YAMAHA Complaints

MY 2001 YAMAHA R6 MOTORCYCLE IS LEAKING BATTERY ACID CAUSING DAMAGE TO STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF THE MOTORCYCLE.

I WAS RIDING MY 2001 YAMAHA RAPTOR UP A HILL WHEN I GOT TO THE TOP, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY WHEELS LOCKED UP, AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CHAIN BUT THEN I WENT TO TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR AND IT WOULD NOT GO OUT OF GEAR, I TOOK THE SPROCKET OFF TO GET THE CHAIN OFF SO I COULD GET IT TOWED BACK TO MY VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS ON SAND, BECAUSE IF I WAS ON HARD DIRT OR EVEN ASPHALT I COULD HAVE PROBABLY WENT OVER THE HANDLEBARS AND PROBABLY BROKEN SOMETHING. I AM 6' 1" 230 LBS. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BE OUT OF WORK FOR SOMETHING THAT YAMAHA KNOWS ABOUT BECAUSE THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE 2002 YAMAHA RAPTORS. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE ALL WITH 2001 RAPTORS AND THEIR TRANSMISSION ALSO HAVE LOCKED UP ON THEM. I FEEL LIKE THAT YAMAHA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED IF SOMEONE HAS NOT ALREADY. *JB

I OWN A 2002 YAMAHA GRIZZLY 660 ATV. THERE SEEMS TO BE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HEAT GENERATED BY THIS MACHINE CAUSING THE FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR TO HEAT UP WHICH THEN CAUSES THE MACHINE TO VAPOR LOCK(SPUTTER, CUT OUT & BACK FIRE) & NOT RUN PROPERLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY MACHINE A NUMBER OF TIMES AND MOST RECENTLY ON MARCH 1ST OF 2003. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE IN THAT IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AT A CRITICAL TIME DURING RIDING IE. GOING UP AN INCLINE.*JB

I HAVE A 2002 YAMAHA R6 AND THE BATTERY LEAKS ACID. THE ACID HAS "ETCHED" MANY OF THE BIKES COMPONENTS INCLUDING THE SWINGARM AND TIRE HUGGER. *JB

MY TRANSMISSION RECENTLY LOCKED UP CAUSING MY ATV TO COME TO A QUICK HAULT. I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITH THESE ATVS BUT YAMAHA HAS DONE NOTHING. I BELIEVE THAT THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY IF THE TRANSMISSION LOCK UP AT HIGH SPEEDS. MINE HOWEVER WAS AT A LOWER SPEED. YAMAHA WON'T ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE ATV'S BUT YET WHEN I GO TO ORDER THE PARTS I NEED TO FIX MY ATV ALL THE PARTS I NEED SEEM TO BE ON A BACKORDER. COULD THIS BE BECAUSE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THIS PARTICUALR ATV TRYING TO BE FIXED? THIS REALLY MADE ME ANGRY WITH YAMAHA MOTORS AND I WANTED TO VOICE MY OPINION AND CONCERN. *JB

2003 YAMAHA GRIZZLY 660. WHEN HEATS UP, GAS BOILS INSIDE OF TANK AND CONDENSATES OUT OF GAS CAP OVERFLOW TUBE CAUSING GAS FUME SMELL. WHEN RUNNING, UNIT WILL SPUTTER AND SOMETIMES STALL WHEN GOING UP INCLINES, CAUSING UNIT TO BE UNSAFE.

THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED TO STOP AT A LIGHT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *TS *NLM

I OWN A 2003 YAMAHA 1100 V-STAR (XVS1100A) MOTORCYCLE. CURRENTLY THIS BIKE HAS LESS THAN 875 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I PURCHASED IT IN EARLY SEP 02, IN MID-NOV 02, I WINTERIZED AND STORED IT. YAMAHA DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM. RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN READING MANY OWNER'S HORROR STORIES OF "TWISTED STARTER BOLTS". HERE IS THE LINK TO THE INFORMATION ON THIS SUBJECT: HTTP://PEOPLE.DELPHIFORUMS.COM/DADBENNY DURING VISUAL INSPECTION TONIGHT (6 JAN 03) MY MOTORCYCLE DISPLAYS THE EARLY ONSET OF THE TWISTED STARTER BOLT PROBLEM. IT'S SLIGHT AT THIS TIME, BUT DEFINITELY NOTICEABLE. (THE INCIDENT DATE LISTED BELOW WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ENTER 2003 FOR THE YEAR, THE NEAREST YEAR IT WOULD ACCEPT WAS 2002) THROUGH MOST OF THE 1990S UP TO THE PRESENT, HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THESE YAMAHA XVS1100S HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER SYSTEM. AGAIN, HERE IS A LINK TO LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF CASES: HTTP://FORUMS.DELPHIFORUMS.COM/STAR_RIDERS/MESSAGES?MSG=35260.159 THE PROBLEM BEGINS WITH THE EXTERIOR BOLTS TWISTING AND CULMINATES IN A TOTAL INTERIOR FAILURE OF THE STARTER. ONCE OUTSIDE OF THE LIMITED 12-MONTH WARRANTY, YAMAHA REFUSES TO PROVIDE REPAIRS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER, DESPITE THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART. AVERAGE COST TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM IS $1500 PER OCCURANCE. EVEN IN CASES WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST REPORTED AND REPAIRED DURING THE FACTORY WARRANTY PERIOD, YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE REPAIR FOR ADDITIONAL LIKE FAILURES AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. THE DESIGN ON THIS PART IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND MORE THAN ANYTHING, CONTINUED USE. YAMAHA SHOULD BE FORCED TO RE-DESIGN THE STARTER SYSTEM AS WELL AS PROVIDE FREE REPLACEMENT TO ALL OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM.

1999 YAMAHA ROAD STAR REAR WHEEL HUB FAILURE. YAMAHA EXPECTS THE DEALERS TO DISASSEMBLE AND REASSEMBLE THE WHEEL WITHOUT ANY SPECIFICATIONS. IE. RIM TO HUB OFFSET MEASUREMENT, ETC. IN MY CASE THE RIM IS POSITIONED NOTICEABLY OFF TTO THE LEFT AFTER THE REPAIR WAS FINISHED. YAMAHA WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY MEASUREMENTS AND WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE THE WHEEL REPAIRED. I AM UNABLE TO USE THE WHEEL ON THE MOTORCYCLE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARD.

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MILAGE ON THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS INPORTED FROM AUSTRALIA AND DOSEN'T SEE TO HAVE THE RIGHT MILAGE. TS