2002 BMW RT SERIES

RIDING TO A STOP AND MY FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AT ABOUT 10 MPH. THEY FREED UP AND I GOT A BRAKE FAILURE AND ABS WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER A RESTART, IT WENT AWAY. UPON RESTARTING, I TOOK OFF AND FOUND THAT THE WARNINGS CAME BACK AND I HAD NO REAR BRAKE PEDAL AND ALSO NO FRONT BRAKE PRESSURE AT THE LEVER. CHECKING THE MASTER CYLINDER, I FOUND IT DRY. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE FITTING. HOW THIS COULD HAVE AFFECTED THE REAR BRAKES, I AM NOT AWARE. DOING RESEARCH, I FIND THAT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. THIS IS WRONG. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED.

Mileage: 27,588

I HAVE HAVE HAD THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND > CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BMW R1150RT MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE ABS MALFUNCTIONED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE ABS CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,101.

Mileage: 42,101

1. NORMAL DRIVING ALONG A ROADWAY. 2. SUDDEN LOSS OF PROPULSION WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ALL. MOTORCYCLE STOPPED DEAD IN ITS TRACKS. PUSHED MOTORCYCLE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO BREAKDOWN LANE.RISKING INJURY AND/OR DEATH IN THE PROCESS. 3. PERSONALLY INVESTIGATED FAILURE. VERY COMMON FAILURE OF THIS PRODUCTION RUN MOTORCYCLE. 2002 BMW R1150 RT. 20%-25% OF MOTORCYCLES IN THIS PRODUCTION RUN EXPERIENCE THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. REPLACE CLUTCH FOR STRIPPED SPLINES AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT FOR STRIPPED SPLINES. BMW IS WELL AWARE OF THIS WIDESPREAD FAILURE OCCURRING IN 2000 TO 2004 MOTORCYCLES IN THE ENTIRE 1150 MODEL LINE WITH 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. IS DUE TO A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING OR WORKMANSHIP. IF THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS ON A MULTILANE HIGHWAY, I WOULD'VE BEEN STRANDED IN A MIDDLE LANE WITH THE HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC TRAVELING BY ME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, TRYING TO PUSH A 600 LB MOTORCYCLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A

Mileage: 31,500

FINAL DRIVE BEARING IN 2002 BMW R1150RT MOTORCYCLE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

DROVE VEHICLE 10 MILES AND PARKED IN GARAGE. CAME BACK ONE HOUR LATER AND FUEL FUMES PERMEATED THE GARAGE. POOL OF FUEL OBSERVED UNDER THE RIGHT HAND CYLINDER OF 2002 BMW R1150RT MOTORCYCLE WITH FLOOR AREA OF GARAGE AND STOWED ITEMS SOAKED IN GASOLINE. EXTREME DANGER OF EXPLOSION IN GARAGE HAD WATER HEATER OR GAS FURNACE HAD STARTED TO OPERATE. QUICK DISCONNECT IN PRESSURIZED FUEL SUPPLY LINE HAD FAILED. ITEM HAD BEEN SERVICED UNDER A RECALL NOTICE 04V-028 BY SAN JOSE BMW IN JUNE 2006. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH BMW MOTORCYCLES DUE TO A 'LATENT DEFECT' IN PLASTIC BEING EMPLOYED IN THE QUICK DISCONNECT AND O RING PRONE TO FAILURE. O RING AND PLASTIC MATERIAL USED IN FUEL LINE QUICK DISCONNECT DOES NOT STAND UP TO GASOLINE, ESPECIALLY ETHANOL BLENDED GASOLINE AS USED IN CALIFORNIA SF BAY AREA. BMW AWARE OF THIS SYSTEMIC PROBLEM BUT HAS FAILED TO ACT RESPONSIBLE AND ISSUE A RECALL SPECIFYING METAL BASED (BRASS, STEEL, OR STAINLESS STEEL) QUICK DISCONNECT CONNE

Mileage: 13,720

EVENT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 1, 2006. MOTORCYCLE WAS HEADING NORTHBOUND ON 202 NORTH NEAR THE TOWN OF FLEMINGTON. UPON APPROACHING A YELLOW LIGHT, RIDER ENGAGED BRAKES ONLY TO FIND THAT THEY WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY (DIDN'T SEE FLASHING RED LIGHTS UNTIL AFTER THE FACT). SPED THROUGH THE YELLOW LIGHT AND MADE IT SAFELY THROUGH IT. BRAKES SERVOS ON THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. TRIED RESTARTING THE MOTORCYCLE TO NO AVAIL. *NM

Mileage: 43,550

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WENT OVER BUMP (BRIDGE OVERPASS) AND LOST POWER TO REAR WHEEL - VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING LOUD GRINDING NOISE. WAS FOUND THAT INPUT SHAF WAS STRIPPED IN CLUTCH PLATE. INPUT SHAFT/CLUTCH AND RELATED PARTS WAS REPLACED AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

Mileage: 14,832

TRANSMISSION FAILURES, TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED, COMPLAINT WAS LOUD RATTLING NOISE SOUNDED LIKE SOMTING WAS ABOUT TO BREAK IN THERE. *AK

Mileage: 19,706

TRANSMISSION FAILURES, TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED, COMPLAINT WAS LOUD RATTLING NOISE SOUNDED LIKE SOMTING WAS ABOUT TO BREAK IN THERE. *AK

Mileage: 19,706

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AGAIN, LOUD RATTELING NOISE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED JUNE 19 2003 BY BMW MOTORCYLES OF DAYTONA BEACH, BMW MOTOR COMAPANY WILL NOT FIX, BIKE IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY OF 3 YEARS 36,000 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 34,398

ON A 2002 BMW 1150RT THERE IS A GASOLINE LEAK WHICH DRIPS DIRECTLY ON TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IT ONLY LEAKS ON THE FIRST START OF THE DAY. IF RUN FOR A MINUTE OR TWO, SHUT OFF, AND RESTARTED, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY(?). AFTER THREE CONTACTS WITH THE DEALERS (TWO OF THEM) THEY HAVE FINALLY SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND IT CAN BE EASILY FIXED. CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE OR EVEN AN EXPLOSION, I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD WANT TO ADVISE CUSTOMERS OF THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THEIR DEALERS. *JB

Mileage: 13,115

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ON UNEVEN PAYMENT. WHILE APPLYING HIS BRAKES THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WILL START A REACTION WITH THE AB BRAKING SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR