YAMAHA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 YAMAHA MT07 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 20-30 MPH IN FIRST GEAR, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK OPEN. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AS A RESULT HE FELL TO THE STREET, SUSTAINING BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187.

I WAS RIDING HOME FROM COLLEGE AND I DOWN SHIFTED FROM 4TH GEAR TO THIRD AND HEARD A NOISE AND THE BIKE STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN HOWEVER IF I SHIFT INTO THIRD IT MAKES A HORRIBLE TAPPING NOISE. SO, I HAVE BEEN RIDING THE BIKE WITHOUT USING 3RD GEAR. I AM A DISABLED VETERAN WHO LIVES ON VERY LITTLE VET BENEFITS WHICH DO NOT ALLOW FOR ME TO PAY FOR A TOP END REBUILD WHICH IS REQUIRED TO CHANGE THE GEAR. NOR CAN I PAY FOR YAMAHAS NEW THIRD GEAR ( WHICH IS NOT THE SAME PART OR PART # THAT THE BIKE WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT WITH ) THAT THEY CAME UP WITH TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

YAMAHA HAS A DEFECTIVE 3RD GEAR ISSUE WITH THE XV1900 MOTORCYCLES IN THE YEARS 2006 AND 2007. MY THIRD GEAR STARTED GRINDING DURING NORMAL OPERATION, WHICH MAKES IT TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ANY LONGER, AS MAINTAINING SPEED IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT YAMAHA HAS NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL FOR YET. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS 06 ROADLINER. THIS ISSUE WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS AND NOT DUE TO ABUSE OR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.

THE TRANSMISSION DID THE SAME THING THAT THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2003 DID. WITH ONLY 46000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING TROUBLE. O WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION, STARTED ACTING LIKE IT HAD COME APART AND. GEARS WERE TRYING TO MESH. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE BIKE AND CALLED MY WIFE TO BRING THE TRAIJER AND COME GET ME AND MY BIKE.

FRONT BRAKE SWITCH ASSY FAILURE. CAN CAUSE BRAKE LIGHT TO STAY ON OR NOT COME ON. FAILURE FOR ABS TO WORK PROPERLY. THIS IS COMMON ON ALL VENTURES AND ELUDERS MADE BY YAMAHA.

I PURCHASED A MOTORCYCLE FROM HARLEY-DAVIDSON AND IT HAD A CAR TIRE ON THE BACK OF IT AND I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 3 DAYS LATER WHERE SOMEONE CUT ME OFF I DID THE BRAKES HARD AND TURN IT AND LOST CONTROL COME TO FIND OUT THERE'S A BACK TIRE ON THE BACK OF HIS THAT IS A CAR TIRE AND THE SAME THING THAT BITE THAT IS THE SAME THING IT SAYS THAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH THE CAR TIRE ON THE BACK OF THE MOTORCYCLE I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY MEDICAL BILLS AND THE MOTORCYCLE SO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 YAMAHA XVS950. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LED DISPLAY FOR THE SPEEDOMETER MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER DURING THE DAYLIGHT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

CLUTCH BASKET TOTAL FAILURE DESTROYING THE FIBERS, STEELS, AND SENDING METAL IN THE OIL PAN. OIL PAN ALSO CRACKED. HAPPENED WHILE RIDING WITHOUT WARNING. MAY HAVE CAUSED ENOUGH DAMAGE TO NEED FULL REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 YAMAHA XVS950. WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID. *BF*JB CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY, COMPLETELY.*JB

ENGINE TOP END CATASTROPHICALLY DESTRUCTED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP, LEADING TO POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR A "TICKING" SOUND. IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, BUT THEN IT CATASTROPHICALLY DESTRUCTED ON A 4 LANE ROAD LEADING ME TO ALMOST BE HIT BY A PASSING TRUCK. THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT CONTAINS LETTERS THAT I HAVE WROTE TO YAMAHA IN THE PAST TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS SERVICED "FIXED" TWICE BEFORE THE ENGINE CATASTROPHICALLY DESTRUCTED ON JUNE 13, 2019. THE MOTORCYCLE IS NOW BEING SERVICED AT MOTORWORLD OF EL CAJON IN EL CAJON, CA. I HAVE EMAILED YAMAHA THAT I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE PRODUCT IS UNSAFE. ALSO, I RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM ANOTHER YAMAHA XMAX OWNER ON JUNE 30, 2019 THAT IS HAVING A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE.