YAMAHA Complaints

ON MARCH 21ST OF 2012, AROUND 2PM, I LEFT MY HOUSE TO HEAD TO WORK. WHEN I APPROACHED THE STOP LIGHT (RED) RIGHT OFF MCKINLEY BRIDGE ON MISSOURI SIDE, I DOWN SHIFTED FROM 4TH TO 3RD GEAR WHEN I NOTICED THE BIKE LUNGED FORWARD A BIT AND STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE THE BELT IS NOT GRABBING ONTO THE SPROCKET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS ALOT OF ROADLINER'S AND STRATOLINERS XV1900'S HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE 3RD GEAR PINION P/N 1D7-17131-01-00. YAMAHA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL BIKE IN QUESTION BUT HAS NOT HAD A RECALL ON THIS PART YET. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC CRASH FROM THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS A NEW P/N (99999-03864.00). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 YAHAMA XV1900. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE CLUTCHED, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900.

MOTORCYCLE STARTED MAKING NOISE WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN WHEN SHIFTING. TOOK IT TO A MOTORCYCLE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT HAD GONE BAD. HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS BIKE. CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED NOW. *TR

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

WHILE RIDING MY 2006 YAMAHA ROADLINER 1900,I NOTICED A KNOCK IN THIRD GEAR AS I WAS GOING SLOW. NEXT RIDE IT GOT LOUDER,AND A WHINING STARTED COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED CORRECTLY SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THE KNOCK IS SO BAD I CAN'T RIDE IT, I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, AT OR AROUND 20,000 MILES, MINE HAS 21,256.I HAVE CONTACTED YAMAHA FOR HELP, AND THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT SINCE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY . CAN YOU HELP ? I HEAR ITS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX, AND YAMAHA HAS ALREADY CHANGED THE GEAR ON THE NEWER BIKES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL ? THANK YOU . *TR

WHEN RESTARTING MY BIKE AFTER A REST FROM RIDING GAS BLEW OUT OF THE TOP OF THE CARBURETOR ALL OVER THE LOWER PART OF THE HOT MOTOR AND MY RIGHT LEG SOAKING MY SHOE AND BOTTOM MY PANTS LEG. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I RESTARTED THE BIKE AFTER STOPPING FOR AWHILE. *TR

RIDING IN WESTERN VIRGINIA, ON A WARM SATURDAY AFTERNOON, I NOTICED MY TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE BOTH ON, AND FLASHED WEIRDLY WHEN I USED THEM. I ALSO LOST THE ELECTRIC ADJUSTABLE WINDSHIELD, AND DISCOVERED WHEN I STOPPED THAT I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. THIS WAS PAINFUL BECAUSE THE RIDE I WAS ON INVOLVED A LOT OF NIGHT TIME RIDING. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED DURING THE DAY AND I WAS ABLE TO USE MY AUXILIARY LIGHTS THAT NIGHT. UPON DIS-ASSEMBLY, A GROUND SPIDER (S6) UNDER THE NOSE OF THE BIKE, NOT COVERED OR INSPECTED BY THE CURRENT RECALL WAS BURNED TO A CRISP. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD HAD I LOST MY LIGHTS AT SPEED, AT NIGHT ON A TWISTY MOUNTAIN ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 YAMAHA ROADSTAR 1700. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE MOTOR AND THE REAR WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT A BOLT DETACHED FROM THE DRIVE PULLEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,100.

TOOK OFF RAMP OFF OF HIGHWAY AND SLOWED DOWN TO STOP AT STOP LIGHT AND MOTORCYCLE DIED. NO LIGHTS, GAUGES, OR ANY TYPE OFF ELECTRICAL POWER ON THE BIKE AT ALL. COULD NOT USE FLASHERS DUE TO POWER FAILURE. PUSHED BIKE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND WITH HELP PUSHED BIKE TO GAS STATION 1/8TH MILE DOWN THE ROAD ON A BUSY HIGH WAY. AFTER DIAGNOSING ISSUE FOUND THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. WAS ABLE TO BYPASS IGNITION SWITCH TO GET BACK HOME. GLAD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 YAMAHA XVS950. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V533000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE PERFORMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2,000.