YAMAHA Complaints

REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION GEAR IS NOT LUBRICATED WITH GREASE DURING INITIAL ASSEMBLY. LUBRICATION OF THIS GEAR IS A COMMON PRACTICE IN THE MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY. THIS OVERSIGHT CAUSES THE GEAR TO SLOWLY WEAR AWAY OVER TIME CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE DRIVETRAIN. IF THIS OCCURS IN A BUSY INTERSECTION SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH MAY OCCUR. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM TO YAMAHA, YET THE COMPANY HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THIS DEFICIENCY OR MAKE A REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE. AT THE TIME WHEN MY PINION GEAR FAILED, I WAS IN MOTION AND THE SUDDEN LOSS OF FORWARD MOMENTUM PLACED ME IN THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE WHICH, FORTUNATELY, WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AND AVOID A COLLISION. THE ATTACHED PICTURE SHOWS THE DEFECTIVE PART, WHICH IS THE RUSTED PIECE IN THE CENTER OF THE GRAY COLORED HOUSING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 YAMAHA XVS11AR-S. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE NUT SHEARED OFF OF THE MID SHAFT AND THE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON MY YAMAHA SHIFTING THROUGH THE GEARS AND 3RD GEAR STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. ONLY THIRD GEAR AND SPEEDING UP OR SLOWING DOWN.

MY YAMAHA XT 250, POPS/BACKFIRES ALL THE TIME DURING DECELERATION. SOMETIMES A VERY LOUD BANG. I WAS TOLD BY YAMAHA THAT THEY DESIGNED THE EMISSION SYSTEM THIS WAY TO PASS EMISSIONS. WHEN THEY DISCONNECTED THE EMISSIONS THE LOUD POPPING AND BACK FIRING WENT AWAY. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO NOT HAVE THE CONSTANT LOUD POPPING AND BACKFIRING IS BY MAKING THE MOTORCYCLE NOT PASS EMISSIONS. I DO NOT THINK IT IS VERY SAFE TO HAVE A MOTORCYCLE KEEP ON BACKFIRING AND STUTTERING WHEN DRIVING IT, LOSS OF POWER. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE CAN LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

I WANNA SAY I LOVE THIS BIKE AND WILL CONTINUE DRIVING AND TRYING TO FIX IT.MY 2014 FZ09 HAS 5000 MILES ON IT AND WHEN I DOWN SHIFT IN TRAFFIC OR ANYWHERE THE BIKE DIES THE TIRE WILL SOMETIMES LOCK UP IF I DON'T CATCH THE PROBLEM IN TIME.. I'M TRYING TO GET OTHERS THAT ARE ON THE FZ FORUMS TO SHARE THERE SAME COMPLAINTS.. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS IT WILL LITERALLY JUST CUT OFF NO POWER POOF.. AND A REALLY BAD NOISE AND VIBRATION AROUND 3100 TO 4000 RPMS MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS FALLING APART.. OTHER THAN THAT I LOVE THE BIKE AND HOPE THE ISSUES GET FIXED AS THIS WILL BE 2017 THE NEXT GEN

MID SHAFT BROKE. IF THIS WOULD OF JAMMED UP AGAINST THE DRIVE SHAFT IT WOULD HAVE PUT THE MOTORCYCLE IN AN UNCONTROLABLE SKID.

FAILURE ON REPAIR OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 11V338000 RECALL DATE: JUNE 28,2011 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 990061 FAILURE DESCRIPTION: ON MONDAY 8/22/2016 , I STARTED EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I WAS STRANDED AND COULD NOT START BIKE. HAVING READ ON 'FJRFORUM.COM ' ABOUT "GROUND WIRE JUNCTION CONNECTION" OR 'GROUND BUSS CONNECTORS' ISSUES AND THE SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, I SUSPECTED THAT I HAVE A 'GROUND BUSS CONNECTORS' ISSUE. MY BIKE HAD THE RECALL DONE IN 2011. SYMPTOMS: INTERMITTENT A) IGNITION IN ON POSITION, NOT ATTEMPTING TO START BIKE. 1) BRAKE ACTIVATED (EITHER HAND OR FOOT) -> BRAKE LIGHTS WORK NORMALLY AND NO ABNORMAL ACTIVITY 2) RAISE/LOWER WINDSCREEN -> RESULTS IN VERY SLOW OR NO MOVEMENT AND THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. 3) HIT HORN -> NO HORN SOUNDS BUT BOTH TURN SIGNALS LIGHT AND THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. 3) TURN ON EITHER TURN SIGNAL -> THE TURN SIGNAL WILL FLASH AND THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATES B) IGNITION IN ON POSITION AND ATTEMPT TO START BIKE: 1) INTERMITTENTLY WILL START, BUT IF NOT NOTHING EXCEPT TO ILLUMINATE THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR. 3) IF IT DOES START, LIGHTS MAY GO OUT! RANDOM TURN SIGNAL BEHAVIOR! INVESTIGATION: I INSPECTED ALL "GROUND JOINTS"(AKA SPIDERS) . I COMPLETED MY INSPECTION ON FRIDAY, AUG. 26. PRIMARY FINDING IS THAT THE CONNECTOR THAT MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 990061 WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX HAS A PIN THAT IS INTERMITTENTLY SHORTING RESULTING IN SCORCH/BURN MARKS ON THE FEMALE CONNECTOR. I CAN ONLY SPECULATE THAT WHEN THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED THAT IT WAS EITHER NOT DONE CORRECTLY OR THAT THE CONNECTOR ALREADY HAD DAMAGE THAT WAS EITHER UNDETECTED OR IGNORED. AT ANY RATE, IT'S A FAILURE OF A SAFETY RECALL ! I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOS OF THE RECALL FAILURE. I WANT YAMAHA TO INSPECT AND IF NEED BE REPLACE WIRING HARNESS PER MANUF. RECALL NO. 9900062

TAKA TAKE RECALL THERE IS LOUD NOISES COMING FROM MY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AT 35 TO 40 MPH SOUNDS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS FALLING APART AND DOING ALOT OF DAMAGE I HAVE HAD TO STOP DRIVING IT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM SO WE NEED TO FIX THE ISSUE IT WAS AT SLOW SPEEDS DOING 35 TO 45MPH IN TOWN

BIKE LOST HEADLIGHTS (AGAIN). I'VE HAD ELECTRICAL FIXES UNDER RECALL AND THIS CONTINUES. HAD IGNITION REPLACED, GROUND FAULT WORK DONE, ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED AND NOW IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED AGAIN WITHOUT LIGHTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO LOSE YOUR HEADLIGHTS. ITS A KNOWN RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH THIS BIKE. HIGH BEAM INDICATOR STAYS ON, STRANGE FLASHING TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS REMAIN ON, NO WINDSHIELD MOTOR CONTROL, NO HEADLIGHTS, NO HIGH OR LOW BEAM. YAMAHA NEEDS TO COME UP WITH PROPER FIX FOR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. A QUICK READ ON THE FJR1300 FORUM SHOWS THIS RECURRENT PROBLEM IS HITTING MANY.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 YAMAHA BOLT R SPEC, THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE AT NIGHT AND IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO READ DURING SUNNY DAYLIGHT HOURS. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO TAKE HIS OR HER EYES OFF OF THE ROAD FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN ATTEMPT TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER TO REMAIN AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. THIS INCREASES THE CHANCES OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. THE NEWER MODEL BOLT (2015-PRESENT) HAS FIXED THIS ISSUE HOWEVER YAMAHA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR REACHED OUT TO THE 2014 BOLT OWNERS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE THE POOR MANUFACTURED SPEEDOMETER.