YAMAHA Complaints

FUEL INJECTION FAILURE AND FAILURE TO START THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT IS PARKED IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT OR THE OVERALL TEMPERATURE IS HIGH. *TR

YAMAHA ZUMA 125 WOULD NOT START. COMPLETE FAILURE, LEAVING ME STRANDED ROAD SIDE. ARRANGED TRANSPORTATION. IT STATED THE NEXT DAY. TWO DAYS LATER COMPLETE FAILURE TO START, STRANDED AGAIN. *TR

HELLO, MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I LIVE IN ROMANIA. I OWN A YAMAHA FZ6S MADE IN 2004, VIN [XXX], 72 KW. ON THE 2010/07/24 I HAD A CRASH BECAUSE THE ENGINE OG THE BIKE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I HAD NO MAJOR WOUND, BUT I SCRATCHED THE BIKE. LOOKIN OVER THE INTERNET TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, I HAVE DISCOVERED THE TPS PROBLEM (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V371000) AND THE SERVICE RECALL BULLETIN FROM YAMAHA MOTOR CORP. I WENT TO THE YAMAHA DEALER IN BUCHAREST, THEY HAVE CHECKED THE BIKE AND THEY ADMITTED THAT THE TAPS SENSOR IS FAULTY. BUT THE SURPRISE COMES NOW: THEY REFUSE THE CHANGE THE PART (WHICH WAS NEVER CHANGED, BY THE WAY), UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. I AM REALLY FRUSTRATED ABOUT THIS. I WAS TRYING TO GET AN OFFICIAL YAMAHA EMAIL TO WRITE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND SUCH AN EMAIL ADDRESS ON THE OFFICIAL YAMAHA WEBSITE, SO I AM WRITING TO YOU, MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH SOME CONTACTS (EMAIL OR PHONE) OF YAMAHA MOTOR CORP. (HEADQUARTERS OF USA AND/OR EUROPE) IN ORDER TO WRITE TO THEM OR CALL THEM TO SEE IF THIS IS THE WAY THEY TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS. YOU CAN FIND ME AT: [XXX]THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. WITH NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS, IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS ON. WITHOUT POWER, NOTHING THAT IS ELECTRICAL WORKS. IGNITION SWITCH UNIT REPLACED. DISASSEMBLY OF OLD SWITCH SHOWED EVIDENCE OF MINOR MELTING AND DISTORTION WHICH PREVENTED THE PRIMARY CONTACTS FROM TOUCHING IN THE ON POSITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 YAMAHA YZF-R6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT TIRE BEGAN ABNORMALLY BOUNCING AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END BEGAN TO WOBBLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE AND SUSTAINED TWO BROKEN LEGS AND A FRACTURED SHOULDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 YAMAHA ZUMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 700.

2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1. MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE INTAKE VALVE IN THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER TO RUB ON THE GUIDE AND CAUSES THE VALVE TO BREAK OFF INTO THE CYLINDER. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO CATCH IT EARLY AND TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR GUY. HE DISASSEMBLED THE HEAD AND FOUND THE BAD VALVE. SENT IT OUT TO BE MACHINED AND THE MACHINIST WAS UNABLE TO GET A VALVE GUIDE TO PRESS IN DUE TO THE BAD MACHINING FROM THE FACTORY. HE THEN HAD TO MACHINE IT OUT AND REPLACE WITH A DIFFERENT GUIDE. I CALLED YAMAHA WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NO ONE ELSE HAD REPORTED A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I LATER LEARNED THAT THEY DO KNOW ABOUT IT AND IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOUND IN MANY OF THE 2007 R1'S PRIMARILY THOSE STAMPED 02/07 ON THE VIN. I CALLED YAMAHA BACK AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO SINCE THE WORK WAS ALREADY DONE AND IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE R1 FORUM UNDER THE MECHANICAL HELP THREAD. TITLED RECALL ON 07/08 SHOULD THEY? CAN WE PUSH THIS? I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE BIKE WAS LOSING A LITTLE POWER AND THEN IT BEGAN TO GET WORSE. *TR

2007 YAMAHA C3 SCOOTER. I DID NOT HAVE THE OPTION OF THAT MODEL ON YOUR DROP DOWN MENU SO I JUST PICKED ANYONE TO CONTINUE WITH THE COMPLAINT. IT IS A C3 49CC SCOOTER. FUEL PUMP SHUTS OFF AND YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC OR TURNING. IT HAD SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES DURING THAT DAY AND I DID NOT WANT TO GET INJURED OR DIE BECAUSE OF IT SHUTTING DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS. I MANAGED TO BE ON THE SIDE SO WAS ABLE TO PULLOVER WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. CALLED YAMAHA AND THEY SAID THEY WILL REPLACE IT BUT DID NOT MAKE IT A RECALL FOR SAFETY ISSUES. THEY SHOULD. YAMAHA SAID THEY WILL REPLACE THE PUMP EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THAT WAS 2 MONTHS AGO AND MY SCOOTER HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE YAMAHA SHOP SINCE THE SECOND WEEK OF JUNE 2010. THEY SAID THEY ARE WAITING ON FUEL PUMPS FROM JAPAN TWO MONTHS NOW !! *TR

YAMAHA ZUMA 125 SCOOTER FUEL PUMP FAILURE. PUMP FAILED WITH 1100 MILES ON SCOOTER. PUMP WILL RUN WHEN AMBIENT TEMP IS BELOW 80 DEGREES F. WILL NOT RUN ABOVE THAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 YAMAHA YZFR1 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME EXCESSIVELY HOT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, IT WOULD FEEL AS IF HIS LEGS WERE BURNING. ON ONE OCCASION, A PASSENGER'S RUBBER SOLE MELTED FROM THE HEAT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 270.