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2009 BMW G 650 Gs Us

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6Owner complaints

Model-year median: 6

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
2Electrical System
1Engine
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
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Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 6 of 6 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

2 reports
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12,000 miles · Sep 7, 2011
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine Cooling

MY MOTORCYCLE WILL START AND RUN FOR A WHILE BUT WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHEN THE ENGINE GETS DOWN TO IDLE. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT PERSISTENT AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONE DAY, BE FINE FOR A FEW DAYS, AND THEN ARISE AGAIN. WHEN THE BIKE IS RUNNING AND I 'M UP AT SPEED IT RUNS FLAWLESSLY, BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN THE BIKE DOESN'T WANT TO IDL…

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MY MOTORCYCLE WILL START AND RUN FOR A WHILE BUT WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHEN THE ENGINE GETS DOWN TO IDLE. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT PERSISTENT AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONE DAY, BE FINE FOR A FEW DAYS, AND THEN ARISE AGAIN. WHEN THE BIKE IS RUNNING AND I 'M UP AT SPEED IT RUNS FLAWLESSLY, BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN THE BIKE DOESN'T WANT TO IDLE AND IT WILL DIE WHEN I COME TO A STOP OR IF I KEEP IN THE CLUTCH TOO LONG AND THE RPM DROPS TOO LOW. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME INSTANCES WHERE I'VE COME TO A STOP, NEEDED TO GO ABRUPTLY, AND WASN'T ABLE TO BECAUSE MY BIKE HAD JUST DIED, CREATING A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR ME SINCE I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF DANGER. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10424028

200 miles · May 14, 2010
Engine And Engine Cooling

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW G650 GS US MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD NOT IDLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ETHANOL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO R…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW G650 GS US MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD NOT IDLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ETHANOL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT LEAST 40 TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5300.

NHTSA ODI #10330497

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NHTSA investigations

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