YAMAHA Complaints

THE PARTS TO PERFORM RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR 4 MONTHS, AND THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK

FOUR WEEKS AGO I WAS RIDING MY 2002 YAMAHA VIRAGO 250 MOTORCYCLE AT ABOUT 25MPH ON A ONE LANE COUNTRY ROAD. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A GENTLE CURVE WHEN THE BIKE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HEADED STRAIGHT RATHER THAN BEARING LEFT ON THE CURVE. ALTHOUGH I TRIED MY HARDEST TO LEAN LEFT IT FELT LIKE THE BIKE WAS SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL AND LOCKED IN THE STRAIGHT POSITION. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AND I RAN INTO THE GUARD RAIL. I'M FORTUNATE THAT MY BROKEN ARM AND LEG, CRUSHED KNEE AND ELBOW WILL HEAL IN TIME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*AK

ON JANUARY 5, 2004 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL (990021) LETTER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK AS OF APRIL 23, 2004 THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS TIME FRAME IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UNREASONABLE. *NM

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT IT COULD BE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK AS OF MAY 2004 YAMAHA JUST SCHEDULED THE REPAIR. *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. PARTS WERE COMING IN ,BUT AT A VERY SLOW PACE. *AK

ON JANUARY THE 5, 2004 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY INDICATED THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 YAMAHA V-STAR 1100 CLASSIC. MY MOTORCYCLE IS EXPERIENCING WHAT APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH STARTERS FOR THIS MOTORCYCLE MODEL. SINCE THE MOTORCYCLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, YAMAHA WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THE 1100 V-STAR 1100 FORUM, THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED BY YAMAHA. MY MOTORCYCLE IS DISPLAYING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT INDICATE A FAULTY STARTER, I.E "TWISTED CONNECTOR BOLTS". IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN FORCE YAMAHA TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE?

THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE TRANSMISSION RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR 4 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED IT MAY BE ANOTHER 6 WEEKS BEFORE THEY RECEIVE PARTS. *AK *SC *JB

THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON 1/21/2004 IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL# 03V309000 SUBJECT:REAR WHEEL LOCK UP. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST AND HAS NOT RECEIVED THE FREE REMEDY YET. *NM *LA

ON JANUARY 14 2003 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD WAIT A LITTLE LONGER. *AK *NM