2013 BMW C650 GT MAXI-SCOOTER Problems & Recalls

Engine stalled in traffic. Happened when slowing to a stop. Happens when engine has warmed up.

The contact owns a 2013 BMW C650 GT Motorcycle. The contact stated that while riding at an undisclosed speed, the chain started making an abnormally loud sound before the motorcycle lost motive power. There were no warning lights illuminated. The motorcycle was taken back to the residence. The motor...

Mileage: 16,117

Side stand slowly started to loosening then just broke bolt off Stand connected to under bike it snapped.

AFTER COMPLETING A TURN ONTO CITY STREET IT JUST QUIT AS IF YOU HIT THE KILL SWITCH. I WAS 3 MILES FROM HOME AND IT DID THIS AGAIN TWICE BEFORE I REACHED HOME. IT FAILED TO START AGAIN AT THE GATED ENTRANCE. AT THIS POINT WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT HAD LOST ALL COMPRESSION. CLEAR TO ME THAT THE ...

Mileage: 20,000

AFTER COMPLETING A TURN ONTO CITY STREET IT JUST QUIT AS IF YOU HIT THE KILL SWITCH. I WAS 3 MILES FROM HOME AND IT DID THIS AGAIN TWICE BEFORE I REACHED HOME. IT FAILED TO START AGAIN AT THE GATED ENTRANCE. AT THIS POINT WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT HAD LOST ALL COMPRESSION. CLEAR TO ME THAT THE ...

Mileage: 20,000

VEHICLE STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS. WILL SURGE AT LOW SPEEDS. WILL STALL OUT WHEN DOING LESS THAN 15 MPH OR GIVING NO THROTTLE. WILL STALL WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC OR PARKING IT. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIRS WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THEY CLAIM IT'S A COMPUTER ISSUE. THEY FAIL ...

BIKE STALLING AT LOW SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING. WAS IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND BIKE STALLED. IN ORDER TO RESTART, NEED TO APPLY BRAKE AND START. TRUCK BEHIND ALMOST REAR ENDED ME AS I WAS RESTARTING. THE BIKE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 3 DAYS, ALL AT LOW SPEED AND ...

Mileage: 3,950

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT UPDATE AFTER A FILLUP. IF THE GAUGE INDICATED 1/2 BEFORE FUELING, IT WILL CONTINUE TO INDICATE 1/2 AFTER FILLING UP. SOMETIMES IT WILL INDICATE SOME CHANGE, BUT SELDOM ACCURATELY. EXAMPLE: THE UNIT IS FILLED UP, BUT INDICATES 3/4. JUST HAPPENED TO ME YESTERDAY. BMW DENIES THIS...

VEHICLE STALL OCCASIONALLY AT LOW SPEED/LOW IDLE... *JS

Mileage: 1,300

HAS HAPPEN A NUMBER OF TIMES WHERE THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE REDUCING RPMS. CONCERNED IF ON HIGHWAY AND ENGINE STOPS. *TR

Mileage: 1,200

THE SCOOTER IS STALLING DURING LOW-THROTTLE OR IDLE SITUATIONS SUCH AS STOPLIGHTS AND SLOW-SPEED MANEUVERS, SLOW SPEED TURNS ETC. THE ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED IN A FEW ONLINE ARTICLES. HTTP://WWW.SCOOTERFILE.COM/RECALLS/BMW-SCOOTER-STALLING-ISSUES/ HTTP://WWW.WEBBIKEWORLD.COM/BMW-C-650-GT/BMW-SCOOTER-S...

Mileage: 710

THE SCOOTER IS STALLING DURING LOW-THROTTLE OR IDLE SITUATIONS SUCH AS STOPLIGHTS AND SLOW-SPEED MANEUVERS, SLOW SPEED TURNS ETC. THE ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED IN A FEW ONLINE ARTICLES. HTTP://WWW.SCOOTERFILE.COM/RECALLS/BMW-SCOOTER-STALLING-ISSUES/ HTTP://WWW.WEBBIKEWORLD.COM/BMW-C-650-GT/BMW-SCOOTER-S...

Mileage: 710

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. NO OTHER FUNCTIONALITY WAS AFFECTED. HAD TO COAST TO A STOP TO RESTART. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE FIRST 5 MILES OF RIDING, AND IN GOOD WEATHER. RODE 10 MILES ALTOGETHER. *TR

Mileage: 5,927

FUEL GAUGE AND RELATED MPG READ OUTS HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE BRAND NEW BIKE. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TANK SENSOR DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NINE SUBSEQUENT CONTACTS MADE TO BMW WITH NO FOLLOW THROUGH BY THEM TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT BMW HAS AN INTERNAL SERVICE BU...

Mileage: 150

DRIVING ON CITY STREET APPROACHING A STOP AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 505

@ 1050 MILES: THE SCOOTER STARTED STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I CAN NEVER PREDICT WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT DID IT ONCE WHILE I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE CAR BEHIND BARLEY MISSED HITTING ME." YOU MUST APPLY THE BRAKE TO RESTART, SLOWING YOU WAY DOWN OR STOPPING Y...

Mileage: 1,050

BIKE STALLS SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN LOW SPEED TURNS. LOSS OF POWER AND STABILITY IF IT HAPPENS AT TURNS. STRANDED IN INTERSECTIONS IF STALLING OCCURS STOPS WITH HIGH RISK OF SIDEWAY COLLISION. CANNOT RESTART BIKE WITHOUT ENGAGING BRAKE AT A FULL STOP. PROBLEM REPEATS AFTER FI...

Mileage: 500

BIKE STALLS SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN LOW SPEED TURNS. LOSS OF POWER AND STABILITY IF IT HAPPENS AT TURNS. STRANDED IN INTERSECTIONS IF STALLING OCCURS STOPS WITH HIGH RISK OF SIDEWAY COLLISION. CANNOT RESTART BIKE WITHOUT ENGAGING BRAKE AT A FULL STOP. PROBLEM REPEATS AFTER FI...

Mileage: 500

BIKE STALLS SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY AT LOW SPEEDS AND IN LOW SPEED TURNS. LOSS OF POWER AND STABILITY IF IT HAPPENS AT TURNS. STRANDED IN INTERSECTIONS IF STALLING OCCURS STOPS WITH HIGH RISK OF SIDEWAY COLLISION. CANNOT RESTART BIKE WITHOUT ENGAGING BRAKE AT A FULL STOP. PROBLEM REPEATS AFTER FI...

Mileage: 500

I WAS 2ND IN LINE AT A STOP SIGN. THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME PULLED OUT AND I ADVANCED. AS I RELEASED THE THROTTLE TO COME TO A STOP THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WAS STILL POWER AS ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE ON. THE MOTOR JUST QUIT. IT HAPPENED 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES THAT DAY WITH ONE TIME PUTTING MY LIFE IN PERIL AS...

Mileage: 5,725

I WAS 2ND IN LINE AT A STOP SIGN. THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME PULLED OUT AND I ADVANCED. AS I RELEASED THE THROTTLE TO COME TO A STOP THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WAS STILL POWER AS ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE ON. THE MOTOR JUST QUIT. IT HAPPENED 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES THAT DAY WITH ONE TIME PUTTING MY LIFE IN PERIL AS...

Mileage: 5,725

VEHICLE STALLING AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 2,308

VEHICLE STALLING AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 2,308

VEHICLE STALLING AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 2,308

I JUST PURCHASED A LIGHTLY USED C650GT WITH 992 MILES ON JULY 23RD, 2013. ELEVEN DAYS LATER WITH ABOUT 200 MILES ON THE BIKE AND I ENCOUNTERED A STALLING ISSUE. AT FIRST, IT STALLED IN A TURN RIDING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. ROAD THE BIKE FOR 1.7 MILES TO A FRIENDS HOUSE WITH NO...

Mileage: 1,190

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW C650GT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED A RACK CASE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO CARRY ITEMS AND SUPPORT A PASSENGER. THE CARRY RACK HOWEVER, WOULD NOT REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE SCREWS AND REAR BRACKET T...

Mileage: 640

SCOOTER STALLED 7 TIMES BETWEEN JUNE 21 AND JUNE 23. AIR TEMP ABOVE 90 EACH DAY. ALL HAPPENED WHILE BIKE WAS COASTING. ON ONE OCCASION HAD ME CLENCHING BUTTOCKS FAIRLY HARD BECAUSE OF NEAR DROP IN A TURN DUE TO ENGINE SWITCHING TO FANCY GERMAN SILENCE MODE( LIKE AIRWOLF!) . BIKE PREVIOUSLY AT DEA...

Mileage: 685

SCOOTER STALLED 7 TIMES BETWEEN JUNE 21 AND JUNE 23. AIR TEMP ABOVE 90 EACH DAY. ALL HAPPENED WHILE BIKE WAS COASTING. ON ONE OCCASION HAD ME CLENCHING BUTTOCKS FAIRLY HARD BECAUSE OF NEAR DROP IN A TURN DUE TO ENGINE SWITCHING TO FANCY GERMAN SILENCE MODE( LIKE AIRWOLF!) . BIKE PREVIOUSLY AT DEA...

Mileage: 685

SCOOTER STALLED 7 TIMES BETWEEN JUNE 21 AND JUNE 23. AIR TEMP ABOVE 90 EACH DAY. ALL HAPPENED WHILE BIKE WAS COASTING. ON ONE OCCASION HAD ME CLENCHING BUTTOCKS FAIRLY HARD BECAUSE OF NEAR DROP IN A TURN DUE TO ENGINE SWITCHING TO FANCY GERMAN SILENCE MODE( LIKE AIRWOLF!) . BIKE PREVIOUSLY AT DEA...

Mileage: 685

MOTORCYCLE STALLS (ENGINE CEASES OPERATING) AT LOW SPEED PRIMARILY WHEN STOPPING. IT DOES NOT DO THIS AT EVERY ATTEMPTED STOP BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT DURING THE COURSE OF A DAY'S RIDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 1,900

I PURCHASED A NEW C650GT ON 2/7/13. I ALSO GOT THE REAR TRUNK WITH THE BIKE. AFTER A MONTH OF RIDING, THE LUGGAGE RACK (WHICH THE TRUNK FASTENS ON TO) STARTED TO SHAKE WHILE RIDING. I NOTICED THERE ARE 3 MAIN BOLTS THAT HOLD THE LUGGAGE RACK ON TO THE BIKE, 1 ON THE LEFT & 1 ON THE RIGHT, THAT F...

Mileage: 200

SCOOTER HAS BEEN STALLING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. IT SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN I COME TO A STOP. IT OFTEN STALLS WHEN I'M TRYING TO MANEUVER IT FOR PARKING. TODAY IT ALMOST DIED JUST AS I WAS COMING OUT OF A TURN. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. GAS TANK IS FULL. IT HAPPENS WHEN IT'S BOTH COLD OR AFTER I...

Mileage: 847

INCIDENTS OF UNEXPECTED STALLING INCREASING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES NOW. NOT SAFE TO BE ON A MOTOR SCOOTER IN TRAFFIC AND HAVE MOTOR SHUT DOWN ON IT'S OWN. *TR

Mileage: 3,400

VEHICLE STALLED OUT THREE TIMES WITHIN TEN MINUTES. VEHICLE IS NEW AND IS UTILIZING PROPER OCTANE FUEL. VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED EACH TIME WHEN THE STARTING STEPS WERE UTILIZED. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE UNIT STALL WHILE OPERATING ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR

Mileage: 208

3 ENGINE STALLS AT LOW SPEED ON THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS. LUCKILY NOT AT AN INTERSECTION OR AROUND OTHER VEHICLES. MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON OWNERS INTERNET FORUMS. *TR

Mileage: 430

3 ENGINE STALLS AT LOW SPEED ON THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS. LUCKILY NOT AT AN INTERSECTION OR AROUND OTHER VEHICLES. MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON OWNERS INTERNET FORUMS. *TR

Mileage: 430

3 ENGINE STALLS AT LOW SPEED ON THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS. LUCKILY NOT AT AN INTERSECTION OR AROUND OTHER VEHICLES. MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON OWNERS INTERNET FORUMS. *TR

Mileage: 430

MY VEHICLE IS A SCOOTER STYLE MOTORCYCLE THAT HAS BEEN HAVING A SPORADIC LOW SPEED STALLING ISSUE. IT MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN, COMING TO A STOP OR PREPARING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. BMW REPRESENTATIVES HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX DESPITE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THEY HAVE OPENE...

Mileage: 640

STALLING AND COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF ALL COMPONENTS. HAS STALLED OUT NOW SIX ADDITIONAL TIMES. NOW AT 500 MILES AND SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 375

STALLING AND COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF ALL COMPONENTS. HAS STALLED OUT NOW SIX ADDITIONAL TIMES. NOW AT 500 MILES AND SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 375

STALLING AND COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF ALL COMPONENTS. HAS STALLED OUT NOW SIX ADDITIONAL TIMES. NOW AT 500 MILES AND SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 375

APPROACHING STOP SIGN AT LOW SPEED APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ENCOUNTERED ENGINE SHUT DOWN, NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE RESTARTED, HOWEVER AFTER STALL I HAD NO ABILITY TO MANEUVER. *TR

Mileage: 607

SLOW SPEED STALLING, REPETITIVE PROBLEM. TAKEN TO DEALER. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 35

SLOW SPEED STALLING, REPETITIVE PROBLEM. TAKEN TO DEALER. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 35