YAMAHA Complaints

ON 1/17/04 I BROUGHT THE AFFECTED VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VOLUNTARY RECALL ANNOUNCED ON 1/09/04. MORE THAN 60 DAYS HAVE ELAPSED AND THE REPAIRS HAVEN'T BEEN STARTED YET BECAUSE YAMAHA HAS NOT SHIPPED THE PARTS. ADDITIONALLY THERE IS NO PROJECTED DATE FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE. *JB

IN JANUARY I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT MY ROADSTAR SILVERADO HAD A TRANSMISSION RECALL. SINCE THEN, I'VE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT 4 DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED DEALERS AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENOUGH PARTS FROM YAMAHA. THEY ARE NOW ON BACK ORDER. I DOUBT THAT I'LL EVEN BE ABLE TO RIDE THIS YEAR; MEANWHILE THEY ARE RECEIVING PAYMENT. *JB

DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAD BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 2 MONTHS.*AK

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM YAMAHA CORPORATION SINCE JANUARY 9,2004 REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURES. IT IS MARCH 19TH AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TAKE MY MOTORCYCLE INTO A DEALERSHIP AND ALL DEALERSHIPS I HAVE CONTACTED DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT MY MOTORCYCLE FROM IS GOING TO FIX THEIR MOTORCYCLES BEFORE THEY FIX CUSTOMERS MOTORCYCLES, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY MOTORCYCLE FOR WORK AND IS CAUSING SOME HARDSHIP FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP EXPEDITE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU.*AK

2001 YAHMAHA R6 MOTORCYCLE WITH A DEFECTIVE BATTERY, IT CAUSES THE BATTERY TO LEAK ON COMPONETS OF THE BIKE AND LEAVES A PERMANENT STAIN ON THE SWINGARM, SHOCK AND OTHER AREAS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURENCE FOR THIS YEAR.*AK

TRANSMISSION RECALL ON THE YAMAHA ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLE. YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION IS NOT ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM IN A TIMELY AND REASONABLE FASHION. I HAVE WAITED NOW OVER TWO MONTHS WITHOUT A RESPONSE. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED NOT TO RIDE MY MOTORCYCLE, YET I CONTINUE TO PAY FOR INSURANCE, ETC. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

THE PARTS TO PERFORM TRANSMISSION 03V309000 REPAIRS HASN'T BEEN AVAILABLE FOR OVER 2 MONTHS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT PARTS WERE SLOW COMING IN, AND THAT IT COULD BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE MOTORCYCLE COULD BE REPAIRED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK