YAMAHA Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN TEMPERATURES ABOVE 95 DEGREES, THE VEHICLE GETS SCALDING HOT BETWEEN THE GAS TANK AND SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. THIS WAS A 2005 YAMAHA FJ R13. *AK

1-MY 2005 YAMAHA 1700 ROADSTAR SILVERADO HAS BEEN SPUTTERING AND HEAVY BACKFIRING COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST INCLUDING FLAMES, 2-THE BIKE HAS BEEN DYING AT RED LIGHTS AND AT LOW ENGINE REVOLUTIONS, I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT YAMAHA RECOGNIZES THEY HAVE TO SHORT OF DIPSTICKS IN THE OIL TANK AND THEREFORE FILLING THE ENGINES WITH TO MUCH OIL AND THE OIL IS MAKING THE VALVES STICK PLUS THEY ARE INSTALLING TOO WEAK OF VALVE SPRINGS, 3-CHANGE VALVE SPRINGS AND INSTALL NEW DIPSTICK TO LOWER OIL LEVEL IN TANK + RUN 1 RANGE HOTTER SPARK PLUGS. *JB

FACTORY CRIMP CONNECTOR INSIDE MY YAMAHA DRIVING LAMPS ON MY 2006 YAMAHA STRATOLINER MOTORCYCLE. MELTED CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO FAIL AT NIGHT. I AM NOT THE FIRST TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTOR YAMAHA USED HAS MELTED. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE MELTED CONNECTOR TAKEN WHEN I OPENED THE LIGHT HOUSING THINKING IT WAS JUST A BURNT OUT BULB. *JB

MUCH TO MY DISMAY, I DISCOVERED LAST WEEK, THAT MY NEW $16000, 2006 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE, MODEL XVZ13, HEAVY TOURING CRUISER, IS NOT EQUIPPED, FROM THE FACTORY, WITH "HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS". AFTER ENCOUNTERING HEAVY FOG FOR OVER 80 MILES, I WISHED TO TURN ON MY 4-WAY FLASHERS FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. THERE IS NONE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE, AS IT IS SOLD IN THE USA. THE MANUFACTURER, YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION USA, APPARENTLY CHOSE TO ELIMINATE THE "HAZARD WARNING FLASHER" SWITCH ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, REPLACING THE NORMAL SWITCH, AS USED ON SIMILAR MODELS, WITH A "CRUISE CONTROL" SWITCH. THIS IS A HUGE OVERSIGHT FROM YAMAHA, AND CREATES A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM, IN CASE OF A ROADSIDE HAZARDOUS CONDITION, SUCH AS FLAT TIRE, EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, ETC. I HAVE ALWAYS ASSUMED THAT US LAWS CALLED FOR VEHICLE AND STREET MOTORCYCLES BE FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH THIS SIMPLE DEVICE? PLEASE CLARIFY THE CURRENT REGULATIONS FOR ME, AND IF THIS IS A REQUIRED ITEM, YAMAHA MOTORS SHOULD BE CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY. *JB

ENGINE STARTED CUTTING OUT AND BACK FIRING AT 70 MPH ON RT15 NEAR ST. GEORGE , UTAH. WAS ABLE TO NURSE BIKE HOME OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD BY NOT EXCEEDING 67~68 MPH DRIVING IN THE TRUCK LANE ON RT15 DURING LABOR DAY WEEKEND ON 75 MPH ACCESS HIGHWAY. REPLACED PICKUP SENSOR (CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR) AND LEFT ENGINE COVER GASKET. *JB

MY 2005 FZ6 RAN FLAWLESSLY TILL 4000 MILE THEN THE IDLE WAS DROPPING TO 600-800 AND THEN WOULD JUST DIE. I WOULD TURN KEY OFF AND TURN KEY ON AGAIN AND RESTART AND IT WOULD RUN FINE. IT HAPPENS TWICE A WEEK. ONCE ON WET PAVEMENT IT WAS FEELING BOGGISH I PULLED CLUTCH TO SEE AND IT WAS 600-800 AND DIED. I LET OUT CLUTCH AND ALMOST LOST IT. I READ ABOUT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AND SOME RUMOR IT TO THE TPS SENSOR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE 2001 YAMAHA VSTAR MOTORCYCLE HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM FOR SIX MONTHS BUT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO TRY TO FIX THE ISSUE.*AK

I HAVE A 2004 YAMAHA ROADSTAR. AT ABOUT 24,000 MILES IT DEVELOPED STICKING VALVES IN THE REAR CYLINDER HEAD. TALKED WITH DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF IT. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED SITUATION SO I REFUSED TO LET THEM EVEN MESS WITH IT. TOOK IT APART MYSELF. REAMED THE GUIDES AND LAPPED THE VALVES, PUT IN STRONGER SPRINGS AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. RUNS GREAT NOW. YAMAHA NEEDS TO BE TOLD TO DO A RECALL ON THE 2004, 2005 ROADSTAR TO SIMPLY REPLACE THE HEADS. THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FIXED IT ON THE 2006 MODEL. *NM

BIKE WAS CUTTING OFF (LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS OR LIKE WHEN YOU HIT THE KILL SWITCH) AT ABOUT 3200 RPM ,80 TO 90 MPH,AND THE ONLY THING I COULD KEEP IT RUNNING WAS TO PULL THE CLUTCH AND GIVE IT A LITTLE GAS. THAT HAS HAPEND SINCE DEC.2005 MANY TIMES SPECIAL ON HWY'S AT THE ABOVE SPEEDS. I'M A MEMBER OF THE RSWAARRIOR.COM FORUM AND A LOT OF OUR MEMBERS WITH SAME BIKE AS MINE,YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR AND MAJORITY 2005 YEAR MODEL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND RESOLVED IT BY INSTALLING A NEW SENSOR.AND FINALY I HAD TO ORDER A NEW PART,CRANK POSITION SENSOR, AND REPLACE IT TODAY 8-24-06. WHEN I TOOK THE OLD PART OUT THE BRACKET,THAT HOLDS THE SENSOR SECURE WITH TWO SCREWS ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE SENSOR, IT WAS BROKEN ON ONE SIDE AND ONLY ONE SCREW WAS HOLDING THE SENSOR,SO THE SENSOR WASN'T MAKING PROPER CONTACT AND WAS CREATING THE STALING,CUTING OFF.ECT. THAT I STATED ABOVE. I WAS LUCKY THE BRACKET DIDN'T BRAKE COMPLETLY AND THE BIKE DIDN'T QUIT ON ME GOING AT THE HWY SPEEDS,THANK GOD...WE HAVE CONTACT YAMAHA AND REPORT IT THIS FALIURE AND UNTIL THIS DAY 8-24-06 NO RESPONSE... PS: MY BIKE HAS ONLY 8156 MILES ON IT AND I BOUGHT IT NEW 0 MILES ON JAN.OF 2005. *JB

MOTORCYCLE LOOSES POWER AT ODD TIMES DUE TO REAR CYLINDER NOT FIRING. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY STICKING EXHAUST VALVE. USUALLY OCCURS DURING THE FIRST 5 OR SO MILES AND WILL CLEAR UP AND RUN FINE FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. I'VE BEEN LUCKY AND IT HAS NEVER OCCURRED WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, BUT THIS IS A POSSIBILITY. *JB