2007 BMW R1200 GS ADVENTURE Problems & Recalls

DESPITE A COMPLETED RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE, CRACKS IN THE FUEL PUMP DEVELOPED AND LED TO THE FLANGE SNAPPING COMPLETELY INTO TWO PIECES WHILE UNDER PRESSURE. ON A TRIP FROM MEMPHIS TENNESSEE TO RICHMOND VIRGINIA, THE FLANGE BROKE INTO TWO PIECES AND SUBSEQUENTLY COVERED THE RIDER IN GASOLIN...

Mileage: 92,000

PRIOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 13V-617 FOR FAULTY FUEL PUMPS WAS PERFORMED IN 2014. FUEL PUMP HAS STARTED LEAKING IN THE EXACT SAME MANNER THAT TRIGGERED THE INITIAL RECALL. VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE SAME PART.

Mileage: 100,000

THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE CRACKED AND FUEL SPRAYED ALL OVER ME COVERING THE MOTORCYCLE AND MYSELF WITH GASOLINE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS IN MOTION AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY AND A SIDE STREET. THE PART THAT CASUED THE ISSUE WAS A FUEL PUMP FLANGE. THIS PART WA...

Mileage: 15

PREMATURE ABS PUMP FAILURE, WHILE DIAGNOSING INOPERATIVE SPEEDOMETER TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ARE GOOD AS ARE VEHICLE CONTROL UNITS CONNECTED TO ABS MODULATOR BUT THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE ABS MODULATOR PUMP TO THE CONTROL UNITS, ABS UNIT TEST AS FAILED, TECHNICIAN RECOMMEN...

Mileage: 18,339

FIRST FINAL DRIVE FAILURE AT 51K, SECOND AT 71K, FINAL DRIVE SEAL AT 79K, THIRD FINAL DRIVE AT 85K, FOURTH FINAL DRIVE AT 93K. I HAVE PAID FOR THREE OF THEM, WITH THE LATEST COSTING $2600.00 DUE TO THE HOUSING BEING DAMAGED AND NONE AVAILABLE FROM BMW. ONLY OPTION WAS BUYING BRAND NEW FINAL DRIVE. C...

Mileage: 93,000

"BRAKE FAILURE" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS FAILED ABS PUMP. ABS NOT FUNCTIONING UNTIL PUMP GETS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

FUEL PUMPS WERE FOUND CRACKED WITH BROKEN SEALS AND LEAKING DURING NORMAL SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK OF A BMW R1200 GS ADVENTURE IS A PUMP WHERE THE FITTINGS CRACK FROM THE FACTORY SPRAYING GAS OVER THE RIDER AS YOU RIDE. ONE YOU STOP THE FUEL PUDDLES IN THE FUEL PUMP AREA AND DRIPS DOWN THE MOTORCYCLE TANK ONTO THE ENGINE AND A HOT EXHAUST. *JS

Mileage: 25,087

VIBRATION FELT WHICH WORSENED UNDER POWER AND DIMINISHED WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED. PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND NOTED SMOKE AND ODOR FROM FRONT DRIVE SHAFT U-JOINT AREA. *TR

Mileage: 38,400

GAS TANK CRACKING AT FUEL SENSOR ELECTRONICS. FUEL LEAK CAUSING FUEL TO POOL AT THE TOP OF THE TANK AND RUN DOWN THE TANK ONTO THE EXHAUST. *TR

Mileage: 29,253

AT THE SUGGESTION OF A FELLOW BMW MOTORCYCLE CLUB MEMBER, I INSPECTED THE FUEL LINE FITTINGS WHERE THEY ATTACHED TO THE FUEL PUMP. THERE WERE NUMEROUS CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC AROUND ONE OF THE FITTINGS. I WAS PREPARING FOR A SUMMER TRIP WITH A FRIEND WHO ALSO OWNS A R1200 GSA, SO I BOUGHT TWO CLAMPS ...

Mileage: 23,000

THE FUEL TANK FLANGES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS AND NOW GASOLINE LEAKS ONTO THE MOTOR WHILE DRIVING. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS FLANGES ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE, BOTH SIDES HAVE THE CRACKS AND THEY ARE IN THE SAME LOCATION. THE CRACKS EXTEND FROM WHERE THE GAS FITTINGS ARE ATTACHED.

Mileage: 21,000

NEW BMW MOTORCYCLE, 2007 GS ADV. FUEL GAUGE FAILED WITH IN WEEKS. REPAIRED TWICE. 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, FAILED AGAIN. DISCOVERED BY RUNNING OUT OF GAS AWAY FROM HOME. REPORTED TO DEALER AND HE INDICATED BMW WOULD NOT FIX. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE IS SO PROBLEMATIC THAT BMW HAS PUT A DIFFERENT S...

Mileage: 20,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS SHINKO E705 TIRES, DOT# H67VKJE, SIZE 110/90/19 ON A 2007 BMW R1200GS ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLE. YOKOHAMA IS THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS IN BETWEEN THE TIRE TREAD. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 44,100

ON OCTOBER 3, 2009, WHILE RIDING MY 2007 BMW R1200GS ADVENTURE, THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON A STATE HIGHWAY HEAR MY HOME FORCING ME TO PULL OFF ONTO A VERY NARROW SHOULDER (WESTERN NC, MOUNTAIN ROADS) AND STOP WITH TRAFFIC PASSING ME BY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY ONE F...

Mileage: 22,063

ON OCTOBER 3, 2009, WHILE RIDING MY 2007 BMW R1200GS ADVENTURE, THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON A STATE HIGHWAY HEAR MY HOME FORCING ME TO PULL OFF ONTO A VERY NARROW SHOULDER (WESTERN NC, MOUNTAIN ROADS) AND STOP WITH TRAFFIC PASSING ME BY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY ONE F...

Mileage: 22,063

FUEL INDICATOR BAD FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 6 MONTHS. RAN OUT OF FUEL THE FIRST TIME WHEN IT SAID I HAD PLENTY. NOW IT SAYS ITS EMPTY WHEN ITS FULL. *TR

Mileage: 3,200