2010 BMW K 1300 GT Recalls & Complaints

Incident: June 1, 2019 · Filed: July 15, 2019

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DECELERATING TO LOW SPEED OR TO A STOP. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND MOST OFTEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS HOT AFTER LENGTHY DRIVING IN WEATHER IN EXCESS OF 90 DEGREES F. THIS IS A WIDELY RECOGNIZED PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR AND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ISSUED. MY VEHICLE HAS NO OPEN RECALLS, SO I ASSUME IT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM (I AM SECOND OWNER). BIKE HAS 24000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS DESPITE PRESUMED RECALL REMEDY. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON INTERSTATE, MIDDLE LANE WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED...VERY DANGEROUS.

Incident: June 8, 2018 · Filed: June 12, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW K1300 GT. WHILE RIDING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FUEL HAD LEAKED FROM THE FUEL PUMP WHERE THE BOSS THREADED INTO THE FLANGE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER THE MANUFACTURER'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 038538 FOR THE SAME FAILURE IN 2014. DURING THE REPAIRS, A REINFORCEMENT RING WAS INSTALLED TO PREVENT THE SAME FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,815.

Incident: November 10, 2017 · Filed: November 16, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW K1300 GT MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS PANTS WERE WET FROM FUEL THAT WAS LEAKING FROM A PLASTIC CONNECTOR LINE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISFIRE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL WAS BLOWING ONTO THE ENGINE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN HIM SUSTAINING BURN INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD FILE A REPORT AND PROVIDE AN EVALUATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. *TT *TR *JS

Incident: January 9, 2017 · Filed: January 9, 2017

WHEN ACCELERATING AROUND 4500 TO 5500 RPM, THE ENGINE BOGS AND THE MOTORCYCLE LOSES SPEED. OTHER TIMES, AND AT CRUISING SPEEDS, WHEN TURNING THE THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE BIKE DOES NOT ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY AND TAKES A COUPLE OF SECONDS BEFORE IT ACCELERATES. WHEN PULLING IN THE CLUTCH TO CHANGE GEARS, THE ENGINE STALLS. THIS CAN HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN OR DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. *TR

Incident: August 1, 2015 · Filed: October 5, 2015

RECALLS.

Incident: March 28, 2014 · Filed: March 28, 2014

CENTER STAND BENT WHILE TRYING TO STAND UP MY BIKE ON IT. I RARELY USED IT, NEVER ABUSED IT. POOR ENGINEERING SUGGESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC! *TR

Incident: March 28, 2014 · Filed: March 28, 2014

MY SWITCHES, RIGHT&LEFT, BOTH FAILED FOR THE 2ND TIME IN ABOUT 3 YEARS. MY RIGHT SIDE SWITCH FAILED WHILE I WAS RIDING MY BIKE, CAUSING ITS STALLING! SO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE SWITCH ISSUES, THE STALLING ISSUE IS THE MOST ANNOYING AS THAT CAN DIRECTLY EFFECT YOUR SAFETY. I THINK A COUPLE K1300S DRIVERS HAVE REPORTED CRASHES BECAUSE OF IT. THAT IS CERTAINLY NOTHING TO BE DOWNPLAYED. YOU KNOW WHY REPORTS ARE COMING OUT NOW THAT BMW IS FINALLY LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM? BECAUSE PEOPLE FILED THE REPORTS, COMPLAINED ON THE FORUMS AND CALLED BMWNA TO SEE WHAT THE HECK WAS GOING ON AND FOR THEM TO GET OFF THEIR ARZSSES! I AM TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN OR MAY BE IMPACTED BY THESE PROBLEMS (SWITCH FAILURES AND NOW THE STALLING) TO TAKE PROACTIVE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM AND NOT LEAVE OUR COLLECTIVE SAFETY IN THE HANDS OF BMWNA. NOW, IF THE DEALERS DON'T HAVE THE SWITCHES (PLANO, TX AND NASHVILLE, TN), IT IS BMWNA'S FAULT - NO? IF THEY KNOW THAT BIKES HAVE HAD BAD SWITCHES ON THEM, BMW SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THOSE BIKES THAT ARE AFFECTED, DISTRIBUTE ENOUGH SWITCHES TO THE DEALERS AND REPLACE THEM ALL! BUT, THAT IS NOT HAPPENING. WHY NOT? I'M SORRY, BUT I DON'T BUY INTO THE "NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THAT" THEORY. I DON'T CARE WHAT THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS, IT CAN BE FIXED. FIXING IT YOURSELF AND AVOIDING BECOMING STRANDED IS NOT SILLY. "THE PROBLEM IS A LITTLE MORE COMPLEX THEN JUST CUTTING AND SPLICING TWO WIRES TOGETHER." DO WE KNOW FOR CERTAIN WHEN THE PROBLEM SWITCHES WERE MADE? DO WE KNOW WHAT BIKES (MADE WHEN?) WILL HAVE THE PROBLEM? WHEN DID THE ASSEMBLY LINE CHANGE TO THE ALLEGEDLY "REDESIGNED SWITCHES"? *TR

Incident: March 25, 2014 · Filed: March 25, 2014

LEFT HAND-SIDE MULTISWITCH FAILURE. LEFT WITHOUT HORN, TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD ADJUSTMENT ETC. OPERATING ANY BIKE WITHOUT AN OPERATIONAL MULTISWITCH TO CONTROL THE FUNCTIONS ENUMERATED ABOVE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ILLEGAL. SAFETY CHECK WILL EXPIRE SOON AND CAN'T PASS IT WITHOUT AN OPERATING MULTISWITCH. REPLACING IT BY BMW COSTS OVER $700. IT SEEMS THAT BMW HAS A LONG HISTORY WITH FAULTY MULTISWITCHES, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDE. BMW SHOULD BE DETERMINED TO OFFER A RECALL ON THEIR MULTISWITCHES IMMEDIATELY! *TR

Incident: March 13, 2014 · Filed: March 13, 2014

LEFT HANDLE BAR MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND SWITCH ON THIS BIKE. THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT OPERATE AND THE WINDSHIELD WILL NOT RETRACT. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE BIKES. WHEN YOU EXPECT THE TURN SIGNAL TO BE OPERATING AND IT DOESN'T IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO WHEN YOU WANT THE WINDSHIELD TO RETRACT WHEN IT IS RAIN STREAKED AND YOUR VISIBILITY IS BLOCKED, IT CAN ALSO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Incident: December 27, 2013 · Filed: February 20, 2014

CENTER STAND BENT WHILE TRYING TO STAND UP MY BIKE ON IT. I RARELY USED IT, NEVER ABUSED IT. POOR ENGINEERING SUGGESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC. *TR