERS TO REPLACE THE TANK WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE TANK THAT WILL ONLY DEFORM IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. I AM CURRENTLY DUE FOR MY 3RD TANK IN 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. *TR

THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK ON MY '06 DUCATI PS1000LE DEFORMED SO MUCH THAT IT WAS AT RISK OF FALLING OFF THE BIKE AND CAUSING A FIRE. DUCATI REPLACED IT WITH AN IDENTICAL TANK THAT IS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI SPORT 1000 IS DEFORMED. THE TANK IS SPREADING AND BECOMES LOOSE ON ITS HINGES. I HAVE HAD THE TANK REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE THIRD ONE IS NOW DEFORMED AGAIN. *TR

2006 DUCATI PAUL SMART 1000LE USES A FUEL TANK THAT IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND BEGINS TO DEFORM AND DEGRADE WHEN USING FUEL SOLD IN THE U.S. AFTER TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, I HAD TO HAVE MY TANK REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT TANK IS MADE FROM THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE ORIGINAL TANK, THUS WILL MOST LIKELY DEFORM IN A FEW MORE YEARS. THE IS A CLASS ACTION SUITE FILED IN CALIFORNIA AGAINST DUCATI NORTH AMERICA. *TR

FUEL TANK ON MOTORCYCLE HAS EXPANDED AND BUCKLED. IT IS NO LONGER BEING HELD IN PLACE BY THE "PUCKS" AT THE FRONT OF THE TANK. IT IS ONLY HELD BY THE SINGLE BOLT AT THE REAR OF THE TANK AND BY THE FRONT FAIRING. THE FRONT OF THE TANK CAN BE LIFTED UP OFF THE BIKE. THE TANK SHIFTS BACK AND FORTH WHEN RIDING THE BIKE. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE TANK COULD SHIFT AND THROW OFF MY BALANCE UNDER HARD CORNERING, LEADING TO A LOSS OF CONTROL. DUCATI NORTH AMERICA (DNA) HAS BEEN REPLACING THESE TANKS FOR OTHER OWNERS, BUT THE REPLACEMENT TANKS SUFFER FROM THE SAME ISSUE. BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF A TRUE LONG TERM SOLUTION, I HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REQUESTING A REPLACEMENT YET. IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF EFFORT, AND BE A SHORT TERM SOLUTION AT BEST. IT SEEMS THAT THE CULPRIT IN THIS PROBLEM IS ETHANOL IN GASOLINE. OWNERS WHO ARE ABLE TO PURCHASE ETHANOL FREE GASOLINE HAVE NOT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. ETHANOL DOES NOT BELONG IN OUR GASOLINE! *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC 1000. THE TANK SEEMS TO HAVE GROWN WIDER AND DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED THAT IS AN OVERWHELMING AND SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE COMPANY IS REPLACING THE TANKS APPARENTLY, BUT NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE, WHICH MIGHT BE MATERIALS, DESIGNS, ETC. *TR

PLASTIC TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI SPORTCLASSIC HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF SPREADING, BUT DUCATI HAS NO FIX. THE TANK GETS SO LOOSE IT CAN COME OFF ITS MOUNTINGS WHICH COULD UNSEAT THE RIDER. *TR

FUEL TANK IS BUBBLING, SPREADING AND WILL EVENTUALLY COME APART AT THE FUEL PUMP MOUNTING SURFACE AND LEAK ON MY HEADERS. FIRE AND EMISSION HAZARD, THE TANK IS BEING REPLACE BY DUCATI NORTH AMERICA, BUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN 10YEARS FORM NOW WHEN I NEED ANOTHER TANK FOR MY 15,000 DOLLAR MOTORCYCLE? *TR

GAS TANK WARPING AND REGULATOR FAILURE. UNDER 3000 MILES GAS TANK WAS WARPING AND COMING OFF TANK MOUNTS. AT 7,546 MILES REGULATOR FAILED. BOTH WERE REPLACED. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 DUCATI SPORT 1000 SPORT CLASSIC. IN JANUARY I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD DEFORMED IN SHAPE AND WAS NOW UNABLE TO REST IN ITS MOUNTS. THE FACT THAT THE FUEL TANK MOVES ALL AROUND ON THE BIKE AND IS UNSECURED MAKES IT UNUSABLE AND UNSAFE. I HAVE CONTACTED DUCATI ABOUT THIS AND HAVE NO HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. CURRENTLY MY MOTORCYCLE IS UNUSABLE AS THE POTENTIAL FOR RUPTURE OR SPILLAGE WHILE RIDING IS VERY HIGH. CURRENTLY I AM HEARING FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT DUCATI REPLACES THE PART WITH THE EXACT SAME PIECE AND THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. I HAVE MET OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TWO OR THREE TANKS REPLACED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. CURRENTLY DUCATI IS SELLING THIS MODEL NEW WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR