Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / R1100 RT / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000089987 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: SAN JOSE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: R1100 RT Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WB10418AXYZ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 13 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 29 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: There is problem with electronic control unit (ecu) which controls the fuel, air, ignition mixture and timing on the bmw r1100rt motorcycle. this issue causesthe engine to surge in 2nd and 3rd gear when the engine is reving between 2500 and 4000 rpm's. the ecu also causes intermittent engine cylinder firing misses and the engine stalls unexpectedly. this constitutes a major safety issue when cornering as a loss of power during cornering causes the motorcycle to become unstable. i have come close to crashing on two or three occassions because of this issue. the bvw dealers indicate there is no fix for this problem and it is a known defect in all of the bmw r1100rt year/models.