2004 BMW R1150 R

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW R1150R. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH HE BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE NEAR THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MOTORCYCLE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,500. UPDATED 07/03/14 MA UPDATED 07/08/2014 *JS

AFTER COMING HOME FROM WORK 10 MILES AWAY, I PARKED MY CYCLE IN THE GARAGE AND IMMEDIATELY MY WIFE COULD SMELL GAS ON ME AND FUMES IN THE GARAGE. I CHECKED THE BIKE AND COULD SEE YELLOW FUEL STAINS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. I COULD ONLY FIND THE LEAK WHEN THE KEY WAS ON AND THE FUEL PUMP FORCING FUEL THROUGH LINES BEHIND THE SHIELD. I REMOVED THE SHIELD AND FOUND ONE QUICK DISCONNECT SEPARATED. I ATTEMPTED TO CONNECT IT BUT SOON REALIZED IT WAS BROKEN. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY HAD A METAL REPLACEMENT TO THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC ONE THAT ALWAYS BREAKS. I ASKED HIM IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND HE STATED NO. SO I BOUGHT BOTH FITTINGS AND CLAMPS. $66. I HAVE YET TO PUT THEM ON. THEN I FOUND OUT THAT OFFICIALLY THERE IN FACT WAS SOME SORT OF RECALL FOR THIS. I WILL CONTACT THE BMW DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY AND VOICE A COMPLAINT THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE OFFERED TO DO THE REPAIR. ONLY 8800 MILES ON THIS BIKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW R1150R MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SMELL AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR. THE CONTACT HAD RECENTLY REFUELED THE MOTORCYCLE. WHEN HE CAME TO A STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINE AND THE QUICK DISCONNECT. HE THEN NOTICED A SLEEVE WAS FRACTURED. THE GASOLINE SPEWED ALL OVER THE CONTACT'S AND THE PASSENGER'S CLOTHING. HE THEN NOTICED A FUEL STAIN ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,020. UPDATED 9/22/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BIKE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/24/10

I WAS STARTING AND BOARDING MY MOTORCYCLE AS NORMALLY USED. THE DAY WAS BRIGHT AND SUNNY AND ABOUT 70 DEGREES F. FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK FROM THE RIGHT SIDE JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT CYLINDER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THE QUICK DISCONNECT FUEL LINE FITTING HAD BEGUN TO LEAK GASOLINE. THE FUEL WAS COLLECTING ON THE CYLINDER HEAD AND POURING ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPING. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND STEPPED BACK FROM THE BIKE. LUCKILY NO FIRE ENSUED BUT THE BIKE AND I WERE COVERED IN RAW GAS. I HAD A FLAT BED TOW TRUCK TRANSPORT THE BIKE TO A LOCAL BMW DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND I WAS CHARGED $102 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE QUICK DISCONNECT. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THIS IS A "COMMON" ISSUE WITH THIS BIKE. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED MUCH WORSE IN MANY WAYS. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ANY SUCH CONDITION. I AM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED FUEL BEGAN LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FUEL CUT OFF VALVE CORRODED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE PART HAS BEEN ORDERED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. UPDATED 09/15/06. *JB