NHTSA Complaint #10291081 — 2007 BMW K1200 GT

I OWN A 2007 K1200GT AND LIVE IN IL. TOOK MY BIKE FOR A LONG RIDE AND IN SANTA FE ON 9/7/09 BIKE STARTED TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS. WHEN PULLING TO STOP BIKE WENT DEAD, PRESS START WOULD NOT START, DID IT NUMBER OF TIMES. FINALLY GOT THE BIKE STARTED IT WOULD HESITATE. WHENEVER RPM'S WENT BELOW 2000 BIKE WOULD DIE. TOOK TO SANTA FE BMW, THEY RESET COMPUTER WENT ON MY WAY. RIDING HOME TO IL BIKE PROBLEM RECURRED. WHENEVER STOPPING BIKE WOULD DIE, IF SLOWING DOWN BIKE WOULD TURN OFF. WAS EXTREMELY TENSE AND DANGEROUS RIDE. TOOK BIKE INTO CYCLE WERKS OF BARRINGTON ON 9/12/09. TOLD THEM OF PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT. DID RESEARCH AND SAW ON 2 DIFFERENT FORUMS THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH ALL BMW K BIKES AND THERE IS NO FIX. I GAVE THEM PAGES AND PAGES OF BACKUP WITH SCORES OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED AIRBOX AND HOSES, REPLACED COMPUTER, AND DID THE "FIX" BMW TOLD THEM TO DO. TOLD ME I COULD PICK UP THE BIKE BUT IT DOESN'T RUN THE SAME. TOLD THEM I WANT IT TO BE THE SAME AS WHAT I PURCHASED. THEY RESET THE SOFTWARE AGAIN AND DISGUSTEDLY TOLD ME TO PICK UP BIKE. I DID ON 10/21/09. IT RAINED HERE FOR DAYS SO COULDN'T RIDE THE BIKE UNTIL 11/3/09. THIS BIKE IS DANGEROUS! IT IS WORSE THEN WHAT IT WAS. IT CONSTANTLY BUCKS AND SHUTS DOWN AND BLACK SMOKE IS BILLOWING OUT. I WAS ALMOST HIT WHILE RIDING AS IT JUST STOPPED AND A VEHICLE ALMOST RAN INTO ME. IT IS DEFECTIVE AND BMW KNOWS IT AND DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I CAN NOT RIDE THE BIKE AS IT WON'T STAY RUNNING AND IT IS NOT SAFE. THIS BIKE SHOULD BE RECALLED UNTIL BMW KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS SINCE 2007 ABOUT THIS. IF YOU CAN'T MAKE THE BIKE SAFE THEY SHOULD BUY IT BACK. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS. I CAN DIRECT YOU TO OTHERS THAT HAVE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY? HAVE BEEN RIDING BIKES FOR OVER 36 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN AFRAID FOR MY LIFE ON ANY BIKE UNTIL NOW. *TR