What 30 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 BMW C650 Gt Maxi-scooter

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

NHTSA ODI 11664162

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-STALLING-PROBLEM.HTM. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10596265

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 BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM. *JS

NHTSA ODI 10579290

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 FIRST SERVICING. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10556538

VEHICLE STALLING AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10548511

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 ISSUE. RIDING OUT FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT STALLED AGAIN. ALTHOUGH I HAD 3/8'S OF A TANK OF GAS - I RODE TO THE GAS STATION STALLING AS I TURNED INTO THE STATION. FUELED UP AND STARTED THE ENGINE. PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION THE ENGINE STALLED. CIRCLED IN A SMALL SHOPPING CENTER ADJACENT TO THE GAS STATION STALLING TWICE MORE. DECIDED TO TRY AND RIDE THE BIKE HOME AND ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY AT 30 MPH IT DID NOT STALL UNTIL I TURNED INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD. ONCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT STALLED ON EVERY TURN (3 MORE TIMES) BEFORE GLIDING INTO THE GARAGE. I CANNOT TELL IF THE STALLS ARE DUE TO LOW RPM'S, TURNS, OR WHAT. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10533922

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 DEALER BECAUSE OF STALLING AFTER THROTTLE WAS GENTLY OPENED. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS TYPE OF STALLING AFTER 3 WEEKS AND 57 MILES. SERVICE MANAGER IMPLIED THAT THE STALLS MIGHT BE DRIVER INDUCED DUE TO HIS PERCEIVED THOUGHT OF ME NOT KNOWING HOW A CVT WORKS, WHICH MAKES ME THINK THE SERVICE MANAGER IS A &^%$** BAG AND DOESN'T KNOW THAT THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THE SCOOTER STALLING, AND EVEN IF THERE WAS, BMW WOULD..........I'M RAMBLING. THIS SCOOTER NOW STALLS WHEN THE BIKE IS DECELERATING AND AT IDLE COAST, JUST AFTER THE CLUTCH RELEASES. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10521290

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

NHTSA ODI 10511530

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

NHTSA ODI 10510394

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

NHTSA ODI 10509929