Certain motorcycles, a significant quantity of oil lubricant can leak on to the rear wheel and tire from the oil cooler.
Engine & cooling
Ducati 999 Engine problems by year
3 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Ducati 999's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
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On 9/14/2006 I purchased a new 2006 ducati 999r motorcycle from munroe motors and was riding home from their store. I had only ridden 1/4 mile from their store when the engine died at a stop sign. I took the bike back to them 9/17/2006 to correct the problem. Since then, I have returned the motorcycle back to them numerous times to correct the stalling issue but it has never been alleviated. Their typical reason for stalling is "it's a race motorcycle and it will have a tendency to occasionally stall." I have...
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encountered stalling while exiting freeways while approaching a stop and also while sitting a stop. I've had a few close moments where the bike stalled when the light turns green and the driver in back expects me to go, and other times while slowing down off freeway off ramps and cars are still moving behind me. I feel I've been fortunate that I haven't been in an accident due to the stalling. This summer I went for a ride and it stalled 12 times. As a result, I had munroe motors along with ducati north america work on my bike for 5 weeks and they were still unsuccessful in alleviating the problem. I have noticed other ducati owners who have experienced the same problems and are unable to resolve it. Google "ducati stalling" and you'll find pages of owners expressing their experiences with stalling. These include bikes older and newer than mine. Please let me know if you are familiar with this issue as it is a serious safety problem. Thank you, mark kataoka
Motorcycle will stall unpredictably while riding in traffic. Dealer unable to find cause of the stall. *Tr
I own 2004 ducati 998 matirx motorcycle. It has a problem of stalling at low speeds. There is absolutely no warning. The bike dies instantaneously. Initially, it was stalling while stopped and idling. Later, it would die as I was riding the bike. In september of 2004, I was crossing a busy intersection when the bike died and came to an immediate stop. The car behind me was forced to swerve to avoid colliding with my motorcycle. I had to push the bike out of the intersection because it would start then...
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immediately die. I took the bike to my dealer. They had it for 6 weeks and failed to fix the problem. I went to the internet and visited several ducati websites. I discovered from other owners throughout the country, the stalling problem has existed for almost 10 years in ducati motorcycles. I then emailed ducati in italy. Their response was for me to file a complaint with nhtsa and to contact ducati north america. I returned the bike to the dealership and they kept the bike for 2 more weeks and again failed to fix the problem. I returned the bike a third time. Again, I was crossing a busy intersection when the bike died and came to an immediate stop. This time the car behind me had to lock up the brakes to avoid hitting me. The bike is now in the shop. It has been there almost the entire week. The dealer told me they have contacted tech reps and attended a ducati school where they discovered that the stalling is not an isolated problem. I was very fortunate when riding this bike. The drivers behind me were very alert. I could have suffered injuries or even death due to ducati ignoring this problem with their bikes for almost 10 years. *Nm
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