YAMAHA Complaints

MY 2002 YAMAHA GRIZZLY 660 ATV OVERHEATS, CAUSING GAS TO BOIL IN THE CARBURETOR CAUSES THE ATV TO STALL (FROM FUEL STARVATION), THUS LOSING FORWARD MOMENTUM WHICH CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO THE OPERATOR.*AK

STARTER FAILURE ON 2002 YAMAHA V-STAR 1100 MOTORCYCLE DUE TO DESIGN FAILURE TO PREVENT "KICKBACK" UPON STARTING. VERY HIGH INCIDENCE OF FAILURE WITH MODELS PRIOR TO 2003 WHEN STARTER WAS REDESIGNED. YAMAHA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *LA

ENGINE TICKING NOISE. AFTER INVESTIGATION BY OTHER RIDERS IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VALVE GUIDES ARE DISINTEGRATING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. YAMAHA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS CONDITION TO FIX ALL 2003 FJR1300 MOTORCYCLES. *LA

2001 YAMAHA YZFR6 HAS A LEAKING BATTERY THAT DRIPS CORROSIVE ACID ON THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND ONTO THE SWINGARM. *LA

START WENT BAD AND ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I TRIED TP GET THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM REPEATEDLY UNDER WARRANTY WHEN INITAL SYMPTOMS STARTED TO OCCUR BUT WAS TOLD IT COULD NOT REPAIRED UNTIL IT FAILED, WHICH OF COURSE WAS AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. *AK A POLICE OFFICER WITNESSED THE CONSUMER SKID TO A STOP WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKED. *PH *JB

BOLTS HOLDING STARTER TO ENGINE ARE TWISTED ALONG WITH INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF VEHICLES STARTER MOTOR. *LA

DURING NORMAL START UP OF MY 2002 YAMAHA V STAR 1100 CLASSIC, THERE WAS A LOUD BACKFIRE A POPPING SOUND AND THE MOTORCYCLE DID NOT START. ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO START HAD NO RESULT. INSPECTING THE STARTER I COULD SEE THE BOLTS WERE TWISTED. I HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT A COST OF $164.00. *LA

MY 2001 YAMAHA RAPTOR 660 EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF 2ND GEAR WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS. THE MACHINE WAS NOT ABUSED OR USED IMPROPERLY AND HAD UNDER 200 HOURS ON IT. I CALLED YAMAHA ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED AND THE POLITELY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM, DID NOT HAVE ANY BULLETINS OR RECALLS ON THE 2001 RAPTOR AND THAT THEY DID NOT INTEND ON DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT FAILURES WITH THE 2001 MACHINES AND THAT YAMAHA RE-DESIGNED THE GEARS FOR 2002. THE FOLLOWING LINK IS FROM A WEBSITE WHERE MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR COMPLAINTS. HTTP://WWW.BLUETRAXX.COM/PHPBB/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=1034 THE FAILURE IS OFTEN A TOTAL LOCK-UP OF THE TRANSMISSION. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR DEFECT AND SAFETY REASONS. THE COST TO REPAIR MY TRANSMISSION WILL BE IN EXCESS OF $1,000.00. *LA

I HAVE PURCHASED A 2001 YAMAHA R6 MOTORCYCLE , AFTER 8500 MILES , THE 2ND GEAR SLIPS AND MISSES ,DEALER SAID NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION AT $2000 TO FIX. NEVER ABUSED THIS MOTORCYCLE. *LA