2006 YAMAHA XV19 Complaints

MY 2006 YAMAHA STAR ROADLINER S STARTED MAKING A NOTICEABLE CLATTERING NOISE IN 3RD GEAR SHORTLY BEFORE I HAD 18,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE MY 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR DID BEFORE A DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE TEETH MISSING FROM ONE OF THE GEARS IN IT'S TRANSMISSION. I TOOK THE BIKE TO RIDE NOW SURPRISE (A YAMAHA DEALER) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE NOISE IS NORMAL. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE BIKE DID NOT MAKE THE NOISE FOR THE FIRST 17,000 MILES. I CALLED YAMAHA CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AND THAT I SHOULD GET A SECOND OPINION. I AN GOING TO PICK THE BIKE UP FROM RIDE NOW TOMORROW (2/22/08) AND BRING IT TO ANOTHER DEALER ASAP. I'M FILING THIS REPORT AS EVIDENCE IN THE EVENT OF A POSSIBLE (CATASTROPHIC) TRANSMISSION FAILURE EN ROUTE. *TR

ON THE 2006 AND 2007 STRATOLINER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU DUE TO THE EXTREME GLARE FROM THE SPEEDOMETER LIGHT.

I HAVE A 2006 YAMAHA STRATOLINER (S) WITH 2346 MILES. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS THAT FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BIKE JUST QUITS RUNNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES NOW. WHICH AS YOU CAN GUESS COULD BE DEADLY AT AN INTERSECTION. THE BIKE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE CONTACTED YAMAHA BUT YAMAHA CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG AND THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. THIS IS A LIE. IN DIFFERENT FORUMS ON THE INTERNET IT IS A WIDE TOPIC AND YAMAHA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY OWNERS AND TECH SUPPORT FROM THE DEALERSHIPS. *JB

FACTORY CRIMP CONNECTOR INSIDE MY YAMAHA DRIVING LAMPS ON MY 2006 YAMAHA STRATOLINER MOTORCYCLE. MELTED CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO FAIL AT NIGHT. I AM NOT THE FIRST TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTOR YAMAHA USED HAS MELTED. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE MELTED CONNECTOR TAKEN WHEN I OPENED THE LIGHT HOUSING THINKING IT WAS JUST A BURNT OUT BULB. *JB

MUCH TO MY DISMAY, I DISCOVERED LAST WEEK, THAT MY NEW $16000, 2006 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE, MODEL XVZ13, HEAVY TOURING CRUISER, IS NOT EQUIPPED, FROM THE FACTORY, WITH "HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS". AFTER ENCOUNTERING HEAVY FOG FOR OVER 80 MILES, I WISHED TO TURN ON MY 4-WAY FLASHERS FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. THERE IS NONE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE, AS IT IS SOLD IN THE USA. THE MANUFACTURER, YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION USA, APPARENTLY CHOSE TO ELIMINATE THE "HAZARD WARNING FLASHER" SWITCH ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, REPLACING THE NORMAL SWITCH, AS USED ON SIMILAR MODELS, WITH A "CRUISE CONTROL" SWITCH. THIS IS A HUGE OVERSIGHT FROM YAMAHA, AND CREATES A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM, IN CASE OF A ROADSIDE HAZARDOUS CONDITION, SUCH AS FLAT TIRE, EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, ETC. I HAVE ALWAYS ASSUMED THAT US LAWS CALLED FOR VEHICLE AND STREET MOTORCYCLES BE FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH THIS SIMPLE DEVICE? PLEASE CLARIFY THE CURRENT REGULATIONS FOR ME, AND IF THIS IS A REQUIRED ITEM, YAMAHA MOTORS SHOULD BE CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY. *JB

POSSIBLE FAILURE OF VALVES IN REAR CYLINDER OF THE YAMAHA ROAD STAR CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. THIS CAN (AND HAS) PUT THE DRIVER AND / OR PASSENGER IN DANGER. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THESE MOTORCYCLES FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND YAMAHA HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT OR PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING. *JB

I WAS RIDING HOME FROM CINCINNATI ON MY 2005 YAMAHA ROAD STAR GOING WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 74. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN MY V-TWIN ENGINE INSTANTLY LOST POWER. THE SEMI IN THE PASSING LANE BEHIND ME HAD TO LOCK UP HIS BRAKES CAUSING ALL WESTBOUND TRAFFIC TO COME TO A STAND STILL. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, NOBODY GOT HURT THIS TIME. I HAD THE BIKE TOWED HOME SO I COULD INSPECT WHY THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. AFTER REMOVING REAR CYLINDER HEAD, I FOUND SLUDGE ON ONE OF THE EXHAUST VALVES AND THE VALVE WAS STICKING. THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED ON MY 2003 YAMAHA ROAD STAR, WHICH I TRADED IN FOR THE 2005 MODEL BECAUSE OF A STICKING VALVE PROBLEM. I THINK THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO SO THAT MAYBE IT WILL HELP TO PREVENT A LOSS OF LIFE. *JB

2006 YAMAHA ROADSTAR MOTORCYCLE. AT ABOUT 5000 MILES ON ODOMETER IT STARTED RUNNING POORLY. PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE UNTIL AUGUST 14TH WHEN THE REAR CYLINDER SUDDENLY LOSS ALL POWER WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER THE MOTORCYCLE AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (WRONG SIDE) BEFORE GETTING HIT BY TRAFFIC. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN WITHIN YAMAHA AS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET IT REPAIRED HAVE FAILED. THE MOTORCYCLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP UNTIL THEY DECIDE WHAT TO DO AS IT IS UNSAFE TO RIDE. *JB

THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR ON MY 2006 YAMAHA XV1700 (WARRIOR) BEGAN TO FAIL. THIS CAUSED ERRATIC HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION TO THE POINT OF BECOMING INOPERABLE. HAD IT FAILED COMPLETELY, MY ENGINE WOULD HAVE JUST DIED DURING OPERATION, WHICH COULD HAVE VERY LIKELY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB