2007 Ducati Sport Classic complaints

FUEL TANK HAS SPREAD APPROXIMATELY 1" AND NO LONGER FITS THE MOUNTING POINTS. TANK IS LOOSE AND WOULD SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I OWN A 2007 DUCATI GT1000. THERE IS APPARENTLY A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE PLASTIC COMPOSITE GAS TANK IN WHICH THE FRONT BOTTOM OF THE TANK SPREADS OUT OVER TIME CAUSING THE FRONT TANK PEGS TO LOSE CONTACT WITH THE RETAINING BRACKETS CONNECTED TO THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME. THE RESULT IS THAT THE TANK IS ONLY SECURED TO THE FRAME BY A SINGLE BOLT AT THE REAR OF THE TANK. THIS COULD EASILY SNAP OFF IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH SPILLING FUEL AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE. DUCATI HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE TANK AS THE MOTORCYCLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, SINCE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE MATERIAL, THIS ISSUE WILL CONTINUE TO RECUR. *TR

DUCATI SPORT 1000 FUEL TANK WAS LOOSE UPON DELIVERY OF NEW MOTORCYCLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO THIS SERIES OF MOTORCYCLES. THE FUEL TANK IS HELD ON BY TWO RUBBER MOUNTS AT THE FRONT, AND A SINGLE BOLT AT THE REAR OF THE ASSEMBLY. IN THIS CASE, THE TANK HAD SPREAD ABOUT ONE INCH AND NO LONGER WOULD SECURE TO THE FRONT MOUNTS SAFELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TANK ON INSPECTION, BUT I WAS ENCOURAGED BY THE COMMUNITY TO FILE A REPORT NONETHELESS. *TR

MOTORCYCLE FUEL TANK IS SPREADING ON ITS MOUNTS; I.E., IT IS BECOMING LOOSER AND PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT IT MAY SEPARATE FROM ITS MOUNTINGS ALTOGETHER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC INCIDENTS OCCURRING TO CAUSE THIS, AS IT APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

FUEL TANK ON 2007 DUCATI GT 1000 SPREADS AND COMES LOOSE FROM FORWARD TANK MOUNTS. *TR

THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2007 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC 1000 HAS SPREAD APART AND NO LONGER RESTS IN THE MOUNTING POINTS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. I CAN PHYSICALLY MOVE THE TANK UP AND DOWN AT LEAST FOUR OR FIVE INCHES AND MY CONCERN IS THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE TANK WILL DETACH FROM THE MOTORCYCLE. MY DEALER CLAIMS THEY WILL "SHIM" THE TANK UNDER WARRANTY TO MAKE IT FIT, HOWEVER, I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, PROPERLY. *TR

I OWN A 2007 DUCATI GT1000 MOTORCYCLE. THE FUEL TANK IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND APPARENTLY IS BEING DAMAGED BY THE ETHANOL FUEL. IT HAS DEFORMED TO THE POINT WHERE THE FRONT MOUNTS WILL NOT ENGAGE THE MOUNTING BRACKETS ON THE FRAME. IN MY OPINION THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT COULD RESULT IN THE TANK COMING OFF IN AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSING A FIRE. DUCATI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT, OTHER THAN REPLACE TANKS UNDER WARRANTY FOR SOME OWNERS. THE REPLACEMENT TANKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WILL FAIL IN THE SAME MANNER. MY DEALER DID NOT WANT TO FILE A WARRANTY CLAIM AND SHIMMIED ONE OF THE MOUNTS INSTEAD, WHICH IS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. THE WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED ON MY MOTORCYCLE. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK WITH ONE THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH ETHANOL FUEL. *TR

FUEL TANK IS SPREADING ON THE MOUNTS AND IS NOW LOOSE. I AM ABLE TO LIFT OFF THE TANK BY HAND WHEN IT SHOULD BE SECURE. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN A SLOW SPREADING OF THE GAS TANK ON MY DUCAT MOTORCYCLE (2007 SPORT 1000). THE TANK HAS SPREAD SO MUCH IT NO LONGER SITS ON THE FUEL TANK BRACKETS AND EASILY MOVES BACK AND FORTH. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH IT COULD EASILY BECOME DISLODGED. AS OF TODAY NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY MY DEALER. *TR

I HAVE A DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC GT1000 MOTORCYCLE WITH A PLASTIC FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK WILL SPREAD AND ACTUALLY SEPARATE ITSELF FROM THE FRAME MOUNTS. MY MOTORCYCLE IS OUT OF THE STANDARD MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, SO THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO COVER THE ISSUE WITH THE FUEL TANK. *TR

FUEL TANK ON MOTORCYCLE DISTORTING SO THAT THE TANK IS NO LONGER SECURED TO THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR

GAS TANK ON MOTORCYCLE IS LOSING ITS SHAPE AND WON'T STAY IN HOLDER TO KEEP TANK IN PLACE. *TR

VEHICLE: 2007 DUCATI GT1000 THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK HAS DISTORTED (I.E., SPREAD) SO THAT THE FORWARD ATTACHMENT POINTS NO LONGER INTERLOCK. THE TANK IS THUS ONLY HELD IN PLACE BY A SINGLE BOLT IN THE VERY REAR. PRESSURE ON THE GAS TANK COULD THUS EASILY RESULT IN A SEPARATION OF THE TANK FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

FUEL TANK DISTORTION, CAUSING TANK TO LOOSEN FROM ITS MOUNTING SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN A GRADUAL OCCURRENCE OVER TIME. *TR

MOTORCYCLE POLYCARBONATE (PLASTIC) FUEL TANK MADE OF MATERIALS THAT ARE SPREADING AND SAGGING AWAY FROM VEHICLE MOUNTS. FUEL TANK SAGS FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM MOUNTS TO POTENTIALLY COME LOOSE FROM VEHICLE AND CAUSE FUEL TANK AND FUEL TO COME LOOSE IN THE EVENT OF A FALL FROM THE MACHINE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT ISSUED RECALL FOR PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THREE YEARS. CUSTOMERS ARE GIVEN ARBITRARY REPLACEMENT OF FUEL TANKS UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACE FUEL TANKS HAVE IDENTICAL DEFECT. VEHICLES NO LONGER COVERED BY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY ARE NO PROVIDED ANY OPTION FOR UNSAFE FUEL TANK ON MOTOR VEHICLE. VARIOUS STOP GAP ADJUSTMENTS CAN BE MADE TO VEHICLE BY CUSTOMERS BUT THE CONTINUAL DEGRADATION OF POLYCARBONATE FUEL TANK MAY CONTINUE. FILING THIS COMPLAINT UPON PURCHASE OF MACHINE NO LONGER COVERED BY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. *TR

PLASTIC FUEL TANK SPREADS AT FRONT MOUNTS AND BECOMES LOOSE AND EASILY DISLODGES. THIS CAN OCCUR AT ANYTIME. SHIMS ARE ADDED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BUT TANK MAY CONTINUE TO SPREAD. *TR

DEFORMATION OF PLASTIC GAS TANK ON DUCATI MOTORCYCLE SO THAT THE FRONT MOUNTING BRACKETS NO LONGER HOLD THE TANK IN PLACE. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 DUCATI GT1000 MOTORCYCLE IN LONGWOOD, FLORIDA IN JULY 2006. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO FIX AN ENGINE IDLE PROBLEM; THE VEHICLE WILL NOT IDLE CORRECTLY AND DIES WHEN STOPPING AT STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS, FORCING A RE-START. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR THIS ISSUE WAS APRIL 2007 FOR THREE (3) WEEKS. AT THAT TIME, THE SHOP REPLACED THE "STEPPER" MOTOR AND IT RAN ADEQUATELY FOR A FEW MONTHS. IN SEPTEMBER, THE SYMPTOMS RETURNED AND WORSENED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NOVEMBER 9. IT IS NOW FOUR WEEKS LATER. IN THE INTERIM, THE SHOP ORDERED AND REPLACED TWO ECU UNITS (A EURO VERSION WAS SAID TO HAVE WORKED FINE, BUT WAS NOT TO BE USED IN THE USA AND SO WAS RETURNED), A SECOND "STEPPER" MOTOR WHICH WAS KNOWN TO BE GOOD, AND TODAY I WAS INFORMED THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE "THROTTLE BODIES" WHICH HAVE TO BE ORDERED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURING ISSUE, AND IT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES THAT THE ONLY REAL WAY TO "CURE" THE PROBLEM IS TO PURCHASE AN AFTER-MARKET EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH A NEW "OPEN CIRCUIT" ECU THAT CAN TWEAKED. THE FACTORY ECU IS SUPPOSEDLY A "CLOSED CIRCUIT" ECU AND NOT AMENABLE TO ADJUSTMENT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND A LIFE THREATENING HAZARD. DUCATI SHOULD EITHER PROVIDE AN IMMEDIATE FIX AND EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP, OR DO A FULL RE-PURCHASE. *TR