2002 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR Complaints

YAMAHA SAFETY RECALL TRANSMISSION MODIFICATION. NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. *JB

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE SYMPTOM IS RANDOM AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON HOT DAYS OR WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT.*AK

I HAVE A 2002 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR. I BOUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE NEW FROM THE DEALER AS A 2002 LEFTOVER IN MAY OF 2003. A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE, I WAS RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE BIKE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. BEING A FEW MILES FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE, I DECIDED IT WOULD BE SAFER TO STOP THERE, SO I CONTINUED ON TO HIS HOUSE. WHEN I PULLED IN THE DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED MY REAR BRAKE ROTOR WAS GLOWING RED AND THE WHOLE CALIPER WAS SMOKING AND HOT. THE BRAKE LINE MELTED AND LEAKED FLUID ON THE HOT CALIPER AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A WATER HOSE AND EVENTUALLY TRAILERED THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER WHO EVENTUALLY FIXED IT AFTER I HAD TO SPEND MY OWN MONEY BUY AN AFTERMARKET STEEL BRAIDED BRAKE LINE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET A STOCK PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. THE REST OF THE WORK WAS DONE UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER INSTANCES WITH THE ROAD STAR WARRIOR WHERE THE REAR BRAKE FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER.*AK

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2002 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR STICKING...HAD IT SEVICED AND REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST.*AK

I OWN A 2002 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR. THE FUEL "QUICK DISCONNECTS" ARE IN MY OPINION, DESIGNED & ENGINEERED VERY POORLY. THEY VIBRATE OFF THE SEAT. THEY HAVE NEVER LEAKED FUEL, THE LOCKING TAB MAKES IT STAY LOCKED SO IT WON'T LEAK. HOWEVER, WHEN IT IS AGAINST THE LOCKING TAB, IT MOVES OFF ITS SEAT ABOUT 3/16" AND RESULTS IN NO FUEL FLOW FROM THE UPPER TANK TO THE LOWER TANK WHERE THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP IS. THAT RESULTS IN A "STALL" SITUATION. I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WAITING FOR IT TO TURN GREEN, I STARTED OUT AS I ALWAYS DO. I WAS AT 8 MPH & THE BIKE STALLED OUT. THE LADY BEHIND CAME WITHIN INCHES OF REARENDING ME, NO EXAGGERATION. I WAS SCARED, MY HEART WAS RACING. IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HER FAULT, SHE SAW NO BRAKE LIGHT AS I WAS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES. NO, I WASN'T HURT THIS TIME. BUT IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, I WONDER IF YAMAHA MOTOR CORP. WOULD HAVE TOLD MY WIFE & DAUGHTER, "SORRY WE DESIGNED A PISSPOOR FUEL CONNECTOR THAT GOT YOUR HUSBAND & FATHER KILLED". THIS ALSO RESULTS IN A LOW FUEL LIGHT SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN THE TANK HAS PLENTY OF FUEL. THIS CONNECTOR NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED SO AS NOT TO BACK OFF WHEN THE CONNECTOR IS FULLY SEATED. BUT IT WILL VIBRATE ENOUGH TO COME OFF ITS SEAT JUST ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY KILL SOMEONE ALL BECAUSE OF DECREASED FUEL FLOW. PLEASE SHOW THIS TO YAMAHA. I KNOW ONE PERSON WITH A COMPLAINT LIKE THIS WON'T MEAN "CRAP" TO THEM BUT I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. NOT LOOKED INTO BUT REMEDIED. I'VE WORKED ON GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES FOR 14 YEARS, I'M AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECH SO I'M NOT TALKING OUT OF MY [XXX]. I KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT MOTORIZED VEHICLES. I'M NOT GOING OFF OF SOMETHING SOMEONE ELSE HAS SAID. A LOT OF WARRIOR OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE. TRY RSWARRIOR.COM FORUM & SEE FOR YOURSELF. MY VIN # IS [XXX]. I KNOW YAMAHA DOESN'TCARE! [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IT IS WITH THE UTMOST CONCERN THAT I, AS AN OWNER OF A 2002 YAMAHA ROAD STAR, PROVIDE THIS COMMUNICATION TO YOU AND THE YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA. IT HAS BEEN KNOWN THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHEREBY AT UNEXPECTED TIMES THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS, WHICH CAN AND HAS CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE RIDER, THEREBY ENDANGERING THE SAFETY AND LIFE OF THE RIDER, PASSENGER, AND OTHER VEHICLES, PASSENGERS, AND PEDESTRIANS IN THE AREA. THE OCCURRENCE OF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY MEMBERS OF THE ROAD STAR RIDERS FORUM HTTP://FORUMS.DELPHIFORUMS.COM/1602/MESSAGES), WHICH IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS AND OWNERS OF ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLES ON A GLOBAL BASIS. IT IS AN ON-GOING, REPETITIVE INCIDENT AND HAS HAPPENED AS RECENTLY AS APRIL OF 2003. THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE A MATTER OF GRIEVOUS ANXIETY AND ALARM TO ME AS AN OWNER OF A ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLE. PLEASE RESPOND IMMEDIATELY WITH WHAT ACTION IS APPROPRIATE BY THE YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA IN ORDER TO ENSURE MY SAFETY AND WELL BEING, WHILE I AM ENGAGED IN OPERATING THE AFOREMENTIONED VEHICLE MANUFACTURED BY YOUR COMPANY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ACTION INTO THIS SERIOUS SITUATION. MY 2002 ROADSTAR SILVERADO CURRENTLY HAS A TRANSMISSION NOISE IN IT AND MY DEALER CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS. *AK

YAMAHA ROADSTAR 2002 MIDNIGHT STAR MFTG DATE 7/01 HAS FAULTY TRANSMISSION WHICH CAN CAUSE INJURY TO THE RIDER. *AK

YAMAHA 2002 ROAD STAR TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO ALSO LOCK UP AT BETWEEN 45-50 MPH WITH LITTLE WARNING.*AK

THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED TO STOP AT A LIGHT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *TS *NLM