2008 BMW K1200 GT Brakes Problems

“Abs failed with no warnings, total loss of braking power. I beleive this was a significant failiure. Happend on my brothers bike as well 2 months later. Less then 30k miles and just past 3 years... Happened during ride on freeway on first use of brake. I had to pay to replace. Bmw claimed it is not significant and not a problem.”

“The ABS brake warning light came on. I took the motorcycle to my authorized Bmw dealer in long beach, ca. They said that the ABS brake module had failed; however they refused to repair or replace the faulty unit. I sent it out to an independent repair facility and they repaired the unit at my cost. I then had the unit reinstalled by my Bmw dealer at my cost.”

“Driving on freeway, when had car pull in front of me. He did not see me. Using brakes had almost no breaking power, and locking rear wheel. Abs had failed. After researching found that this is a very common problem with Bmw. Bikes loose ABS all the time, but ABS is not considered a safety option. On a motorcycle ABS can be the difference between life and death.”

“The ABS pump failed on my motorcycle with only 21,330 miles on it. I still have braking ability but do not have ABS braking safety. There is no reason for an ABS pump to fail on a bike that sees less than 5,000 miles annually.”

“Rear brake seized and would not release. Situation: rolling up to a stoplight, I applied both front and rear brakes. As the vehicle approached very low speeds, I released the brakes and engaged the clutch to creep forward, closer to stopped traffic. At that point the vehicle stopped abruptly (not typical). When I tried to engage first gear to ride forward, the rear brake was still seized, even though my foot was on the ground and not touching the brake pedal. There was squealing noise from the rear brakes. …”