YAMAHA Complaints

YAMAHA 1700 SILVERADO MOTORCYCLE LOCKED UP DUE TO OIL PUMP SHAFT MALFUNCTIONING.*MR *JB

THE BOLT HOLDING CONVERSION PASSENGER SEAT SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO BECOME LOOSE/MOVING WHILE DRIVING.*AK

WHEN RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE AND PULLING OFF FROM A STAND STILL MOTORCYCLE BACKFIRED AND THEN STALLS OUT. OWNER STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 22 DAYS, BUT THE DEFECT STILL HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT DID NOT GET ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THEM EITHER. *AK

LEFT REAR HALF SHAFT BROKE,OR MFG REFERS TO IT AS A BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY. RIDDING BIKE ON SMOOTH LEVEL GROUND,GOING AROUND CORNER OF BUILDING WHEN REAR ,OUTER CV JOINT FAILED. YAMAHA DEALER REFUSED TO SELL JUST THE BROKEN PART. HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY.*JB

MY SON WAS RIDING A 2004 YAMAHA YZ250F MOTOCROSS MOTORCYCLE ON 1/7/05 WHEN ON HIS APPROACH TO A JUMP HIS MOTOR QUIT RUNNING. THE CARBURETOR POPPED OUT OF ITS MOUNTING [INTAKE BOOT]. THE CONSEQUENCE WAS THAT AS MY SON WAS COMMITTED TO CLEARING THE JUMP. THE YAMAHA LOST POWER, AND HE CRASHED INTO THE FACE OF THE LANDING HILL. AND BROKE HIS COLLARBONE ON IMPACT. AFTER I MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF MOTORCYCLE SINCE IT INTRODUCTION IN 2001. WHEN I CALLED YAMAHA CUSTOMER RELATIONS I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. MY SON BROKE HIS COLLAR BONE,,WHAT IF IT WAS HIS NECK OR WORSE.THERE SHOULD SEND A LETTER TO EVERYONE WHO BOUGHT A YAMAHA YZ250F AND SEE HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS HAPPANED AND WHAT THE RESULTING INJURIES WERE. THANK YOU. *AK

2001 YAMAHA YZF600-R6 MOTORCYCLE OFTEN LEAKING ON MOTORCYCLE SWINGARM, CHAIN, AND SHOCK. DISCOLORED ALUMINUM PARTS AND WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE CHAIN DUE TO THE METAL BEING EATEN AWAY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT YAMAHA USA WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. THE BIKE WAS CHECKED AT THE DEALER FOR POSSIBLE PROBLEMS AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING WRONG FUNCTIONALLY.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 YAMAHA RAPTOR (ATV). I KNOW YAMAHA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY FIXED IT FOR 2002. EVERY 2001 RAPTOR THAT I KNOW OF HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN. I WAS RIDING MY ATV WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CLUNG, MY CHAIN BROKE AND I WENT OVER THE HANDLE BARS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD LOCKED UP. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 AND I FEEL THAT YAMAHA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRING IT IN THE WAY OF A RECALL. THEY KNOW THEY MADE A MISTAKE AND NOW NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THE CUSTOMER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. MY ATV HAS VERY LOW HOURS ON IT BECAUSE OF NO TIME TO RIDE. I KNOW SOME FRIENDS THAT THIS HAPPENED TO IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE.*AK

THE TURN SIGNALS WERE CROSSED. THE HEADLIGHTS HAD GONE OUT. THE HEADLIGHT COUPLER HAD MELTED. *SC

THE FRONT FENDER ON MY 2001 YAMAHA V-STAR CLASSIC [XVS650AN(C)] STARTED MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT FENDER AREA. WHEN I STARTED LOOKING FOR THE REASON FOR THE NOISE I NOTICED THAT THE FENDER HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE RIGHT BEHIND THE SHOCK. I'M SURE THAT THE CRACK OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE VIBRATION OF THE FRONT FENDER DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

2002 YAMAHA ROYAL STAR VENTURE, MODEL XV1300. REAR SUSPENSION FAILURE. REAR SHOCK SEAL FAILED. SHOCK LOST AIR PRESSURE AND OIL DUMPED IN PATH OF REAR TIRE. NEARLY CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF MOTORCYCLE. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE REAR SHOCK ON THIS VEHICLE. MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR REAR SUSPENSION FAILURES.