YAMAHA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 YAMAHA BOLT STAR MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING IN SUN LIGHT, IT WAS HARD TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75.

AFTER RIDING YAMAHA GRIZZLY 700 FOR APX. 1 HOUR IN MOUNTAINS, WITH 2000 FOOT ELEVATION CHANGES, WENT TO GAS STATION TO FILL UP. WHEN I REMOVED THE SCREW OFF FUEL COVER,L GASOLINE SPRAYED OUT. TANK HAD BEEN FILLED PRIOR TO THE RIDE, AFTER CLEANING MY SELF UP 3.2 GALLONS WERE REQUIRED TO FILL. SPRAYING ME IN THE FACE AND STRAIGHT UP. BASED ON MY RIDE TIME I WOULD HAVE TO GUESS A GALLON SPRAYED OUT. STRANGERS AT THE GAS STATION WASHED MY EYES OUT WITH WATER AS I COULD NOT SEE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT A FIRE AND OTHER THAN RUINING MY PLASTIC LENS IN MY GLASSES ALL ENDED WELL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS FOR ME AND THE PUBLIC AT THE GAS STATION. *TR

WHILE GETTING MY MOTORCYCLE SERVICED AT THE YAMAHA DEALER, THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THAT MY REAR SHOCK ABSORBER HAD BLOWN A SEAL AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO YOU CAN NOT BUY A REBUILD KIT. APPARENTLY THIS HAPPENS A LOT TO THIS MODEL MOTORCYCLE. UNTIL YOU REPLACE THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER, THE MOTORCYCLE DOESN'T HANDLE VERY WELL IN TURNS, IT IS VERY UNSTABLE TO DRIVE. AND THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

I LOVE THE MACHINE, HOWEVER, AT NIGHT, YOU CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER. IT DOESN'T LIGHT UP, AND THE NUMBERS ARE HARD TO SEE. WHICH COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, ESPECIALLY ON A MOTORCYCLE. *TR

WHEN RIDING INTO THE SUN THE SPEEDOMETER IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ. IF THE SUN IS BEHIND YOU OR AT NIGHT THE SPEEDOMETER IS OK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 YAMAHA 100 CC V-STAR MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE GEAR CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE GEAR CLUTCH REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA 1100 SILVERADO MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST ALL POWER BUT DID NOT STALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD BECOME SHREDDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000. UPDATED 09/05/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED IN HALF/

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 YAMAHA XVS 1300 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EMITTED AN UNUSUAL CHEMICAL ODOR. THE CONTACT RETRIEVED A FACE MASK FROM THE SADDLEBAG AND PLACED IT AROUND HIS FACE HOWEVER, THE SKIN ON THE CONTACT'S NOSE WAS SEVERELY BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SADDLEBAGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FIBERGLASS RESIN LEAKING THROUGH THE BAG AND ONTO THE CONTENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ONE WEEK LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,200.

THE TURN SIGNAL LENSES AND STOP LAMP LENS ON HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OR PERHAPS MILLIONS OF YAMAHA MOTORCYCLES ARE NOT IDENTIFIED WITH A DOT OR SAE MARKING, MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO OPERATE THE MOTORCYCLE IN VIRGINIA AND MANY OTHER STATES. IT WAS REQUESTED THAT YAMAHA USA WORK WITH THE DOT TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATION LETTER FOR THE STATE POLICE AND STATE VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAMS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM FOR THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS AND PERHAPS MILLIONS OF YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE OWNERS AFFECTED. THE ALTERNATIVE IS TO HAVE THE NHTSB DEVELOP A RECALL (OR DECAL?) SOLUTION FOR YAMAHA OWNERS TO ALLOW THEIR VEHICLES TO BE LEGALLY OPERATED IN VIRGINIA AND OTHER STATES. THE ORIGINAL LENSES INSTALLED BY YAMAHA ON MY MOTORCYCLE THAT LACK THE DOT OR SAE IDENTIFICATION ARE STANLEY P5243 FOR THE TURN SIGNAL LENSES, AND STANLEY P2137 FOR THE STOP LAMP/TAIL LIGHT LENS. *TR

YAMAHA V-STAR MIDDLE SHAFT ENGINEERING DEFECT... THERE IS MANY CASES OF THIS FAILING ALL OVER THE NET TIME AND TIME AGAIN... DEFECT THAT YAMAHA HAS WITH THE MIDDLE SHAFT ON THEIR SHAFT DRIVE V STAR MOTORCYCLES... *TR