YAMAHA Complaints

SLOW SPEED RIDING FORTUNATELY, GRINDING NOISE HEARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH FROM REAR OF MOTORCYCLE. INSPECTED REAR WHEEL AND AXLE AREA, DECIDED TO DRAIN REAR FINAL DRIVE FLUID PIECES OF BEARING AND METAL CAME OUT OF DRAIN HOLE. HAVE NOT CONTACTED ANY DEALER YET WILL DO SO THIS WEEK. WAS ADVISED BY OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL MOTORCYCLE CONCERNING THE FINAL DRIVE FAILURE AND FLUID LEAKS. A FAILURE AT HIGHER SPEEDS COULD BE FATAL WITH WHEEL LOCKUP. CANNOT BE RIDDEN , PART IS 800 DOLLARS US ONLINE. *TR

WHEN WE RETURNED HOME THE GEAR OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE FINAL DRIVE. IT WAS ALL OVER THE WHEEL AND ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. OPENED THE DRAIN PLUG AND METAL PIECES CAME OUT. WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BALL BEARING FOR THE PINION GEAR FAILED. FORTUNATE THE BALL BEARINGS DID NOT HAVE TIME TO FALL OUT AND JAM IN THE PINION AND RING GEARS THUS CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK. THE REPLACEMENT BEARING FROM YAMAHA WAS REDESIGNED, BUT WE ARE NOT SURE THIS WILL HOLD UP? *TR

WE BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW IN 09'. I RODE THIS ONLY AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OUR FAMILY MEMBERS LIVE CLOSE. WE THOUGHT WE HAD A BATTERY PROBLEM AT FIRST AND REPLACED IT IN 2010. THEN WE WENT ON A TRIP SO I WASN'T ABLE TO RIDE IT MUCH FOR THE SEASON. WE TRIED TO RUN IT IN 2011 AND IT RAN FOR A MINUTE (IN THE DRIVEWAY) AND THEN IT STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START AT ALL. WE TESTED THE NEW BATTERY AND IT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. SO I COULDN'T RIDE IT AT ALL LAST YEAR. THIS YEAR WE BOUGHT ANOTHER BATTERY AND STILL NOT FIRING. THE ONE THING WE NOTICED WAS NO PUMP SOUND. THIS THING IS ALMOST FULL OF GAS SO THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM. WE KNOW ITS NOT THE BATTERY. WE CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY ARE GOOD. ITS THE FUEL PUMP. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS AND SOLVE THIS ISSUE. THESE SCOOTERS ARE TO EXPENSIVE TO JUST LOOK AT. I PUT ONLY 95 MILES ON IT THE FIRST SUMMER RIDING IT. AND THE FUEL PUMP GOES OUT. PLEASE DON'T TELL ME I SHOULD HAVE STOPPED TAKING CARE OF MY VERY SICK FATHER-IN-LAW FOR 2YRS (WHO PASSED AWAY THIS MONTH) TO MAKE THE "SCOOTER" A PRIORITY. HOW WERE WE SUPPOSE TO KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH A FAULTY FUEL PUMP? YAMAHA NEVER SENT US A RECALL LETTER OR TOLD US THAT THIS MIGHT BECOME AN ISSUE. THANKS YAMAHA. BY THE WAY...WE BOUGHT 2 NEW ONES IN 09' AND ABOUT $6500.00 LATER WE ARE AFRAID TO RIDE THE OTHER ONE FOR FEAR OF BEING STRANDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 YAMAHA YZF R1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A ROD WENT THROUGH THE MOTOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ABUSED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 560.

STARTER WHEN TRYING TO START WOULD NOT TURN OVER MOTOR, BUT THE STARTER WOULD TURN OVER. I HAVE FOUND THAT YAMAHA KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE IT HAS HAPPENED TO ANYONE THAT OWNS A YAMAHA VSTAR, 650CC AND 1100CC, THE REPAIR BILL COST BETWEEN $900.00 TO $1,200 , AND EVEN AFTER REPAIRS BYE EVEN DEALERS YOU CAN HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AGAIN. I KNOW ONE MAN THAT HAD IT HAPPEN 3 TIMES,NOW HE IS SELLING THE BIKE AFTER IT'S FIXED AGAIN, HELP US PLEASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA FZ1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OVER A SMALL HILL, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT THEN TURNED RIGHT AND THE FRAME CRACKED IN HALF ALONG THE FRAME WELDS. THE CONTACT THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO OTHER DAMAGES TO THE MOTORCYCLE OR THE DRIVER. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE FRAME MUST HAVE BEEN CRACKED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

WHEN IT IS HOT, MY YAMAHA ZUMA 125 WILL STALL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WILL NOT RESTART. WAITING AND TRYING AGAIN SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY SOLUTION AVAILABLE. THE WAIT TIME IS UNPREDICTABLE, 15 MINUTES TO 2 HOURS. SUSPECTING IT IS RELATED TO HEAT I TRY TO WAIT IN SHADE. THE PROBLEM FIRST MANIFESTED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, AND IS HAPPENING AGAIN WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. THIS SUMMER IS HOTTER THAN LAST. I HAVE NOTICED RECENTLY THE USUAL HUM W/CLICKING SOUND THAT HAPPENS WHEN THE KEY IS SWITCHED ON IS NOT HAPPENING WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT IS THE FUEL PUMP SPINNING UP TO PRESSURE. I BELIEVE MY FUEL PUMP IS UNRELIABLE UNDER THESE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A BRAND NEW MOTOR CYCLE. WITHIN RIDING THE BIKE 30 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK, THE SEAT AND FRAME OF THE BIKE BECAME SO HOT THAT IT BURNED MY GROWING AREA, BUTT AND MY LEGS. I TRIED TO RIDE THE BIKE ON OTHER OCCASIONS AND HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE, THIS BIKE IS EXCEEDING TEMPERATURES THAT CAN BURN THE HUMAN BODY. WHEN I RESEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS WERE COMPLAINING AS WELL, I FOUND A WHOLE MASS OF PEOPLE STATING THE SAME PROBLEM AND STATING THAT THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE EXHAUST PIPES AND COAT THE BIKE OR NOT RIDE IT DURING HOT WEATHER. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO LEAD BACK TO 2008 R1 MODELS. IT IS NOT FAIR FOR US CONSUMERS TO BUY A PRODUCT LIKE THIS AND GET BURNED! THE PUBLIC IS NOT BEING PROTECTED! ## VIN PASSED ## YAMAHA YZFR1 AR 2011 ## *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 YAMAHA XVS650 V STAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FINAL DRIVE WAS WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 YAMAHA XVS950A MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE REAR WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR ARM WAS REPLACED IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,866. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT FORKS, FUEL LINE, AND REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY ALL HAD FAILURES AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. YAMAHA DID PAY FOR THE REPAIR COST OF THE SWING ARM, LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH A BALANCE OF 644.42 FOR REPAIR COST. UPDATED 09/05/2012 *JS