The sorry saga of 1200GS/GSA fuel pump controller failures (410 so far)

[Capt Over-reaction]

- When did it happen? 16 March 2009
- Where were you? Halford, Fosse Way, Warks
- rider name George Edwards
- bike details (model and year) R1200RT 2005 30,000 miles
- remedy? Flat bed Home, £58.73 for new unit, fitted it myself
- Were there any incidental costs? no

 

[tattyswad]

- Sunday 15th March
- A66 near Brough
- Neil Clough
- R1200GS 2007
- Recovered to Cooeprs BMW Sunderland
- 1
- No incidental costs

 

[Our Gee]

When. Sunday 15th March
Where. 2 miles North of Pickering, North Yorks.
Mike Thompson.
Bike Details. 2008 R1200RT. 2000 miles
Remedy. BMW Emergency Service. Bike Myself and Wife Taken Home.
Bike Recovered to Dealer Yesterday.
Incidental Costs. No.
Current Status. Bike at Dealers. FPC on order.

 

[BRRT]

- When did it happen? once 2007 and 2008
- Where were you? near petrol station, and at work
- rider name Bart Vissers
- bike details (model and year) R1200GS 2004
- remedy? change part
- How many days work/holiday did you lose? twice one day
- Were there any incidental costs? YES ±€80,- each ...

I'm losing confidence. Specialy if I include the part that is replaced 3times...the front engine cover. It seems they don't learn.
Arrogance?

Bart

 

[Tim Cullis]

Update on failure statistics (UK owners only)

2004: 7
2005: 14
2006: 31
2007: 56
2008: 125
2009: 13

Total: 246

Cheers
Tim

 

[Gauche Rider]

Sunday 15th March
Devil's Bridge, Kirkby L.
2006 1200GS (too old for this fault according to Barry Robsons)
Bike Recovered to Jeffries, Shipley
FPC & sintered rear brake pads £175

*collected on 18th, arriving in a recovery vehicle, the R1200R courtesy bike having refused to start

 

[Mike Peers]

05 12gs in 05. Now on 08 12gs no probs so far

 

[wilddog]

FPC failure

When. 24/03/2009
Where. A40 W London
Bike Details. 2006 R1200GS (2007 non servo) 15000 miles
Remedy. Recovery to NOG awaits result of good will claim
Incidental Costs. Awaits
Current Status. Bike at Dealers. FPC on order.

 

[wilddog]

update

When. 24/03/2009
Where. A40 W London
Bike Details. 2006 R1200GS (2007 non servo) 15000 miles
Remedy. Recovery to NOG awaits result of good will claim
Incidental Costs. Awaits
Current Status. Bike at Dealers. FPC on order.

Now fixed
cost £48 including recovery, BMW agreed to pay for the part.
NOG usual top notch service.

 

[jimbogs1200]

Hi,
I am a newbie, I picked up my 06 1200gs on Thur 26th, broke down Fri 27th!!!!

When. 27/03/2009
Where. A251 Nr Ashford Kent
Bike Details. 2006 R1200GS 17000 miles
Remedy. Recovered to BMW Tun Wells
Incidental Costs. Don't know yet!!
Current Status. Bike at Dealers. Awaiting word from them.

I am sure it is the problem fuel relay thingy from the symptoms....

 

[Guriek-GSA]

When: March 2009
Where: Dublin, Ireland. Test riding a dealer bike before a purchase of a 09GSA
Name: Xavi Potau
Bike: 2007 1200GSA
Remedy: BMW Assistance. Guy came with a spare: "I knew it was this it happens all the time, but should be fixed in the new model"

 

[gipsymagpie]

When: March 2009
Where: Birmingham, UK
Name: George Williams
Bike: 2004 12GS
Remedy: Fuel pump controller failure symptoms started. Fitted the spare I have bought the previous week and straight back on the road. Time off road 25 mins. If you haven't had the failure yet buy the spare.

 

[bmwrich58]

Little late but....

Fuel pump driver failure from water ingress into void under FPD modual...
When: March 2,2009

Where: litterally in the middle of "No Where" about 10 miles south of Fort Davis Texas,just me and the tumble weeds.

Bike: 2007 GS Adventure w/22,573 miles

Remedy: new fuel pump driver installed from "show room bike".

Incidental Costs: nothing,nadda,zilch,zero.
BMW Roadside Assistance dispatches Recovery Truck 402 miles away, to pick me and the bike up ...ETA 9hrs.
Recovery truck takes me and the bike to the nearest Dealer "Alamo BMW" in San Antonio Texas,which is 402 miles back to the east...ETA 8hrs.
Bike is repaired and I am on the road again in less than 1½ hours.

Extra precaution: 1200 miles later when I got back home to Chicago,I removed the FPD and resealed the "blue gasket under the modual" with RTV silicone sealant to prevent future water ingress to the void.

Thanks for the report. I won't add it into the UK figures but it's good to confirm this is a worldwide problem. I sometimes think the UK must be alone in this quest!

 

[Rong]

2004 1200 GS 20,000 miles
Today (06/04/09)
1/2 mile from house so got trailer and took bike back home.

Funnily enough I only looked at the FPC yesterday and was pleasantly suprised at how clean it was. I popped it off and also noticed no sign of water underneath it! So I guess I made matters worse, should have left well alone!

 

[SonicTheHedgehog]

When did it happen - Initial symptoms 27/03/09 (fast lane of the A435), permanent failure 06/04/09.
Where were you - Home
rider name - Ian Whitehouse
bike details (model and year) - R1200 GSA, 57-plate 2008 version.
remedy - FPC replacement. Replacement part no. differed from original.
How many days work/holiday did you lose? 1
Were there any incidental costs? No.

 

[narlasanger]

Hi, just a short reply to the fuel pump failure thread. My 2007 GS had a fuel pump failure after only 8000 miles. I was not suprised when I saw where they had placed it. The BMW mechanic also damaged the O ring seal that is suposed to prevent water getting into the connection. I asked my local BMW dealer in Bristol to fit a new O ring as there is nothing now to stop water ingress. They replied that it is not a stock item and cannot help?? 4 BMW's in the last 4 years, 1 axle failure in Austria, 1, 2000 mile 1200GS replaced due to engine failure, 1 fuel pump failure, 2 Ignition rings and a failed battery. BMW make great bikes but they need to get their reliabillity sorted.

Assumed to be 2008 unless further info received

 

[goyl]

- When did it happen? 5/4/09
- Where were you? 10 miles from home 6.30am on my way to Snet
- rider name Goyl
- bike details (model and year) Dec 2006 R1200GS 24k
- remedy Recovered Home
- How many days work/holiday did you lose? One Sunny Days Ride
- Were there any incidental costs? 80 mile round trip to pick up new part on Monday

The first time on this bike, it happened twice on my 04 model so i knew what had happened.http://www.ukgser.com/forums/images/smilies/mad.gif

 

[GSA Today]

My friends 58 plate RT SE 460 miles. Owned for one week direct from BMW.

FPC Failed today and he called BMW assistance twice, had to wait three hours to be told by an engineer that it was the old FPC problem and that he should call his dealership to collect the bike!

I'm not impressed as I'm about to pick up a new model next week...

 

[TravellingRed81]

- When did it happen? 7/4/09
- Where were you?Luckily just outside Newcastle after i'd ridden from Norway back to the UK
- rider name- Steve McGuinness
- bike details (model and year)- R1200GS, 2004, 21,000 miles.
- remedy-Read your article on the net and have bi passed the controller and spliced the wires together.
- How many days work/holiday did you lose? None, but 4 - 5 hours stood at the side of the road waiting for a breakdown van and getting taken 100 miles home in a truck.
- Were there any incidental costs? £200 for a tow home on a flatbed.

Just wish Id known about this fault sooner and I would've carried the tools/spares I needed to fix it. BMW really need to get this sorted for such a small part it seems to be causing a lot of hassle.

 

[pissquick]

fpc failure

FPC failed today 12-04-09
A64 saxton not far from scarborough
No near death experience
55 plate r1200gs
16340 miles
Home in a van