1998 BMW R1200C Exterior lighting Problems

“I 0wn a 1998 Bmw R1200C cruiser motorcycle, I bought it new. My tail light assembly wich includes brake light and blinkers creates a crack on the left side causing the assembly to eventually crack in two parts loosing the left blinker assembly. I have replaced this faulty part once before 2 years and approximently 3000 miles ago. My motorcycle was out of warenty so it cost me $180.00 for a new part plus installation. The new part is cracked again.”

“My Bmw 1998 r1200 c, had oil leaking from the engine seals since at least 300 miles. The bike was bought new in 1998. I complained of a blue smoke coming out of the tail pipe, but the owner of the store told me it was normal for Bmw's. The taillight broke on the bike and were replaced by Bmw, but I was told by the owner that I could not claim any other problems on the motorcycle. Bmw has offered to pay for half of the labor cost to repair the bike, but not the full cost. The current new owner of the shop said that it should have been taken care of under warranty by the old owner.”

“Tail light assy keeps cracking on the upper left bolt, I am on my 4th tail light and it is also broken. On the same assy the turn light stalks can brake off and just hang by the wires, this has happen twice to me. On the front turn signal the left turn light broke off and was hanging by the wires, this has happen twice to me and is still broken at this time, temp fix with a hose clamp.”

“The contact owns a 1998 Bmw R1200C motorcycle. The contact was traveling 35 MPH when the tail lights failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer confirmed that the tail light assembly was cracked and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 27,600. Updated 07/06/12 updated 07/16/12.”