2007 YAMAHA FJR13 Complaints

WHILE ON A 5 STATE TOUR ON OUR MY MOTORCYCLE THIS SUMMER. MY FUEL SYSTEM SEEMED TO DANGEROUSLY SURGE. THE BIKE WOULD JUST SLOW DOWN AND THEN TO RECOVER I COULD GIVE MORE THROTTLE. WITH NO RESPONSE, THEN MORE THROTTLE AND THE BIKE WOULD JUST TAKE OFF. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN I WAS CHANGING ALTITUDE. CHANGING UP HILL AND CHANGING DOWN HILL. ON MOUNTAIN ROADS IN COLORADO IN A 15 MILE PER HOUR CORNER AND YOUR BIKE JUST QUITS MAKING POWER THEN SUDDENLY RECOVERS WITH ALMOST FULL THROTTLE. WE ARE LUCKY MY KIDS STILL HAVE PARENTS. *TR

WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE IN QUESTION IN THE MOUNTAINS THE ELEVATION ABOVE SEA LEVEL CHANGED FROM 1500 TO 5000 FEET AND DESCENDED AGAIN. WHILE ASCENDING THE MOUNTAIN AT LOW SPEEDS (25-30 MPH), THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT AND BEGAN TO STALL. RIGHT BEFORE STALL, THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE VIOLENTLY. CHANGES IN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 800-1000 FEET SEEM TO CORRESPOND WITH THE PROBLEM. SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING IT APPEAR TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY, THAT IS, UNTIL THE ALTITUDE CHANGES AGAIN. AS A RESULT OF THE BIKE'S ERRATIC BEHAVIOR, I NEARLY DROPPED IT TIME WHILE TRYING TO RE-ENTER THE ROAD FROM A PARKING LOT. TWO OTHER TIMES IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE NEGOTIATING LOW SPEED TURNS IN ON THE MOUNTAINSIDE. TO DATE, YAMAHA MECHANICS HAVE SAID MY CARBURETOR NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED. HOWEVER, IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WE ARE AT SEA LEVEL WITH NO SIGNIFICANT ELEVATION CHANGES WITHIN REASONABLE DISTANCES FOR THE MECHANIC. *TR

MY 2007 YAMAHA FJR 1300 MOTORCYCLE PURCHASED IN MAY 2007 HAS A VERIFIED INABILITY TO DEAL WITH ALTITUDE CHANGES OF 2000 FT. OR SO IN EITHER GOING UP, OR DOWN IN ELEVATION. DURING THE PERIODS THE MOTORCYCLE HESITATES AND THEN SURGES DURING THESE PERIODS. THIS IS ALLEVIATED BY PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND THEN RESTARTING THE ENGINE, BUT THE ACT OF HESITATING/SURGING WHILE GOING AROUND CORNERS AT SPEED LIMIT CAN BE DANGEROUS BOTH THE RIDER, VEHICLES BEHIND THE RIDER, AND POTENTIALLY TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY MY DEALER, DESERT VALLEY POWERSPORTS OF PROSSER, WA. AND REPORTED TO YAMAHA CORPORATION. I HAVE REQUESTED SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AND AM TOLD THAT THEY KNOW OF THE ISSUE, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT, AND YAMAHA IS WORKING ON A FIX. SEPARATELY BY ANOTHER DEALER I AM TOLD THAT THIS WON'T BE FIXED BY YAMAHA AND IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 MODEL. *TR

I HAVE A YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE THAT I PURCHASED IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR THAT EXHIBITS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE AND THEY TOOK NO ACTION. I HAVE CONTACTED YAMAHA DIRECTLY. THE PRODUCT SPECIALIST I SPOKE WITH IN CYPRESS, CA ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WOULD NOT OFFER ANY DETAILS ABOUT HOW YAMAHA PLANS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE PRODUCT SPECIALIST FURTHER ADVISED THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN WOULD BE ISSUED TO DEALERS AND LETTERS WOULD BE MAILED TO CUSTOMERS WITHIN TWO WEEKS TO ONE MONTH, HOWEVER, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT OTHER OWNERS WERE TOLD THE SAME THING MANY WEEKS AGO. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO BE SEVERELY UNDER POWERED WHENEVER IT IS OPERATED AT HIGH ALTITUDES. THE FIRST TIME THAT IT OCCURRED I THOUGHT THAT I WAS RUNNING LOW ON FUEL, HOWEVER, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE AND THE MOTORCYCLE WILL EXHIBIT THESE SYMPTOMS ANY TIME THAT HIGH ALTITUDE ROADS ARE ENCOUNTERED. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLING AND FRIGHTENING WHEN IT OCCURS WHILE NEGOTIATING CORNERS OR STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. I AM INCLUDING A LINK TO FURTHER INFORMATION: HTTP://WWW.FJRFORUM.COM/FORUM//INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=23179 THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. THE DATE THAT I AM ENTERING BELOW IS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENCE.*JB

FUEL INJECTION SURGING DURING AND AFTER ALTITUDE CHANGE, LEADING TO UNRELIABLE THROTTLE RESPONSE WHICH MAKES CONTROLLING THE MOTORCYCLE DIFFICULT. IT REQUIRES THE IGNITION BE TURNED OFF TO RESET THE FUEL INJECTION. *TR

AT ELEVATION CHANGES, THE MOTORCYCLE HAS PERIODS OF SURGING, SOMETIMES PRODUCING VIOLENT THROTTLE RESPONSE. THIS COULD CREATE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN A CURVE OR WHILE PASSING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA FJR13. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED TO DISENGAGE FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS WHEN HE PULLED THE CLUTCH LEVER TO PREPARE FOR A STOP. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY WHEN THE OIL IS AT ITS NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND FULLY WARMED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD WHEN STARTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN FIRST GEAR, THE SIDE STAND IS UP, AND THE CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED IN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO FAILURE WITH THE CLUTCH. THE CLUTCH CONTINUED TO STICK AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER YAMAHA DEALER. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE CLUTCH PLATES NEEDED TO BE SOAKED IN OIL TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AND SCHEDULED THIS REPAIR TO BE PERFORMED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2007. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,629 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,416. UPDATED 09/12/07 *TR

I HAVE A 100% STOCK 2007 YAMAHA FJR 1300 THAT JUST CROSSED THE 1,000 MILE MARK. I LIVE AT ~5,000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. IN THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED MILES OR SO IT SEEMED TO HAVE A SLIGHT HESITATION IN THE LOWER RPM'S (1,500 - 2,700), THAT SLIGHT HESITATION IS GETTING WORSE AND IS NOW PRETTY "JERKY". A FEW TIMES IT JUST SEEM TO STALL WHEN STARTING OFF. IT IS STARTING TO MAKE ME NERVOUS TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

MY 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300A MOTORCYCLE VIN # XXXXXA000627 EXPERIENCED SEVERE THROTTLE SURGING AS I DROVE UP AND DOWN FROM 0 TO 6700 FEET IN ELEVATION. DROVE FROM CORONA, CA TO BIG BEAR VILLAGE, CA AT THE TOP OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. STALLED OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO CRASHES. DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN SPEED. NO FUEL DELIVERY TO ENGINE ETC. FIRST THE ENGINE BOGS, THROTTLE DELAY AND THEN SURGES (REVS UP) AHEAD. *JB

2007 YAMAHA FJR1300A. AFTER TRAVELING 25 MILES APROX. AND CLIMBING ~1500 FT IN ALTITUDE THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS. ENGINE SEEMS TO LACK FUEL FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN ABRUPTLY SURGES FORWARD. OFTEN THIS WOULD OSCILLATE BETWEEN STARVING FOR FUEL AND SURGING FORWARD. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY, IF NOT THERE WOULD BE GREAT DANGER OF LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE PROBLEM WAS LOCATED ON PUBLIC INTERNET FORUMS (HTTP://WWW.FJRFORUM.COM/FORUM//INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=23179). CONFIRMING THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR