2003 YAMAHA ROAD STAR Complaints

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BUT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. YAMAHA, US 6555, KATELLA AVENUE, CYPRESS, CA 90630, 714 761 7300. SERVICE MANAGER, VICTOR. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BUT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. YAMAHA, US 6555 KATELLA AVENUE, CYPRESS, CA 90630, 1800 962 7926. SERVIC EMANAGER, DANNY. *AK

TWO MONTHS AGO CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALERSHIP STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND HE INDICATED THAT CONSUMER SHOULD WAIT UNTIL MAY OF 2004. *AK

A RECALL WAS DONE ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION OF MY 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR SILVERADO ON 8/22/03. WE GOT NOTICE ON 1/5/04 FROM THE RESELLER "NOT TO DRIVE UNTIL PARTS ARE REPLACED." WE GOT THE ACTUAL RECALL LETTER 1/9/04. YAMAHA HAS NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL GET THE PARTS TO FIX THE MOTORCYCLE. WE HAVE TRIPS PLANNED AND ARE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE. MID-SUMMER IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE TIME FRAME TO HAVE IT FIXED.*AK

TWO MONTHS AGO CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA 03V309000 RECALL LETTER REGARDING SECOND/THIRD PINION GEAR MAYBE INCORRECTLY MACHINED, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED ABNORMAL WEAR THAT EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN A BROKEN RETAINER. DEALERSHIP STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT THE RECALL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY INDICATED THAT CONSUMER SHOULD WAIT UNTIL JUNE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AND CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE YAMAHA HAD NOT SENT THEM. *AK

REQUESTED HELP TO GET YAMAHA ROADSTAR TRANSMISSION RECALL PERFORMED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. (NAR) *PH *CB

COMPLAINT ON THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TOOK YAMAHA TO REPAIR THE CONSUMER'S 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR DUE TO TRANSMISSION RECALL. (NAR) *PH *CB

REQUESTED HELP TO GET YAHAMA TO EXPEDITE THE RECALL PROCESS ON THE YAMAHA ROADSTAR. (NAR) *PH *CB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FOR 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR WHICH INDICATED REPAIRS WOULD TAKE 2 DAYS. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, HE WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WOULDN'T BE AVAILABLE TO THEM UNTIL THE END OF FEB. OR EARLY MARCH. (NAR) *PH *CB