YAMAHA Complaints

THE FLOORBOARD SUPPORTS ARE MADE OF SUBPAR MATERIALS CAUSING THEM TO BEND. THE FLOORBOARD ARE SAGGING CAUSING THEM TO SEPARATE FROM THE REAR FENDERS. ONCE THEY FULLY SEPARATE THEY COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH. YAMAHA HAS BEEN CONTACTED, THEY WERE REPLACING THE FLOORBOARD SUPPORTS WITH THE NEW STRONGER SUPPORTS THAT GO ON THE 2003 YAMAHA GRIZZLY. NOW THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THEM, ACCORDING TO THEM THE SUPPORT FAILURE IS CAUSED BY IMPROPERLY PLACEMENT OF DRIVERS FOOT ON FLOORBOARD. THIS DEFECT IS BEING REPORTED BY GRIZZLY OWNERS NATIONWIDE. *AK

THE ATV EXPERIENCES CARBURETOR "VAPOR LOCK" CAUSING THE THE ATV TO STALL AND SPUTTER. THE ATV START DISPENSING FUEL OUT A OVERFLOW TUBE THAT EXIT DOWN ON THE FLOORBOARD CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. THIS IS HAPPENNING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO OWNERS OF THIS ATV . CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE HAZARD TO OWNERS

AFTER DRIVING, MOTORCYCLE SPOKES ON REAR TIRE ARE BREAKING APART. HAS CONTACTED DEALER, MECHANIC STATED PROBLEM OCCURRED ON WHEEL, AND IT WAS A WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR REGULAR SERVICE. THE VEHICLE'S SPOKES WERE LOOSE DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP. *YH

LOUD TRANSMISSION NOISE - TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED FROM 5TH TO 4TH GEAR ON5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *AK

FRONT BRAKE IS CURENTLY DAMAGING THE DISK. & COST IS UNKNOWN. DUE TO METAL TO METAL CONTACT, STOPPING IN WET OR DRY WEATHER IS EXTREAMLEY DIFFICULT.*AK

WHEN SHIFTING TO 2ND GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP BACK INTO NEUTRAL AFTER 2ND GEAR HAS BEEN ENGAGED.*AK

I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH SECOND GEAR ON MY YAMAHA. THE BIG PROBLEM IS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF SECOND GEAR FAILURES WITH THE YZF 600 AND YAMAHA NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *AK

ALSO, SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND IS ROUGH. GRINDING USUALLY OCCURS EVEN IF I TRY TO SHIFT IT SOFTLY. I KNOW DOZENS OF OTHER OWNERS OF THIS BIKE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE INFERIOR TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE MY BIKE CAN SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY, WHICH WILL CAUSE ME TO SLOW DOWN AND BE HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER MOTORIST. THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED PROBLEM. I HAVE MET MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL ON THE INTERNET WHO ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR BIKES. PLEASE HELP US ALL BY RECALLING THIS BIKE TO MAKE YAMAHA FIX THE FLAWED TRANSMISSION. THANK YOU.*AK

MY YAMAHA GRIZLLY AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING FUEL BOILING AND VAPOR LOCK. THE MFGR HAS STATED THAT IT IS A GAS ISSUE. HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE IT IS HAPPENING ACROSS MANY STATES. I CAN BE SEVERELY INJURED IF IT VAPOR LOCKS WHILE CLIMBING A HILL AND STALLING. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE

SECOND GEAR DOES NOT FULLY ENGAGE OR POPS OUT. I WRECKED ONCE BECAUSE THE LOSS OF POWER TO REAR WHEEL ON A CORNER.**** DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****760931.*AK *JB