2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR Complaints

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  • 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR
    - PORTAGE, MI

    RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACEMENT PARTS HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR
    - ENID, OK

    DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE REAR WHEEL LOCK UP RECALL 03V309000 FOR OVER 2 MONTHS BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR
    - ODESSA, NY

    DUE TO THE TYPE OF DESIGN, TO CORRECT THE DEFECT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE FRAME AND TOTALLY DISMANTLED. *PH CONSUMER FELT THAT DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE REPAIR ON ENGINE, YAMAHA SHOULD PUT AN AFTER MARKET WARRANTY FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS OR 3000 MILES. ALSO, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM YAMAHA ON TRANSMISSION RETAINING CIRCLIP FAILURE. *LA

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR
    - EUGENE, OR

    WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH TRANSMISSION LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATES THE SECOND GEAR BROKE. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR
    - NORTH BABYLON, NY

    THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICED (NHTSA 03-V-309-000) REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION GEARS AND SHAFTS. THERE ARE NOT PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR APRIL 12 (10 WEEKS AWAY) FOR A POTENTIALLY FATAL DEFECT. *NM

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR
    - DELAWARE, OH

    MOTORCYCLE LEAKS FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT MOTORCYCLE WILL CATCH FIRE. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR
    - ODESSA, TX

    RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A WAITING LIST WITH 100 PEOPLE, AND HAD NO INFORMATION ON WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR SILVERADO
    - MEMPHIS, TN

    CONSUMER WAS SHIFTING THE GEARS AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR. THIS CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT GEAR SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR
    - CINCINNATI, OH

    WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. *AK A POLICE OFFICER WITNESSED THE CONSUMER SKID TO A STOP WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKED. *PH *JB

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR
    - CHICAGO, IL

    NHTSA RECALL 03-V-309-000: IN THE TRANSMISSION ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE SECOND/THIRD PINION GEAR MAY BE INCORRECTLY MACHINED WHICH COULD CAUSE ABNORMAL WEAR THAT EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN A BROKEN RETAINER CLIP. DEALER WILL KEEP MOTORCYCLES FOR TWO WEEKS DIDN'T HAVE PARTS.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE