YAMAHA Complaints

DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT WHILE HE RIDING THE ENGINE ON MOTORCYCLE BROKE OPEN AND ALL THE FLUID SPRAYED OUT. THE CALLER WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH. HE ALMOST LOST CONTROL ,BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP AND GET OFF THE MOTORCYCLE. HE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. DEALER , WHOSAID THEY WILL LOOK AT IT. THE CALLER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND LEFT A VOICE MAIL. MOTORCYCLE IS A YAMAHA R-1. *AK

DRIVING 2005 YAMAHA WARRIOR MOTORCYCLE WHEN GAS LEAK AND FIRE OCCURRED, RESULTING IN SERIOUS BURN INJURIES. *JB

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2005 YAMAHA ZIMA SCOOTER. THE SAFETY DEFECT WAS THE FRONT DISC PADS ON THE FRONT BRAKES .THEY WORE OUT AT 1800 MILES. METAL ON METAL SOUND. WHILE DRIVING HEARD FRONT BRAKE METAL TO METAL SOUND. INCIDENT OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER, 2005. NO CRASHES REPORTED. NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. . NO INJURIES REPORTED. MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, MANUFACTURER TOLD CONTACT THAT IT WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR.*AK

THE MOTORCYCLE LOSES IGNITION, AS THOUGH THE "KILL SWITCH" WAS PRESSED. THE RPMS DROP TO ZERO AND THERE IS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, ALTHOUGH LIGHTS AND GAUGES CONTINUE TO WORK. *JB

MOTORCYCLE RANDOMLY WILL NOT IDLE AND STALLS BETWEEN SHIFTS. HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES. DEALER SAYS DESCRIBED SYMPTOMS CANNOT NOT BE DIAGNOSED WITHOUT FAULT CODES. FAULT CODES ARE NOT STORED UNLESS CERTAIN "IDIOTIC LIGHTS" COME ON DURING FAILURE. *NM

DISCOVERED THAT MY NEW 2005 YAMAHA VENTURE WAS DELIVERED WITH FRACTURED/BROKEN WINDSHIELD MOUNTING . UPPER FARING AND CHROME TRIM ARE BROKEN AND OTHER INVISIBLE DAMAGE MAY BE PRESENT. SAFETY HAZARD WINDSHIELD COULD FLY OFF AND STRIKE THE RIDER OR PASSENGER, INJURY OR DEATH A POSSIBILITY ! *JB

I OWN A 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 (PURCHASED NEW). ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF MAY OF 2005 THE MOTORCYLE WOULD STALL ON ME WHEN THE BIKE WASN'T MOVING OR WHENEVER THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. BASICALLY THE BIKE'S IDLE WOULD DROP TO ABOUT 500 RPM, THE BIKE WOULD RUN REALLY ROUGH, AND IT WOULD STALL WHENEVER THE CLUTCH WAS PULLED IN OR WHEN THE SPEED WAS DECREASED TO BELOW 5 MPH. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE PROBLEM IS STARTING TO OCCUR THAT THE BIKE WOULD BUCK AND THERE WOULD FEEL LIKE THERE WASN'T ANY ENGINE BRAKING. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALL YAMAHA RIDERS ACROSS THE WORLD AND CAN BE FOUND ON MY YAMAHA FORUM SITES. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE OTHER CRASH RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. *NM

1) 2005 YAMAHA YZF R1. NORMAL EVERYDAY RIDING FOR 10,000 MILES. AFTER WORK I WARMED UP MY MOTORCYCLE TO 170 DEG F. 2) WHEN I SLOWED DOWN THE RPM'S DROPPED UNDER 1,000 AND THE MOTORCYCLE STALLS/DIES. IT DIED 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET TO A PLACE TO PULL OVER. AFTER I PULLED OVER I GOT OFF MY MOTORCYCLE AND THEN LET IT IDLE. THE IDLE WAS LOW BUT DID NOT DIE. I THEN RIDE MORE AND IT HAPPENED 1 MORE TIME. I HAD TO REV THE ENGINE TO KEEP IT FROM DYING. I STOPPED AND LET THE BIKE SIT FOR OVER 1 HOUR. AFTER I STARTED IT BACK UP EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING PERFECT AGAIN. I RODE ~80 MILES HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE NEXT MORNING I STARTED THE MOTORCYCLE AND LET IT WARM UP TO 170 DEG F AGAIN. I TOOK OFF AND WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN THE BIKE JERKED MY FORWARD AND DIED. THE BIKE ALMOST FELL OVER. IT CONTINUED TO DO THEN WHEN I TEST RODE IT AROUND THE BLOCK. I THEN PARKED IT AND DROVE MY CAR TO WORK. I BEGAN DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT OTHER RIDERS ALSO HAD MY PROBLEM. AFTER I GOT HOME I TEST RODE MY BIKE AND EVERYTHING IS WORKING FINE. I ALSO RODE TO WORK TODAY WITH OUT ANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS COMMON WITH A PROBLEM THAT I READ ABOUT THE 2004 YZF R1 ALSO. IT LOOKS LIKE THE MOST COMMON FIX WAS REPLACING THE UPPER AND LOWER TPS SENSOR. I CALLED MY DEALER AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS MY THROTTLE BODY NOT IN SYNC. ALSO FROM WHAT I READ WAS A MISSED DIAGNOSED PROBLEM FROM YAMAHA. 3) I AM GOING TO MY DEALER TOMORROW TO FIX THE "THROTTLE BODY SYNC ISSUE" PLEASE REFER TO THIS WEBSITE AND THE ROUGHLY 100 OTHER RIDERS WITH THE 2004/2005 MODEL YAMAHA R1 HTTP://WWW.R1-FORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=98831&PERPAGE=20&PAGENUMBER=1. *JB

BIKE IDLE DROPS (600-850 RPM) WHEN CLUTCH PULLED IN CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AT RED LIGHTS, EXITING DRIVEWAYS ETC... POOR FUEL MILEAGE AND ROUGH IDLE. UPON CYCLING THE IGNITION KEY OFF AND ON, SYMPTOM WILL TEMPORARILY RECTIFY ITSELF ONLY TO RETURN LATER. I AM FEARFUL OF A REAR-END IMPACT FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE AT INTERSECTIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THE "THROTTLE SENSOR ASSY" PART NO. 5FL-85885-05-00 IS THE MAJOR CULPRIT PER OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SAME SYMPTOMS. *NM

'94 FZ6 - 5,000 MILES. THE BIKE HAD A HARD TIME STARTING. NOW IT CAN BE RUNNING AT A STEADY 3000-4500 RPM ON THE HIGHWAY AND START TO STUMBLE OR CUTOUT. I'VE HAD TO PULL OVER AND CUT IT OFF AND RESTART IT TO GET IT TO STOP. IT HAPPENS WHENEVER IT WANTS, NO WARNING OR REASON. IT STALLED ONCE WHILE I WAS ON THE WAY TO WORK AND I DROPPED THE BIKE BEFORE I COULD CATCH IT. I'VE HAD FRIENDS TELL ME THAT IT IS A TPS (THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR), BUT THE MOTORCYCLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE IN TO BE CHECKED. THAT WOULD BE ALMOST $100 AND THEY MAY NOT FIND IT. *NM