2009 BMW K1300 S

THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A 2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 30 APR 09. SINCE THE BIKE WAS PURCHASED THE ENGINE STALLS REPEATEDLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN, USUALLY BELOW 25 MPH, AND PULLING THE CLUTCH IN. THE FREQUENCY OF STALLS HAS INCREASED OVER THE PAST 2000 MILES TO THE POINT WERE THE BIKE STALLS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND HAS OCCURRED WITH REGULARITY WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. OFTEN WHEN THE BIKE DOESN'T STALL IT TRIES TO STALL BUT KEEPS RUNNING. THE BIKE HAS STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A FEW OCCASIONS BUT NOT OFTEN. THE STALLING ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN AND THERE'S NO WARNING WHEN THE BIKE IS ABOUT TO STALL. *TR

PURCHASED MAY 2009,NEW,BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF DURING OPERATION ON A REGULAR BASIS. MOSTLY OCCURS WHEN DECELERATION BUT HAS ALSO FAILED DURING UPSHIFTS FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR. DEALER HAS REPLACED A FAULTY SWITCH, THIS HELPED LESSEN THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE BIKE FAILS BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. RECENTLY THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, RESULTING IN A NEAR REAR END COLLISION AS THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST FAILED TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING ON MANY BIKES OF THIS MODEL,. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER BMW DOES NOT HAVE A METHOD TO CURE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO BMW NORTH AMERICA. IF BMW IS UNABLE TO CURE THE PROBLEM, I WOULD LIKE BMW TO PURCHASE THE BIKE BACK. *TR

1. GENERAL RIDING 2. BIKE STALLS WHEN CLUTCH IS PULLED (USUALLY SHIFTING FROM 2-N). OCCURS IN BOTH WARM AND COLD WEATHER, FULL OR LOW TANK OF GAS. OCCURS ALMOST EVERY RIDE SINCE ABOUT 600 MILES ON ODOMETER (CURRENTLY ABOUT 2,600 MILES ON ODOMETER). 3. DEALER RECENTLY CLAIMED VACUUM LINE WAS PINCHED. RETURN TRIP HOME YIELDED SAME FAILURE - ISSUE NOT FIXED.. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUELING SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS THE ENGINE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY DURING DECELERATION WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED FULLY (NO ENGINE BRAKING). THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES IN THE FIRST 1750 MILES. THE BIKE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTS WITHOUT ISSUE. IT IS POSSIBLE TO MINIMIZE THE ISSUE BY USING ENGINE BRAKING TO KEEP THE REVOLUTIONS OF THE ENGINE HIGH WHILE BRAKING, BUT THIS IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IN A CASE OF EMERGENCY BRAKING WHERE MY CONCENTRATION GOES TOWARDS BRAKING, NOT KEEPING THE ENGINE FROM STALLING. AS OF YET THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ME A SPECIFIC SAFETY ISSUE, BUT THE POTENTIAL IS CERTAINLY THERE. I ADDRESSED THE ISSUE WITH THE BMW DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM, BOB'S BMW OR LAUREL, MARYLAND. THERE SERVICE PERSONNEL INFORMED ME THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND BMW IN EUROPE ARE WORKING ON A FIX. THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE AS TO WHEN THE FIX WOULD BE COMPLETED. THEY SPECULATED THAT IT IS A FUEL INJECTION MAPPING ISSUE. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THE FIX BEING DEVELOPED AND THEY STATED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A KNOWN ISSUE, IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND NO DATE IS BEING PROVIDED AS TO WHEN THE PROBLEM WILL BE RECTIFIED. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH BMW OR NORTH AMERICA ON 8/20/09 AS WELL. *TR

2009 BMW K1300S, ENGINE STALLS WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED AND FULLY ROLLING OFF THE THROTTLE. IT'S NORMAL FOR THE BIKE TO STALL 2 TO 4 TIMES DURING A 200 MILE RIDE. ENGINE GOES DOWN TO IDLE THEN STALLS WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE BIKE AS I'VE EXPERIENCE ENGINE STALLS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND ALMOST GOT RAN OVER BY A VEHICLE BEHIND ME. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE BIKE FROM WITH JUST 200 MILES ON THIS NEW BMW K1300S. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ECU RESETS, SOFTWARE UPDATES ETC. BUT NOTHING HAS HELPED. THE BMW DEALER TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND THE BMW OR NORTH AMERICA HAS THOUSANDS OF OPEN CASES WITH BMW NEW K BIKES (K1300S, K1300GT). I PURCHASED MY BIKE IN APRIL 2009 AND AM PATIENTLY WAITING FOR BMW TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. IF THEY DON'T DO SOMETHING SOON, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET INJURED DRIVING THESE MOTORCYCLES. I'M CONSIDERING ASKING BMW TO BUY MY BIKE BACK AS I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT WITH THIS SERIOUS DEFECT. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A FULL RECALL ON THE K BIKE LINE TO HELP BMW UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THEY HAVE CAUSED. *TR

THIS INCIDENT INVOLVES A 2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE. MOTORCYCLE SOMETIMES STALLS DURING DECELERATION. MOTORCYCLE HAS STALLED 8 TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES. THE STALLING IS CAUSING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY IN CITY TRAFFIC. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND SAYS THERE IS CURRENTLY NO CORRECTIVE ACTION THEY CAN PERFORM. *TR