Diceman wrote:
I think it is a european thing, renault I remember had a major failure of bonnet catches on the Clio and refused for years to acknowledge it. At the end of the day there is a monetary value of a life in the event of failure according to company risk procedures and maybe the accountant has establish the recall would cost more than the predicted payout due to people being killed in their vehicle. If it is just a reliability issue then you are buggered.
Funnily enough, I had a letter from Renault a few months back - sent recorded delivery - explaining to me how important it is for me to honour my duty as owner to keep the bonnet catch regularly serviced and in good working order. Seemed a bit strange on an 11 year old car, and particularly that the bonnet catch might be more important than the brakes or steering.
Being a cynical old git, I came to the conclusion that the Renault designers must have dropped one and the bonnets are prone to flying open.
Funny what you say about BMW just churning out the same old faulty bits to replace the failed ones and charging an arm & leg for them. I see a recurring theme.
e.g.
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The sorry saga of 1200GS/GSA fuel pump controller failures (410 so far)
A few things prompted me to start this thread. I've had three direct experiences of fuel pump controller failures in Morocco. One in Azrou to Seatownmaster who had to ship his bike back to Spain in a van, one to me in Chefchaouen where I was rescued by Bob Wilson who rode to my rescue with a spare, and one to a World of BMW 'tourist' in Meknes.
Then I found out about PaulM who was stranded for two weeks in Tajikistan and was about to air freight his bike back to Turkey.
The final straw was reading TBM (Trail Bike Magazine) where the brand new 1200GSA that they borrowed from BMW for a back-to-back test with a KTM 990 failed after a couple of hundred miles. So this is obviously still a current problem that hasn't been sorted.
Enough is enough. It's time for BMW to produce A PROPER FIX for the problem, and if this isn't immediately viable, in the meantime to reduce the cost of the spare part to a couple of quid so that those who are concerned can carry a spare, rather than the £76.94 that is reported to be the current price (after a 64% price increase)
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The End is Nigh
After a long, far too long, litany of failures from my GS Adventure, it will benefit from one final repair before being sold to some poor unsuspecting individual and I am going to find another manufacturer, who may be as bad but not worse.
My final drive oil seal, replaced last May, has given up once again.
Add that to rear wheel bearings, rear shock absorber, handlebar switch failure, the inability of a certain mechanic to set up a bike properly from the outset and various other minor gripes, and you end up with an unreliable, expensive ornament on which no-one can depend.
This time the failure occurred in Thurso.
It has had its chance. Four years and 2 MOTs (last one failed due to an LED indicator failing), 30880 miles, and it has been great to ride. Shame about not always arriving though.
I should have spent more time reading the reviews and stayed away from the marque altogether.
Ho-hum.
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....should provide some fertile ground for discussion round the LM24 camp fire this week 