YAMAHA Complaints

2002 YAMAHA ROADSTAR TRANY RECALL. RECALL LETTER WAS RECIEVED IN EARLY JANUARY OF 2004. THIS IS THE ONLY RESPONSE RECIEVED FROM YAMAHA. DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN FORTHCOMING WITH PROGRESS ON THE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND YAMAHA CORP, YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH ON THE PHONES TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE, YAMAHA STATED THE PARTS WOULD BE IN THE HANDS OF THE AUTHORIZED DEALER BY APRIL 30, AND STILL I WAIT! TODAY IS MAY 4TH. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH YAMAHAS HANDLING OF THIS ISSUE.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 03V309000. THE DRIVER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON JANUARY 09, 2004. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MECHANIC COULDN'T INFORM THE CONSUMER WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *LA

THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ON JANUARY 2004 IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL 03V309000/ REAR WHEEL LOCK UP. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER TWO MONTHS FOR THE PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE. *NM IT WAS UNKNOWN AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. *SC *JB

THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE REAR WHEEL LOCK UP RECALL 03V309000 HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 2 MONTHS. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS UNDRIVERABLE. *JB *SC *JB

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK AS OF 4/20/04, NEITHER YAMAHA OR THE DEALER COULD TELL THE CONSUMER WHEN THE PARTS WERE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004 STATING NOT TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE UNTIL THE "CIRCLIP" WAS REPLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION.(MODEL/WARRIOR) *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. YAMAHA , US 6555, KATELLA AVENUE, CYPRESS, CA 90630. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR. *AK THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AS OF 4/15/04. (MODEL/WARRIOR) *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. YAMAHA, US 6555, KATELLA AVENUE, CYPRESS, CA 90630. 714-761-7300. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR.*AK *JB SERVICE MANAGER (VICTOR)

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE VERY SLOW COMING IN, AND IT COULD BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON JANUARY 10, 2004 REGARDING TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. SERVICE MANAGER HAD BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE, MANUFACTURER DOES NOT EVEN HAVE A TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CALL. THE 1-800 HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED FOR LONG TIME AGO.*AK

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR SILVERADO CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION. AS OF THIS DATE 4/29/2004 I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO OBTAIN THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVED THE NOTICE IN JANUARY AND HAVE NOT USED THE MOTORCYCLE SINCE THEN.