We found the following complaints for BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE (2009)
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Fuel level indicator extremely inaccurate leading to exhaustion of fuel supply causing stall in traffic.extremely dangerous!!!
This vehicle has failed to start several times and has had to be towed to dealer and repaired three times for fuel system related problems. Along with the failure to start, while driving engine quits running when clutch is pulled in to slow down for traffic.
While riding along a twisty rural road with a passenger the engine quit without warning.due to the rural nature of the roadway and the prevailing terrain, there were few safe places to pull over.fortunately i was on a downhill slope and was able to quickly regain balance of the machine and coast until a safe pullout could be reached.upon inspection, it was determined thefuel indicating system was faulty indicating about 1/3 of a tank of fuel remaining when the tank was empty, also, the low fuel light did not illuminate or the range to empty appear, as is the design of the system.the fuel indication system on this machine consists of a fuel gauge, a low fuel light, and a range until empty.the system had worked accurately until the failure, meaning i had no previous indication that the system was failing or about to fail.since motorcycle stability is frequently dependent on proper application of throttle, the sudden stoppage of the engine could quite easily lead to a crash.
Fuel gauge not working. Have had several fuel level strips replaced. Bmw dealer tells me there is no fix.
The gas tank has quick disconnect fittings that screw into a plastic flange on each side of the tank. The fitting threads are similar to npt pipe threads which over stress the plastic and result in cracking, fuel then leaks from the tank under the fairing assembly on to electrical wiring, engine parts and hot exhaust components. This could result in fire or unexpected stoppage causing an accident or fatality from a wreck in traffic.
I was riding my 2009 bmw r1200gs adventure motorcycle at approximately 60 mph in the carpool lane. It began to rain so i went to pull onto the shoulder to don my rain gear. I pulled the brake lever to slow, only to find i had no brakes. I was able to safely slow the vehicle using the rear brake. Inspection of the front brakes showed the right front caliper was hanging freely, only connected by the hydraulic line. The two bolts that hold the caliper to the fork mounts were missing. Inspection of the two bolt holes on the fork showed that they were completely stripped. Note the vehicle had both front brake rotors replaced by the dealer two days earlier. This required removal of the brake calipers. The bike had been ridden less than 50 miles since the service.this is the first occurrence of this problem for me on this vehicle. The damage has not been repaired yet.
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