2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1. WHILE DRIVING 48 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN HE TURNS THE THROTTLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS ONLY OCCURS IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPM. INITIALLY, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT YAMAHA. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY STATING THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE IS NO FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 48 MPH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,250.

2007 YAMAHA YZF R-1: A DISTINCTIVE AND DANGEROUS THROTTLE LAG THAT OCCURS IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM THAT LASTS FOR 3~5 SECONDS. I HAVE HAD A CLOSE CALL UNDER HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATHS. YAMAHA CUSTOMER SUPPORT WAS CALLED AND I WAS TOLD THAT " MODEL DOES THAT" AND THAT THEY HAD NO "FIX" FOR IT. *JB

2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1 SUPER SPORT MOTORCYCLE. THERE IS A CONSTANT FAILURE MODE IN THE ENGINE MAPPING THAT CAUSES SLOW ENGINE ACCELERATION IN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 2ND GEAR, 5500 RPMS. THIS CONDITION CAN BECOME A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE WHEN MANEUVERING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, OR EXPECTING ENGINE POWER TO HELP STAND THE MOTORCYCLE UP AFTER A TIGHT TURN. AFTER CONTACTING YAMAHA, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINEERS HAS EVALUATED THE CONDITION AS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. YAMAHA HAS NO PLANS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1, WHICH STALLED FOR TWO TO THREE SECONDS WHEN THE ENGINE REACHED 5500 RPMS AND THE THROTTLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH MODEL OF THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE THAT MAY CAUSE A CRASH WHILE DRIVING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 331 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. *AK

I PURCHASED MY MOTORCYCLE BRAND NEW AND NOTICED ONE DAY WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE IN SECOND GEAR AFTER SLOWING THAT THE BIKE DID NOT RESPOND. THE BIKE ACTED AS IF IN SLOW MOTION AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER RETURNED TO IT. IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO IT TO THIS DAY AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS A VERY REAL SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A VEHICLE THAT WAS MOVING INTO MY LANE. LUCKILY THEY NOTICED ME AT THE LAST MINUTE BUT I CAN'T EXPECT THAT TO ALWAYS BE THE CASE. *JB

I KNOW IN FACT I'M NOT THE FIRST TO MAKE A COMPLAINT REGARDING AN ISSUE THAT I HAVE ON MY 2007 YAMAHA YZF R1 MOTORCYCLE. THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST DESCRIPTION I CAN GIVE FOR A THROTTLE LAG PROBLEM IN THE 2ND GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 5000-5500 RPM. THE MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE OPENING AND HESITATES FOR APPROX. 2 SECONDS BEFORE IT WILL ACCELERATE. I FOR ONE THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY DURING INTERSTATE RIDING WHEN THE NEED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY EXISTS. AT THIS POINT YAMAHA HASN'T RESPONDED TO THE PROBLEM AND I AM A MEMBER OF R1 FORUM.COM AND THE MAJORITY OF OWNERS OF THE 2007 MODEL HAS EXPERIENCED. I AM HOPING THAT NHTSA CAN HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT YAMAHA REFUSES TO CORRECT AND HOPEFULLY GET A RECALL ISSUED. ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER WOULD TRULY BE APPRECIATED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM 47 TO 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR THREE TO FIVE SECONDS. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOURTEEN DAYS AGO. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT ON TWO OCCASIONS WITH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER, BOTH HAVE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 636, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50.*AK THE CONSUMER PROVIDED INFORMATION ON OTHER COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THE SAME PROBLEM. UPDATED 05/04/07*TR

THERE IS A THROTTLE LAG ON MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AT SECOND GEAR 5500 RPMS. *AK

I WAS RIDING ON THE FREEWAY ON ROUTE 1. I TRIED TO PASS A CAR IN TRAFFIC IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM NO THROTTLE RESPONSE FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS. THIS BIKE DID NOT ACCELERATE FROM 5500 RPMS IN 2ND GEAR PROPERLY. HAVING NO THROTTLE RESPONSE IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE. YAMAHA SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BIKE. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GOT HURT .*AK

2007 YAMAHA R1, THROTTLE LAGGED AT AROUND 5500 RPMS. NO RESPONSE FOR A FEW SECONDS. CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WHEN NEED TO SPEED UP OR TAKE OFF BEFORE BEING RAN OVER A SUV OR IN AN INTERSECTION OR OVERTAKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. FOOT PEG BRACKET BROKEN. WAS PARKING THE BIKE WHEN I PUT SOME PRESSURE ON THE FOOT PEG, IT BROKE AND MYSELF AND THE BIKE WENT DOWN. NO INJURIES, JUST DAMAGES WHICH I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED BY YAMAHA.... BUT IT COULD BE FATAL IN CASE OF RIDING IN TRAFFIC. I REALLY THOUGHT SOMEHOW I SCREWED UP, AND REASON WHY I WENT DOWN, UNTIL I FOUND OUT THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT MY BIKE AND I WENT DOWN BECAUSE OF A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIAL USED IN THE FOOT PEG. I HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE.... PLUS ORDERED A NEW FOOT PEG, AND IT IS ON BACK ORDER.! MAYBE YAMAHA TOOK THEM ALL OFF THE MARKET , AND IS REPLACING THEM WITH NEW ONES? OR MAYBE IT MEANT MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING TO BUY NEW ONES. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND ACTIONS TAKEN?*AK