DUCATI Complaints

I HAVE A 2007 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC 1000S WITH PLASTIC FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK HAS DEFORMED (SPREAD) TO THE POINT THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO LIFT THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK OFF THE FRONT MOUNTS WITHOUT REMOVING THE REAR RETAINING BOLT. THE SINGLE BOLT AT THE REAR OF THE TANK IS THE ONLY SECURE MOUNT FOR THE ENTIRE TANK. I KNOW FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT IF I GET A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT FOR THE TANK THAT THE REPLACEMENT IT IS MADE OF THE SAME MATERIAL AND IT WILL ONLY DEFORM AGAIN. WHAT'S THE POINT OF REPLACING IT? *TR

1 - NORMAL USAGE OF PUTTING FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK 2 - THE FUEL TANK HAS SWELLED IN SIZE, DEFORMED AND SHOWS POCK MARKS ON THE OUTER SURFACE 3 - CORRECTION HAS NOT YET BEEN ATTEMPTED, SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT FOR DEALER REPLACEMENT MY SPECIFIC MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT LISTED IN THE DROPDOWN MENU - MINE IS A 2007 DUCATI MULTISTRADA, I CHOSE THE CLOSEST BIKE AVAILABLE IN THE LIST WHICH WAS A 2007 DUCATI HYPERMOTARD. *TR

THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC BECAME BADLY DISTORTED. IT WAS REPLACED 24 MARCH 2009. THE REPLACEMENT TANK IS NOW DISTORTED AS WELL. IT CONCERNS ME THAT IT MAY BE A HAZARD AS THE FIT IS POOR ENOUGH TO ALLOW SEPARATION OF THE TANK FROM THE FRAME. *TR

THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2007 DUCATI GT 1000 HAS EXPANDED/DEFORMED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS NOT SECURE ON THE FRAME. THIS HAPPENED DUE TO EXPOSURE TO ETHANLOL, AS FAR AS ANYONE'S BEST GUESS. NO TRAUMA, HEAT, OR UNUSUAL FORCES CAME TO BEAR, THE MOTORCYCLE STAYS IN A GARAGE EXCEPT WHEN RIDDEN. THE TANK WAS REPLACED ONCE FOR THIS PROBLEM BY DUCATI, AND IT HAS NOW RE-OCCURRED ON THE REPLACEMENT. OBVIOUSLY, NO PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION HAS BEEN DEVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN ANOTHER REPLACEMENT TANK FROM DUCATI. *TR

FUEL TANK IS MADE FROM A PLASTIC MATERIAL NOT COMPATIBLE WITH FUEL THAT CAN LEAD TO DEFORMATION, LEAKING, AND/OR TANK COMING LOOSE AND SHIFTING. *TR

LIKE JUST ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE WHO OWNS A LATE MODEL DUCATI WITH A PLASTIC FUEL TANK, MY TANK IS DISTORTING AND SPREADING OVER TIME. IT'S NO LONGER IN CONTACT WITH THE MOUNTING PUCKS AT THE FRONT OF THE FRAME, AND THEREFORE WIGGLES AROUND A SHIFTS POSITION. MY WIFE OWNS A SIMILAR MODEL, AND HER TANK DOES THE EXACT SAME THING. BOTH OF OUR BIKES ARE STORED INDOORS IN A CLIMATE-CONTROLLED GARAGE, AND HAVE NEVER BEEN CRASHED OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED. DUCATI KNOWS GOOD AND WELL THAT THEIR FUEL TANK DESIGNS HAVE A PROBLEM, AND THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION! THIS HAPPENS TO MOST OF THEIR OTHER MODELS AS WELL, BUT DUE TO THE SHAPE OF THE TANK ON THE SPORT CLASSIC LINE, THE EFFECT IS MUCH MORE NOTICEABLE AND SERIOUS. *TR

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

I HAVE A 07 DUCATI SPORTS CLASSIC AND MY PLASTIC FUEL TANK IS EXPANDING, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED WITH THE SAME DEFECTED TANK. ALL I CAN DO NOW IS FILE THIS COMPLAINT AND REGISTER THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE PLASTIC GAS TANK ON MY DUCATI GT-1000 MOTORCYCLE IS PROGRESSIVELY DEFORMING. IT HAS NOT ONLY CHANGED SHAPE OVER TIME, BUT SEEMS TO BE "BLEBBING" IN SPOTS AS WELL. BECAUSE OF THIS DEFORMATION THE TANK NO LONGER SECURELY FASTENS TO THE MOTORCYCLE AND HAS SUBSTANTIAL WOBBLE ON ITS MOUNTS. IF THE DEFORMATION CONTINUES AT ITS CURRENT RATE I ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO COMPLETELY LIFT THE GAS TANK OFF THE MOTORCYCLE BY NEXT YEAR DUE TO THE WARPED SHAPE AND FAILURE TO PROPERLY REMAIN FASTENED TO THE FRAME MOUNTS. *TR

DUCATI SPORTCLASSIC PLASTIC GAS TANK KEEP EXPANDING AND THESE CAUSE THE UNLATCHING AND BECOME LOOSE. *TR