2002 YAMAHA ROAD STAR Complaints

NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE USED FOR 4 MONTHS. *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK *NM

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

YAMAHA DEALERSHIPS HAD YET TO RECEIVED THE PARTS TO PERFORM TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PARTS. *PH

RECALL ISSUED JANUARY 30, 2004 AND MOTORCYCLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE MOTORCYCLE CANNOT BE USED UNTIL ALL RECALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. *PH *MR

TO DATE, YAMAHA DEALERSHIPS HAD NOT RECEIVED THE RECALLED PARTS. *PH CERTAIN TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS MAY NOT MEET YAMAHA QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS WHICH COULD ALLOW ABNORMAL WEAR THAT EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN A BROKEN RETAINING . THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT YAMAHA SHOULD GIVE HIM A REBUILT OR NEW ENGINE BECAUSE IF THEY TAKE THE ENGINE APART, IT WOULD RUIN ALL OF THE SEALS. (MODEL XV16) *SC RECALL 03V309000. *JB

THE PARTS TO PERFORM TRANSMISSION RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS WERE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 MONTHS.*AK

ON JANUARY 7, 2004 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT CONSUMER SHOULD WAIT UNTIL JUNE 2004. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECAL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED HIM THAT PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE, AND WON'T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL LATE APRIL. *AK

YAMAHA DEALERSHIPS DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM RECALL. *PH (RECALL #03V309000) *JB