YAMAHA Complaints

RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A WAITING LIST WITH 100 PEOPLE, AND HAD NO INFORMATION ON WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK

SAFETY RECALL REGARDING MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR. I RECIEVED THE RECALL BY MAIL TODAY, AND CALLED BOTH LOCALL DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE ONLY GETTING FOUR RECALL REPAIR KITS EACH PER WEEK AND HAVE A LONG WAITING LIST. TWO TO THREE MONTHS>

CONSUMER WAS SHIFTING THE GEARS AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR. THIS CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT GEAR SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING REAR WHEEL LOCK UP. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL FOR THE MOTORCYCLE ON 1/26/2004 AND CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE , AND WON'T RECEIVE THE PARTS FOR ANOTHER EIGHT WEEKS.*AK

BATTERY ACID FROM LEAKY OEM BATTERY HAS DAMAGED THE SWINGARM, SHOCK ASSEMBLY, AND FOOT PEG/SHIFTER ASSEMBLY.*AK

THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THE RECALL OF THE ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLE FOR A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION, THE RECALL DATE WAS AUG 22, 2003. THE LETTER RECEIVED ADVISING OF THE RECALL WAS DATED JAN 9, 2004, WITH THE INSTRUCTION THAT THE MC WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. WHEN CALLED, NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND REPAIR COULD BE UP TO 3 MONTHS, DEPRIVING RIDERS FROM SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. DID THEY LEAVE US IN DANGER FROM AUGUST TO MID JANUARY? ALSO, WHY DID THEY NOT OBTAIN SUFFICIENT PARTS TO REPAIR DURING THAT TIME?*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WELD ON THE CROSS BARS OF THE HANDLE BARS GAVE WAY. VEHICLE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A RETAINER WALL. *AK

RECALL# 03V309000 SUBJECT: REAR WHEEL LOCK UP. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO HAD NO PARTS OR INFORMATION ON WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *JB

BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURE OF YAMAHA ARE NOT SURE WHEN THE PARTS ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN A MONTH AND THEY ARE SAYING IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER MONTH AND ADVISED THE CONSUMER NOT TO DRIVE THE MOTORCYCLE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V309000 TRANSMISSION; REAR WHEEL LOCK-UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER CONCERNING A RECALL FOR A MOTORCYCLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PARTS FOR THE CYCLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CYCLES THAT WERE BOUGH AT HIS DEALERSHIP WILL GET THEIR CYCLES REPAIRED FIRST. THE DEALER SET AN APPOINTMENT WHICH IS FIVE WEEKS AWAY. YAMAHA RECALL NO.# VPO2E, TRANSMISSION. *NM