YAMAHA Complaints

WHEN MOTORCYCLE IS PARKED UPON PLACING THE KICKSTAND DOWN, THE KICKSTAND DOES NOT HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE MOTORCYCLE, CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO TURN OVER/FALL DOWN, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT KICKSTAND HAS BEEN MODIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. ALSO CONSUMER STATES THE MODEL OF MOTORCYCLE IS A 535. *AK

ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK, FRONT OR REAR, THIS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR INJURY

ABS FAILED AND THERE IS NO WARNING SYSTEM. MANUFACTURE WILL NOT REPAIR OR RECALL FOR WARRANTY. ESTIMATES TO REPAIR RUN $2-3000. OTHER OWNERS 30+/200 SURVEYED HAVE SAME PROBLEM. THERE WERE APPROX 800 OF THE 1993 AND 1994 MODELS SOLD IN THE US. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

THE GTS1000A WAS BILLED AS A STATE OF THE ART MOTORCYCLE WITH ABS BRAKES TO ENHANCE SAFETY. THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE MOTORCYCLE IS INOPERATIVE ON THE REAR BRAKE (FRONT UNKNOWN). I HAVE FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCKUP AT ALL SPEEDS, A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *AK

I'M AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. NOW THE REAR ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. NO THE REAR WHEEL WILL LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED WITH A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE. IN THE PAST THE BRAKE HAS BEN REALLY PREDICTABLE. BUT KNOW THE REAR BRAKE LOCKS UP WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF PRESSURE. *AK

THE ABS PULSES, BUT THE REAR WHEEL STILL LOCKS AND SKIDS. HAVE NOT HAD THE GUTS TO TRY TO LOCK THE FRONT WHEEL FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. *AK

YAHAMA IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT DENIES IT'S EXISTANCE, STATES IT A MAINTAINCE PROBLEM, WILL NOT CORRECT. NO DEFECT (S) LISTED. *AK

THE TANK MATERIAL IS TOO THIN AND WEAK CAUSING THE GAS TANK TO CRACK RESULTING IN GAS ODOR AND FUEL TO BE EXPELLED FROM THE VEHUCLE WHILE DRIVING. NLN

THE COVER OF THE CYLINDER SWITCH WHICH ENGAGES FLYWHEEL OF THE STARTER DOES NOT WORK. CONSUMER HAS TO KICK IT TO START . THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM HIS WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATE'S THE SPEEDODOMETER IS'NT WORKING DUE TO THE PLASTIC GEAR'S WITHIN THE GEAR CASE ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY.