Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2021 Multistrada V4 S motorcycles. Excessive wear of the valve guides may cause the valve head to break.
Engine & cooling
Ducati Multistrada Engine problems by year
12 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Ducati Multistrada's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
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2019 Ducati Multistrada MTS1200S. Bought brand new. The bike constantly stalls when pulling in the clutch coming to a stop. Bike is completely stock. No issues with air filter or fuel. The bike does it intermittently and has almost caused a couple of crashes on the highway when coming into traffic. Bike will stall in backed up traffic on the highway or coming to a red light, then cars behind start moving while traffic starts speeding up and I am having to get the bike restarted. Very dangerous. Not rideable.
The motorcycle randomly stalls when beginning from a stop, adding throttle and then coming off the throttle. It isn't consistent and was very sporadic but today it happened 4 times. It's my understanding that this happens to others based on several posts on ducati.ms forums.
Engine cutting off while in neutral. Engine shutdown also when downshifting from 2nd to 1st and holding in clutch. similar to many other ducati owners. Very dangerous as engine cut off is affecting my ability to control and distracting from riding properly. Only have 5500 miles on it. Happens every ride now and I can reproduce it fairly easily.
1. When pulling in the clutch approaching a stop sign or light, the engine RPM's drop down through idle and the bike stalls. 2. There is traffic behind me doesn't initially know the bike has stalled and starts to move forward. I have almost been hit several times. The same safety issues occurs when coming to a stop, as the bike may not restart immediately. I also have to take my attention away from the traffic in front of me to restart the engine. 3. I purchase the bike used and do not know if it was reviewed by a...
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dealer. I have not done so. Ducati is well aware of this problem, as it has been known and reported by customers since 2015. 4. No warning is provided by the motorcycle. It just stops running.
When the throttle is off, the revs go down to 0 then bounce back up to idle (most of the time anyway, if it doesn't stall). This happens when I am coming to a stop, downshifting to first/neutral. It is very distracting and with ambient road noise, if you are not paying attention, will catch you offguard and will leave you trying to restart bike while in traffic, cars beeping, and flying past you. very dangerous and needs to be check by Ducati. there are numerous others with the same situation.
After 4000 miles the vehicle developed a severe"Stumbling" or misfiring like behavior. It was taken to one dealer and the charcoal canister of the evaporative emission system was full of fuel. The factory technician was unable to repair the problem and it was taken to another dealer where the emission system was replaced. The problem has been undiagnosed and still continues and makes the vehicle un rideable and unsafe. Ducati has been negligent and providing a solution to the problem and I feel the vehicle is...
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unsafe to ride due to the fact of the inconsistent throttle making it unmanageable and I believe there is potential for a fire risk due to the excess fuel being dumped into the system. I can intermittently smell raw fuel and believe there may be a fire risk as well. Several attempts have been taken to have it diagnosed at two different dealers and Ducati has been unresponsive as to any personal request for assistance.
The motorcycle has had occasional issues of stalling while riding if I pull the clutch in while coasting to a stop. For example coming up to a light or stop sign, I would anticipate the stop and downshift and pull the clutch in, resulting In a stall. Yesterday while setting the cruise control at 40 MPH and cruising down the street, the bike just stalled and turned off while being on cruise control. I was able to restrat the bike when I stopped. I notified the dealership and will be taking it in on the 11th of May.
Coasting to a stop and the engine shuts off. Bogging in low gears . Very dangerous in that my motorcycle stalled out 3 times on a major highway when coming up on a traffic jam. I'm contacting the dealer today to report issue. There were no warning lights before the engine shut down. I have over 30 years experience riding motorcycles of different brands and types and had never had this happen.
Upon coming to a stop to make a left turn, while pulling in the clutch to engage first gear, the engine quit, stranding me in the middle of the roadway while attempting to restart motorcycle. Traffic to my rear could collide into me as well as possible cross traffic. This has happened multiple times in multiple situations. No warning lights or messages occurred prior to engine stalling. While personally investigating the problem I have found that this appears to be a common problem with this model of motorcycle and...
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anecdotal reports indicate the manufacturer has developed an internal repair procedure to address this issue only after owners have reported it, which is after the potential safety issue has occurred. My motorcycle was purchased new from the dealership.
Upon starting from a stop, then rapidly stopping to avoid vehicle who had unexpectedly stopped in front of me, the engine quit, stranding me in the middle of the intersection while attempting to restart motorcycle. Traffic to my rear could collide into me as well as possible cross traffic. This has happened several times and I have video documentation. Dealer has not been able to duplicate problem. No warning lights or messages occurred prior to engine stalling. While personally investigating the problem I...
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found that this appears to be a common problem with this year make and model of motorcycle which the manufacturerer either has been unable to or refuses to address. Note that I had previously owned and operated an earlier model of this motorcycle (2017) and had no such problems with it while putting over 20k miles on it.
Not sure if the last complaint went through so he I go again. My motorcycle has two manufactured defects. The motorcycle overheats in city traffic causing the motorcycle to shut off because the computer and the motorcycle engine get too hot. This also causes other issues because the motorcycle always runs hot. The clutch fluid can boil and seals fail on the clutch slave cylinder. Mine went at 6000 miles leaking fluid causing me to have no ability to shift the motorcycle due to a design flaw. Please investigate...
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these two flaws before someone gets hurt or killed on these ducati motorcycles. The problem is well known. I have a scheduled repair providing the dealership and the manufacturer do something. Probably get the same faulty part installed but new version of them. Overheating problem probably won't ever get fixed.
After traveling for a few minutes at 35 miles per hour in second gear I applied the throttle to pass another vehicle. The engine failed to respond for several seconds leaving me exposed in the passing lane. Then it accelerated suddenly and strongly catching me by surprise. This happens every time I try to accelerate in 2ed gear from 35mph. I have spoken to the dealer and they say it is an ecu problem and they do not have a fix. I believe this is very dangerous especially for someone trying to merge into faster...
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traffic as when entering the freeway. I am in contact with several owners of the same make, model, and year motorcycle and they all have the same problem. Please intervene before some is seriously injured.
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