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2005 Piaggio BV 500 Engine problems

Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2005 Piaggio BV 500's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 50% of all its complaints, most recently on May 29, 2007. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

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Engine complaints

Engine & cooling

My 2006 vespa 200gt engine blew up last month while cruising on the freeway, it appears the head gasket blew or something in which oil splattered everywhere. I am just beginning to cool off a whole month later I and was wondering if you have had similar reports since warranty is up by six month and the bike is only a year and half. I had just about 6k. Please note the engine is completely stock, and no performance enhancements were ever made to my bike. The reason I state this was because the guy at the shop...

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where I pushed the bike into asked me whom did my cylinder head work. I asked if he had seen this happen before to a vespa feeling it was just my luck he said that was the fourth on that exact year and model. The vin [[redacted]] go to [[redacted]]. I pushed my bike to san francisco scooter center inc located at127 10th street, san francisco, ca 94103. Dealer #66594, please note I own a 2006 vespa grand turismo also know vespa gt200 I don't own a bv 500, you don't have vespa as a option. Piaggio usa is the engine and main us contact. *Tr updated 07/10/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10191882
BrakesEngine & cooling

The exhaust joint gasket on the vespa gts-250ie model scooter, is known to fail under normal usage and can damage the rear brake line, unbeknownst to the rider until application of the rear brake. While this has not personally happened to me, it is a known defect amongst owners of this model, and can be read about at: http://www.Modernvespa.Com/forum/topic4020.Html which is a users group forum pertaining to this and other modern scooters. It is concerning enough to me to prompt this action in the hopes to prevent any incident to me, or anyone else if possible. *Jb

Filed Incident Service brakes, hydraulic · Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10166391

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