NHTSA Complaint #10899372 — 2016 BMW R1200 GS

CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 75 MPH U.S. 59N. THE ENGINE BEHAVES AS IF IT SHUTS OFF. I ENGAGE THE CLUTCH AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I WAS SURPRISED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, WITH A SURGING IDLE FROM 1000-2000 RPMS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD TWO WARNINGS ILLUMINATED, YELLOW "WARNING" TRIANGLE AND AN ENGINE SYMBOL WHICH BMW DESCRIBES AS "ENGINE IN EMERGENCY-OPERATING MODE". I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE USING THE KEYLESS IGNITION BUTTON. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND OPERATION WAS NORMAL. NO WARNINGS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE BIKE IS RELATIVELY NEW. I OWNED IT ABOUT 6 WEEKS AND HAD ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 700 MILES. SINCE THE BIKE WAS RUNNING NORMAL AND THERE WAS NO NEARBY BMW SERVICE I CONTINUED ON. I COMPLETED MY 10 DAY TRIP ACCUMULATING ANOTHER 4000 MILES WITHOUT ANOTHER OCCURRENCE. ON MY RETURN I TOOK THE BIKE TO MY BMW DEALERSHIP WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER WAS CONNECTED. THE READ OUT CONFIRMED THE FAULT AS: 21F982 THROTTLE VALVE 1 MAINTENANCE NOTES: CHECKED THROTTLE VALVE, OK PLUG CONNECTION, OK CLEARED FAULT CODE, DID NOT COME BACK BIKE=OK NO RECOMMENDATIONS I KNOW THERE ARE NUMEROUS INSTANCES SIMILAR TO MY EXPERIENCE. THE BMW OWNERS MANUAL PAGES 30,31 DESCRIBE THIS CONDITION AS AN "ACCIDENT HAZARD". I WAS FORTUNATE THAT TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I HAD A PAVED ROAD SHOULDER ON WHICH TO STOP.