YAMAHA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 YAMAHA XV1900. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO START THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO RIDENOW POWERSPORTS ON CRAIG (4120 E CRAIG RD, NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89030, (855) 975-5959) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE BATTERY TO BE RECHARGED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO RIDENOW POWERSPORTS ON CRAIG AND WAS THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT MOTORCYCLE NEEDED TO BE PLUGGED INTO A TONER. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NEXT TOWED TO RIDENOW POWERSPORTS ON RANCHO (3800 N RANCHO DR #50, LAS VEGAS, NV 89130, (855) 975-5958) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STARTER WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,100. ## VIN PASSED ## YAMAHA 2018 STAR ELUDER ##

YAMAHA HAS ISSUED 2 SAFETY RECALLS FOR MY MOTORCYCLE 1/21/2021. VIN [XXX]. IT IS A 2016 YAMAHA FJR 1300. ONE IS FOR FRONT BRAKE SWITCH MAY FAIL, THE 2ND IS FOR THE TRANSMISSION'S SECOND GEAR NOT BEING STRONG ENOUGH AND THE GEAR COULD BREAK POSSIBLY CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION, REAR WHEEL TO LOCK AND NOT ROTATE. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND DROPPED THE BIKE AT A DEALER. IT HAS BEEN 50 DAYS, AND NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. BOTH DEALER AND YAMAHA MOTOR CORP SAY PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. YAMAHA STATED YESTERDAY THAT THE NEEDED PARTS ARE IN JAPAN. PARTS ARE EXPECTED IN JUNE 16, 2021. YAMAHA ALSO STATED THEY HAVE ALREADY DELAYED PARTS BY ONE MONTH, AND WILL MOST LIKELY DO IT AGAIN, A LITTLE BEFORE THE JUNE 16, 2021 DATE. HELP ME. THE RECALL STATES "YOU SHOULD NOT OPERATE YOUR AFFECTED MOTORCYCLE... UNTIL THE MODIFICATIONS ARE PERFORMED". SO, I AM STUCK WITH NO MOTORCYCLE, AND THERE IS NO COMPLETION DATE FOR YAMAHA COMPLETING THE REQUIRED RECALL REPAIRS. WHAT IS MY COMPENSATION FOR LOSE OF USE OF MY MOTORCYCLE FOR 50 DAYS ( AND MOST LIKELY UP TO 41 TO 70 MORE DAYS OF WAITING!)? SINCERELY, [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 YAMAHA FJR1300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V813000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA EAST (1230 CONANT ST, MAUMEE, OH 43537) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

VEHICLE METER IS DANGEROUSLY DIM. NOT VISIBLE DURING DAYLIGHT DUE TO GLARE. ONLY 2014 YAMAHA BOLT MODELS ENCOUNTER THIS ISSUE. THE SPEED CAN NOT BE DETERMINED WHILE RIDING NOR ANY OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON THE METER.

THE MAGNETS ON THE FLY WHEEL CAME APART. MOTORCYCLE SHUT OF AT HI SPEEDS ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH ON A HIGHWAY. PIECES OF THE MAGNET WENT INTO CRANKCASE. BATTERY FAILED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH YAMAHA ALL OVER INTERNET THREADS.

THESE MOTORCYCLES INCLUDING THE YAMAHA STRATOLINER, ROADLINER, AND RAIDER, ALL HAVE THE SAME ENGINE. THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED IN A RESERVE TANK UNDER THE SEAT. THE PUMP ITSELF IS INSIDE OF A PLASTIC HOUSING THAT CRACKS (APPARENTLY IN A PRETTY SPECIFIC AREA) AND CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC LOSS IN FUEL PRESSURE WHICH YIELDS HARD STARTING, ROUGH RUNNING UNDER LOAD OR STEADY THROTTLE (DECEL BACKFIRING POPPING AND SNAPPING ALSO) AND BIKE WILL DIE WHILE IDLING OR, IN MY CASE, WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC. I WAS LUCKY THAT I MADE I HOME. YAMAHA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND NOW THEY HAVE A NEW MODEL NUMBER 1D7-13907-01-00 WHICH SUPERSEDES 1D7-13907-00-00. BUT THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN EXSITING FUEL PUMPS.

I NOTICED THE FRAME IS CRACKED ON THE WELD ON THE RIGHT SIDE!!! THE BIKE HAS NEVER BEEN DROPPED. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT!!!

MY 2007 YAMAHA FZ6 BROKE AT ITS FRAME WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE SUBFRAME. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND BADLY DESIGNED. ALMOST LOOKS INTENTIONAL. I BASE THIS JUDGMENT ON HOW WEAK THE MATERIAL IS THERE. THEY SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS PART OF THE BIKE A LOT STRONGER BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE. ONE DAY I WAS RIDING MY BIKE HOME FROM WORK I HIT SOME ROAD DEBRIS. AND ALMOST FELL. BUT NOTICED MY BIKE WAS DESTROYED ONCE GETTING OFF AND LOOKING AT IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 YAMAHA XTZ12. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE MOTORCYCLE, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED IN THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE IN FOURTH AND FIFTH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER BREWERS MOTORCYCLE LOCATED AT 420 WARRENTON ROAD, HENDERSON, NC 27537, TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

HAVE OWNED A 2004 FJR1300 AND NOW THIS 2014 FJR1300. BOTH HAVE MAJOR CLUNKING WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR AND READING ON MOTORCYCLE FORUMS THAT TRANSMISSION MAY LOCK UP AT SPEED, THEREBY CAUSING A MOTORCYCLE CRASH.