2006 YAMAHA FJR1300A Complaints

THIS IS ON A 2006 YAMAHA FJR1300AE MODEL MOTORCYCLE WITH ABOUT 26K MILES ON IT. I STARTED THE MOTORCYCLE, IT RAN FOR ABOUT 1 TO 2 SECONDS THEN SHUTDOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY OCCURRENCE. UPON INSPECTION BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP SERVICE TECHNICIAN IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN OVERHEATED, MELTED GROUND JUNCTION IN THE MAIN ELECTRICAL HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER IS GOING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MAIN HARNESS UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAVE. THE OLD HARNESS IS BEING SENT BACK TO THE OEM FOR INSPECTION. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM MONITORING CERTAIN INTERNET FORUMS FOR THIS MACHINE THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING IDENTICAL FAILURES. INASMUCH AS THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE TO SUDDENLY STOP RUNNING, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS OR FATAL CRASH INJURY. *TR

YAMAHA FJR MOTORCYCLE. MOTORCYCLE ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK OR START. PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL GROUND SPLICE LOCATED NEAR THE LEFT FRONT UPPER CORNER OF THE ENGINE. INSPECTION REVEALED THE ELECTRICAL GROUND, GROUP SPLICE HAD OVERHEATED AND BURNT WITH ASSOCIATED BURNT WIRES. THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS SEVERAL OF THESE TYPES OF ELECTRICAL GROUND SPLICES AND THERE HAVE BEEN INTERNET REPORTS OF MANY FAILURES, NOT ALL OF THEM THE SAME SPLICE I HAD A PROBLEM WITH. THE POTENTIAL DANGER IS AN ENGINE STALL OUT AND OR NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES AT ONCE. THE OTHER POTENTIAL DANGER IS OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER THE GAS TANK DUE TO THE MELTED AND BURNT WIRES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FAILURE. *TR

MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ON MY 2006 YAMAHA FJR -1300A AND THE BIKE DIED WHILE IN MID TURN. THE START BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK, THE LIGHTS WERE ON, EVEN THOUGH THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED ON, THE GAUGES WERE ERRATIC. I TOOK THE BIKE APART ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO TRY AND LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I FOUND A BURNED GROUNDING CONNECTOR. APPARENTLY YAMAHA FEEDS 5 18 GAUGE WIRES INTO A CONNECTOR WITH ONE 18 GAUGE WIRE COMING OUT TO GROUND. THERE ARE SIX OR SEVEN CONNECTIONS LIKE THIS IN THE WIRING HARNESS. CLEANING THE CONNECTIONS WAS A TEMPORARY FIX TO GET ME HOME. I AM NOW LOOKING FOR A BETTER FIX THAT WILL BE PERMANENT. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT SPEED IN THE MOUNTAINS, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR

FAILURE OF GROUNDING COUPLER (SPIDER) CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER WHILE MOTORCYCLE IS IN MOTION. FAILURE CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL (RAIN, DIRT, ETC) FACTORS ENTERING THE COUPLER AND CAUSING CORROSION AND FAILURE TO CONDUCT ELECTRICAL GROUND. MOTORCYCLE IS DISABLED UNTIL COUPLER IS REPAIRED OR WIRING HARNESS IS REPLACED. *TR

2006 YAMAHA FJR 1300 A. WIRE CONNECTION NEAR FUEL TANK CORRODED AND WAS MELTING. HEADLAMPS QUIT, ALONG WITH HORN, TURN SIGNALS. ENGINE WOULD MISS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN THE LEFT OR RIGHT POSITION. I WAS IN THE DARK, WHEN THE LIGHTS QUIT. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER FJR 1300 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

STARTED MOTORCYCLE. WIFE AND I EXITED OUR DRIVEWAY ONTO ROAD. TRAVELED SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET DOWN THE ROAD. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE UNDERWAY DUE TO AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. LUCKILY NO INJURIES. TEMPORARILY BYPASSED (HOT WIRED) IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

RIDING ON HWY WHEN ALL POWER LOST LEAVING ME IN THE DARK (2 DIFFERENT TIMES). ALMOST RAN OFF ROAD DUE TO INSTANT DARKNESS IN RURAL AREAS. 2 TIMES SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED, WAITING TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN IS VERY DISHEARTENING. *TR

SUDDEN FAILURE OF IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED MOTORCYCLE TO STOP RUNNING. THE FAILURE KILLS ALL ELECTRICAL ASPECTS OF BIKE. HAVE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. *TR

1. 2006 YAMAHA FJR1300A, WHILE RIDING THE BIKE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY AS IF THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED, BIKE STALLED AND FELL OVER. 2.OCCURRED ONCE, BIKE WOULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO GET TRUCK AND TRAILER TO PICK ME UP AND TOOK TO DEALER. 3.NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND HARNESS WAS PUT ON IT. *TR

THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 2006 FJR1300 IS DEFECTIVE. IT WILL PERIDODICALLY NOT TURN ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO START THE MOTORCYCLE. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE FJR FORUM. *TR