DUCATI Complaints

(1) BIKE IS IN NEUTRAL OR CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR WHILE AT A STOP. (2) THE BIKE JUST SHUTS ITSELF OFF WITHOUT WARNING. (3) DEALERSHIP CLAIMS ECU NEEDED TO BE FIX BY DUCATI NORTH AMERICA, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

1) VEHICLE STALLS WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR WHEN STOPPED 2) A FEW TIMES, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE CORNERING IN 1ST GEAR. ALMOST CRASHED. OTHER TIMES, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE COMING TO STOP AT LIGHT AND THEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN. ALMOST GET REAR ENDED. 3) DEALER REPLACED ECU BASED ON SERVICE BULLETIN. BIKE STILL STALLS. *TR

JUST AFTER SERVICING THE MOTORCYCLE AT 600 MILES IT STALLED WHILE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE SERVICE. THE MOTORCYCLE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR. PRIMARILY, FIRST GEAR 5 TIMES AND ONCE GOING INTO SECOND GEAR, AND IT WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED TWICE THE DAY I RODE IT AFTER THE SERVICE. I HAVE ONLY RIDDEN IT THE ONCE AND WILL NOT RIDE THIS MOTORCYCLE NOW BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER, BUT HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. I FELT COMPELLED TO INITIATE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS TO OTHERS, AS WELL AS THE MYRIAD OF OWNER'S COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE AGUSTA FORUM.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DUCATI MONSTER S4RS. SINCE OCTOBER OF 2006, THE CONTACT'S ENGINE HAS BEEN STALLING. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS BETWEEN 0 AND 25 MPH. ONCE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES BEYOND 25 MPH, IT OPERATES NORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN HIS VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODIES/SERVO MOTOR REPLACED BECAUSE WATER WAS SEEPING INTO THE CONNECTION AND CAUSED IT TO CORRODE. THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT FOR TWO AND A HALF WEEKS TO BE REPAIRED, BUT FAILED AGAIN FOUR WEEKS LATER. ON APRIL 30, 2007, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,440. UPDATED 06/08/07. *JB

THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE THAT HOLDS THE FUEL PUMP INTO THE TANK ON THE 2006 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 620 DARK HAS FAILED ON 2 OCCASIONS. EACH TIME HAS PRESENTED A LARGE FIRE HAZARD. THE FIRST TIME THE BIKE HAS PARKED UNATTENDED IN OUR GARAGE AND WE RETURNED HOME TO FIND THE WHOLE TANK OF FUEL HAD DRAINED ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE SECOND OCCASION WAS EVEN MORE WORRYSOME BECAUSE IT STARTED LEAKING FAST WHILE IN ROUTE HOME FROM WORK . THIS COATED THE REAR TIRE WITH GASOLINE WHICH WAS SPRAYING UP ONTO THE EXHAUST. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN MENTIONED MANY TIMES ON WEB DISCUSSION FORUMS. THAT SHOWS EVIDENCE THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY BIKE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY AND CANNOT TRUST THE SAFTEY OF THE BIKE ANY LONGER UNTIL DUCATI ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DUCATI SPORT 1000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEREWAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE FUEL HOSE AND FASTENERS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAY HE RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER HE ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE DEALER, STATING THAT THEY WERE NOT WITH DUCATI THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACTS COMPLAINED THAT THE CLOSEST PLACE WHERE HE COULD HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR WORK DONEWAS NOW OVER 100 MILES AWAY, AND HE BELIEVED IT WOULD BE A HAZARD TO DRIVE THAT DISTANCE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT TRIED TO GET THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THE MOTORCYCLE TAKEN WHERE IT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 300 MILES.

ON NOVEMBER 24TH I WAS IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. WHILE RIDING MY 2006 749 DUCATI THE FRONT TIRE WAS WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH AND THE BACK TIRE BEGAN TO DO THE SAME. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE BIKE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL, FRACTURING 5 VERTEBRA, BREAKING AN ARM AND A FOOT. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS BIKE. *NM

I HAVE BOUGHT A NEW MOTORCYCLE IN 2002, WHICH I SELDOM RIDE FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3500 MILES. WHILE RIDING THE BIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MOTOR STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE BIKE AND PULL AWAY FROM THE HIGHWAY. AFTER I TOWED THE BIKE HOME, I HAVE NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD COME OUT OF THE ENGINE. I PROCEEDED TO THE TAKE THE MOTORCYCLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THE INFORM OF THE PROBLEM AND MY CONCERN THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE MOTORCYCLE, I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE OF THE REPAIRS AND IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY THE REPAIRS. *NM

2006 DUCATI 999S - UK MODEL. CLUTCH FAILS TO ENGAGE CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO MOVE FORWARDS WHILST CLUTCH LEVER IS FULLY PULLED IN TO THE HANDLEBAR. VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. ALTHOUGH SPECIFIED ONE DAY IN REPORT, IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND EACH TIME THE MOTORCYCLE IS RIDDEN. *NM

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES ON THE '04 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1000DS. WHEN BRAKING THE BIKE SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY CAUSING A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS 8 OUT OF 10 STOPS. THERE IS CURRENTLY A FORUM DISCUSSION GOING ON SINCE 2003 REGARDING THE DREADED BRAKE SHUDDER ON THIS BIKE: HTTP://WWW.MULTISTRADA.NET/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=54&HIGHLIGHT=BRAKE+SHUDDER SO FAR ONE MEMBER ON THE FORUM HAS CRASHED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.MULTISTRADA.NET/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=2694&HIGHLIGHT=BRAKE+CRASH DUCATI IS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE FRONT BRAKES OF THIS BIKE. SO FAR THEY HAVE A NOTICE ISSUED TO DEALERS SAYING TO REPLACE THE BANJO BOLTS WHICH DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RECALL. HOPEFULLY NHTSA WILL BE ABLE TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND WORK WITH DUCATI TO GET A RECALL ISSUED. *NM