YAMAHA Complaints

BIKE WOULD MISS AT CERTAIN RPM'S(3200) USUALLY ON UPSHIFT THRU THE GEARS..THEN AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (82-84 MPH IN 5TH GEAR)IT WOULD CONTINUALLY MISS. I REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR(THE OLD SENSOR HAS TWO WIRES AND ONE WIRE WAS BROKEN JUST SHORT OF THE SOLDER JOINT ON THE SENSOR)THE REPLACEMENT CURED THE MISSING PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH XV1700 YAMAHA WARRIOR OWNERS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 06V371000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND WILL NOT BE ORDERED TILL THE FOLLOWING SEPTEMBER WHEN THE RECALL EXPIRES. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULD NOT BE ORDERED TILL SEPTEMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL SERVICE.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICED AND I CONTACTED ALL THE AUTHORIZED DEALERS IN TOWN AND AFTER 4 WEEKS I AM STILL WAITING FOR PARTS AND SERVICE. IS THERE ANYWAY YOU CAN SPEED UP THIS PROCESS AND GET MY MODIFICATION COMPLETED SO I CAN ENJOY 80 DEGREE WEATHER ON MY YAMAHA ROADSTAR?!! *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A NHTSA RECALL LETTER # 06V397000 FOR THE POWER TRAIN: MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS RECEIVED ON 10/26/2006. THE CONTACT CALLED A SERVICE DEALER TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR. THE DEALER TOOK THE CONTACTS NAME AND NUMBER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS THE FIRST BIKE WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO ARRIVE. WHEN THE CONTACT FOLLOWED UP WITH THE SERVICE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WERE 20 CUSTOMERS THAT TOOK PRIORITY AHEAD OF THE CONTACT. WHEN THE CONTACT CALLED THE SALES DEALER WHERE THE BIKE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WERE 4 BIKES WAITING FOR THE RECALL PARTS AND THE DEALER WAS NOT ACCEPTING ANY MORE UNTIL THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

I WAS RIDING MY 2005 YAMAHA ROADSTAR WARRIOR MOTORCYCLE FROM MY HOME IN THE DFW AREA TO HILL COUNTRY. APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES INTO THE TRIP MY BIKE WOULD CUTOUT EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, ALMOST LIKE SOMEONE WAS PUSHING THE KILL SWITCH ON THE MOTORCYCLE. IF I PULLED IN THE CLUTCH THE BIKE WOULD COME BACK TO AN IDLE AND IT WOULD BE FINE, I COULD CONTINUE ON RIDING. IT PROCEEDED TO DO THIS THE ENTIRE WEEKEND UNTIL I COULD GET HOME AND REPAIR IT. ONCE I GOT HOME I FOUND OUT THAT BOTH THE TABS THAT HOLD ON MY CPS (CRANK POSITION SENSOR) HAD BROKEN OFF. JUST AS THEY HAVE DONE ON MANY, MANY OTHER WARRIOR OWNERS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO. I ORDERED A REPLACEMENT SENSOR AND AS SOON AS IT GETS SHIPPED TO ME, I WILL BE REPLACING IT AND HOPING THAT IT DOES NOT FAIL AGAIN. YES, THE OLD PART WILL BE AVAILABLE IF NEED BE. *NM

CAM SENSOR (CPS) FAILURE ON A 2005 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR. 1ST ONE WENT OUT AT LESS THAN 1000 MILES. BIKE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND ONE WENT OUT AT 5600 MILES. ENGINE WOULD MISS DURING ACCELERATION BETWEEN 3000-4000 RPM'S. REPLACED CPS WITH A NEW ONE AND PROBLEM WAS FIXED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V397000, REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL WORK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BIKE IS BEING FIXED. UPDATED 12/05/06. *JB

I HAVE A MOTORCYCLE AND A GREAT MANY TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS DO NOT ACTIVATE WHEN I AM AT AN INTERSECTION. SENSORS UNDER THE STREET TRIGGER MANY TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THESE SENSORS ARE OFTEN NOT ADJUSTED TO DETECT MOTORCYCLES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I AM FORCED TO RUN THROUGH RED LIGHTS ALL THE TIME AND OFTEN I MUST ENTER INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. LEFT TURN LIGHTS THAT WILL NOT SENSE MOTORCYCLES ARE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS A MAJOR PRODUCT SAFETY DEFECT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTORCYCLE'S SUBHARNESS AND THE CONNECTORS WENT OUT CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT. THIS HAD OCCURRED TWICE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BE STRANDED WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT.

YAMAHA 2004 FZ6 BIKE RUNS GOOD FOR A WHILE, AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE LOSES 90 % OF ITS POWER, I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY OFF, THEN BACK ON TO REGAIN POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC, ONE TIME THIS HAPPEN I GAVE IT TO MUCH GAS TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC ,AND I FLIPPED THE BIKE OVER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. IT WAS MY LUCKY DAY NOBODY RAN OVER ME. LOOKING AT THIS WEB SITE , THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER FZ6 RIDERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I HAVE ASKED 4 YAMAHA DEALERS IF ANYONE ELSE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ALL SAID NO? WELL THEY SURE DO BY LOOKING ON THIS WEB,I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS THOUGH OTHERS ON THIS SITE, AND A FACTORY RECALL IS NEEDED! SOMEONE GOING TO DIE IF NOT ALREADY THAT WE KNOW OF BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *NM