2006 YAMAHA XVS11 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 (NA) YAMAHA XVS1100 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE RIDING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A SCHOOL BUS. THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE CONTACT'S WEIGHT AND HE WAS THROWN 80 FEET IN THE AIR. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

WHILE ACCELERATING, THE REAR TIRE LOCKED UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED, BOTH AT LOW SPEEDS. WHAT IS THE FIX FOR THIS BEHAVIOR? *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THROUGH CURVES AND HILLS, WITH VARIOUS LEVELS OF LOAD ON THE ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAIN, A LOUD BUZZING/WHINING NOISE WAS BEING PRODUCED FROM THE ENGINE AREA ACCOMPANIED WITH SPEEDOMETER FAILURE WHEN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE PUT UNDER LOAD. WHEN ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAIN WERE UNDER NO LOAD (COASTING), THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. INSPECTION OF ENGINE/TRANSMISSION AND FINAL DRIVE FLUIDS REVEALED EVERYTHING TO BE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AGAIN, THERE WAS NO NOISE PRODUCED AND APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THREE MONTHS LATER THE SAME ISSUE PRESENTED ITSELF WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS, BUT WENT AWAY AFTER INSPECTING THE MOTORCYCLE. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE NUT HOLDING THE YOKE TO THE MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT/PINION GEAR HAD LOOSENED APPROXIMATELY THREE THREADS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA 1100 SILVERADO MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST ALL POWER BUT DID NOT STALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD BECOME SHREDDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000. UPDATED 09/05/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED IN HALF/

I HAD JUST STARTED OUT FROM A STOP, SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR WHEN THE BIKE STARTED TO CLATTER. AS I HAD BEEN STOPPED AT THE LOCAL MOTORCYCLE REPAIR SHOP, I RETURNED THERE AND LEFT THE MOTORCYCLE. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE SHOP AND HAD THE MECHANIC CHECK THE BIKE OUT. HE TOLD ME THAT THE MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT HAD COME APART. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THE SHAFT HAD BROKEN BEHIND THE RETAING NUT FOR THE UNIVERSAL JOINT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON SEVERAL YEAR MODEL'S OF THIS MOTORCYCLE (YAMAHA V-STAR-1100) COMPLAINT'S TO NHTSA. SEVERAL REPORTS OF REAR WHEEL LOCKING UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS HAVE BEEN SUBMITED. THERE IS ONE REPORT ON 04/24/2006 OF A PERSON HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHERE THE REAR WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP PRIOR TO A CRASH IN WHICH SHE WAS REAR-ENDED AND KILLED. IT IS UNKNKWN IF THE REAR WHEEL LOCKING UP BECAUSE OF A BROKEN MIDDLE SHAFT CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT, BUT I WOULD BE SUSPECT OF THIS. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH YAMAHA, AND THEY HAV NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS BUT THEY HAVE CHANGED THE MANFACTURE OF THIS PART, WHICH WOULD INDICATE THAT THEY WERE AWARE FO A PROBLEM. AS THE COST OF REPAIR FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS IN THE RANGE OF $2500.00 TO $3500.00 AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH FROM THE PART FAILURE, THE COMPANY SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE THIS ON ALL MODELS AFFECTED BY IT. *TR

WHILE RIDING, I BEGAN TO HEAR A WHINING OR SIREN LIKE NOISE WHILE DECELERATING. WHEN I GOT HOME I EXPLORED WHERE THE NOISE SEEMED TO COME FROM AND FOUND WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THE PASSAGE WHERE THE SPEED SENSOR IS MOUNTED THAT THE NUT HAD COME OFF OF THE MIDDLE GEAR BECAUSE IT HAD NOT BEEN STAKED PROPERLY AND WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED. FURTHERMORE IT HAS NO SAFETY, KEY, RETAINER, COTTER PIN, OR ANY OTHER DEVICE DESIGNED TO RETAIN IT SHOULD SOMETHING GO WRONG, AS IT DID IN MY CASE, AND SO SEEMS TO BE IMPROPERLY ENGINEERED OR AT THE VERY LEAST INCOMPETENTLY INSTALLED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

VEHICLE BEGAN TO WHINE, THEN THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK NOISE AND REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP. INSPECTION REVEALED THE GEAR SHAFT FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE UNIVERSAL JOINT HAD SHEARED.

WHILE RIDING DOWN THE SHORELINE AT LOW SPEEDS, MY WIFE AND I NOTICED A WHINING TYPE NOISE HAPPENING JUST WHILE THE BIKE WAS DECELERATING. I BROUGHT THE BIKE HOME AND A FRIEND OF MINE WHO USED TO WORK FOR A YAMAHA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME SINCE I HAD TO REPLACE THE BACK TIRE ANYWAY I SHOULD ALSO LUBRICATE THE SPLINE ON THE DRIVESHAFT. THE FIRST RIDE AFTER THAT WE STOPPED IN THE PARKING LOT RIGHT DOWN THE STREET WHEN WE HEARD IT AGAIN. THIS TIME THE BIKE WAS LOCKING UP JUST TRYING TO PUSH IT IN THE LOT. WHEN WE PULLED IT APART THE HEAD OF THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE U-JOINT HAD SHEARED OFF. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST. HE ALSO SAID TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $2,500.00 TO REPAIR. I WAS SAVING UP FOR THE REPAIR WHEN JUST RECENTLY I NOTICED ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I DON'T SEE HOW THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WITH THIS DESIGN. LUCKILY FOR MY WIFE AND MYSELF THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT. I HOPE A MESSAGE CAN GET OUT TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS STYLE OF MOTORCYCLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THANK YOU. *TR

2006 YAHAMA V-STAR 1100, WHILE DOWNSHIFTING YOU HEAR A WHINING NOISE ON THE MIDDLE SHAFT GEAR, THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO STOPPED WORKING, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL BIKE, THEY NEED TO TAKE THE ENTIRE ENGINE APART AND REPLACE THE BOLT THAT BROKE OFF THE MIDDLE SHAFT GEAR, THEY HAVE DONE ABOUT 6 OF THIS REPAIRS SINCE THE YEAR 2011 STARTED, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS HAZARD FOR THE BACK WHEEL CAN LOCK UP, AND YOU ARE LIABLE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. MY WHEELS LOCKED UP GOING 35 MILES PER HOUR AND I WAS READ ENDED. THE REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE IS ABOUT $2000 DOLLARS, AND THE PROBLEM IS ALSO POSTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET, PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE NATION HAVE REPORTED IT, YOU MAY SIMPLY DO A SEARCH ONLINE FOR YAHAMA V-START MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT FAILURE. YAHAMA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS MECHANICAL PROBLEM. *TR