YAMAHA Complaints

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2007 YAMHA YZF R1 MOTORCYCLE TOOK APPROXIMATELY 4-9SECONDS TO ACCELERATE WHEN IN SECOND GEAR. THIS PROBLEM GENERALLY OCCURRED AT 47-49 MPH AND 5500 RPMS. THE CONTACT STATED ONCE ACCELERATED IT LURCHED MORE THAN HE WOULD LIKE. THE CONTACT FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM DURING ICY ROAD CONDITIONS, CONTACT NOTICED THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM OCCURRED DURING ALL ROAD CONDITIONS, AND THEREWAS NO PARTICULAR TIME OF THE DAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED.. YAMAHA INFORMED THE CONTACT THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE WAY THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DESIGNED, AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MOTORCYCLE CURRENTLY HAD 1,000 MILES.

WHILE RIDING M Y 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING IT TO SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR ANY RECALLS ON THE BIKE. WHEN I FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL I TOOK THE BIKE TO MY LOCAL DEALER, THE RAN THE VIN# AND SAID THAT IT HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE RECALL STATES THAT AFTER THE MODIFICATIONS ARE COMPLETE STAMP A "*" ABOVE THE A ON THE VIN#. MY BIKE DOES NOT HAVE THE STAMP, THE DEALER SAID THAT DON'T MATTER BECAUSE HE KNOWS IT WAS DONE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE RIDING THE BIKE SINCE THE RECALL STATES DO NOT RIDE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH WILL RESULT. IF THE BIKE SHIFTED PROPERLY I WOULD FEEL MORE CONFIDENT THAT THE WORK WAS COMPLETED. *JB

IT IS WIDELY KNOWN THAT THE 1ST AND 2ND GENERATION YAMAHA YZF R1 TRANSMISSIONS HAVE FAULTY 2ND GEARS WHICH WILL "SLIP" WHILE ACCELERATING, OR OUTRIGHT BECOMES USELESS CAUSING THE RIDER TO SKIP 2ND GEAR ALL TOGETHER AND GO STRAIGHT TO 3RD GEAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS IN SITUATIONS WHERE IT'S NECESSARY TO ACCELERATE TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND THE TORQUE CURVE IS INTERRUPTED BECAUSE OF THE SLIPPING OR THE SKIP TO 3RD GEAR WHICH HAS TO BE DONE WITH GREAT CARE AND THOUGHT. YAMAHA WILL NOT COVER THIS REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT'S CAUSED BY ABUSE BY THE RIDER. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA R6 WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 1,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE AT 40 MPH AND SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR THE THROTTLE FROZE IN AND OPEN POSITION AND THE MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO RAISE UP. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE SIDE, CRASHED, AND THE MOTORCYCLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED THE RECALL 06V442000 WHICH WAS THE NOTED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE CONTACTS VEHICLE HAD RIGHT BEFORE THE CRASH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT SINCE THE MOTORCYCLE HAD BEEN DESTROYED DUE TO THE FIRE THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE BURDEN OF PROOF WAS ON HIM THAT THE CRASH WAS A RESULT OF THE RECALL . THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE POLICE REPORT STATED HER SON POPPED A WHEELIE THAT WAS NOT A CORRECT STATEMENT HE GAVE. THE CONSUMER STATED HER SON SAID WHEN HE SHIFTED TO THIRD GEAR IT CAME UP ON THE BACK TIRE AND KEPT COMING BACK AND HE KICKED IT AWAY FROM HIM. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT IS WHY HE WOULD NOT SIGN THE POLICE REPORT, HOWEVER THE POLICE REPORT STATES VICTIM INJURED UNABLE TO SIGN. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAS PICTURES OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND THE POLICE REPORT. UPDATE 4/23/07 *TR

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

MY THROTTLE GOT STUCK OR IT FELT AS IT DID , I WASN'T ABLE TO STOP I HELD THE BRAKES BUT COULDN'T STOP , AFTER THAT I STARTED GETTING SCARED I HIT THE KILL SWITCH NOTHING THE BIKE STAYED ON ,ALL I THOUGHT WAS JUMPING OFF SO I DID , IT REALLY SCARED ME , WHEN I JUMPED I GOT A KNEE INJURY. *NM

YAMAHA FJR1300, 2005 MODEL, EXHAUST VALVE NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH FAULTY VALVE GUIDE AND VALVE GUIDE SEAL DESIGN. THE NOISE STARTED AROUND 5000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED TO A LOUD TICKING. YAMAHA DEALER SAYS IT COULD BE A PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MODEL BUT ADVISED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR THE 2003-2005 FJR1300 MODELS AND YAMAHA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE FJR1300 OWNERS GROUP HAS DOCUMENTED SOME REPAIRS PAID FOR BY YAMAHA BUT ONLY AFTER REPEATED COMPLAINTS TO YAMAHA DIRECTLY. MY FJR1300 IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM STUCK WITH A LEMON. THE VALVE PROBLEM WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN ENGINE DAMAGE MAKING THE MOTORCYCLE USELESS. THE OUT OF POCKET COST FOR REPAIR IS WELL OVER $1000. *JB

2006 YAMAHA YZF-R6 ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. APPROXIMATELY 6000 MILES ON ODOMETER. FUEL PUMP AND TPS REPLACED. STILL SPORADICALLY SHUTS OFF. *JB

I HAVE A 2006 YAMAHA MAJESTY MOTOR SCOOTER. TWICE IN THE MORNING WHEN I WAS PRACTICING LOW SPEED RIDING THE BIKE STALLED AND NEEDED TO BE RESTARTED. THE WEB SITE MAJESTYUSA.COM OFFERED REPORTS OF RIDERS WHO EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS STALLING PROBLEM COULD HAVE SOME SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. THE MOTOR SCOOTER HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHICH WORKS FINE EXCEPT FOR WHEN IT STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN IDLING. IN MY CASE, THE STALLING OCCURRED DURING TWO LOW SPEED MANEUVERS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE KICKSTAND ON THE VEHICLE WAS TOO SHORT. THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE BENT THE KICKSTAND AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FALL DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. THE SALES/ SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NOT THE MANUFACTURER.