YAMAHA Complaints

CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING SINCE JANUARY ON PARTS FOR RECALL 03V309 000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALER INSISTED THAT THEY WERE STILL WAITING FOR PARTS. YAMAHA KAWASAKI OF FLORENCE, 1409 PAMPLICO HWY, FLORENCE, SC 29505. 843-665-8486. *AK

CONSUMER WAS WAITING FOR PARTS FOR RECALL 03V309000. CONSUMER FELT YAMAHA WAS NOT BEING RESPONSIBLE. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE SINCE JANUARY 12, 2004.*AK

THE PARTS TO PERFORM TRANSMISSION RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 2 MONTHS. *AK

HAVE MOTORCYCLE THAT HAS BEEN ON RECALL FOR 3 MONTHS AND CAN NOT GET IT FIXED. YAMAHA HAS NOT SENT RECALL KITS TO MY DEALER AND MY MOTORCYCLE IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE WITH THE TRANSMISSON LOCKED UP AND I CAN NOT GET ANY RESULTS FROM YAMAHA.

I OWN A 2002 YAMAHA ROADSTAR WARRIOR WHICH IS INVOLVED IN A RECALL WHICH I HAVE NOT RECIEVED A LETTEROR PHONE CALL FROM YAMAHA OR MY LOCAL DEALER I ONLY FOUND OUT AFTER I CALLED. THE THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN YAMAHA WAS SENDING THE PARTS SO THEY PUT ME ON A WAITING LIST. THE LACK OF COMUNICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE WHEN MY SAFTY IS INVOLVED. NOW THEY SAY WHEN THEY FIX THE BIKE THE LABOR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE PARTS ARE FOR90 DAYS. THEN I HAVE TO BREAK THE BIKE IN FOR 600 MILES AGAIN AND HAVE THE FIRST SERVICE DONE AGAIN AT MY COST (APPROX $300). I BOUGHT THIS BIKE LAST SUMMER AND ONLY HAVE 1100 MILES ON IT. NOW THE REMAINING PORTION OF MY WARRANTY IS RUNNING OUT WHILE MY BIKE SITS IN MY GARAGE BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. SEEING HOW THEY ARE REBUILDING THE MOTOR I THINK THE NORMAL 1 YEAR WARRANTY SOULD BE GIVIN WITH THE REPAIR. ALSO I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FIRST SERVICE AFTER THEY FIXED IT I PAID THAT ONCE ALREADY THEN LAST THE COMMUNICATION IS HORRIBLE IF DIDN'T HAVE FRIEND WITH THE SAME BIKE MY FAMILY MAY HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL AFTER MY REAR TIRE LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 75 MPH CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL CROSS THE MEDIAN AND GET HIT MY A SEMI- TRUCK HEAD ON AND DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE MOTORCYCLE WASN'T REPAIRED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS TO PERFORM RECALL. *PH THERE WAS A LEAKING PUSH ROD, SQUEAKING IN THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD CUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FACTORY ADDED TOO MUCH LUBRICATION. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SC

O JANUARY 7, 2004 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

TICKING NOISE IN ENGINE-RESEARCH SHOWED MANY OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE DISCOVERED MAUFACTURER BULLETIN ABOUT VALVE GUIDE PROBLEMS. THIS ISSUE IS VERY PREVELANT IN THIS YEAR MODEL.*AK

YAMAHA CORP. ISSUED A RECALL IN AUGUST 2003 AND NOTIFIED CUSTOMERS JANUARY 2004. TRANSMISSION AND REAR WHEEL LOCK UP WITHOUT PRIOR NOTIFICATION. YAMAHA WARNED CUSTOMER DO NOT RIDE MOTORCYCLE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE MAY 2003. THE KITS TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND I'VE BEEN TOLD YAMAHA WILL WARRENTY THE REPAIR FOR ONLY 30 DAYS. I'M MAKING PAYMENTS AND PROVIDING INSURANCE ON A VEHICLE THAT I CAN'T GET REPAIRED AND I HAVE SERIOUS DOUBTS REGARDING THE QUALITY OF THE REPAIR. I CAN'T SELL THE MOTORCYCLE OR RIDE IT. DUE TO THE RECALL THE VALUE OF THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN LOST EVEN WITH THE EXPECTED REPAIRS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE USE OF MY MOTORCYCLE FOR 60 DAYS WHICH QUALIFIES UNDER THE CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW, THAT THE MANUFACTURE NOW NEEDS TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER IS APPRECIATED.*AK

TRANSMISSION RECALL 2003 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR , BOUGHT NEW IN MAY 2003, WENT IN SHOP JULY 2003 CAME OUT OCTOBER 2003 (FRONT DRIVE PULLEY, NO SPARE PART) BACK TO SHOP ON TRANSMISSION RECALL JANUARY 2004 DEALER AGAIN SAYS NO KITS MADE FOR RECALL FIX. *JB