YAMAHA Complaints

I OWN TWO 2009 YAMAHA 125 ZUMA SCOOTERS. BOTH WONT RESTART AFTER WARMED UP AND FUEL PUMP FAILS TO WORK. *TR

2009 YAMAHA 125 SCOOTER STALLS AFTER WARMED UP. FUEL PUMP QUITS AND SCOOTER WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL SITTING SEVERAL HOURS. *TR

WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK I NOTICED A VERY LOUD WHINING SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT AREA DURING DECELLERATION ON MY 2002 V-STAR 1100. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION AND RESEARCH I LEARNED IT WAS MY MIDDLE DRIVE THAT HAD ACTUALLY DISMEMBERED ITSELF, CAUSING A BROKEN PART TO RATTLE AROUND INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY, WHICH MANY OTHER YAMAHA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED ACCORDING TO AN ONLINE FORUM. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT INJURED BUT SOME INDIVIDUALS VOICED THAT THIS CAN CAUSE THE REAR WHEEL TO COMPLETELY LOCK UP GOING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 YAMAHA ROADSTER SILVERADO MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FLUID ON THE REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BEARINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED IN APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY MOTORCYCLE (2006 YAMAHA XV19 STRATOLINER) IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH 3RD GEAR MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE YAMAHA DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED SAID THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MY MODEL AND YEAR BIKE. THE PARTS THAT I KNOW THAT WERE REPLACED WERE THE MIDDLE SHAFT PINION GEAR AND 3RD GEAR AND SEALS. *TR

MY 2006 YAMAHA ROADLINER STALLS ALMOST EVERY TIME I STOP AT A RED LIGHT. IT HAPPENS WHEN I LET UP ON THE THROTTLE AND PUSH IN THE CLUTCH. MY WIFE AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN RUN OVER 20 OR 30 TIMES AND ALMOST TURNED THE BIKE OVER MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. I ASKED MY YAMAHA DEALER TO HELP ME BUT THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM ON THE BIKE. IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS TO GET RID OF THE BIKE AND NEVER BUY ANOTHER YAMAHA. *TR

I OWNED A YAMAHA ROAD STAR SILVERADO 1600 YEAR 2003. I HAVE NOW 52000 KLM ONLY. LAST WEEK WILE A WAS RIDING AT 110KLM PER HOUR ON THE FIFTH GEAR AS USUAL TRANSMISSION CAME ON NEUTRAL STATE, WHEN I RELEASED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKEN IN FIFTH GEAR. SO I ENDED MY RIDE IN FOURTH GEAR AS THE RESULT AT LEAST 3000.00 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS, OR MORE AT YAMAHA SHOP. *KB

I WAS RIDING HOME FROM WORK IN THE DARK ON MY 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE ON A UNLIT, CURVY, RURAL ROAD WHEN BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY DIED. ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASHING, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I AM A 30 YEAR EXPERIENCED AUTO/MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC AND CERTIFIED AS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, SO I TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN OVERHEATED/BURNED GROUNDING CONNECTOR LOCATED IN THE WIRING HARNESS ABOVE THE LEFT HEADLIGHT SHELL (BURNT CONNECTOR AND/OR PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST). BECAUSE THE CONNECTOR WAS NO LONGER USEABLE, I CUT THE CONNECTOR OFF AND SOLDERED ALL THE WIRES TOGETHER TO RESTORE THE GROUND PATH FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. AS OF TODAY, WITH 52,000 MILES ON THE MOTORCYCLE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO ADDITIONAL FAILURES OF THE HEADLIGHTS. I HASTEN TO ADD THAT THIS FAILURE IS UNRELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 11V-338, WHICH ADDRESSES A FAILURE OF A GROUNDING CONNECTOR UNDER THE FUEL TANK ON THE MOTORCYCLE. AS A VERY ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE ONLINE YAMAHA FJR1300 OWNERS COMMUNITY AT WWW.FJRFORUM.COM, I AM VERY IN TUNE WITH ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THIS MOTORCYCLE AND WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ASSIST IN AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. *KB

MY 2009 YAMAHA WY125YL HAS BEGUN TO STALL AND WILL NOT RESTART. I VIEW THIS AS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. PUSHING A MOTORCYCLE FROM A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH FAST MOVING TRAFFIC IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD NOT CARE TO REPEAT. AFTER A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH I WAS QUICKLY ABLE TO FIND NUMEROUS WEBSITES FULL OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME DESCRIPTION. "MOTORCYCLE STALLING, AND WILL NOT RESTART IN WARM AMBIENT CONDITIONS". *TR

RECENTLY TOOK DELIVERY ON A BRAND NEW, DEALER CARRYOVER YAMAHA XV1700 ROADSTAR. FUEL SPEWS OUT OF THE CARBURETOR AREA ONTO A HOT ENGINE, EXHAUST, AND MY RIGHT TROUSER LEG. PROBLEM HAS OCCURED 7 TIMES IN 600 MILES. CONDITIONS OF REPEATABLE EVENT: 1) AMBIENT AIR CONDITIONS 90 DEGREES F OR GREATER; 2) FUEL IS REGULAR UNLEADED GASOLINE OCTANE 86 OR HIGHER WITH NO MORE THAN 10% ETHANOL AS PER YAMAHA OWNER'S MANUAL CHAPTER 3 PG 8; 3) BIKE IS RIDDEN FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 30 MINUTES UNDER AFFORMENTIONED CONDITIONS; 4) BIKE IS ALLOWED TO REST FOR AT LEAST 7 MINUTES; 5) ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH VIA NHTSA'S OWN WEBSITE ARFC.ORG AND VARIOUS USER GROUP FORUMS SUCH AS ROADSTARCLINIC.COM I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS QUITE PREVALENT WITH CARBURETED ROADSTARS IN HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. MY DEALER CONTACTED YAMAHA AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALTHOUGH THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM NO FIX IS AVAILABLE. YAMAHA'S SERVICE REPRESENTITIVE ACTUALLY BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON POOR QUALITY FUEL AND RECOMMENDED THAT A FUEL ADDITIVE BE USED. FUEL USED IN MY CASE HAS MET ALL THE MINIMUN STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE YAMAHA MANUAL. IF I NEEDED TO RUN A "SPECIAL" FUEL OR ADDITIVE YAMAHA SHOULD CHANGE IT'S MINIMUM STANDARDS. BOTTOM LINE: FUEL BLOWING OUT THE CARBURETOR ONTO A HOT ENGINE, HOT EXHAUST PIPES, AND MY TROUSER LEG PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE BEYOND BELIEF. TO MY KNOWLEDGE YAMAHA HAS SPENT YEARS DENYING THE PROBLEM AND ALLOWING UNSPECTING DEALERS AND CONSUMERS TO UNSUCCESSFULLY TRY FIX AFTER FIX. MANY ROADSTAR OWNERS JUST FIX IT THEMSELVES. HAVING SPOKEN AND CORRESPONDED WITH SEVERAL MASTER MECHANICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS EACH ONE HAS AGREED THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. I AM NOT A MECHANIC AND DEEM IT OUTRAGEOUSLY UNREASONABLE TO BE EXPECTED TO FIX SUCH A POTENTIALLY SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE MYSELF. AT MINIMUM NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION. I IMPLORE YOU TO DO YOUR JOB AND DO IT SOON. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 5