I HAVE A NEW BMW K1300S WITH LESS THAN 1000MI THAT HAS STALLED 2X IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. THE FIRST STALL OCCURRED ON JULY 11TH, WHEN JUST STARTED RIDING ON A FAIRLY COOL DAY (50-DEGREES F) AND I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND THE BIKE DIED. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. I WAS ACTUALLY TAKING THE BIKE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE INITIAL 600MI SERVICE AND THE DEALERSHIP MADE LIGHT OF THE SITUATION AND IN FACT DIDN'T EVEN WRITE DOWN THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE SECOND STALL OCCURRED ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER AFTER ONLY ANOTHER 300MI. IN THIS INSTANCE, I HAD JUST STARTED RIDING FOR THE DAY AND IT WAS AGAIN A COOL DAY. I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TURN LEFT (20MPH IN 2ND GEAR) AND ONCE AGAIN THE BIKE STALLED. IN THIS INSTANCE THE REAR WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND I WENT DOWN. THE BIKE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE AGAIN THEY DISMISSED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM THEY HAD EVER HEARD OF. SINCE THE BIKE'S INTERNAL COMPUTER DIDN'T REPORT A PROBLEM AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE IT THEY AGAIN ASSERTED THAT THERE WAS NO BIKE FAULT. STALLED INITIALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. ON JULY 24TH I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND DOWNSHIFTED FROM 3RD => 2ND AND THE BIKE DIED WHICH CAUSED THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND THE BIKE CRASHED. SINCE THE. *TR
2009 BMW K1300 S complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2009 record →
I BOUGHT MY 2009 BMW K1300S EXACTLY ONE WEEK AGO(JULY 18, 2009). IT HAS 270 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHEN IT HAPPENED. I WAS IN SECOND GEAR, CLUTCH WAS PULLED IN, IN PREPARATION FOR A STOP SIGN. THE ENGINE JUST DIED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK. *TR
I HAVE A NEW 2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE AND IT STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE ENGINE CUTS OFF WITH NO NOTICE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN KILLED IN INTERSECTIONS WHEN I ROLL HALF-WAY THROUGH ONLY TO NOTICE MY BIKE IS DEAD. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN LOGGED IN I-BMW.COM AND K1300S.NET WEBSITES (HUNDREDS). *TR
2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS BETWEEN SHIFTS OR WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH DISENGAGED. POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS POOR HANDLING SITUATION CAUSING A CRASH , OR REAR-END COLLISION AT TRAFFIC LIGHT IF BIKE FAILS TO ACCELERATE. *TR
MOTORCYCLE FREQUENTLY STALLS, WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN DECELERATING AND CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED IN, USUALLY IN SECOND GEAR. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE ENGINE MUST BE RESTARTED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW K1300 S MOTORCYCLE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD BEGIN TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,550. UPDATED 8/7/09 *CN WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED THE CLUTCH TO DOWNSHIFT AT SPEEDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH TO PREPARE TO STOP, THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. UPDATED 08/11/09.*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW K1300 S MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A STOP. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PULLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR REMEDIES FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,100.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW K1300S. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE MOTORCYCLE SHUTS OFF. THE FAILURE BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED 500 MILES AND ALWAYS OCCURS AFTER IT HAS BEEN FILLED WITH GASOLINE AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 30 MPH OR LESS. THE CONTACT FILED A CLAIM WITH BMW AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,400. UPDATED 05/27/09 *BF UPDATED 06/01/09.*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN COASTING OR DOWNSHIFTING TO A STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTS TO STOP HIS VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE SIGNAL SWITCH WAS NOT WORKING. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE ENGINE WAS STALLING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 580. UPDATED 05/21/09 *BF THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. UPDATED 05/27/09.*JB
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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