YAMAHA Complaints

THE STARTER BOLTS ARE TWISTED INDICATING INTERNAL PROBLEMS. THIS IS A PROBLEM COMMON TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL. WHILE YAMAHA HAS YET TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE STARTER, THEY HAVE REPLACED IT ON ITS CURRENT MODELS INDICATING THEY ARE INDEED AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IMPLIES GUILT ON THEIR PART BUT THE BURDEN IS ON THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *LA

OIL PUMP SHAFT BROKE LEAVING PARTS IN THE MOTOR.... YAMAHA REPAIRED THE SHAFT BUT DID NOT REMOVE BROKEN METAL PARTS... *LA

MY BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID ALL OVER MY SWING ARM. MY MOTORCYCLE HAS 3500 MILES ON IT, IT IS AN 02. IT JUST STARTED LEAKING THE OTHER DAY AFTER A LONG TRIP OF ABOUT 200 MILES. I HAD TO ORDER A NEW BATTERY AND SWING ARM IT IS GOING TO COST ME ABOUT 500$ TO GET MY BIKE BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS. *LA

PROBLEMS GETTING RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON VEHICLE DUE TO PARTS AVAILABILITY.*MR *CB

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH MOTORCYCLE'S FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FELL OFF. AS A RESULT, DRIVER LOSTS ALL BRAKING ABILITY. *AK

FUEL TANK AND FRAME GET VERY HOT WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. WHEN THIS OCCURS, DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL TANK/FRAME, DRIVER CAN SUSTAIN SERIOUS LEG BURNS. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON IT. *AK NUMEROUS MOTORIST WITH THIS MODEL COMPLAINED ABOUT THE EXCESS HEAT FROM THE ENGINE. (THIS OCCURRED MOSTLY IN VEHICLES IN WARMER CLIMATES) THE TECHNICIAN ADMITTED TO THE PROBLEM BUT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *SCC *JB

POTENTIAL FAILURE OF YAMAHA ROADSTAR TRANSMISSION. THERE IS CURRENTLY A VOLUNTARY RECALL BY YAMAHA, BUT IT FAILS TO ADDRESS ITS PROBLEMS. *LA

2003 YAMAHA GRIZZLY 660 GAS WILL BOIL IN GAS TANK WHEN ENGINE IS HOT. CAUSES MOTOR TO SPUTTER AND STALL WHEN BEING THROTTLED. GAS CAN BE SMELLED AND FOUND IT VAPORIZING OUT OF THE GAS CAP OVERFLOW TUBE. *LA

WHILE RIDING ALL GAUGES SWEEP, BATTERY SLOWLY DIES CAUSING THE BIKE TO STALL AND NOT TO RESTART. THE DEALER FOUND THE FAILED AND MELTED PLUG TO VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND BURNT WIRING. FIRST, THE DEALER REPLACED AT THE COST OF $150.00. THE PARTS WORKED FOR ABOUT 6 MOS/500 MILES. SECOND, THE PREVIOUSLY MELTED PLUG WIRING COMPLETELY FRIED. YAMAHA MADE A REPAIR KIT THAT DOES NOT FIT OR WORK PROPERLY, TABS ON CLIPS DO NOT HOLD IN HOUSING. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE PART(S) RECALLED BY YAMAHA WITH NO SUCCESS. YAMAHA SAID THAT THIS IS A WARRANTY ISSUE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE 3 (THREE), TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IN MY TOWN THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THESE SAME ISSUES. *LA

2002 YAMAHA VSTAR 1100 SILVERADO STARTER PROBLEM. TWISTED BOLTS, KICKBACK, CLUNKING NOISE ON STARTUP AND SOMETIMES SHUTDOWN. FOLLOW YAMAHA STARTING RECOMMENDATIONS SO I AM NOT AT FAULT. YAMAHA HAS EVEN CAME OUT WITH A BEEFIER STARTER, BUT STILL DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR DESIGN AND PRODUCT.