My electronic fuel pump controller failed while driving in the rain about 250 km from home. BMW road side assistance arranged for a truck to return the bike to the dealer in Calgary (Alberta, Canada). There were not fault indications on the instrument cluster and at the time I had no idea what was wrong (i.e. bad gasoline, faulty injectors, etc.).
I just got my bike back from the BMW Dealer after having the fuel pump controller replaced. The bike was down for 18 days. They did the work at BMW's cost, but it did not turn up on the list of "Technical Campaigns" for the bike (R1200GS, production date March 2008). There was a notice of a recall dated August 5th (NHTSA), but they blamed the o-ring seal.
I've ordered the electrical jumper cable from Burns, and hopefully it will arrive soon. Its good to have the bike back, but confidence is not high!
I also checked into getting a fuel pump controller as a spare. Other discussions mentioned the price of a new controller at about 65 Euros and $95 USD. At the one and only Calgary BMW dealer the quoted price was $216.81 CAD (0.90 CAD ~ 1.00 USD).
Question - could this part be ordered via www? (PN 16147720776)
BTW, I saw the old fuel pump elecronic controller they took out and it looked great. Not dirty, no corrosion, the plastic cover (epoxy) was intact with no cracks, the connectors looked good (shiney contacts), and the turquois o-ring looked and felt good without cracks. It was "to be returned to BMW".
Jim
Tim said:
Thanks for the report, I won't add it to the UK figures but it shows it's a worldwide issue