2000 YAMAHA ROAD STAR Complaints

WHILE SHIFTING IN GEAR THERE IS A LOUD NOISE AND HESITATION INSIDE OF THE GEAR BOX. *AK

YAMAHA ROADSTAR MOTORCYCLE 2000, BUILT BEFORE MARCH OF 2000. SPRING INSIDE TRANSMISSION BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF SHIFT CAPABILITY. BREAK OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, SO SPRING PARTS DID NOT INTERFERE WITH FORWARD MOVEMENT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED IF PIECE OF SPRING HAD LODGED BETWEEN GEAR TEETH. SPRING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER OCCASIONAL HARD SHIFTS OCCUR.*AK

I AM CONCERNED FOR MY OWN AND MY FAMILY MEMBERS SAFETY DUE TO REPORTED TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON YAMAHA ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLES. THESE FAILURES HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO ADVANCE WARNINGS. THE TRANSMISSION "LOCKS UP" THEREBY LOCKING THE REAR WHEEL.*AK

MY MOTORCYCLE, 2000 YAMAHA ROADSTAR, VIN. NO. [XXX], HAS NOT BEEN OPERATED IN MORE THAN A YEAR. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR ALL SERVICE TO PUT IT BACK ON ROAD, INCLUDING SERVICE UNDER RECALL 01V094000. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MUFFLER BRACKET ONLY NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED. RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED. MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE CONTINUALLY RINGS BUSY 800.962.7962. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME AN ANSWER AS TO WHAT, IF ANYTHING, NEEDS TO BE DONE? *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR FAILURE LED TO 3 COLLAPSED LIFTERS AND SUBSIQUENT ENGINE FAILURE.

REAR FENDER CRACKS ON THIS MODEL BEHIND THE FENDER SUPPORT. IF THIS CONDITION GOES UNNOTICED BY THE DRIVER THE FENDER MAY BUCKLE AND FALL TO CONTACT THE REAR TIRE CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE. CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY DENY THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN SPITE OF AN ESTIMATED 30% OF ALL OWNERS COMPLAINING OF EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM.*AK

FRONT TIRE WAS PLACED ON MOTOR CYCLE BACKWARDS. ARROW INDICATED DIRECTION TIRE SHOULD BE. TIRE HAD A KNOT IN IT. STEERING WOULD SHAKE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED A CRACK IN THE REAR FENDER, THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW FENDER WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO ARRIVE IN ONE WEEK BUT IT HAS BEEN 5 WEEKS AND THE FENDER HAS NOT ARRIVED YET. NLM