YAMAHA Complaints

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING LOOSE STEERING COLUMN HIS 2000 YAMAHA V-MAX. *TS *NM UPDATED *JB

THIS FALL MY 2004 YZF R1(YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE) CUT OUR TWICE AT 60 MPH. I WAS LUCKY IN THE FACT THAT I WAS JUST GOING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. IF I HAD BEEN GOING ON A TIGHT CURVE THE OUT COME WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. WHEN THE ENGINE CUTS OUT IT'S LIKE SLAMMING ON THE REAR BRAKE OR "ENGINE BRAKING", AND ON A CORNER THIS WOULD MAKE YOU WIPE OUT. TALKED TO THE YAMAHA DEALERSHIP IN TOWN BUT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I KNOW OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I BOUGHT THE BIKE NEW IN MARCH 2004 AND NOW HAS 7900 MILES ON IT. *JB

METZLER Z4 MOTORCYCLE TIRE (FRONT) INTERNAL BELT BREAKING LOOSE AT 65 MPH IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE TIRE IMMEDIATELY BECAME SO OUT OF ROUND THAT THE MOTORCYCLE COULD NOT BE RIDDEN MORE THAN 5 MPH. *NM

MY VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO CUT OUT, IT STARTED AFTER ABOUT 8000 MILES AND HAPPENS USUALLY WHEN IT'S RUN AT LOW RPM'S ALLOWING IT TO HEAT UP, SUCH AS IN TRAFFIC. ONCE THIS HAPPENS IT DOESN'T STOP UNTIL THE IGNITION IS TURNED, CLEARING THE COMPUTER! THE BIG PROBLEM IS THAT IT IS A MOTORCYCLE,THIS ALSO HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY AT 65-70! I'VE BEEN TOLD AND RESEARCHED CHAT FORUMS, THIS POSSIBLY WHAT IS CALLED A "THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR", IN THE CHAT FORUMS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM, THIS PROBLEM COULD POTETIALLY CAUSE A RIDER TO GO DOWN, ESPECIALLY IN A CORNER IF THE ENGINE WERE TO CUT OUT WHILE CORNERING. *NM

I OWN A 2005 YAMAHA YZF-R1, AFTER 2500 MILES THE MOTOR WILL INTERMITTENTLY DROP TO AROUND 500RPM OR LOWER WHEN IDLING OR WHEN CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED IN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE MOTOR WILL DROP INTO A LUMPING AND THEN CUT OUT. IT ALSO OCCURS WHILE MOTORCYCLE IS IN MOTION. THE MOTOR WILL JERK AND LURCH WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE CLUTCH IT DIES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS A REAL HAZARD. WHEN MOTORCYCLE IS IN DIAGNOSTIC MODE IT DETECTS A FAULT CODE FOR THE (TPS) THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON HUNDREDS OF R1'S WORLDWIDE. HERE IS A LINK TO THE FORUM WHERE IT IS BEING DISCUSSED. HTTP://WWW.R1-FORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=98831&PERPAGE=20&PAGENUMBER=1. *JB

DID YOU KNOW THAT WAL-MART IN THEIR "FLUID CHECK PROGRAM "WILL CHECK EVERY FLUID IN YOUR VEHICLE BUT WILL NOT CHECK YOUR BRAKE FLUID. *NM

WAS DRIVING MY YAMAHA R1 AND WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN,TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AND FRONT END WOULD NOT TURN,CRASHED DOING APPROX 15 MILES AN HOUR BIKE FLIPPED ON ME AND I WAS INJURED. BOLT THAT HELD THE FRONT STABILIZER CAME OUT CAUSED THE STABILIZER TO JAM WHEN TRYING TO TURN RIGHT, UPON INVESTIGATION BY A MECHANIC WAS TOLD THAT WAS A BAD DESIGN AND NO LOCTITE ON THE THREADS, POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER, WAS A MATTER OF TIME,DUE TO THIS HAVE SEVERE PAIN IN BACK AND 1 LEG THAT IS NON STOP,THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MORE SERIOUS SITUATION AS IN DEATH IF HAVE FALLEN IN FRONT OF A CAR. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED THE FRAME ON MOTORCYCLE SEVERELY CRACKED AT THE REAR SHOCK MOUNT. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS CAUSED THE UNSAFE TO RIDE.. DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE FRAME. THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED HE OBSERVED RUST ONT HE FRAME WHICH CAUSED THE CRACKING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 11/29/05*JB

2001 YAMAHA RAPTOR 660R. THE 2001 RAPTOR TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FOURTH GEAR DOGS. THE 2001 TRANNY IS WEAK AND YAMAHA WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO JUST ABOUT EVERY 2001 RAPTOR OWNER THAT I KNOW. *NM

DT: THERE IS A HUB ON THE BACK WHEEL, AND THE AXLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE TORQUED 110 LBS, BUT COULD NOT TORQUE IT DOWN BECAUSE OF THE WHEEL BINDING. THE HUB OF IS OFF CENTER OF THE WHEEL ,IT IS NOT LINED UP CORRECTLY. THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL WAS NOT CUT CORRECTLY WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURERD. HAD DAMAGE IN THE SWING ARM, AND THIS IS WHEN IT WAS NOTICED IT, THIS WAS ON AUGUST 19, 2005. TOOK THE DAMAGED PARTS TO THE DEALER THEY DID PAID FOR HALF OF THE PARTS. THE CONSUMER IS STILL WAITING FOR THE WHEEL. *AK *NM