YAMAHA Complaints

I WAS RIDING MY 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR SILVERADO WITH 8,000 MILES ON IT,WHEN I HEARD A CLINK,CLINK AND THEN 5TH GEAR WAS GONE.JUST LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I FOUND THAT MANY 2003 ROADSTARS HAVE HAD THE EXACT ISSUE EXCEPT I DID NOT CRASH LIKE SOME OTHERS HAVE DONE. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO CHECKED THE VIN AND SAID THE RECALL HAD BEEN DONE IN DEC.2004. THERE SHOULD BE A PUNCH MARK AT THE VIN NUMBER.THERE IS NONE ON MY BIKE. YAMAHA SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE 5TH GEAR ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE A LOT OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR AND YAMAHA SHOULD BE RECALLING AND FIXING THIS PROBLEM AS THE MOTOR HAS TO BE TORN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FIX IT AND THIS CAN NOT BE DONE BY THE AVERAGE PERSON. MYSELF AND OTHER YAMAHA ROADSTAR OWNERS ARE NOT,AND WILL NOT LET THIS ISSUE GO AS IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND A YAMAHA DEFECT. WE HAVE TOO MUCH MONEY INVESTED IN THESE MOTORCYCLES TO LET THIS BLOW OVER. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE SOON BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE IS INJURED OR KILLED. THIS IS AN ISSUE OF LIFE AND DEATH!!! WE ARE COUNTING ON NHTSA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. PLEASE. *TR

YAMAHA 450 RHINO SIDE BY SIDE UTV, ACCIDENT INVOLVING LOW SPEED ON ROAD WITH TIP OVER. THE DRIVERS SEAT IS NOT STABLE AND CAME OUT OF BRACKETS. IT IS DESIGNED TO BE SLID OUT FOR STORAGE UNDER SEAT. I BELIEVE THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED HAD THE SEAT NOT COME OUT IN A LOW SPEED TIP OVER. YAHMAHA SHOULD HAVE DESIGNED SEAT TO BE STABLE AND SECURED TO THE FRAME AND BODY OF VEHICLE. *TR

MY GRANDSON WAS RIDING HIS NEWLY PURCHASED YAMAHA RAPTOR 250 ATV. HE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH, WHEN THE MOTOR FELL OUT CAUSED BY ALL FOUR MOTOR MOUNTS BREAKING AWAY FROM THE FRAME, THIS CAUSED THE CHAIN TO COME OFF OF THE SPROCKET, BENDING THE SPROCKET DAMAGED THE CHAIN, SEIZED UP THE BIKE AS THE CHAIN WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE DOING MUCH DAMAGE TO THE REAR AXLE, IN TURN IT THREW MY GRAND SON OVER THE HANDLE BARS, DAMAGING HIS HELMET AND CRACKING HIS RIBS AND BRUISING HIM BADLY. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER , THEY REFERRED ME TO CUSTOMER SERVICE OF YAMAHA, THEY ASK ME TO TAKE THE BIKE TO THE DEALER AND TO HAVE THE DEALER TAKE PICTURES, THIS WAS DONE ( 11PICTURES ) WERE SENT, THAT WAS SIX WEEKS AGO. NEITHER THE DEALER OR MYSELF HAVE HEARD FROM YAMAHA, AND NEITHER HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT THEM. I PAID $4500.00 DOLLARS FOR THIS BIKE AND ALL I HAVE IS A BIKE TOTALLY UNUSABLE. 2008 YAMAHA RAPTOR 250MODEL YFM, THE MODEL # LISTED BELOW IS INCORRECT AS THEIR IS NO OPTION TO ADD THE CORRECT ONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE NEEDLE ON THE GAUGE BEGAN SWINGING BACK AND FORTH, THEN THE MOTORCYCLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE MOTORCYCLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE STARTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO RESTART THE MOTORCYCLE BY USING A PORTABLE BATTERY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA ROYAL STAR 1300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES INCREASED THE RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS HEAT BUILD-UP IN THE BREAK SYSTEM, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN EXTREMELY BUSY INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING OF AN UPCOMING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF AT RANDOM EVERY FEW MINUTES. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP ON A 2009 VEHICLE WITH ONLY 1226 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND KEPT THE FAULTY PART. *TR

"ALTITUDE SICKNESS" WITH 2007 YAMAHA FJR. MOTORCYCLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE, SPUTTERS, AND HESITATES, UNTIL 3500 OR SO RPMS REACHED. HAPPENS WHEN ALTITUDE IS CHANGED, OR OUT SIDE TEMPERATURE CHANGES, ESPECIALLY WHEN ABOVE 85 F. *TR

DRIVE SHAFT FAILURE ON A YAHAMA 1100 VSTAR... FAILURE DUE TO NUT BACKING OFF DRIVE SHAFT YOKE .. SEVERE WHINING ,VIBRATION... BAD DESIGN BY YAHAMA , COULD CAUSE LOCK UP OF REAR TIRE RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FOR THE RIDER... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA YP400V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE SCOOTER STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR SERIOUS INJURY AND CRASH WERE INCREASED. THE SCOOTER WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP IN WHICH A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURES HAVE NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF CURRENT DATE THEREFORE THE SAFETY RISK IS PRESENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2451. UPDATED 12/30/09 *BF THE DEALER CLEANED THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP CONNECTORS. THE CONSUMER TRADED THE SCOOTER. UPDATED 12/31/09.*JB

1. RANDOM ENGINE HESITATION AT SPEED. 2. IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO CONDUCT WHILE RIDING BASED ON VIBRATION. INITIALLY THIS CAUSED ENGINE HESITATION AT SPEED. FINAL INCIDENT WAS FULL ENGINE STOP (ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN) AT 30 MPH AND REAR TIRE LOCKUP. 3. REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. *TR