YAMAHA Complaints

AFTER RIDING FOR A FEW HOURS NOTICED ACID FROM BATTERY LEAKING ONTO SWINGARM, SHOCK, CHAIN, ENGINE, AND FRAME. DT

YZFR6 MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PARK AND HE NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY ACID HAD LEAK OUT ON THE MOTORCYLE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS YAMAHA WOULD NOT REPLACED PARTS DAMAGED BY BATTERY ACID. VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TT

BATTERY LEAKAGE CAN CAUSE EXPLOSION OF BATTERY AND SUSPENSION RESERVOIR AND CAUSE A WRECK PLUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS COULD OCCUR AND THE CHAIN CAN ROT AND SNAP IN ACTION. DT

CONSUMER ADVISED A DESIGN PROBLEM EXISTS WITH BIKE'S REAR SINGLE SHOCK. THE WELDED POINT WHERE THE SHOCK CONNECTS WITH BIKE'S FRAME IS PULLING THE SHOCK MOUNTS OFF. AS A RESULT THE MOUNTS ARE BEGINNING TO CRACK. TS

BATTERY ACID LEAKS ONTO SWINGARM, CHAIN AND MISC PARTS, CAUSING CORROSION. ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769314. *AK *JB

CARBURETOR CLOGS UP WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO CUT OFF. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. MR

MY BATTERY IS LEAKING ON THE SWING ARM AND REAR SHOCK. IT IS HAVING TROUBLE CHARGING. DT

CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO STORE BUT THEY CLAIMED THAT THIS IS NORMAL. I LIKE LIKE A PROFESSIONAL OPINION AS IF THIS IS NORMAL. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THERE IS FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LEAKING ONTO THE CONSUMER LEGS. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT BIKE'S FLOOR BOARDS FOLDED UP WHILE RIDING, TRAPPING CONSUMER'S FOOT. AS A RESULT, THE BIKE CRASHED AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEVERAL INJURIES. MR SCC