DUCATI Complaints

DUCATI 2007 GT1000 MOTORCYCLE PLASTIC FUEL TANK IS SOFTENING AND SPREADING WHICH CAUSE THE TANK TO NOT BE SUPPORTED BY THE FRONT TANK BRACKETS. *TR

GAS TANK LIFTS OFF THE BIKE DUE TO WARPING. IN A CRASH IT WOULD FLY OFF THE BIKE. *TR

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC WAS SPREADING AND WARPING, WHICH MADE IT LOOSE FROM THE FRONT TABS/CLAMPS AND COULD BE LIFTED FROM THE FRAME. I JUST RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT TANK FROM DUCATI ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. HOWEVER, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS TANK IS NO DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS DEFECTIVE ONE, WHICH MEANS THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY SPREAD AND WARP AGAIN MAKING IT UNSAFE. I PURCHASED THIS DUCATI ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2007, USED. THE WARPING BEGAN AROUND THE 9000 MILE MARK. IT NOW HAS A LITTLE OVER 10000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A DUCATI MOTORCYCLE THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE GAS TANK. IT HAS DEFORMED OVER TIME TO THE POINT THAT IT HAS FALLEN OFF IT'S MOUNTS. THE PLASTIC GAS TANK WAS REPLACED WITH THE EXACT SAME PART UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT IS MADE OUT OF THE SAME MATERIALS AS THE ORIGINAL. MY DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WILL DEFORM LIKE THE ORIGINAL. IF THE TANK FALLS OFF IT COULD CREATE A FUEL SPILL, FIRE, OR EVEN DEATH. *TR

FUEL TANK ON MY 2007 DUCATI GT1000 HAS WARPED/DISTORTED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TANK NO LONGER FITS IN IT'S FRAME MOUNTS PROPERLY. THIS UNIT CURRENTLY HAS 16,500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS IS THE 2ND FUEL TANK TO BE MOUNTED ON THIS MOTORCYCLE. THE ORIGINAL TANK THAT WAS MOUNTED AT THE TIME THE MOTORCYCLE WAS ASSEMBLED ALSO HAD THE SAME WARP/DISTORTION ISSUES AT APPROX 5000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. *TR

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2007 DUCATI GT 1000 SPORT CLASSIC IS SPREADING, SO MUCH SO THAT EXTRA SHIMS UNDER THE MOUNTING PADS CAN NO LONGER RECTIFY THE CONDITION. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL COME OFF WHILE THE BIKE IS IN USE. *TR

WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE OF MY MOTORCYCLE THE GAS TANK "SPREAD". THIS MEANS THE PLASTIC GAS TANK DISTORTED IT'S SHAPE ENOUGH TO COME COMPLETELY OFF IT'S MOUNT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAS TANK. DUCATI IS REPLACING THIS TANK WITH AN EXACT DUPLICATE. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT TANK IS THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE ORIGINAL, I EXPECT THE "SPREADING " PROBLEM TO RE-OCCUR. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE MATERIAL USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GAS TANK. DUCATI IS GIVING US DEFECTIVE TANKS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TANKS ALREADY ON THE BIKES. I AM ON MY THIRD TANK REPLACEMENT. THE DUCATI DEALERSHIP KEPT GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND UNTIL FINALLY THEY AGREED TO DO THE THIRD REPLACEMENT. *TR

1) GAS TANK WARPING DUE TO TANK MATERIAL REACTION TO FUEL WITH ETHANOL (THE STATE IN WHICH I LIVE, AND MANY OTHERS, REQUIRE 10% ETHANOL). MOST EU COUNTRIES WHERE THE BIKE IS FROM HAVE NO ETHANOL IN THEIR GAS. 2) TANK WARPING MAY CAUSE TANK TO COME LOOSE FROM HOLDING BRACKETS 3) TANK WAS REPLACED WITH NEW TANK THOUGH UNSURE IF PROBLEM WITH ETHANOL REACTION WAS CORRECTED, AS I HAVE TALKED WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD AS MANY AS 3 TANKS REPLACED DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A '08 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC SPORT 1000 IN APRIL 2009. IT WAS USED WITH 1,200 MILES ON IT. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE THE GAS TANK "SPREAD". THIS MEANS THE PLASTIC GAS TANK DISTORTED IT'S SHAPE ENOUGH TO COME COMPLETELY OFF IT'S MOUNT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAS TANK. DUCATI IS REPLACING THIS TANK WITH AN EXACT DUPLICATE. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT TANK IS THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE ORIGINAL, I EXPECT THE "SPREADING " PROBLEM TO RE-OCCUR. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE MATERIAL USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GAS TANK. DUCATI IS GIVING US DEFECTIVE TANKS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TANKS ON THE BIKES. *TR

THE COMPOSITE FUEL TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 620 HAS WARPED AND BECOME DISTORTED. THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM ETHANOL THAT IS BLENDED WITH UNLEADED FUELS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE TANK HAS BECOME SO WARPED THAT FUEL ACTUALLY LEAKS FROM AROUND THE FUEL PUMP WHEN THE MOTORCYCLES IS FILLED OVER HALF WAY. THIS HAS BECOME A HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARD, AS THE BIKE HAS BECOME UNSAFE TO RIDE DUE TO THE DANGER OF FIRE/EXPLOSION RESULTING FROM THE WARPED TANK. DUCATI NA (NORTH AMERICA) HAS NOT ISSUED AN OFFICIAL RECALL, AND MY DEALER ISN'T WILLING TO ASSIST. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BECOME UNSAFE TO RIDE EVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT DUCATI MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND EVERYTIME I AM TOLD TO CONTACT A DEALER - A DEALER WHO ISN'T ABLE TO HELP BECAUSE DUCATI WON'T ISSUES A RECALL FOR A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FUEL TANKS. THE FUEL FROM THE MOTORCYCLE HAS LEAKED OUT ON THE FLOOR OF OUR GARAGE AND RUINED GARDEN HOSES, GARAGE MATS, AND THE MOTORCYCLE'S TIRES. *TR