2009 BMW K1300 S Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

MOTORCYCLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC WHEN CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE LAST 500 MILES. THE MOTORCYCLE NOW HAS AROUND 3,400 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE BMW, BUT AT THIS TIME THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX. *TR

I HAVE A BRAND NEW BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE WITH BARELY 1000 MILES ON IT THAT STALLS A RANDOM INTERVALS AND TYPICALLY WHEN GOING TO IDLE. THIS HAS CAUSED THE BACK TIRE TO LOCK UP/SKID AND COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A FALL. OTHER RIDERS HAVE BEEN INJURED AND ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED ON THESE BIKES. BMW KNOWS BUT CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS BIKE. *TR

PURCHASED NEW 2010 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE FROM RIDE WEST BMW, LAKE CITY WAY, SEATTLE. UNIT HAD 3 MILES ON ODOMETER ON DELIVERY. AT 5PM I LEFT THE DEALER (THEY ALSO CLOSE AT 5PM) AND HEADED HOME, APPROXIMATELY 32 MILES. THE BIKE STALLED WITHIN THE FIRST TWO MILES WHILE DOWNSHIFTING ON THE ON-RAMP TO I-5 SOUTH. I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND CONTINUE HOME. THE NEXT 27 MILES HAD NO ISSUE. UPON EXITING THE FREEWAY AND DOWNSHIFTING IT IMMEDIATELY STALLED AND ONCE AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND CONTINUE TO MY HOME. THE LAST STALL OCCURRED AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER ON 9/29 WHEN THEY OPEN TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT NUMEROUS OTHERS WHO HAVE APPARENTLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT WITHOUT MY 30+ YEARS OF RIDING EXPERIENCE THESE STALLS COULD HAVE...

THE ENGINE HAS STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN DOWNSHIFTING OR COASTING IN NEUTRAL (CLUTCH IN) TO STOP. *TR

2009 BMW MOTORCYCLE MODEL K1300S STALLS ON DECELERATION, WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED; OR ON OCCASION BETWEEN SHIFTS. STALLS CAUSE DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. SITUATION OCCURS FREQUENTLY, ENGINE COLD OR WARM. DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *TR

MY NEW BMW K1300S WHICH HAS 1100 MILES ON IT HAS BEEN STALLING ON ME WHILE DOWNSHIFITING. IT'S HAPPENED TO ME TO THE POINT NOW WHERE I NO LONGER WANT TO RIDE IT. IT HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN BUSY INTERSECTION TONIGHT. IT DOES IT EITHER WITH A HOT OR COLD ENGINE. *TR

THIS INCIDENT INVOLVES A 2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE. MOTORCYCLE SOMETIMES STALLS DURING DECELERATION. MOTORCYCLE HAS STALLED 8 TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES. THE STALLING IS CAUSING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY IN CITY TRAFFIC. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND SAYS THERE IS CURRENTLY NO CORRECTIVE ACTION THEY CAN PERFORM. *TR

2009 BMW K1300S ENGINE STALLS AT IRREGULAR TIMES AND CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. SOMETIMES A RESTART IS POSSIBLE, SOMETIMES NOT REQUIRING A PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALER IS AWARE OF ISSUE BUT SEEMS THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX OR IDENTIFIED CAUSE. *TR

2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY UPON DECELERATION OR AT IDLE WHEN THROTTLE IS CLOSED. MOTORCYCLE WILL RESTART IF CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED IN WHEN THE STARTER BUTTON IS PRESSED. PROBLEM REPORTED BY SEVERAL OWNERS. THE PROBLEM CAUSES SEVERAL SAFETY RISKS INCLUDING A REAR-END IMPACT FROM A FOLLOWING VEHICLE, REAR WHEEL LOCKUP ON CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT, LOSS OF CONTROL IN A SLOW SPEED TURN OR ISSUES RELATED TO A RIDER DISTRACTED WHILE ATTEMPTING ENGINE RESTART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW K1300 S MOTORCYCLE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD BEGIN TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,550. UPDATED 8/7/09 *CN WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED THE CLUTCH TO DOWNSHIFT AT SPEEDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH TO PREPARE TO STOP, THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. UPDATED 08/11/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW K1300 S MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A STOP. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PULLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR REMEDIES FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,100.