2003 YAMAHA ROAD STAR Complaints

THE PARTS TO PERFORM REAR WHEEL LOCK UP RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 3 MONTHS. CURRENTLY, THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, AND THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 16 DAYS. THE RECALL LETTER INDICATED THE PROCEDURE WILL ONLY TAKE 2 DAYS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. YAMAHA, US 6555, KATELLA AVENUE, CYPRESS, CA 90630. 714-761-7300. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR.*AK *JB SERVICE MANAGER (VICTOR)

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR SILVERADO CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION. AS OF THIS DATE 4/29/2004 I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO OBTAIN THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVED THE NOTICE IN JANUARY AND HAVE NOT USED THE MOTORCYCLE SINCE THEN.

ON JANUARY 9, 2004 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE. HOWEVER, MANUFACTURER IS THE PROBLEM, THE 1-800 TELEPHONE NUMBER IS DISCONNECTED,AND CONSUMER CANNOT GET IN TOUCH WITH MANUFACTURER. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER SARAH. *AK

CONSUMER UNABLE TO GET RECALL WORK PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *PH RECALL #03V309000 *JB

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE BACKLOG OF MOTORCYCLES THAT NEED REPAIRS, IT WOULD BE A WHILE BEFORE HIS MOTORCYCLE RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR NEEDED. *PH

COMPLAINT RELATIVE TO THE UNREASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME CONSUMER HAS TO WAIT TO HAVE RECALL PERFORMED. *PH

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO SAID PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND IT WILL BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. *AK *NM

ON JANUARY 9 2004 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. *AK