2013 BMW C650 GT Maxi-Scooter: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jun 1, 2025 · Fuel system · NC

Engine stalled in traffic. Happened when slowing to a stop. Happens when engine has warmed up.

Filed Dec 7, 2015 · Engine · FL

Vehicle stalls at low speeds. Will surge at low speeds. Will stall out when doing less than 15 MPH or giving no throttle. Will stall when vehicle is stopped for traffic or parking it. Has been to the dealer twice for repairs with negative results. They claim it's a computer issue. They fail to repair it. See c650gt blog for others with the same problem: http://www.webbikeworld.com/bmw-c-650-gt/blog.htm#stalling

Filed Nov 12, 2014 · Engine · 3,950 miles · NC

Bike stalling at low speed and without warning. Was in slow moving traffic and went to accelerate and bike stalled. In order to restart, need to apply brake and start. Truck behind almost rear ended me as I was restarting. The bike has stalled several times in the past 3 days, all at low speed and coasting.

Filed Jul 28, 2014 · Engine · 1,300 miles · FL

Vehicle stall occasionally at low speed/low idle...

Filed Jul 24, 2014 · Engine · 1,200 miles · FL

Has happen a number of times where the engine stalls while reducing rpms. Concerned if on highway and engine stops.

Filed Jun 5, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 710 miles · NJ

The scooter is stalling during low-throttle or idle situations such as stoplights and slow-speed maneuvers, slow speed turns etc. The issue is documented in a few online articles. Http://www.scooterfile.com/recalls/bmw-scooter-stalling-issues/ http://www.webbikeworld.com/bmw-c-650-gt/bmw-scooter-stalling-problem.htm.

Filed Mar 10, 2014 · Engine · 1,050 miles · MO

@ 1050 miles: the scooter started stalling at low speeds in stop and go traffic. I can never predict when it is going to happen. It did it once while I was making a right hand turn and the car behind barley missed hitting me." you must apply the brake to restart, slowing you way down or stopping you {dangerous}, it has always restarted without a problem. The first chance I had I took it to the bmw service center 2/28/14 about a week after it started, it is still there. They said it hadn't done it for them I told them to keep it and ride it again. This has happened on different tanks of gas and I always use premium bp so far.

Filed Dec 18, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 500 miles · CA

Bike stalls suddenly and completely at low speeds and in low speed turns. Loss of power and stability if it happens at turns. Stranded in intersections if stalling occurs stops with high risk of sideway collision. Cannot restart bike without engaging brake at a full stop. Problem repeats after first servicing.

Filed Oct 30, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 5,725 miles · AZ

I was 2nd in line at a stop sign. The truck ahead of me pulled out and I advanced. As I released the throttle to come to a stop the engine stalled. There was still power as all dash lights were on. The motor just quit. It happened 4 additional times that day with one time putting my life in peril as there was oncoming traffic and I had taken a right-on-red. Two days later it happened 2 times and then the day the dealership came to pickup the motorcycle I tested it in the parking lot one last time and it happened again. So during the last three times I have started/ridden my motorcycle it has stalled on me a total of 8 times. The problem with this situation is that the starting procedure for this model requires you to be at a complete stop, pull in the left hand brake lever and then push the start button. So you have to be at a complete stop in order to turn over the engine. This vehicle has a cv (constant velocity) transmission.

Filed Oct 19, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 2,308 miles · CA

Vehicle stalling at slow speeds.

Filed Aug 6, 2013 · Fuel system · 1,190 miles · FL

I just purchased a lightly used c650gt with 992 miles on july 23rd, 2013. Eleven days later with about 200 miles on the bike and I encountered a stalling issue. At first, it stalled in a turn riding out of my neighborhood. Restarted immediately. Road the bike for 1.7 miles to a friends house with no issue. Riding out from that neighborhood and it stalled again. Although I had 3/8's of a tank of gas - I rode to the gas station stalling as I turned into the station. Fueled up and started the engine. Pulling out of the gas station the engine stalled. Circled in a small shopping center adjacent to the gas station stalling twice more. Decided to try and ride the bike home and on a straight highway at 30 MPH it did not stall until I turned into my neighborhood. Once in the neighborhood, it stalled on every turn (3 more times) before gliding into the garage. I cannot tell if the stalls are due to low RPM's, turns, or what.

Filed Jun 23, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 685 miles · OH

Scooter stalled 7 times between june 21 and june 23. Air temp above 90 each day. All happened while bike was coasting. On one occasion had me clenching buttocks fairly hard because of near drop in a turn due to engine switching to fancy german silence mode( like airwolf!) . Bike previously at dealer because of stalling after throttle was gently opened. Dealer could not duplicate this type of stalling after 3 weeks and 57 miles. Service manager implied that the stalls might be driver induced due to his perceived thought of me not knowing how a CVT works, which makes me think the service manager is a &^%$** bag and doesn't know that there is no excuse for the scooter stalling, and even if there was, bmw would..........I'm rambling. This scooter now stalls when the bike is decelerating and at idle coast, just after the clutch releases.