YAMAHA Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN COLD CLIMATES THE MUFFLER BOLT WHICH HOLDS THE MUFFLER ON BREAKS ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING A WHILE. THE CONTACT HAS SEEN VARIOUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS ON THE INTERNET. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

YAMAHA 600 GRIZZLY, MOD YFM600FHM, VIN NO. JY4-AJ02W-3-YA024767 03/25/06 WHILE RIDING MY YAMAHA 600 GRIZZLY I HAD A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE WITH MAJOR FIRE. BIKE BACK FIRED THROUGH TOP OF ENGINE RELEASING LARGE AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE. I IMMEDIATELY HAD 2 FT FLAMES BOTH SIDES OF GAS TANK AS I TRIED TO STOP. FIRE IN MY FACE, HEAT ON MY CHEST I JUMPED FOR MY LIFE. I LAID THERE FEELING PAIN & WATCHING MY YAMAHA BURN TO ASH AND CHARRED METAL. LESS THAN A MINUTE FLAMES WERE 20 FT IN THE AIR. BIKE PROFESSIONALS TOLD ME THAT I WAS VERY LUCKY TO ESCAPE WITH ONLY BUMPS AND BRUISES. I REPORTED THE FIRE AND HORROR EXPERIENCE TO YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION 3/27/06. I RETURNED THE REMAINS OF BIKE TO A YAMAHA DEALER. FIRST CONTACT WITH YAMAHA WAS STEVEN WILLIAMS 800-962-7926 EXT 7328. HE ASKED QUESTIONS AND SEEMED TO BE CONCERNED IF I WAS INJURED OR NOT. WE DISCUSSED YAMAHA PAST HISTORY OR RECALLS. NO, NEVER WAS WILLIAMS QUICK ANSWERS. I ASK FOR A FORMAL INVESTIGATION. YAMAHA TOOK WEEKS TO REPORT ON 5/25/06 THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE, BIKE BURNED BEYOND ANY WAY TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. DANIEL BUENROSTRO 800-962-7926 EXT 7443 WAS THE YAMAHA REP TO INFORM ME THAT FIRE BURNED UNIT BEYOND ANY WAY TO DETERMINE CAUSE. BUENROSTRO NEXT SENTENCE WAS THE SHOCK I HAVE YET TO UNDERSTAND. I QUOTE "WE'VE FOUND NO DEFECTS". I QUESTIONED YAMAHA'S REASONING OF FINDINGS AND HOW THE COMMENTS CONTRADICT THEMSELVES. I'VE ASK FOR ISSUE TO BE PROGRESSED TO NEXT LEVEL WITHIN YAMAHA ORGANIZATION. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT COULD TAKE LIVES. SEVERAL VOICE MESSAGES LEFT FOR WILLIAMS AND BUENROSTRO PLUS E-MAILS GO UNADDRESSED PER THIS DATE. I'VE REQUESTED COPIES OF YAMAHA'S INVESTIGATION RECORDS AND CONTACT INFORMATION TO PROGRESS THIS PROBLEM HIGHER IN YAMAHA MANAGEMENT. 6/12/06 STILL NO YAMAHA REPLY. I'M FILING THIS WITH THE HOPE YAMAHA WILL NOT HIDE A PROBLEM THIS SERIOUS. THE NEXT RIDER OF THEIR PRODUCT MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY. *JB

(1) NO UNUSUAL EVENTS. (2) THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED CAUSING POOR GAS MILEAGE, STALLS, AND HESITATION. (3) REPLACED TPS AT A COST OF $215. *NM

RIDING 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR WARRIOR ON PUBLIC HIGHWAY ENGINE STOPPED, DIAGNOSTIC CODE 12 SHOWED ON SPEEDOMETER CPS( CRANK SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR) WIRE BROKE. NEED TO ORDER NEW SENSOR. *JB

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. WOULD NOT RESTART/ CODE 12. CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER RETAINED FAILED PART. *NM

THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR ON MY 2006 YAMAHA XV1700 (WARRIOR) BEGAN TO FAIL. THIS CAUSED ERRATIC HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION TO THE POINT OF BECOMING INOPERABLE. HAD IT FAILED COMPLETELY, MY ENGINE WOULD HAVE JUST DIED DURING OPERATION, WHICH COULD HAVE VERY LIKELY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PICK UP COIL BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 YAMAHA WARRIOR. *AK

WHILE RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE DOWN THE HWY IT SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE IN THE CENTER LANE OF TRAFFIC I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO ENGINE RUNNING. THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND IT HAD TO GET TOWED. THE DEFECTIVE PART IS CALLED A PICK UP SENSOR THE PART# IS 5PX-81670-00-00 AND A GASKET 5PX15451-00-00. *NM

2004 YAMAHA ROADSTAR WARRIOR "CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE" DATE OF FAILURE AUGUST, 30 2004 APPROX 3000 MILES PURCHASE DATE: JUNE 2004 1.) I WAS TRAVELING ON MY 2004 YAMAHA ROADSTAR WARRIOR AT 65 MPH IN CONGESTED HIGHWAY CONDITIONS AT NIGHT PRIOR/DURING THE DURING THE COMPONENT (CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR) FAILURE. 2.) DUE TO THE "CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE" THE MOTORCYCLE'S MOTOR STOPPED RUNNING, I THEN PULLED/ACTIVATED THE MOTORCYCLE'S CLUTCH TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUED IT'S FORWARD MOVEMENT/MOMENTUM, ALLOWING ME TO COAST ACROSS THREE LANES OF +65 MPH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TO REACH THE BREAKDOWN LANE. 3.) THE MOTORCYCLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE YAMAHA DEALER TO REPLACE THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR YAMAHA P/N 5PX-81670-00-00 DIAGNOSTIC CODE 12. *NM

1) CODE 12, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. MOTORCYCLE LOSES ALL POWER AT ANY SPEED. MOTORCYCLE INOPERATIVE. NO PRIOR INDICATION OR WARNING. 2) THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. TWICE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS EXCEEDING 80 MPH. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A FATALITY AND NEEDS TO BE DEEMED AS A "RECALL". 3) I REPLACED THE PART AT MY EXPENSE 3 TIMES. *NM