While driving in long stop and go traffic about 15 minutes there is a strong odor of gasoline coming from under the drivers seat. The odor will go away in about 10 minutes if you return to non-stop driving. Concern is about possible fire on vehicle if fumes come in contact with spark or possible explosion. *Tr
Engine & cooling
Piaggio BV 500 Engine problems by year
4 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Piaggio BV 500's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
Engine complaints by model year
Latest BV 500 engine complaints
Piaggio bv500 throttle cable freezes when temperature is below 30 degrees. The cable may get stuck in the open position(full or partial speed) while moving shortly after moving the bike. I have waited 15-20 minutes for the cable to defrost as it is above the radiator, and driven a few blocks and the cable refroze as the wind cooled off the cable. Very dangerous! Be careful out there. *Tr
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)
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
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