2003 YAMAHA ROAD STAR SILVERADO Complaints

I HAVE A 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR THAT YAMAHA TELLS ME I CAN'T RIDE BECAUSE IT WILL LOCKED UP AND WOULD KILL ME. I HAVE ONLY 2200 MILES ON IT BUT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AT ANYTIME WHILE RIDDING IT BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION BEING DEFECTIVE..NOW I CAN'T RIDE IT BUT STILL HAVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON IT BECAUSE YAMAHA CANT SUPPLY THE PARTS TO FIX IT FOR A WHILE..EVEN WHEN IT'S FIXED THE VALUE WILL NOT BE WHAT I OWE ON IT ....ITS REALLY SAD. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL# 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE LAST FOUR WEEKS AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 4/16/2004.*AK

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT IS TAKING FOR YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE CORP. TO PROVIDE THE PARTS FOR MY MOTORCYCLE TRANSMISSION RECALL (2003 ROAD STAR). IT HAS A TWELVE MONTH UNLIMITED MILEAGE WARRANTY AND THE BIKE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE RIDDEN UNTIL IT IS FIXED. IT IS MY PRIMARY MEANS OF COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK. CAN SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THE RECALL PARTS TIME LINE? MY DEALER SUGGESTED IT WAS PROBABLY OK TO CONTINUE RIDING THE BIKE EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL SAID NOT TO. WHAT IS THE LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS IF I CONTINUE TO RIDE? MY WARRANTY COULD EXPIRE BEFORE THE BIKE IS EVEN FIXED. THE CONSUMER IS GETTING A VERY BAD END OF THE STICK DEAL ON THIS ONE. HOW CAN I FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE PRODUCT?*AK

O JANUARY 7, 2004 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

ARE YOU AWARE OF THE MISERABLE HANDLING OF THE LATEST YAMAHA RECALL? IF NOT READ SOME OF THE POSTINGS ON THIS FORUM HTTP://WWW.ULTIMATECYCLE.COM/FORUM/THREAD.ASP?TID=674. I AM OUT AT LEAST THREE MONTHS OF RIDING, CELL CALLS, BIKE RENTAL FOR THE RIDES I HOST AND THE INSURANCE MONEY. I STILL HAVE NO FIRM DATE WHEN REPAIRS WILL BE MADE. IS THIS ACTIONABLE? PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR SILVERADO VIN # [XXX] INVOLVED IN THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. THIS BIKE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO BE RIDEN AND YAMAHA CANNOT TELL ME WHEN THEY WILL BE RECEIVING ANY PARTS. I CALLED MY DEALER TODAY AND THE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PARTS FOR OVER 4 WEEKS. PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 MONTHS AND THEY HAVE KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM LONG BEFORE.*AK UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM YAMAHA ON TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS INCORRECTLY MACHINED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND SAID THAT CUSTOMER HAS TO TRANSPORT MOTORCYCLE FOR REPAIR. *LA *SC THE CONSUMER TRADED IN THE VEHICLE. *JB

ONE MONTHS AGO CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD WAIT UNTIL JUNE 2004. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THIS MOTORCYCLE COST $13,000, AND REPRESENTED HIS ONLY METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION FROM HOME TO WORK. *AK

RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. ON FEBRUARY 20,2004 CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN AND PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON 1/23/2004 AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD NO PARTS TO REPAIR THE RECALL NO DID THEY HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE RECALL LETTER ADVISED THE OWNERS NOT TO DRIVE THE MOTORCYCLE UNTIL THE RECALL WAS DONE. *NM RECALL#03V309000 *SC