2019 BMW F850GS Power Train Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Power Train Issues in the 2019 BMW F850GS
1 power train complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2019 BMW F850GS. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Power Train Complaints
WHILE IN MOTION, APPROXIMATELY ONE OUT OF FIVE UP-SHIFT ATTEMPTS FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR RESULT IN REPEATED MISSED SHIFTS, RESULTING IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION ATTEMPTING TO REACH SPEEDS ABOVE 35 MPH. BMW MOTORCYCLES OF OMAHA (OMAHA, NEBRASKA) AND BMW MOTTORAD USA ATTRIBUTE THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS TO A MATERIAL DEFECT, MOST LIKELY A METAL BURR IN THE SHIFTING MECHANISM. THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONTINUE OPERATING THE MOTORCYCLE IN ORDER TO WEAR DOWN THE BURR. AFTER OPERATING THE MOTORCYCLE FOR ~500 MILES, THE ISSUE HAS NOT SELF RESOLVED. THE SHIFTING PROBLEM RESULT IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION, AND NEARLY RESULTED IN BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY VEHICLES ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AS THE TRAILING VEHICLES DIDN'T ANTICIPATE A LOSS OF STEADY ACCELERATION IN THE COURSE OF ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO REACH POSTED SPEED LIMITS. BMW MOTORCYCLES OF OMAHA DID NOT PROVIDE ANY DOCUMENTATION OF THE SERVICE REQUEST, THE...