2009 BMW K1300 GT Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

THE ENGINE STOPS WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BMW DEALERS 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. I BARELY DROVE THE BIKE IN 2014. 1/23/2010 6.510 KM REPORTED TO BMW OF OKLAHOMA WORK DONE PROGRAMMING CONTROL UNIT OF ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. REPAIR DONE UNDER WARRANTY. 7/29/2011 33.234 KM REPORTED TO BMW ASHEVILLE SAME REPAIR AS FIRST TIME. 6/22/2013 65.734 KM REPORTED TO BMW ASHEVILLE SAME REPAIR AGAIN 7/8/2015 38493 MILES REPORTED TO BMW MONTREAL. RECOMMENDED REPLACE BOTH STEPPER (IDLE) MOTOR AND AIRBOX AT A COST OF OVER $1,000 7/9/2015 39000 MILES REPORTED TO BMW MECHANICSBURG, PA. SAME RECOMMENDATION AS BMW OF MONTREAL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON SIMILAR BIKES AND THAT THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS THE SOLUTION. IN ADDITION, THEY STATED THAT THE PRIOR MODEL TO MINE THE K1200 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT BMW HAD ISSUED A MECHANICAL ALERT AT...

THE ENGINE STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TYPICALLY DURING DOWNSHIFTS AND AT IDLE AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS PRESENTED A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW K1300 GT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND UPON RESTART, IT OPERATED AS NORMAL. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW MOTORCYCLE K1300 GT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SHIFTING GEARS, MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN SHIFTING TO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,380. UPDATED 8/2/10 *CN UPDATED 08/09/10*JB

2009 BMW K 1300 GT MOTORCYCLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

MY NEW BMW MOTORCYCLE (MODEL K 1300 GT) IS EXPERIENCING FREQUENT ENGINE STALLS (STALLED 4 TIMES DURING 350 MILE RIDE) AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE STALLS OCCUR WITH OUT WARNING DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE MOTORCYCLE. I'VE STALLED ON EXIT RAMPS AND AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS DURING TURNING SITUATIONS. THIS SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER IS VERY DANGEROUS ON A MOTORCYCLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW K1300 GT MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH AND THE STARTER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT CARBON BUILD-UP CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON WITH THIS MODEL AND THAT NO REMEDY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AROUND 2,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,200. UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BIKE STALLED AGAIN WHILE RIDING UNDER 25 MPH. 10/22/09

TL*. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW K1300 GT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. ADDITIONALLY THE TURN SIGNALS AND VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ARE SPORADICALLY INOPERATIVE. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH IS INCREASED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A REPRESENTATIVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE EXISTENCE OF THE FAILURES. AS OF CURRENT DATE THE FAILURES HAVE NOT BEEN REMEDIED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. THE CURRENT WAS UNDER 3,000.

2009 K1300 GT MOTORCYCLE EXPERIENCING COMPLETE ENGINE STALLING. THIS OCCURS, USUALLY, WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP OR TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED IN TOWN/TRAFFIC AS CLUTCH IS ENGAGED AND DOWNSHIFTING....ENGINE STALLS COMPLETELY. ALSO, AT SPEED USUALLY IN CORNERS, WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND ENGAGING CLUTCH, ENGINE STALLS, AND AS CLUTCH IS RELEASED THE RESULT IS IMMEDIATE REAR TIRE SLIDING/ENGAGEMENT/SKIDDING ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH. TEMPERATURES AVERAGING BETWEEN 80 AND 91 DEGREES F. I EXPERIENCED THIS ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO ON ONLY TWO OCCASIONS AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN 'OPERATOR ERROR', BUT THIS MORE RECENT INCIDENT THE BIKE STALLED FIVE TIMES WHILE IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING LESS THAN 30MPG GOING INTO CITY OF KETCHUM, ID. *TR

ENGINE STALLS OUT AND QUITS FOR NO REASON WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. THIS HAPPENED WITH MY WIFE ON THE BACK AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH OR INJURY HAD WE BEEN REAR ENDED OR LOST CONTROL OF THE BIKE. BMW HAS NOT SUPPLIED A SOLUTION. *TR

I OWN A 2009 BMW K1300GT MOTORCYCLE. THERE IS AN ISSUE WHERE THE ENGINE CUTS OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED AND THERE ARE NO INSTRUMENTATION WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THIS ISSUE IS WIDELY REPORTED ON THE BMW OWNER'S FORUMS (HTTP://WWW.K-BIKES.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=18145&PAGE=3&PP=10).*TR

I RIDE A BMW K1300GT MOTORCYCLE. MY ENGINE STALLED AT LOW SPEED...ALMOST AS IF I HAD ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE ENGINE KILL SWITCH. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. *TR

ENGINE RANDOMLY STALLS (SO RANDOM I CANNOT RECREATE) AT ANY ALTITUDE BUT MORE SO AT HIGH ALTITUDE BY SIMPLY PULLING IN THE CLUTCH LEVER. THIS CONDITION IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD INVOLVE REAR END COLLISIONS OR OTHER. BMW HAS NOT RESPONDED TO DEALERSHIP OR MYSELF WITH A FIX FOR THIS CONDITION. *TR