DUCATI Complaints

THE PLASTIC/COMPOSITE GAS TANK/SEAT COMPONENT IS CHANGING SHAPE (EXPANDING) OVER TIME. THE FIRST SIGN WAS FUEL LEAKING AROUND THE FUEL PUMP SEALS, SLOW AT FIRST, THEN DANGEROUS LEVELS. THE SEAT PAD, WHICH ATTACHES TO THE TANK, CANNOT BE PROPERLY SECURED DUE TO THE SHIFTING OF THE BOLT LOCATIONS. THE TANK/SEAT ITSELF CANNOT BE PROPERLY SECURED INTO THE FRAME NOW, MAKING IT HAZARDOUS TO RIDE. LOCAL DUCATI DEALER IS NOT RESPONSIVE TO THE ISSUE. *TR

PLASTIC GAS TANK IS EXPANDING. MINOR CRACKING IN CERTAIN AREAS OF TANK. CERTAIN PARTS NO LONGER FIT. TANK NO LONGER ALIGNS WITH FRAME. ACTUAL MOTORCYCLE IS 2006 MULTISTRADA, HOWEVER OTHER MODELS WITH PLASTIC TANKS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2007 DUCATI MONSTER 695 HAS EXPANDED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS NO LONGER TO PROPERLY ATTACH TO THE MOTORCYCLE. I HAVE REQUESTED A NEW TANK FROM DUCATI NORTH AMERICA, AND AM AWAITING A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO REPLACE IT. *TR

MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK THAT HAS STARTED TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED TO POINT THAT THE ORIGINAL RUBBER GUARDS NO LONGER TOUCH THE FRAME. THE HANDLEBARS HIT THE TANK WHEN ATTEMPTING A FULL TURN TO THE RIGHT - THIS DID NOT HAPPEN BEFORE. COSMETICALLY, I HAVE NOTICED THE APPEARANCE OF PIMPLES ON THE SURFACE OF THE TANK. I HAVE NOT MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE AT ALL - IT IS COMPLETELY STOCK. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY MOTORCYCLE AS I DO NOT KNOW WHEN MY GAS TANK COULD SPLIT OPEN. THE CONTROLS OF THE VEHICLE HAVE ALSO BEEN JEOPARDIZED AS THE HANDLEBARS DO NOT TURN PROPERLY. *TR

FUEL TANK BULGING AND SPREADING AT BOTTOM FRONT. THIS EXPANSION HAS CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO BECOME LOOSE ON THE BRACKET, THE TANK WOBBLES AND CAN BE LIFTED FROM THE FRAME. THIS OCCURRED AFTER ONLY THREE WEEKS OF PURCHASE DATE. I HAVE NOT HAD RESOLUTION YET FROM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *TR

1) THE PLASTIC GAS TANK HAS "SPREAD" OR DEFORMED AND NO LONGER MOUNTS TO FRONT BRACKET OF THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE TANK WOULD COME LOOSE FROM THE MOTORCYCLE. 2) THE SPREADING SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY FUEL CONTAINING ETHANOL AND ONCE THE TANK HAS SPREAD IT DOES NOT RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL SHAPE. *TR

I OWN A 2009 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC GT1000. I HAVE PUT 2,500 MILES ON THE BIKE AND THE FUEL TANK BOWED OUTWARD AND NO LONGER ATTACHES TO THE FRAME OF MY BIKE. CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO BECOME EXTREMELY WOBBLY AND LOOSE. THIS BIKE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT WITH DUCATI FUEL TANKS. *TR

PURCHASED 2007 DUCATI S1000 NEW IN FEB. 2008 FROM DEALERSHIP. SINCE PURCHASED FUEL TANK HAS BEEN SPREADING AND I NEEDED TO SHIM TANK BRACKETS 1/4" ON BOTH SIDES TO SECURELY HOLD TANK IN PLACE . TANK ALSO HAS BUBBLED ON OUTSIDE UNDERNEATH PAINT ON UPPER RIGHT CORNER, I BELIEVE FROM GAS FUMES PENETRATING THROUGH PLASTIC. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HOW FAR THE TANK WILL SPREAD?WILL IT EVENTUALLY RUPTURE? *TR

FUEL TANK HAS SPREAD SEPARATING IT FROM FRONT MOUNTING BRACKETS. DUCATI DEALER WAS ADVISED ON MARCH 23, 2010 AND HAS NOT RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT TANK FROM DUCATI AND HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN AN EXPECTED DELIVERY DATE. *TR

I HAVE HAD TWO EPISODES OF THE MOTORCYCLE STALLING ON A 2010 DUCATI MULTISTRADA WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAD BEEN REPORTED BY SOME MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE TESTERS AS WELL. *TR