2003 YAMAHA ROAD STAR LIMITED EDITION Complaints

CAMPAIGN # 03V309000 MY ROAD STAR HAS BEEN AT MY DEALER SINCE 1/16/04 WAITING FOR THE REPAIR. I THINK ALMOST TWO MONTHS IS REASONABLE TIME FOR THE REPAIR. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL RECIEVE NECESSARY PARTS.*AK

RECALL OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. PARTS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR REPAIR ARE NOT AVAILABLE. NO TIME FRAME FOR REPAIRS. TWO (2) MONTHS SINCE RECALL NOTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE VEHICLE UNTIL COMPLETED. VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE INSURED AND LOANS PAID BUT UNABLE TO USE VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL ON MY 2003 YAMAHA ROAD STAR SE. RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FROM YAMAHA IN JANUARY, DEALER HAS NO PARTS TO REPAIR WITH NO DATES AS TO WHEN TO EXPECT THEM. WROTE AND CALLED YAMAHA HEAD QUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE LOANER, BUY BACK THE BIKE, OR EXTEND WARRANTY. MY BIKE HAS 4700 MILES ON IT AND THEY WANT TO TEAR DOWN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO REPAIR IT, ONCE THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THIS WOULD MAKE THE BIKE A REBUILD, I PAID FOR A NEW BIKE, NOT A REBUILD. I AM ALSO MAKING MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON A BIKE YAMAHA SAYS NOT TO RIDE UNTIL REPAIRS OR DONE. I THEN TRIED TO TRADE IN MY FEW MONTH OLD BIKE FOR NEW 2004 ROAD STAR THROUGH SEVERAL DEALERS IN OKC, IT WAS A JOKE! THEY WANTED ME TO PAY 4 - 6 THOUSAND DOLLAR DIFFERENCE. THE BIKES ARE LESS THAN $300 DIFFERENCE IN PRICE FROM 2003 AND 2004. NOTE: THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM LOCKS UP THE BAKE WHEEL, WHICH IS VERY SERIOUS! I THINK THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN FATALITIES!*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON JANUARY 20, 2004 REGARDING TRANSMISSION. FAILURE. DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD WAIT AT LEAST FIVE MONTHS. *AK