Ducati Ducati 2002
Model Ducati made in 2002 by Ducati got 11 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, engine and engine cooling and fuel system, gasoline.
Model 2002
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 06/14/2002 | 10000 | 2 | 12/31/2001 |
| I have a 2002 ducati monster s4. for the second time, the battery has developed a leak, and spilled battery acid down the engine and splattered the surrounding areas. there are a number of ducati owners who are suffering the same problems, with the same response from ducati (in essence, replacing the battery, without admitting and fixing the cause). because i have not received a satisfactory response from the ducati, i have contacted the battery manufacturer (fiamm-gs), whose emails i have included below. also, at the very bottom, please click on the link to a internet chat group where a number of participants (ducati owners) are suffering from this safety issue. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (july 03, 2003 09:00) hi tom . am still investigating. what i can tell you right now is that, from a first study we have done, there seems to be two problems on the s4 mounted batteries:*ak mounting of the battery (side mounting) associated with its location right by the bike heating source. it seems that this leaking problem is due to the mounting design of the battery rather than its quality. if our theory is correct, all batteries would have the same problem if installed on that s4 bike model. the ducati dealer will be able to confirm this, as i am sure he has been changing several batteries on he s4 bike and probably has been using several brands. the heating generated near the battery gets very high and this probably is the cause for the battery to leak. as you have said, there are no cracks on the battery so it's not that the battery is damaged or broken. interesting enough, we have not had quality or warranty issues with ducati, so it sounds like ducati is aware of the design problem. will provide additional comments asap. thank you marino cavaggion http://www.ducatimonster.org/cgi-bin/yabb/yabb.cgi?board=forum1;action=display;num=1056238019 ducati s4 monster) *sc *jb | |||
| 07/07/2003 | 1 | ||
| While traveling on the highway battery acid leaks out, causing the motorcycle not to start. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 07/01/2003 | 2000 | 3 | 03/01/2002 |
| Plastic coolant tank (reservoir, not overflow catch tank) located at steering head area routinely fails and leaks coolant beneath motorcycle. this could cause slippery coolant to contact rear tire, which could cause vehicle loss of control and crash. | |||
| 03/26/2002 | 4 | 01/19/2002 | |
| While traveling oil sprays out of oil box onto rear tire. when this happens at any time and makes motorcycle hard to control. *ak the consumer stated that the motorcycle was leaking oil from gas cap. the water temperature was very high. the rear brakes do not work having been soaked with oil. *yh | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 1 | |||
| The ducati motorcycle model #998, leaked oil. *jb | |||
| 03/26/2002 | 4 | 01/19/2002 | |
| While traveling oil sprays out of oil box onto rear tire. when this happens at any time and makes motorcycle hard to control. *ak the consumer stated that the motorcycle was leaking oil from gas cap. the water temperature was very high. the rear brakes do not work having been soaked with oil. *yh | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CRANKCASE (PCV) | |||
| 600 | 2 | ||
| The engine vented oil from the crankcase breather. the incident had occurred twice. the first 1st failure was at 600 miles and the 2nd failure at 1,800 miles. vehicle is a 2002 ducati 998. *jb | |||
| 05/04/2003 | 1550 | 1 | 09/30/2002 |
| Oil leak almost resulting in a crash. 2002 ducati 998 motorcycle. i was riding down the street, and at a stop light noticed a weird smell. i looked down and oil was all over my engine, my swingarm, and my rear tire. i luckily caught it (this was not the first time) before crashing. preliminary tests revealed poor compression, and many other ducati 998 owners have reported this problem, and the cause was found to be poor compression, resulting in blowby, causing oil to shoot out of the engine breather valve. bike is now in the shop for further research and repair. i cannot reach ducati north america for any information. *nlm | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - FILLER PIPE AND CAP | |||
| 03/26/2002 | 4 | 01/19/2002 | |
| While traveling oil sprays out of oil box onto rear tire. when this happens at any time and makes motorcycle hard to control. *ak the consumer stated that the motorcycle was leaking oil from gas cap. the water temperature was very high. the rear brakes do not work having been soaked with oil. *yh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/01/2002 | |||
| When riding motorcycle and going into a turn it dropped into a false neutral. then, it dropped into a lower gear and locked up back wheels. vehicle checked by dealer, who fixed issue. situation happened again when consumer received motorcycle from dealer. consumer sustained injuries from incident.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 03/26/2002 | 4 | 01/19/2002 | |
| While traveling oil sprays out of oil box onto rear tire. when this happens at any time and makes motorcycle hard to control. *ak the consumer stated that the motorcycle was leaking oil from gas cap. the water temperature was very high. the rear brakes do not work having been soaked with oil. *yh | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | LOVELAND | NORTHERN COLORADO BMW DUCATI MOTORCYCLES |