NHTSA Complaint #10512968 — 2012 BMW K 1600 GTL

LEFT AND RIGHT HANDLEBAR CONTROLLER QUITS FUNCTIONING. THE LEFT CONTROLLER HOUSES THE HORN, TURN SIGNALS, CRUISE CONTROL, BRIGHT LIGHTS, FOG LAMPS, TRACTION CONTROL, HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS, AND THE DAMPING ON THE MOTORCYCLE AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NOT SO HAZARDOUS SUCH AS RADIO VOLUME AND WIND SHIELD HEIGHT. RIGHT HANDLEBAR CONTROLLER HOUSES THE ENGINE CUTOFF SWITCH, RIDING MODE (RAIN, DRY, DYNAMIC) WHICH CONTROLS THE RESPONSIVE OF THE BIKE, AND LESS CRITICAL ITEMS SUCH AS THE POWER LOCKS FOR LUGGAGE COMPARTMENTS. THESE HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES ON MY BIKE SINCE BEING PUT SERVICE JULY 2012 AND TRAVELING 13K MILES -- GOT TO GIVE THE CREDIT FOR TRYING BUT ENGINE CUTTING OUT, HORN QUITTING, BLINKERS QUITTING, ETC IS PROBABLY A HIGHWAY SAFETY ISSUE. BELOW ARE TWO LINKS, ONE IS A VIDEO OF THE BIKE STALLING ON A MAJOR AND CROWDED INTERSTATE -- ILLUSTRATES THE DANGER. 2D IS ANOTHER LINK SHOWING COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS AND LACK RESOLUTION AFTER MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT SWITCHES. HTTP://WWW.K1600FORUM.COM/FORUM/BMW-K1600-GENERAL-DISCUSSIONS/18657-ENGINE-QUIT-ME-FREEWAY.HTML HTTP://WWW.K1600FORUM.COM/FORUM/BMW-K1600-GENERAL-DISCUSSIONS/5614-SWITCHES-HANDLE-BARS.HTML I ASSUME YOU CAN ASK BMW MOTORCYCLES HOW MANY OF THESE SWITCHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND GET THE REAL DATA AND MAYBE AN ANSWER AS TO A SOLUTION TO MAKE THESE BIKES SAFER. *TR