2009 BMW F 650 GS US Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 20%of 15 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 2,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the fuel system of the 2009 BMW F 650 GS US, 20% of the 15 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 2,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“1. Riding motorcycle on clear warm day. 2009 bmwf650gs 2. After about 100 miles, and upon down-shifting the engine died. This leading to a potentially dangerous situation if in a turn or there is no safe area to pull over or on a multi-lane freeway. 3. I pulled over, turned the bike off and then on. The bike stalled about 5 more times in an hour, repeating the process, before I had it towed to a dealer. They added a gas cleaner (assuming it had bad gas).”
NHTSA complaint #10281906, filed 2009-08, 2,000 miles“A 2009 Bmw f650gs stalls when driven in the rain. The stalling happens very erratically and is very dangerous. Googling for f650gs stalling in rain will provide pages of others who have the same problem. I've spoken to the dealer and Bmw has an official fix but has not even written a tech service bulletin about the problem let alone performed a safety recall. The problem seems to be documented on the web since sept 2008.”
NHTSA complaint #10280276, filed 2009-08, 2,000 miles“During heavy rain after cruising at highways speed, anytime the clutch is disengaged to slow down or come to a stop the engine will stall. The bike is difficult to restart. At times it will not restart, or will immediately stall again unless the throttle is held open. It also sputters and misfires when it does restart. Starting and stopping is incredibly difficult and jerky due to a surging and jerkiness, and the bikes idle (when it does idle) is very jumpy. This only happens after heavy rain and at speeds over 50 MPH. …”
NHTSA complaint #10264964, filed 2009-04, 5,376 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10033130Dec 1, 2009Bmw vehicles: fuel level sensor repairs. Where it is necessary to replace the right or the left side fuel level sensor due to a failure, the entire pump and housing or delivery…
- 10030825Nov 1, 2007Bmw motorcycle: engine fuels containing ethanol. Bmw motorrad has no objection to the use of si engine fuels containing up to a maximum of 10% ethanol and imposes no warranty…
Fuel system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | 20% |
Other parts of the 2009 BMW F 650 GS US
8 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 BMW F 650 GS US
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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