DUCATI Complaints

THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2005 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1000DS IS WARPING AND IS JAMMED INTO THE FRAME, IT ALSO HAS STARTED TO LEAK FUEL THIS BIKE HAS 3500 MILES ON IT. *TR

RECENTLY FOUND THAT MY FUEL TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI MONSTER S2R 800 MOTORCYCLE HAS EXPANDED AND IS BECOMING DEFORMED CAUSING CONTACT BETWEEN LATCH AND IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO FOUND THAT THE TANK NO LONGER PROPERLY RESTS ON THE FRAME. *TR

2009 DUCATI MONSTER 1100 HAS SHUT OFF (NOT STALLED) WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED (15 - 30 MPH) ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK AND THE BIKE TO SKID UNTIL THE CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED. BIKE RESTARTS INSTANTLY WHICH SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM (BAD CONTACT?) IS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DIE. *TR

GAS TANK ON 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC HAS SPREAD ENOUGH TO BE PULLED OFF BRACKETS BY HAND. BIKE IS ON 2ND WARRANTIED GAS TANK. *TR

GAS TANK IS EXPANDING DUE TO ETHANOL IN THE FUEL. THE TANK DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY ON THE FRAME NOW. IT IS ALSO DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE THE TANK LATCH. EXPANSION COULD CAUSE THE TANK TO RUPTURE UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSE A FIRE ON THE RIDER. *TR

MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBARS HIT IT ON TURNING, AND IT PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, NOW I HAVE TO WEDGE IT AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CLOSE IT. THE RUBBER MOUNTS NO LONGER SIT ON THE FRAME. I HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE EXCEPT FOR AN AFTERMARKET EXHAUST AND SOME COSMETIC CHANGES. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE FUEL TANK OR FUEL PUMP. I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER WHO SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO DUCATI NORTH AMERICA (THE IMPORTER/FACTORY) AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TANK. I WAS NOT GIVEN A REASON. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS TO THE SAFETY OF THIS MOTORCYCLE NOW. THE TANK'S SWELLING HAS MADE IT SO THE HANDLEBARS DO NOT TURN CORRECTLY. THIS IS NOT IF THE TANK SWELLS ENOUGH, IT WILL SPLIT OPEN AND I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM RIDING. A GAS TANK SHOULD NOT CHANGE SHAPE UNDER NORMAL USE AND I HAVE NOT MODIFIED THE BIKE IN A MANNER WHICH WOULD CAUSE EXPANSION. *TR

1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN. 2. RADIATOR LEAK. COOLANT SPLASHES ALL OVER LEFT SIDE FAIRINGS. 3. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY'LL REPLACE RADIATOR UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID IT MIGHT TAKE A MONTH FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN. *TR

MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, NOW I HAVE TO WEDGE IT AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CLOSE IT. I HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE EXCEPT FOR AN AFTERMARKET EXHAUST AND SOME COSMETIC CHANGES. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE FUEL TANK OR FUEL PUMP. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO WILL SUBMIT A CLAIM TO DUCATI NORTH AMERICA (THE IMPORTER/FACTORY) AND THEY WILL REPLACE THE TANK WITH ANOTHER PLASTIC ONE. WHICH I FEAR IT WILL DEFORM AS WELL. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS TO THE SAFETY OF THIS MOTORCYCLE NOW. IF THE TANK SWELLS ENOUGH, IT WILL SPLIT OPEN AND I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM RIDING. BTW, THIS IS A DUCATI MONSTER 695, THE FORM ONLY SHOWED A 696. *TR

PLASTIC TANK ON DUCATI S2R 1000 HAS DEFORMED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE TANK NO LONGER FITS ON THE FRAME. THERE ARE MULTIPLE SWELLING POINTS THROUGH OUT THE TANK. THE TANK LATCH NO LONGER OPERATES AS INTENDED AND MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LIFT THE TANK WITHOUT REMOVING THE LATCH ITSELF. THE TANK IS ALSO APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE SEAT CAUSING PAINT TO CHIP OFF. PLEASE NOTE, THE MODEL IS NOT A 620CC MOTORCYCLE, IT IS A 992CC MOTORCYCLE. SPECIFICALLY THE S2R1000. HOWEVER THERE ARE VERY FEW DIFFERENCES IN THE MODEL, EXCEPT THE BRAKE SIZE, AND THE ENGINE SIZE. *TR

2007 DUCATI GT SPORT CLASSIC FUEL TANK SPREADING , TANK DEFORMING HAS CAUSED THE TANK TO MOVE OFF THE FRAME MOUNTS. TANK IS NO LONGER SECURE TO FRAME CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY AND ACCIDENT. *TR