YAMAHA Complaints

LTR FM JOHN AND LORI REDMOND (CO) REQUEST HELP IN GETTING YAMAHA MOTOR CORP TO RECALL THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION ON THEIR ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLES. *MR OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDE ROAD STARS, SILVERADOS, MIDNIGHT STARS, WILD STARS, WARRIOR, AND V-STAR. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT YAMAHA WAS INVOLVED IN A COVER UP. THEY WERE NOT CONSISTENT WITH DEALING WITH THEIR CUSTOMER. THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, THE BACK TIRE LOCKED UP, THE BIKE HAD GONE INTO THE AIR AND HIT HARD ON THE LEFT SIDE. THERE WAS ALSO A WHINING AND OR GRINDING SOUND, AND A LOOSE BALL BEARINGS. *SCC

I HAVE A YAMAHA V STAR 1100. 2000 YR .I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER . AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ON THE WEB .I HAVE FOUND OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEED TO BE LOOKED IN TO FOR I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT YAMAHA HAS SAID THAT THAY HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLM BUT IT IS AT THE COST OF THE OWNER . LIKE I SAID THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 YAMAHA YZF-R6. A FAULTY BATTERY LEAKED AND DRIPPED ACID ON SEVERAL PARTS OF MY MOTORCYCLE. YAMAHA HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND SAID THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE ABOUT SINCE IT IS NOT AN OFFICAL RECALL.

I OWN A 2001 YAMAHA V-STAR 1100 MOTORCYCLE. THIS MODEL OF YAMAHA HAS A STARTER DEFECT. THE STARTER DOES NOT HAVE A CLUTCH AND UPON SHUTDOWN OF THE MOTOR THE STARTER KICKS BACK AND TWISTS THE STARTER BACKWARDS THROWING IT OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND BREAKING THE ALIGNMENT TABS OFF. THEY HAVE RECENTLY COME OUT WITH A NEW STARTER WITH A CLUTCH, BUT CHARGE UPWARDS OF $300.00 FOR IT. I FEEL THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM ALSO. *PH

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP TOSSING ME INTO THE WINDSHIELD AT ONLY 10 MILES PER HOUR. IF I HAD BEEN RIDING A PASSENGER WE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. *AK

MY 2001 YAMAHA R6 IS LEAKING BATTERY ACID ALL OVER MY SWINGARM, SHOCK, CHAIN AND FOOTREST. YAMAH WILL NOT RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE BATTERY PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE REDESIGNED THE BATTER WITH THE VENT HOLES IN A DIFFERENT PLACE TO PREVENT THE BATTERY ACID LEAK PROBLEM. THEY ARE HOPING THAT THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AFTER THE 1-YEAR WARRANTY IS EXPIRED SO THEY CAN REFUSE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED PARTS AND DEFECTIVE BATTERY. YAMAHA HAS A DESIGN FLAW AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED WHETHER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED OR NOT. A FAULTY DESIGN SHOULD NOT BE A WARRANTY ISSUE, BUT A RECALL ISSUE. MY $8000 MOTORCYCLE WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION AND NOW IT IS RUINED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, AND MY RESALE VALUE IS SUBSTANTIALLY EFFECTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION MADE NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY AND OIL PUMP GEAR. THE NOISE NO LONGER EXIST. *AK *CB *NLM

BATTERY LEAKED ALL OVER T SWING ARM, CHAIN, REAR SHOCK, ETC. 2000 MILES ON THE BIKE, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY BY 2 WEEKS. *PH

YAMAHA VSTAR 1100. THE STARTERS ON THE 1100 VSTAR FROM YEARS 1999 TO 2002 ARE DEFECTIVE AND FAIL. THE SYMPTOM IS THAT THE ENGINE WILL CLUNK AND WHEEZE AS IT ATTEMPTS TO START. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE DOG EAR INSIDE THE STARTER THAT SHEARS OFF AND CAUSES THE END CAP TO TWIST PUTTING THE STARTER IN A BIND. THE CONSUMER IS FREQUENTLY UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONTINUES TO GRIND THE STARTER INTO COMPLETE FAILURE. THE ISSUE IS THAT YAMAHA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS THEY HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS 1999-2002 STARTERS, AND WENT ON TO REDESIGN IT ON THE 2003 MODEL. MANY TIMES THE STARTER WILL START THE BIKE IN THIS BINDING CONDITION UNTIL THE WARRANTEE RUNS OUT. SOON AFTER THIS HAPPENS, THE STARTER FAILS ALL TOGETHER LEAVING MANY CONSUMERS A $1300.00 REPLACEMENT BILL. THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE TRACKING OF THIS ISSUE RESIDES DELPHI FORUMS, A WEB BASED INFORMATIONAL REFRENCE WHERE OWNERS OF THESE MOTORCYCLES GATHER TO DISCUSS SEVERAL ISSUES CONCERNING THE BIKES. THE LINK CONCERNING THE STARTER FAILURE, CAN BE FOUND HERE HTTP://FORUMS.DELPHIFORUMS.COM/STAR_RIDERS/MESSAGES?MSG=42152.1 PLEASE ASSIST BY APPLYING PRESSURE TO YAMAHA CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM OF ACCELERATED OBSELESENCE, THAT THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO KEEP QUIET.*AK

STEERING WHEEL HANDLE BAR RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING. MODEL NAME YZF600.*AK