2010 BMW K1300 Gt

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

APPALLED TO DISCOVER THAT EVEN THE REPUTABLE BMW NO LONGER STANDS BEHIND ITS PRODUCTS! ABOUT 3 YEARS AFTER THE INITIAL PURCHASE (BRAND NEW) FROM AN AUTHORIZED BMW DEALER, RODE MY BMW FOR THE 1ST TIME, ON A RAINY DAY. THE NEXT DAY, BEFORE LEAVING MY GARAGE(I ALWAYS PARKED THIS BIKE IN A COVERED GARAGE) I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE 4 WAY SIGNAL/HAZARD WAS OK THOUGH. ONE WEEK LATER, WHILE RIDING IT FOR THE 2ND TIME IN RAIN, I'VE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE HORN, LEFT & RIGHT TURN SIGNALS, ELECTRICAL WINDSHIELD, CRUISE CTRL. (SURPRISINGLY THE 4WAY WAS FUNCTIONAL STILL). SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE BMW DEALER CHARGED ME OVER $700.00 TO REPLACE THE LEFT HAND MULTI SWITCH PART # 61318546213. I'VE CALLED BMW ON 7 OCCASIONS TO TRY TO PURSUE THEM TO AT LEAST REIMBURSE ME THE $470 FOR THE PART. ON MY LAST ATTEMPT SPOKEN TO BMW COMPLAIN DEPT. SUPERVISOR [XXX], ON 12:49 PM, 02/13/14. EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY SIMILAR TO ANOTHER KNOWN NHTSA ISSUE(SEE CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V384000). ALSO STRESSED THE FACT THAT THE BIKE WAS NEVER DROPPED AND THAT I'VE BEEN TAKEN EXTRAORDINARY CARE FOR IT. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO OCCUR! SO AS A RESULT OF THE BMW'S INDIFFERENCE TO THIS ISSUE I WILL BOYCOTT BMW FROM NOW ON. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR