YAMAHA Complaints

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE FAILS TO START AND OPERATES ERRATICALLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.THIS MOTORCYCLE IS A 1998 ROYAL STAR CLASSIC. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT IN THE SYSTEM. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT 30-45 MPH THE FRONT END SHIMMIES, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO OPERATE THE MOTORCYCLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE AT ANY SPEED THE FRONT END SHAKES. THE BEARINGS WERE REPLACED WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. PROLBEM WITH THE MOTORCYCLE STILL EXISTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

HAND BRAKE LOCATED TOO CLOSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPHERICAL ACCELERATOR KNOB, RESULTING IN ACCIDENTIAL ENGAGEMENT.

BLINKER IS WORKING IN WRONG DIRECTION. LEFT IS FOR RIGHT BLINKER AND RIGHT IS FOR LEFT BLINKER. *AK

BRAKE CALIPER IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO ROTOR, WHEEL CALIPER REPLACED, NEW CALIPER HAS SAME PROBLEM. *AK

DEFAULT IN REAR MONO SHOCK SPRING, LEAKS OIL, COULD CAUSE CRASH, WHEN BRAKING, TIRE BECAME COVERED WITH OIL CREATING A SLICK SURFACE. *SLC

SON WAS ON MOTORCYCLE WITH GIRL FRIEND, MOTORCYCLE WENT INTO A TURN AND HIT A CURB , BOTH PASSENGERS WERE THROWN OFF MOTORCYCLE AND SON WAS KILLED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A BIK WITH ZERO MILES, SUDDENLY OIL SHOT OUT OF THE MOTOR, COVERING THE BRAKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO UNSEALED HEAD GASKET. *AK

DESIGN OF SIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS BLOCKS DRIVER'S VIEW OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC; WHEN LOOKING INTO MIRRORS, WILL SEE SHOULDERS OF BODY, INSTEAD OF ROAD. TT