Ignition again...its posessed!

[bone]

Re previous thread where engine wouldn't switch off, recovery took it to dealers where the fault dissapeared. Diagnostic showed no faults, engine starts and stops on the key, BMW technical dept tell the dealer to give it back to the customer and see if it does it again.
Has anybody else experienced this?

 

[cookie]

heard of it on a friends K1200GT

 

[GSmonkey]

Try reading:

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96933
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94214
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90115

 

[bone]

Thanks people,on phone to BMW customer services today, said they had never heard of this problem before.

 

[Wizard]

Thanks people,on phone to BMW customer services today, said they had never heard of this problem before.

Without even bothering to read any other threads, it's the ignition switch wiring loom, and a well-known issue.

Now I'm off to read the other threads to make sure I'm right

 

[bone]

My major worry on taking it away from dealers to see if it does it again, is it may decide to turn itself off while riding it. Cutting out going round a wet roundabout at rush hour doesnt bear thinking about.

 

[Ali-bear]

They key thing is not to let them fob you off.

 

[cookie]

They key thing is not to let them fob you off.

a master at work.

 

[Phil Clarke]

Empty a can of wd into it - at least that will eliminate any corrosion / water issues

 

[bone]

Phone call from dealers this morning, they have spoken to other dealers and there have been previous cases of ign. switch failure so have ordered a new part and lent me a r1200r at their cost.
BMW customer services prepared to let customer take bike away with intermittent fault saying if there was a problem then they would have issued a recall.

Most excellent customer service from...Williams Manchester.