2009 BMW K1300 S

I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON AN INTERSTATE FOR ABOUT 10 MILES WHEN A SLIGHT VIBRATION STARTED WHICH AT FIRST THOUGHT WAS THE ROAD THEN I SLOWED DOWN AND THE SHAKING GOT VIOLENT. I STOPPED THE MOTORCYCLE AND SAW A LARGE LUMP IN THE FRONT TIRE 1 INCH HIGH 8 INCHES LONG. I SLOWLY WENT DOWN THE EXIT RAMP AND THE TIRE BURST AND I WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND HAD THE TIRE REPLACED THE NEAREST DEALER WAS 200 MILES AWAY BMW OF TAMPA THEY HAD THE BLOWN TIRE AND MAY STILL HAVE IT. THE DEALER SAID HE NEVER SAW A TIRE SEPARATION IN ALL HIS EXPERIENCE ON A MOTORCYCLE TIRE. THE TIRE HAD 10,000 MILES ON IT ABOUT 1 YEAR OLD WITH SUBSTANTIAL TREAD LEFT. THE TIRE IS A CONTI ATTACK 120-70-17 MOTORCYCLE TIRE. *TR

NEW BMW K 1300S 2009. ENGINE STALLING SINCE JULY 2009 HAS BECOME WORSE. I'VE HAD A COUPLE NEAR MISSES ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VERY FEATURES I GOT THE MOTORCYCLE FOR ( THE ENGINE, BRAKES, HANDLEBAR SWITCHES) ALL HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE WITH THE BMW AND THE K 1300S, AND I QUESTION AFTER ALL THE RECALLS I MENTIONED HOW MANY MORE WILL SURFACE. I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE STALLING OVER 70 TIMES. BMW OF MANHATTAN HAS ASSURED ME MULTIPLE TIMES THAT THE STALLING WOULD BE CORRECTED WITH SOME SOFTWARE, BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE. BMW OF MANHATTAN HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE MOTORCYCLE THIS TIME AROUND FOR OVER 28 DAYS AND COUNTING WITH NO ANSWERS. *TR

THE MOTORCYCLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON I-95 IN FLORIDA AROUND 2PM. THERE WAS A GOOD DEAL OF TRAFFIC AND ALL LANES WERE OCCUPIED. AS I WENT TO SLOW DOWN I APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKE, BUT THERE WAS NO PRESSURE AND ABSOLUTELY NO ACTION ON THE BRAKE. THERE HAD BEEN A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE FRONT BRAKES WHICH HAD BEEN SERVICED/THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AFTER THE INITIAL RECALL FIX UNTIL THIS EVENT. THE BMW SERVICE REPORTS THAT IT WAS COMPLETE HYDRAULIC FAILURE... THEY ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM TO ASCERTAIN THE CAUSE. *TR

MOTORCYCLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 7 TIMES FOR STALLING AND 3 OF THESE TIMES IT REQUIRED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN WHEN PUT INTO GEAR. THE BIKE IS AT BMW MOTORCYCLES OF FT. WORTH NOW, AFTER BEING TOWED FOR THE 3RD TIME. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE MOTORCYCLE BUT IT'S CLEARLY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO OPERATE. I NEARLY GOT RAN OVER BY A LOGGING TRUCK IN ARKANSAS WHEN THE BIKE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC AND BMW OF FT. WORTH REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL AND SPECIFICALLY MY MOTORCYCLE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF THE NHTSA DOESN'T STEP IN AND FORCE A RECALL OF 2009-2010 BMW K1300S AND K1300GT MODELS. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, CHECK IBMW.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION. *TR

2009 BMW K1300S, ENGINE STALLS WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED AND FULLY ROLLING OFF THE THROTTLE. IT'S NORMAL FOR THE BIKE TO STALL 2 TO 4 TIMES DURING A 200 MILE RIDE. ENGINE GOES DOWN TO IDLE THEN STALLS WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE BIKE AS I'VE EXPERIENCE ENGINE STALLS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND ALMOST GOT RAN OVER BY A VEHICLE BEHIND ME. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE BIKE FROM WITH JUST 200 MILES ON THIS NEW BMW K1300S. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ECU RESETS, SOFTWARE UPDATES ETC. BUT NOTHING HAS HELPED. THE BMW DEALER TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND THE BMW OR NORTH AMERICA HAS THOUSANDS OF OPEN CASES WITH BMW NEW K BIKES (K1300S, K1300GT). I PURCHASED MY BIKE IN APRIL 2009 AND AM PATIENTLY WAITING FOR BMW TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. IF THEY DON'T DO SOMETHING SOON, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET INJURED DRIVING THESE MOTORCYCLES. I'M CONSIDERING ASKING BMW TO BUY MY BIKE BACK AS I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT WITH THIS SERIOUS DEFECT. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A FULL RECALL ON THE K BIKE LINE TO HELP BMW UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THEY HAVE CAUSED. *TR