2011 DUCATI DIAVEL Electrical System Problems
2 NHTSA complaints on file
Electrical System Issues in the 2011 DUCATI DIAVEL
2 electrical system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2011 DUCATI DIAVEL. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Electrical System Complaints
MY 2011 DIAVEL CONTINUES TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY, ALWAYS WHILE DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH LEVER AS I INTENT TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP (CLOSED THROTTLE). PRESENTLY MY MOTORCYCLE HAS 9562 MILES, IS 9 MONTHS OLD. OVER THIS PERIOD OF TIME THIS PROBLEMS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TO 30 TIMES (2 TO 3 TIMES PER MONTH). I HAVE WRITTEN TO DUCATI CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY REPLY. INTERESTINGLY, THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE, AND WHAT IS MORE ODD IS THAT FOR ME, MOST, IF NOT ALL STALLS HAVE OCCURRED AT NIGHT, WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE RUNNING, SO NOT ONLY DOES THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IS OF CONCERN, BUT THE FACT THAT IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE LOSS OF VISIBILITY (LIGHTS) TO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME, AS MY TAIL LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF UNTIL I RESTART THE ENGINE. ANOTHER INTERESTING FACT IS THAT I HAVE...
THE MOTORCYCLE HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS. TYPICALLY STALLS WHEN DOWN-SHIFTING. THE LAST TIME IT STALLED, I WAS WEAVING THROUGH TRAFFIC AND WHEN THE BIKE STALLED, THERE WAS A CAR RIGHT ON MY REAR (SCARED ME TO DEATH) - LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STEER INTO THE MEDIAN (AND THERE WAS NO OBSTACLES IN THE MEDIAN). I'VE ASKED MY DEALER TO LOOK INTO IT. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS A FORUM WITH 23 PAGES OF THREADS ON THIS TOPIC. ALSO, DUCATI HAD A RECALL ON THE MULTISTRADA FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE MULTISTRADA IS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE DIAVEL. *TR