YAMAHA Complaints

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 03V309000 - DATE ENTERED BELOW IS THE DATE ON THE RECALL LETTER I RECEIVED - WHAT INFORMATION HAVE YOU, THE NHTSA, FOUND OUT FROM YAMAHA REGARDING THE UNEXCUSABLE LENGTH OF TIME YAMAHA IS TAKING IN GETTING THE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO DEALERS FOR THIS RECALL ? AND WHO, AT THE GOVERNMENT LEVEL, IS INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM FOR US (THE OWNERS OF THE BIKES AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL) ?

ON JANUARY 9, 2004 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE. HOWEVER, MANUFACTURER IS THE PROBLEM, THE 1-800 TELEPHONE NUMBER IS DISCONNECTED,AND CONSUMER CANNOT GET IN TOUCH WITH MANUFACTURER. *AK

RECALL LETTERS SENT OUT APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. AGO, ADVISED NOT TO RIDE MOTORCYCLE UNTIL FIXED , YAMAHA HAS NEVER SENT PARTS AND SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL. *AK

THE BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID FROM THE TOP. THE ACID IS CORRODING THE REAR SWING ARM, THE SHOCKS, AND THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT IS HOLDING THE BATTERY IN PLACE.*AK

I HAVE A 2002 YAMAHA V-STAR 1100 CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE. THE STARTER IS BEGINNING TO FAIL DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THE PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED BUT YAMAHA WILL ONLY REPLACE IT AT THE CONSUMER'S COST.*AK

DUE TO A FAULTY BATTERY I NOW HAVE BATTERY ACID ON MY SWINGARM, SHOCK, AND CHAIN. THIS HAS MESSED THE COSMETICS OF MY BIKE UP BADLY. THE FAULTY BATTERY WAS NOT MY FAULT, BUT YET YAMAHA WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX IT!*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER SARAH. *AK

ON JANUARY 8, 2004 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALERSHIP STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

CONSUMER UNABLE TO GET RECALL WORK PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *PH RECALL #03V309000 *JB

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE BACKLOG OF MOTORCYCLES THAT NEED REPAIRS, IT WOULD BE A WHILE BEFORE HIS MOTORCYCLE RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR NEEDED. *PH