DUCATI Complaints

CHAIN RUBBING AGAINST SWINGARM. FEARFUL IT WILL WEAKEN THE CHAIN AT SPEED OR CAUSE WEAKENING OF SUPPORT MEMBER THAT HOLD TIRE ONTO THE VEHICLE. SECOND ISSUE, ELECTRONIC CONTROL ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC SUSPENSION. CONCERNED IT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF TRACTION OF VEHICLE AT SPEED.

THE PLASTIC GAS TANK IS SWOLLEN AND WILL NOT MOUNT PROPERLY TO THE FRAME NOR ALLOWS FREE OPERATION OF THE HANDLEBARS, WHICH MAKE CONTACT WITH THE FRAME. GAS TANK HAS SWOLLEN TO THE POINT THAT THE PAINT HAS CRACKED AND THE MOUNTS ARE PAST THE FRAME...BRINGS CONCERNS OF FUEL LEAKAGE OR RUPTURE ONTO A HOT ENGINE.

DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1200 - REAR BRAKES FAIL TO HOLD THE MOTORCYCLE'S POSITION ON AN INCLINE (HILL). MOTORCYCLE ROLLED BACKWARDS DESPITE APPLICATION OF REAR BRAKE. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2013 DUCATI MONSTER 796 FROM THE DEALER MAY 24TH 2013 AND DROVE IT HOME IN THE BACK OF MY BROTHERS TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP PUT IN . THE BIKE KEPT THE ORIGINAL 7 MILES ON THE ODOMETER THAT THE DEALER PUT ON. I NEVER TEST DROVE IT OR ANYTHING. I TOOK IT OUT FOR A DRIVE THE FIRST TIME AND WHEN I GOT BACK THE TANK COVER WAS WARPING DOWN THE CENTER. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE AND PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AT THAT MOMENT. THE MILEAGE READ 60 MILES AND WAS ONLY TAKEN OUT ON LOCAL STREETS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM. SENT THEM PHOTOS AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND THEY WILL LET ME KNOW FROM DUCATI WHAT WILL HAPPEN. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF LEAKING GAS SINCE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE GAS TANK. A MONTH GOES BY AND NOTHING. I CALL AGAIN. NOONE THERE KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE. NOT THE 3 PEOPLE I TALKED TO. SO I HAD TO SEND THEM THE INFO AGAIN ON JUNE 20TH 2013. THEY ONCE AGAIN SAY EVERYTHING IS ALL SET. JULY 6TH I CALL TO FIND THE STATUS AND FOR 4 DAYS I WAS NOT RETURNED CALLS OR PUT THROUGH TO ANYONE WHO COULD HELP OR TELL ME ANYTHING. I FINALLY GET AN EMAIL JULY 10TH NEEDING A PICTURE OF MY VIN NUMBER. I WAS TOLD FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS THAT EVERYTHING WAS ALL SET. I THEN CONTACT DUCATI AND THEY SAY IT WAS FORWARDED TO THE PROPER DEPT BUT AFTER 2.5 WEEKS HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING OR RECEIVED A NUMBER TO CALL. *TR

THE GAS TANK HAS EXPANDED AND BECOME POTENTIALLY UNSUPPORTED. ALSO THE FUEL HOSE FROM THE PUMP TO THE FILTER IS FAULTY AND HAS SHRUNK, NOT ALLOWING FUEL TO FLOW TO THE ENGINE. *TR

I RODE MY BIKE 3 DAYS PRIOR WITH NO ISSUES AND I PARKED IT AS USUAL. THREE DAYS LATER BIG PUDDLE OF GASOLINE DRIPPING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK AROUND AREA OF FUEL PUMP. GAS DRIPPING ONTO EXHAUST AND WIRES. I TOOK THE TANK OFF AND DRAINED FUEL TO LIMIT THE SPILL, I WILL CONTACT DUCATI DEALER ABOUT NEXT STEP. *TR

HANDLEBAR WAS LOCKING WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SHOULD UPDATE THE SOFTWARE BUT DIDN'T WORK. THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE UNIT AND NOW LOOKS GOOD. *TR

I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION AND TRIED TO SLOW DOWN USING THE REAR BREAK. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE REAR BRAKE DIDN'T FUNCTION ALMOST CAUSING COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. REAR BREAK DOES NOT SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE. *TR

HAS STALLED FOR A SPLIT SECOND , TRACTION LIGHTS FLICKER, WHOLE EVENT TAKES A SPLIT SECOND. ALWAYS HAPPENS AROUND 82 MPH IN 6TH GEAR. HAS HAD THIS ISSUE ABOUT 6 OR 7 TIMES. THERE WERE NO CODES STORED, AND DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DUCATI 848 MOTORCYCLE (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK BECAME FRACTURED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXCESSIVE FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AND THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. MOST RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECURRING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,100.