2003 YAMAHA ROAD STAR Complaints

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (03V309000 SUBJECT: REAR WHEEL LOCK UP) AND CONTACTED TWO DEALERS. NEITHER DEALER HAD THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE RECALL AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ANOTHER ONE TO TWO MONTHS. BOTH DEALERS ALSO HAVE A LONG WAITING LIST. *NM

RECALL# 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE.. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO STATED THE MANUFACTURER WILL SEND THE PARTS AT THE END OF MARCH 2004, AND CONSUMER MUST GO ON A WAITING LIST. CONSUMER CONTACTED SEVERAL OTHER DEALERS WHO ALSO DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND GOT THAT ISSUE RESOLVED DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO PERFORM REPAIRS. RECALL LETTER INDICATED NOT TO DRIVE THE MOTORCYCLE UNTIL RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED.*AK

REGARDING: YAMAHA WARRIOR CAMPAIGN#03V309000. I LEARNED ON YOUR WEBSITE THAT RECALL STARTED AUG 03, YET I WAS NOTIFIED JAN 04. YAMAHA DEALER SAID PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TILL MARCH. I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS TO BE RECTIFYING A SAFETY PROBLEM "IN A TIMELY FASHION". *AK

CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HOWEVER, PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF FEBRUARY. *AK

SAFETY RECALL REGARDING MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR. I RECIEVED THE RECALL BY MAIL TODAY, AND CALLED BOTH LOCALL DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE ONLY GETTING FOUR RECALL REPAIR KITS EACH PER WEEK AND HAVE A LONG WAITING LIST. TWO TO THREE MONTHS>

RECALL# 03V309000 SUBJECT: REAR WHEEL LOCK UP. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO HAD NO PARTS OR INFORMATION ON WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *JB

BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURE OF YAMAHA ARE NOT SURE WHEN THE PARTS ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN A MONTH AND THEY ARE SAYING IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER MONTH AND ADVISED THE CONSUMER NOT TO DRIVE THE MOTORCYCLE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V309000 TRANSMISSION; REAR WHEEL LOCK-UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

PROBLEMS GETTING RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON VEHICLE DUE TO PARTS AVAILABILITY.*MR *CB

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH MOTORCYCLE'S FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FELL OFF. AS A RESULT, DRIVER LOSTS ALL BRAKING ABILITY. *AK