YAMAHA Complaints

DRIVING 60 MPH ON HWY18 THE BIKE STARTED VIBRATING AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED BOUNCING, PULL THE CLUTCH IN AND ALL PROBLEMS GO AWAY. THE "MIDDLE GEAR" OUT PUT SHAFT OF THE TRANSMISSION SNAPPED OFF INSIDE THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE DRIVE SHAFT JOKE ON. TO REPLACE THE BROKEN OUT PUT SHAFT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN APART. $2500.00 REPAIR AT THE DEALER. I FOUND A DO IT YOURSELF FIX ONLINE SO I DISASSEMBLED THE BIKE DRILLED AND TAPPED THE END OF THE OUT PUT SHAFT INSTALLED A THINNER NUT AND SCREWED A BOLT INTO THE HOLE IN THE END OF THE SHAFT THAT I DRILLED AND TAPED. IF THE NUT AND BROKEN END OF THE SHAFT WOULD HAVE GOT JAMMED BETWEEN THE U-JOINT YOKES IT WOULD HAVE LOCKED UP THE REAR TIRE. IT DAMAGED BOTH YOKES AND THE U-JOINT BEFORE GETTING THE BIKE STOPPED. SER # [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

YAMAHA FJR AE 2006. I PURCHASED THIS BIKE IN 2010 WITH ONLY 3500 MILES ON IT. RIDING WITH FRIENDS WE WERE ABOUT TO ENTER A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN DALLAS, TX. UPON GIVING THE BIKE THROTTLE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WERE JUMPING FROM ZERO TO MAXIMUM SEVERAL TIMES. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND OTHER BEHIND ME ALMOST CRASHED INTO ME FROM BEHIND. AS I BEGAN TO PULL OFF THE RAMP OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER TRAFFIC SUDDENLY THE BIKE RESTARTED AND REGAINED POWER. IT HAS NOT DONE THIS AGAIN. WHEN I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE LOCAL YAMAHA DEALER THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON THIS MODEL. NOW I FIND THAT INDEED THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS A SAFETY RECALL AND I'M QUITE SURE THIS IS THE PROBLEM. I WILL RETURN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE IGNITION RECALL COMPLETED. *TR

I OWN A 2005 YAMAHA ROADSTAR 1700 CC MOTORCYCLE AND AFTER RIDING THE BIKE ON WARM DAY'S I SHUT IT OFF AND I GET A GAS LEAK FROM THE CARBURETOR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND YAMAHA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM DUE TO COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS. YAMAHA SAID THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND OTHER RIDERS SAY THE GAS GETS TO HOT AND BOILS IN THE FUEL BOWL AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT RUN OUT ONTO A HOT ENGINE. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SAFETY AND FIRE ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 YAMAHA V-STAR 1100 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE ONE WAY STARTER CLUTCH FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

AT FIRST I HAD A VERY LOUD WHINING SOUND WHICH CAME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN. I TOOK IT TO THE YAMAHA DEALER WHICH HE HEARD AT FIRST BUT THEN IT WENT AWAY. HE SAID THEY HAD A BULLETIN FROM YAMAHA ABOUT GREASING THE SPLINES IN THE DRIVE TRAIN WHICH HE DID, EVEN THOUGH HE COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE NOISE.I PICKED THE BIKE UP AND AT AROUND 10 MILES LATER THE BIKE STARTED TO HAVE A SLIGHT VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG AND A VERY LOUD RATTLE.THE LOUD RATTLE WAS THE RESULT OF THE THREADED SHAFT AND NUT RATTLING AROUND IN THE DRIVE SHAFT COMPARTMENT. LUCKILY IT DID NOT WEDGE IT SELF IN THE SHAFT DRIVE AND LOCK UP THE REAR WHEEL RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE BIKE. THE BIKE IS NOW IN THE SHOP AND I AM LOOKING AT A 2500 DOLLAR REPAIR BILL. AFTER THIS HAPPENED TO ME I STARTED LOOKING ON LINE AND NOTICED THE EXACT SAME THING HAS OCCURRED WITH OTHERS ON THIS SAME BIKE. *TR

2007 YAMAHA FJR-1300. ENGINE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DIE AND WOULD NOT RE-START. ALONG WITH THIS, ALL LIGHTING I.E. HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. UPON INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE, I FOUND FAULTY ELECTRICAL GROUNDING "SPIDERS". I AM IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING AN AFTERMARKET GROUNDING LOOM AS A FIX TO THIS PROBLEM THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY ISSUE AS THE BIKE DIES AND ALL THE LIGHTS ARE OUT. *TR

05 YAMAHA FJR 1300 MY MOTORCYCLE JUST STALLED ON THE FREEWAY TWICE ON MY LAST TRIP. USUALLY I DON'T GO VERY FAR BUT ON THIS TRIP WE RODE FOR 5 STRAIGHT HRS AND THIS HAPPENED. THERE IS A THROTTLE SENSOR RECALL ON THIS BIKE. I GAVE THEM MY VIN# AND THEY SAID IT DID NOT PERTAIN TO MY BIKE. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST OF $100 HR. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

I HAVE A 2007 YAMAHA C3 (XF50) SCOOTER. IT HAS KNOWN FUEL PUMP ISSUES, AND IN WARM WEATHER EXPERIENCES SYMPTOMS OF VAPOR LOCK AND FAILING FUEL PUMP ISSUES. WHILE RIDING THE SCOOTER, THE FUEL PUMP PRIMES AND FEEDS THE ENGINE FINE UNTIL IT HEATS UP AND BEGINS TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. AT TIMES IT HAS TAKEN HOURS FOR THE SCOOTER TO COOL OFF AND FIRE BACK UP, THE WHOLE TIME IM STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD IT STOP AMIDST TRAFFIC AT LIGHTS, DURING RUSH HOUR, AND IN DANGEROUS ROADWAY SETTINGS. YOU CAN FIND COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THE KNOWN ISSUE AND FAILING RESPONSE FROM YAMAHA TO OFFICIALLY FILE A RECALL ON THE FAULTY PUMP. ADDITIONALLY, YAMAHA HAS ISSUED A REPLACEMENT PART THAT MODIFIES THE FAULTY PUMP FOR FUTURE MODELS, BUT STILL HAS NOT PROVIDED CURRENT OWNERS RECOURSE FOR THE ORIGINAL FAULTY PUMP. *TR

2000 1100 YAMAHA VSTAR MOTORCYCLE HAS A MECHANICAL DEFECT WITH THE STARTER THAT CAUSES INTERIOR DAMAGE TO THE CYCLE. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THIS PROBLEM IS STRONGLY ON THE INTERNET. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2007 YAMAHA FJR 1300 MOTORCYCLE THAT HAS GROUND SPIDER FAILURE. I FIRST EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM IN JUNE WHILE ON A RIDE FROM SAN DIEGO TO OREGON. THE CIRCUIT WITH MY RUNNING LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WENT OUT. THE FUSE BURNED AND IT WOULD NOT ACCEPT A NEW FUSE WITHOUT BURNING IT OUT. IT STARTED WORKING CORRECTLY AGAIN ON ITS OWN AND WE FINISHED OUR TRIP. I RODE A FEW TIMES AFTER THAT THEN PARKED IT DURING THE SUMMER HEAT TO DO MAINTENANCE. THE BIKE WAS DOWN FOR A FEW MONTHS WHILE I WAS BUSY AT WORK AND I JUST FINISHED MAINTENANCE THIS WEEK AFTER TWO MONTHS. ON MY TEST RIDE I NOTICED THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE OFF. I CHECKED THE FUSE FOR THAT CIRCUIT AND IT WAS BLOWN. I THEN DECIDED TO CHECK THE GROUND SPIDERS SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTED FAILURES ON THE FJRFORUM.COM DISCUSSION BOARD. I FOUND A BURNED GROUND SPIDER AND WIRES. *TR