YAMAHA Complaints

THIS IS REGARDING A 2009 YAMAHA ZUMA 125 SCOOTER. THERE HAS BEEN A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMPS ON THESE BIKES AND MINE FINALLY BROKE DOWN THE OTHER DAY. THE ISSUE IS THAT IF THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS HOT ENOUGH IT CAUSES THE FUEL PUMP TO COMPLETELY FAIL. LUCKILY MINE STOPPED WORKING WITH THE BIKE STATIONARY, HOWEVER IT IS COMMON TO HAPPEN WHILE THE BIKE IS MOVING WHICH CAUSES A COMPLETELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN THE FUEL PUMP FAILS IT IMMEDIATELY CUTS FUEL PRESSURE AND THE MOTORCYCLE WILL TURN OFF IMMEDIATELY. THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE GOING AROUND A TURN. YAMAHA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND DOES NOT CARE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

INVESTIGATION OF KNOWN ISSUE WITH OTHER YAMAHA FJR1300S. SPIDER GROUND #4, "S4" SHOWED SIGNS OF A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR IN THE WIRING HARNESS DUE TO OVERHEATING. CONNECTOR IS MELTED AND CORROSION IS PRESENT. FINDING THIS MELTED CONNECTOR BEFORE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE PRECLUDED FAILURE OF THE CONNECTOR WHILE IN MOTION. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I INSTALLED A 'GROUND SHUNT' WIRING HARNESS THAT I MADE TO RE-ROUTE THE GROUND CONNECTORS AWAY FROM THE FACTORY HARNESS WHICH IS OF POOR DESIGN, AND OF WIRE GAUGE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR THE POSSIBLE AMPERAGE OF THE CIRCUIT. MELTED CONNECTOR AND COMMON GROUND INSERT ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 YAMAHA VSTAR 1100 WITH 5.000 MILES. WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT ON THE INTERSTATE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO WINE AND THEN STARTED TO MAKE A TAPING NOISE. I FOUND THE MIDDLE DRIVE GEAR IS BROKE ITS GOING COST ME 1600 DOLLARS TO FIX IT WITH ME TAKING THE MOTOR OUT AND REINSTALLING IT IN MOTORCYCLE. YAMAHA WILL NOT FIX IT EVEN KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MIDDLE DRIVE GEAR. I'M JUST LUCKY IT DID NOT LOCK UP ON ME ON THE INTERSTATE! *TR

2006 V-STAR 1100. SHAFT PROBLEM IT BUSTED IN HALF AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. MOTORCYCLE COMPANY I TOOK IT TO SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. HAD NO WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER. UPDATED IVOQ 08/27/10 *TR

GROUND SPIDER FAILURE. 2006 FJR1300 WITH 30,880 MILES ON THE CLOCK, BOUGHT IT USED FROM A LOCAL HONDA DEALER ON 4/8/10. STARTED NOTICING WEIRD HICCUPS LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I FIRST STARTED TO NOTICE PROBLEMS ON THE WAY HOME FROM DEALS GAP, NC WHILE SITTING IN 98 DEGREE RUSH HOUR LOUISVILLE TRAFFIC. BIKE DIED ON ME: TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS LIT UP, GAS GAUGE FLASHED, WINDSHIELD STAYED PUT, NO HEADLIGHT OR TAILLIGHT, NO STARTER BUTTON, NO FANS, NO HORN. PUSHED BIKE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND FIDDLED WITH IT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THINKING IT HAD JUST OVERHEATED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF SITTING AROUND, IT FIRED RIGHT UP. THIS PATTERN HAPPENED TO ME EVERYDAY FOR ABOUT A MONTH. DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHEN THE BIKE DIED ON ME IN A LOW SPEED, PUCKER-INDUCING TURN WITH MY FIANCEE ON THE BACK. DEALER SPENT 7 HOURS OF LABOR TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HAD THE CHOICE OF REPLACING THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS ($$$$) OR CHANGING AND REWIRING THE GROUNDING BLOCK FOR FREE. I CHOSE OPTION #2. THANK YOU DREYER HONDA FOR PAYING DREYER YAMAHA'S LABOR TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE! IT IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL FROM YAMAHA. AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE, I WAS STRANDED IN TRAFFIC 8 TIMES, DEAD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TWICE, AND NEARLY WRECKED IN A TURN WITH A PASSENGER DUE TO THE POWER CUTTING OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 YAMAHA YZF-R1 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE HEADLIGHT. THE HEADLIGHT THEN BEGAN MELTING AND THE CONTACT VIDEO RECORDED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,500.

2006 YAMAHA FJR1300. VEHICLE WAS BEING RIDDING AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, ABS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THE GEAR INDICATOR WAS ALSO FLASHING. THIS IS THE AE MODEL WITH ELECTRICAL SHIFTING. IT WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR AND WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN IT TO THE PARKING LOT IN HIGH GEAR AND TURN OFF THE MOTOR. CALLED DEALER AND HE CLEANED A CORRODED GROUND SPIDER AND VEHICLE IS NOW OPERATING PROPERLY AGAIN. *TR

MY 2006 YAMAHA SILVERADO 1700 THAT ONLY HAD 4,700 MILES ON IT WHEN I GOT IT 10/2009 PUKES FUEL FROM THE CARB ALL OVER THE HOT MOTOR POST HOT SHUT DOWN WHICH S A FIRE HAZARD I DIAGNOSED IT TO EXTREME HEAT ISSUES WITH CARB & FLOAT BOWL OVERHEATING / METAL FUEL LINE INBETWEEN THE CYLS/ OVERHEATING/ METAL BODY OF ELEC F-PUMP OVER HEATING ALL FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT PRODUCED BY THE LRG 1700CC V-TWIN AIR COOLED MOTOR AND YAMAH NOT PROPERLY /FULLY INSULATING THE COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM WITH A HI TECH HI TEMP INSULATING MATERIAL TO PROTECT THE IT FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND STOP THE CARB PUKING FUEL WHEN HOT. I INSULATED MY BIKES COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM WITH A HIGH TECH SPACE AGE 2,000 DEG INSULATING MATERIAL USED IN AUTO RACING APPS. THAT INCLUDED TRIPLE LAYERING IT ON THE METAL FUEL LINE THAT RUNS INBETWEEN THE CYLS ALONG WITH INSULATING THE CARB FLOAT BOWL & CARB MAIN BODY WHERE IT WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH THROTTLE CABLES ETC . I ALSO INSULATED THE FUEL FILTER & ASSOCIATED FUEL LINES TOO. WITH STOCK FUEL PUMP COVER INSTALLED AND LRG STOCK AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY YOU CANT SEE MOST OF THE INSULATING MATERIAL ACCEPT FOR WHERE ITS ON THE FUEL LINES ON F-PUMP & FUEL FILTER. DONG THAT FIXED MY BIKE PUKING FUEL 4 OF EVERY 5 TIMES I SHUT IT DOWN HOT EVEN WITH F-PUMP OFF AND IGN SW OFF. I HAVE ALSO SINCE RUN IT IN 95 DEG HH TEMPS WITH NO CARB PUKING FUEL AT ALL. IF YAMAH STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND DID THIS 1.5HR /$20 PROCESS I PUT TOGETHER THEY COULD EITHER STOP ALL CARB PUKE ISSUES OR AT LEAST GREATLY REDUCE IT . THE CARB PUKING RAW FUEL, ONTO THE HOT MOTOR IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE TOO. WHEN IT DID IT ON MY BIKE IT MADE A HISSING SOUND AND WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL HITTING THE HOT MOTOR AND PUSHROD TUBES LOOKING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO IGNITE ANY SECOND WITH 5 GALS OF FUEL JUST WAITING TO GO UP WITH IT SITTING RIGHT ON TOP. NICE DESIGN WORK FROM YAMAHA THAT WONT TAKE RESP FOR CORRECTING IT SINCE THEY KNOW WHAT ISSUES ARE WITH TODAYS PUMP FUELS WITH RESPECT TO HEAT ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BIG BEAR VENOM CHOPPER MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V129000 (STRUCTURE) ON FEBRUARY 1, 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER WOULD NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE UNTIL HE WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

2009 YAMAHA FJR1300A IS EXPERIENCING A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL GROUNDING PROBLEM. THE MOTORCYCLE IS EXPERIENCING RANDOM STALLING, HARD RE-STARTING AND ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, THE GAUGES HAVE MOMENTARILY GONE CRAZY. ON ONE OCCASION (ON THE FREEWAY) THE MOTORCYCLE BRIEFLY CUT OUT. THESE SYMPTOMS MIRROR THE BEGINNINGS OF THE CURRENT S4 SPIDER GROUNDING PROBLEM OTHER FJR RIDERS ARE DEALING EXPERIENCING. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT INVESTIGATE, AS THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. I'VE WRITTEN YAMAHA ABOUT MY CONCERNS, AND HAVE YET TO GET A RESPONSE. *TR