DUCATI Complaints

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

DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC GT1000, YEAR 2007 COMMONLY KNOWN GAS TANK DEFORMATION DUE TO ETHANOL IN THE GAS IN THE US MARKET. DUCATI KNOWS IT SO THEY'VE BEEN REPLACING TANKS FOR ALL MODELS WITH PLASTIC TANKS. BUT IT'S NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION, AND THE WARRANTY IS ONLY 5 YEARS. WHICH MEANS AFTER 5 YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE MOTORCYCLE, WE HAVE TO PAY 1000+ FOR TANK REPLACEMENT OURSELVES. *TR

BOUGHT A 2008 DUCATI SPORTCLASSIC SPORT 1000 IN AUGUST OF 2008. WAS NOT INFORMED BY ANYONE (SALES STAFF OR DUCATI OF NORTH AMERICA) THAT THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PLASTIC TANKS DEFORMING, BUBBLING, DIMPLING AND/OR LEAKING AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO THE GASOLINE USED IN N. AMERICA. 12 MONTHS LATER THE TANK ON MY DUCATI BEGAN TO PULL AWAY FROM THE MOUNTS ON THE FRAME. THIS CAUSED THE TANK TO BE LOOSE AND UNSAFE. I WAS TOLD TO SHIM IT BY THE DUCATI DEALERSHIP. I DID SO. 8 MONTHS LATER THE TANK HAS SMALL BUBBLES APPEARING UNDER THE PAINT. I RETURNED THE BIKE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE TANK. THE REPLACEMENT TANK FROM DUCATI IS MADE OF THE SAME MATERIALS AS THE FIRST ONE AND DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE "NEW" TANK WILL SPREAD, BUBBLE, DIMPLE AND/OR LEAK AGAIN. DUCATI HAS NOT OFFERED ANY SOLUTION TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THEIR TANKS OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE TANK WITH ANOTHER ONE OF THE SAME MATERIAL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND IRRESPONSIBLE PRACTICE. *TR

MOTORCYCLE: 2008 DUCATI GT-1000. PLASTIC GAS TANK HAS DEFORMED IN SHAPE, SO THAT THE TANK DOES NOT FIT SECURELY IN THE MOUNTING HARDWARE. POSSIBLE CAUSE IS ETHANOL BLENDED FUEL AND REACTION WITH PLASTIC MATERIAL. DUCATI IS REPLACING TANKS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT TANKS ARE CONSTRUCTED WITH SAME MATERIAL WHICH IN TURN, BEGINS TO SPREAD AGAIN. PERMANENT FIX NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AS WARRANTY PERIOD WILL EVENTUALLY END. *TR

THE PLASTIC GAS TANK ON MY 2007 DUCATI MONSTER MODEL S4RS HAS BECOME DEFORMED TO THE POINT THAT THE GAS TANK MOUNTING CLAMP HAS BEEN OBSCURED SUCH THAT THE TANK CANNOT BE PROPERLY SECURED TO THE MOTORCYCLE, CREATING A RISK OF BECOMING LOOSE WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS IN OPERATION.

MOLDED GAS TANK ON MOTORCYCLE HAS BECOME DEFORMED. COMMON PROBLEM ON DUCATI'S . RISK OF LEAKAGE AND INTERERANCE WITH STEARING. SEE HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING THAT DUCATI IS NOT RESOLVING THE ISSUE. THEY ARE STILL REPLACING DEFECTIVE TANKS WITH DEFECTIVE TANKS. SEE WEB SITE LINK:HTTP://WWW.DUCATIMONSTERFORUM.ORG/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=25074.0 ALSO SEE THE LAW FIRM THAT HAS STATED A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.GIRARDGIBBS.COM/DUCATI.ASP?GCLID=CPH7PFF2PAUCFEFM5QODMXZG6G DUCATI NORTH AMERICA CLAIMS THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES. THIS IS AN AIR COOLED MOTORCYCLE THAT HAS THE GAS TANK MOUNTED DIRRECTLY OVER THE CYLINDER HEADS. ANY LEAK COULD RESULTS IN A FIRE WHILE A RIDER WAS RIDING MOTORCYCLE.

I WAS RIDING MY DUCATI STREETFIGHTER S 2010 MOTORCYCLE ON 101 HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT ON A STRAIGHT LINE. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STOP WORKING. IT HAVEN'T WORKED FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS. IT AS COMPLETELY DEAD. ONLY THE WHEELS WERE SPINNING UNDER THE MOMENTUM OF THE SPEED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DUCATI SPORT 1000 BIPOSTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK SWELLED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD CHIME ATTACH THE FUEL TANK BACK TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO WRITE A LETTER AND PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119.