Well I'm brand-new to this, so I'll be fairly thorough...
I just purchased a 2016 Ducati 1299 base model April, 2016. About 3 months after I purchased it, I noticed a little dribble of coolant that had leaked onto the garage floor. To cut to the chase, it has been in the shop 3 times to try and solve the same leak. The dealer service manager said when he spoke to Ducati engineers in Italy, they knew what the issue before he even went into any detail, but have yet to redesign a replacement part, nor have they issued a recall or even issued a service bulletin. The dealer replaced the "squirter"... and replaced what they called the thermostat housing.(from what I've read, these are the same thing)
I literally hired an attorney to look into the lemon laws in my state, so I haven't picked up my bike since they "fixed it", yet again.
My chain rubs against the swingarm also... The dealer says that's "normal".
The display panel has had some kind of a smudges under the plastic cover since it was brand-new... The dealer said they would replace it under warranty, but that they wouldn't really suggest that because someone might suspect mileage tampering when I got ready to trade it or sell it... I agreed.
The engine has died when down-shifting before stop lights, and at some lower RPM's in parking lots three or four times since it was new.
I'm assuming that the problem with the temperature shooting up to 236-240°, CONSTANTLY at stoplights, was also a consequence of the coolant leak.
To say the least, I'm not a happy camper...
I've owned used Japanese bikes, and a new Triumph, and if I combined all of their issues together, they don't even come close to this new 1299's plethora of issues.
Being that this is my first Ducati, I'm not the least bit impressed with the quality. I thought Ducati had their crap together in the 21st-century...
All that being said, I do realize that this one bike is not representative of every 1299 built, nor is it representative of Ducati's brand quality in whole. But Jesus, really?? I've read about more problems with this particular bike on this forum than I've ever read about any singular bike before.
Any thoughts?
I just purchased a 2016 Ducati 1299 base model April, 2016. About 3 months after I purchased it, I noticed a little dribble of coolant that had leaked onto the garage floor. To cut to the chase, it has been in the shop 3 times to try and solve the same leak. The dealer service manager said when he spoke to Ducati engineers in Italy, they knew what the issue before he even went into any detail, but have yet to redesign a replacement part, nor have they issued a recall or even issued a service bulletin. The dealer replaced the "squirter"... and replaced what they called the thermostat housing.(from what I've read, these are the same thing)
I literally hired an attorney to look into the lemon laws in my state, so I haven't picked up my bike since they "fixed it", yet again.
My chain rubs against the swingarm also... The dealer says that's "normal".
The display panel has had some kind of a smudges under the plastic cover since it was brand-new... The dealer said they would replace it under warranty, but that they wouldn't really suggest that because someone might suspect mileage tampering when I got ready to trade it or sell it... I agreed.
The engine has died when down-shifting before stop lights, and at some lower RPM's in parking lots three or four times since it was new.
I'm assuming that the problem with the temperature shooting up to 236-240°, CONSTANTLY at stoplights, was also a consequence of the coolant leak.
To say the least, I'm not a happy camper...
I've owned used Japanese bikes, and a new Triumph, and if I combined all of their issues together, they don't even come close to this new 1299's plethora of issues.
Being that this is my first Ducati, I'm not the least bit impressed with the quality. I thought Ducati had their crap together in the 21st-century...
All that being said, I do realize that this one bike is not representative of every 1299 built, nor is it representative of Ducati's brand quality in whole. But Jesus, really?? I've read about more problems with this particular bike on this forum than I've ever read about any singular bike before.
Any thoughts?
