Re: ABS failure
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:26 pm
Got my light coming on sporadically now. Damn...
If what you say is true (not that you are a liar about the story, but that BMWNA flinched for liability reasons), I am pissed. This one of the very reasons many of us buy a BMW. And $2400 is a rip-off. That is 20% of the value of the bike (depending on miles and age).Jaguar wrote:I had the same issue with my 2007 R1200R. The ABS light was on and off at different times until it came on for good and would not turn off. So I took it to my local BMW dealer. He said, if it was the ABS pump, it would cost around $2400 parts and labor. So I told him to check it out. If it was something minor, to repair it. If it was the ABS pump, DO NOT REPAIR IT. I refuse to pay $2400 for a new pump. Just disconect the warning light on the dash, I'll pay whatever shop fees and I'll ride my bike as a non ABS bike. So the dealer called a couple days later and said that the ABS pump was dead. I said, do not fix it, I'll pick it up tomorrow. He said that he just spoke with BMW of North America and that they said they would pay for 75% of the bill. They would get me out the door for $600 parts and labor. So, needless to say, I got a new ABS pump installed.
Could BMWNA be thinking "liability"?