NHTSA complaint: 2008 BMW K1200 S — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1. NORMAL OPERATION OF BMW 2008 K1200S MOTORCYCLE WAS IN PROGRESS. WHILE SLOWING FOR STOPLIGHTS OR TRAFFIC, PULLING IN THE VEHICLE'S CLUTCH AND ROLLING OFF THE THROTTLE (EITHER WHILE DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR, OR SIMPLY PULLING IN THE CLUTCH WHILE IN FIRST GEAR AND ROLLING OFF OF THE THROTTLE), THE VEHICLE'S MOTOR STALLS AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. 2.) THE STALLING GENERALLY OCCURS SPORADICALLY, ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS, AND GENERALLY ONLY ONCE OR TWICE PER RIDING SESSION, OVER THE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP PERIOD (JANUARY 2009-CURRENT). HOWEVER, A RECENT INCIDENT ON JULY 5TH TOOK PLACE WHERE THE STALLING WOULD OCCUR AT EVERY CLUTCH PULL IN WHEN THE THROTTLE DROPPED BELOW 2000 RPM. THIS CAUSED A DROP/CRASH OF THE MOTORCYCLE AT APPROXIMATELY 5MPH, WHILE TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS THROUGH A TURN. LIGHT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO BIKE'S LEFT FAIRING PANEL. BIKE WAS SENT TO BMW DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS IMMEDIATELY AFTER. 3.) THE BMW DEALERSHIP HAS THE BIKE IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS, BUT CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THE STALLS DID NOT CAUSE AN ERROR CODE THEY COULD IDENTIFY. NO FIX FOR THIS INSTANCE HAS BEEN STATED YET. HOWEVER, THERE ARE LARGE LEVELS OF DOCUMENTATION ON SEVERAL INTERNET FORUMS FROM PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME MOTORCYCLE, SITTING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, WITH THE SAME REACTION FROM THE DEALER (NOT RECOGNIZING THE ISSUE). BMW HAS STATED THAT NO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE ISSUE WILL OCCUR WITHOUT THEM EXPERIENCING THE STALLING ISSUE, SO THEY REQUESTED TO PUT SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES ON MY BIKE W
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation