YAMAHA Complaints

BATTERY LEADED ON SWINGARM AND REAR SHOCK CAUSING MAJOR CORROSION. SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR ANSWERS AND FOUND HTTP://WWW.HOUNDHEAVEN.COM/BATTERYLEAK.HTM. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*768011

THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID OUT ALL OVER THE SWINGARM, SHOCK, FOOTPEG, AND CHAIN. THE LISTED COMPONENTS ARE RUINED. A DANGEROUS SITUATION EXISTS IN THAT THE CHAIN IS DAMAGED BY THE ACID AND MAY BREAK WHILE IN OPERATION. I CONTACTED YAMAHA AND WAS NOT TREATED WELL AT ALL. THEY SAID IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I LET THE BATTERY DISCHARGE. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE SINCE REDESIGNED THE BATTERY. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED BY YAMAHA. THERE IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE HERE. NLM

ATV MODEL YFM350; WHILE RIDING ATV LEVER POPPED OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE ATV CONTINUED FORWARD OVER A HILL, ROLLING OVER SEVERAL TIMES, THROWING HIM OFF STRIKING DRIVER AND THEN ROLLING AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*JB

THE BATTERY ACID LEAK ON THE YAMAHA YZF R6 IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT YAMAHA WILL NOT FIX.. *AK

BATTERY LEAKAGE: AFTER DRIVING MOTORCYCLE AROUND OAHU FOR ABOUT AN HOUR ON 15 AUG 02, I STOPPED FOR FOOD. UPON RETURNING TO MY MOTORCYCLE, I DID A QUICK WALK AROUND INSPECTION AND NOTICED A WHITE, CRUSTY SPOT LOCATED ON THE LEFT TOP SIDE OF THE SWINGARM. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I SAW THAT THERE WAS BATTERY ACID DRIPPING FROM THE BATTERY BOX UNDER THE SEAT AREA. ACID WAS DRIPPING ON SWINGARM, REAR SUSPENSION SPRING, BATTERY BOX, AND CHAIN. CORROSION ON SWINGARM, SPRING, OR CHAIN COULD LEAD TO STRUCTURE FAILURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. HAVING DONE FURTHER RESEARCH INTO THIS MATTER, IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER R6 OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED TO YAMAHA BY MANY OF THEM, AND YAMAHA HAS AND HASN'T REPLACED THE DAMAGED PARTS, DEPENDING ON DEALERSHIP. APPARENTLY, THE SEALED BATTERIES ARE FAULTY, AND GAS PRESSURE BUILDS UP INSIDE OF IT UNTIL IT RUPTURES AND LEAKS BATTERY ACID ALL OVER. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SEVERE ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA IN ORDER FOR YAMAHA TO RECALL ALL OF THE AFFECTED BATTERIES.

THE OEM BATTERY LEAKED ACID WHICH DRAINED ONTO THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER AND SWINGARM. BOTH COMPONENTS ARE CORRODED AS A RESULT OF THE LEAKING BATTERY ACID. I NOTICED THIS CORROSION ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE WAS OUT OF ITS 12 MONTH WARRENTY PERIOD.

THE BATTERY HAS BEEN LEAKING ACID ONTO MY SWINGARM, REAR SHOCK, AND CHAIN. YAMAHA IS COVERING THIS UNDER THE 1-YEAR WARRANTY, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO OWN A YZF-R6 AND A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED. I AM ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGED.

BATTERY ACID LEAKED ALL OVER THE SWING ARM, CHAIN, SHOCK RESERVOIR, AND REAR SHOCK. BIKE IS ONLY 3MONTHS OLD W/3500 MILES. HEARD SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUTH THIS SAME PROBLEM.*AK

2002 YAMAHA R6 STREET MOTORCYCLE - OEM BATTERY BEGINS TO LEAK ACID ON SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS (SWINGARM, SHOCK, SHOCK LINKAGE, LEFT FOOTPEG, GEAR SHIFT LEVER, DRIVE CHAIN, GEARSHIFT LINKAGE, SUBFRAME, REAR FENDER)THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. MANY REPORTS AT WWW.HOUNDHEAVEN.COM/BATTERYLEAK.HTM. REPORTED TO ALWAYS HAPPEN AROUND 2000MILES ON VEHICLE. MANY REPORTS THAT WHEN MANUFACTURER REPLACES DAMAGED COMPONENTS, IT HAPPENS AGAIN AFTER ANOTHER 2000 MILES AND MANY TIMES THIS OCCURS AFTER FACTORY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, LEAVING CUSTOMER WITH DAMAGED COMPONENTS AND A LARGE REPAIR BILL.

LET THIS BE KNOWN, THIS IS HAPPINING TO HUNDREDS OF R6 OWNERS. WE WILL BE HEARD. THIS COULD CAUSE MAJOR PARTS TO FAIL. I DONT WANT TO SEE A DEATH BECAUSE OF THIS!!!!!NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK