YAMAHA Complaints

WHILE TURNING LEFT THROUGH A CITY INTERSECTION THE ENGINE DIED FORCING ME TO PUSH MOTORCYCLE THROUGH REMAINDER OF TURN TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH APPROACHING TRAFFIC. ALTHOUGH THE MILEAGE/TIME ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY, A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH YAMAHA FZ1, FZ8, & 2004-2006 YAMAHA R1 (SAME ENGINE CONFIGURATION). ALSO THE MANUFACTURER HAS RELEASED A REDESIGNED COMPONENT TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION.

WHILE RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE IN DEC 2015 ON STATE HIGHWAY 67. I HEAR A NOISE THAT WAS A NEW NOISE I NEVER HEAR BEFORE AND THEN THE MOTOR RPM RACED HIGHER, AT THAT TIME I PROMPTLY PULLED OVER, I COULD NOT PHYSICALLY SEE ANYTHING OR HEAR ANY ISSUES, SO I RETURNED TO THE ROAD, AND AS I WAS SHIFTING GEARS, WHEN I GOT TO WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 5TH GEAR THERE WAS NOTHING, IT RESPONDED AS IF I WERE IN NEUTRAL. WHEN I FINALLY RETURNED HOME, I START RESEARCH AND FIND THERE IS A MANUFACTURER RECALL #990021 AND NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 03V309000 FOR ON MY MOTORCYCLE THROUGH THE VIN NUMBER ID. AT THIS TIME I CALL AND I TAKE IT TO A YAMAHA CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND THEY HAVE TROUBLE THEY SAY WITH MY VIN # THROUGH THE YAMAHA DIRECT LINE, SO I GOOGLE IT MYSELF AND SHOW THEM THE RECALL AND PARTS EFFECTED, SO AFTER HE DEALERSHIP HAD IT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEM ALSO TRYING TO GET YAMAHA TO MAKE GOOD ON THEIR RECALL SAYS THEY WILL NOT BECAUSE IT NO LONGER VIABLE COMPONENT AND THAT IT WAS OBSOLETE, I'M NOT SURE HOW A PART IN A RECALL BECOMES OBSOLETE WHEN THE RECALL IS INCOMPLETE, BUT I NEED THIS BIKE REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC AT THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO PUT THE BIKE BACK ON THE ROAD. I WENT TO WORK OVERSEAS IN JAN OF 2016 AND RETURNED BACK TO THE US IN MAY OF 2018 AND RELOCATED TO NM, AND TRIED TO PERUSE GETTING MY RECALL COMPLETED AND HAVE HAD ONLY TROUBLE FROM YAMAHA NOT WANTING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND COMPLETE THE RECALL.

THE MOTORCYCLE IT'S BROKEN ENGINE ONLY 5000 MILES I PAY 17 THOUSAND HELP ME PLEASE

ONE MONTH AGO, I HIT A SMALL DEER ON MY MOTORCYCLE THAT JUMPED OUT OF THE BUSHES AND GAVE ME NO TIME TO REACT. IT WAS AN UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING WAS BROKEN BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY ARM FORWARD ON MY OWN WITHOUT MUCH PAIN. I DIDN'T NEED AN AMBULANCE AND THOUGHT I HAD MAYBE PULLED A MUSCLE, BUT I WAS WRONG. WHEN I SEPARATED FROM THE MOTORCYCLE, MY LEFT ELBOW GOT CAUGHT ON THE RIGHT MIRROR AND DISLOCATED MY ARM CAUSING A FRACTURED GLENOID, TORN LABRUM AND BICEP TENDON THAT REQUIRED A SURGERY TO FIX. YEARS FROM NOW, I MAY NEED A SHOULDER REPLACEMENT IF THE CARTILAGE WEARS OUT. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE MIRROR'S CREATE AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF RISK FOR INJURY FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT. THE MIRROR IS LACKING ANY KIND OF PIVOT POINT AND THE BASE OF THE MIRROR ARM THAT ALLOWS THE ARM TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY UPON IMPACT. MY INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY A DEVICE REQUIRED BY LAW, BUT THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY LAW'S THAT DICTATED HOW TO SAFELY MOUNT A MIRROR ON A MOTORCYCLE. SOME MIRRORS CAN BE MOUNTED BELOW THE HANDLEBARS, AND POSE NO RISK FOR DISLOCATION OF AN ARM. I COULD ONLY IMAGINE THAT IN OTHER TYPES OF ACCIDENTS THAT A PERSON GOING OVER THE HANDLEBARS WOULD BE TAKING THIS MIRROR ARM ASSEMBLY IN THE GUT. YES, MOTORCYCLES ARE A RISKY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY CAN'T BE BUILT WITH SAFETY IN MIND. I WISH GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT WOULD GET UP TO SPEED ON THIS SUBJECT TO AVOID OTHER RIDERS LIVES GETTING RUINED BY A GOVERNMENT MANDATED SAFETY DEVICE.

ENGINE SURGES AT LOW RPM WHILE RIDING. CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION.

I WAS WEST BOUND ON I80 ON MY YAMAHA FJR1300AE 2006 MOTORCYCLE ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF JOLIET, IL. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON "SHIFT SH46" AS I CONTINUED RIDING I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS WITH THE PADDLE SHIFTER (ELECTRIC SHIFT). THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. I ATTEMPTED TO DOWN SHIFT USING THE FOOT OPERATED MANUAL SHIFT WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOCKED IN 5TH GEAR. I PULLED OFF AN EXIT RAMP AT OTTAWA, IL AND THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING (STALLED). I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND MANUALLY PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES I RESTARTED THE FJR1300AE MOTORCYCLE, AND CONTINUED TO MY DESTINATION. THE SAME INSTANCE OCCURRED ON 10/01/2018 ON I80 DURING THE RETURN TRIP FROM OTTAWA, IL. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS AGAIN LOCKED IN 5TH GEAR WITH THE SAME WARNING LIGHTS. THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED IN 5TH GEAR, AND I PERFORMED THE SAME TASKS AS BEFORE RESTARTED THE FJR1300AE CONTINUING ON TO MY DESTINATION. I HAVE NOT HAD A REOCCURRENCE SINCE 10/01/2018.

IDLE OUT OF CONTROL.SOMETIME TO LOW STALLING ENGINE WHILE MAKING A TURN RESULTING IN A FALL (HAPPENED 3 TIMES),MOST OF TIME THE RPM RAVING TO 3500 AND STAYS THERE UNTIL THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF.IT HAPPENS COMPLETELY RANDOMLY.I TRIED TO GET IT FIXED 3 TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS.THERE ARE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE SHOWING PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM:2013 SUPER TENERE IDLLE ISSUE. YAMAHA KNOWS ABOUT THAT PROBLEM,I TALKED TO A REPRESENTATIVE ONCE,BUT, SADLY,REFUSED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY,OR JUST HELP ME TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

FINAL DRIVE FLAW CAUSED FINAL DRIVE OIL SPRAYED ONTO REAR TIRE AND UNDER FENDER WHICH CAUSED A SAFETY HAZARD. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT MOMENT IT HAPPENED, HOWEVER IT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER RIDING ABOUT 30 MILES, AND THEN PARKING THE BIKE.

THE STEERING HAS A SPEED/DEATH WOBBLE AROUND 40 ' 50 MILES PER HOUR. IT IS MOST PRESENT WHEN DECELERATING THROUGH THAT SPEED. IT CAN BE FELT WITH TWO HANDS ON THE HANDLE BARS AND CAN CREATE AN UNSAFE CONDITION ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING AT THESE SPEEDS. THE DEALER INDICATED THIS WAS COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MOTORCYCLE, BUT DIDN'T HAVE A FIX AND I SHOULD CHECK THE ONLINE FORUMS FOR A FIX. I DID END UP REPLACING THE STEERING HEAD BALL BEARINGS WITH A TAPER BEARING DESIGN AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS THE FIX MOST FORUMS INDICATED. THEY ALSO INDICATE THE TIRES ARE TO BLAME, BUT I HAD REPLACED THE TIRES BEFORE THIS AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED IN LESS THAN 100 MILES. YAMAHA NEEDS TO STOP USING THE STEM BEARING SET THEY CURRENTLY SHIP WITH. THIS ISSUE IS COMMONLY DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET AND THE FIX IS A 30 DOLLAR PART. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND YAMAHA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS.

I PARKED THE MOTORCYCLE. 20 MINUTES LATER I CAN BACK TO LEAVE. TRIED TO START MOTORCYCLE, AND IT WOULD NOT START. NOTICED A GAS SMELL AND RELIZED FUEL WAS RUNNING DOWN FROM THE CARBURETOR AREA. I FINALLY GOT THE MOTORCYCLE TO START, BUT BEGAN NOTICING THIS AT ALL OF THE STOPS ALONG OUR MOTORCYCLE RIDE. THE BIKE IS PARKED AND ISSUE NEEDS REPAIRED, AS IT IS AN EXTREME FIRE HAZZARD FOR FUEL TO BE LEAKING FROM THE CARBURETOR ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST AND ENGINE. IT APPEARS THIS CONDITION ONLY HAPPENS AFTER MACHINE IS TURNED OFF AND ATTEMPTING TO BE RESTARTED. I HAVE OWNED THIS BIKE FOR OVER A YEAR AND HAVE HAD ZERO PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW, ONCE IT WAS STARTED, THERE WERE NO ISSUES.