YAMAHA Complaints

IF YOU DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET OF "VMAX WOBBLE" YOU WILL GET A LOT OF EXAMPLES OF WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I HAD A ONE VEHICLE WRECK AND BROKE A RIB RECENTLY IN THE LARGE 2 ACRE PARKING LOT OF THE MOTORCYCLE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASE A NEW 2007 YAMAHA VMAX MOTORCYCLE THAT IS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TRYING TO DEMONSTRATE A DEFECT ON THE FRONT FORK AND THE FRAME. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP HAD BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE DEFECT. THE DEFECT ON MY MOTORCYCLE IS MAINLY IN THE FRONT FORK. AS I HAD TOLD THE MECHANIC THE FRONT FORK WOBBLES WHEN GOING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE OR BEND IN A HIGHWAY GOING BETWEEN 30 AND 55. I DON'T THINK THEY WANT TO FIX IT AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF I SELL IT THE WAY IT IS. I'VE ALREADY BOUGHT A DIFFERENT MOTORCYCLE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO RIDE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. IT IS STILL IN THE DEALERS SHOP. I AM A 53 YEAR OLD COLLEGE EDUCATED, MILITARY VET. I COULDN?T DEMONSTRATE TO THE MECHANIC HOW THE FRONT END SHAKES AND WOBBLES IN A SLIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD WHEN GRIPPING THE HANDLEBARS TIGHTLY SO I HAD TO GRIP THE HANDLEBARS LIGHTLY AND LET THE FRONT END SHAKE GOING STRAIGHT AT AROUND 30 TO 50 MPH IN THE PARKING LOT SO THAT THE MECHANIC COULD SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WHEN MY BROKEN RIB HEALS I?M GOING TO GO TO THE MOTORCYCLE DEALER?S SHOP AND GET THE BIKE AND VIDEOTAPE THE SHAKING FRONT FORK IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE MECHANIC DIDN'T FIND WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I THINK THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT YAMAHA AND YAMAHA DEALERSHIPS DON'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. IF THE MOTORCYCLE WOBBLE IS NOT FIXED THEN WHEN I SELL IT I DO BELIEVE SOMEONE WILL QUITE POSSIBLY DIE TRYING TO RIDE IT. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 FJR1300 YAMAHA IN JUNE OF 08. TO DATE MOTORCYCLE HAS 1151 MILES ON IT. FROM DAY ONE MOTORCYCLE HAD A VERY STICKY CLUTCH. I ALWAYS WARM UP THE BIKE TO 2 OR 4 BARS AND THEN ATTEMPT TO PUT BIKE INTO FIRST GEAR, PULL IN THE CLUTCH WITH BRAKE APPLIED AND BIKE WOULD SHUT OFF. I WOULD RESTART THE BIKE, PULL IN THE CLUTCH WITH BRAKE GENTLY APPLIED AND BIKE WOULD CLUNK INTO 1ST AND LURCH FORWARD. WHEN COMING TO FIRST STOP, TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 3RD TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 1ST THERE WAS A 1-3 SECOND DELAY REGARDLESS OF RPM, AND AT TIMES WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT AT ALL WHICH MEANT I WOULD COME TO A STOP WITH CLUTCH PULLED IN. AS THE BIKE WOULD WARM UP THE CLUTCH BECAME LESS STICKY AS I RODE AROUND TOWN. HOWEVER, ONCE I RODE ON FREEWAY TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY 35-50MIN RIDE, AND TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT ON THE OFFRAMP BIKE AGAIN WAS STICKY OR WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT WITHOUT 1-3 SECOND DELAY. THIS BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL I FELT MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER AND I TOOK BIKE INTO DEALER AT 1151 MILES. DEALER OPENED UP CLUTCH AND FOUND THAT 2 CLUTCH TABS WERE IMPROPERLY PULLED IN? DEALER ALSO STATED THAT WASHERS WERE NOT ASSEMBLED PROPERLY. I HAVE YET TO RIDE BIKE SINCE REPAIR. *TR

LOW SPEED, LOW RPM POWER LOSS. TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS (ENGINE DIES). SUSPECTED TPS FAILURE. TOOK MOTORCYCLE TO DEALER SHIP FOR REPAIR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TOOK A SECOND TIME TO DEALER, DID NOT REPLACE TPS, SAID IT CHECKED OUT OK. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A 3RD GENERATION TPS THAT CAN BE USED. *TR

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2008 YAMAHA YZF-R6 AND STARTED RIDING IT. WE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RATHER LARGE AMOUNT OF HEAT GENERATED BY THE ENGINE AND THE DUCTING FROM THE RADIATOR DIRECTS THIS SUPERHEATED AIRFLOW RIGHT ONTO THE LOWER LEGS OF THE RIDER. THIS IS NOT MUCH OF AN ISSUE WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 80 DEGREES F. ANYTHING HIGHER AND IT WILL CAUSE BURNS WITH BLISTERS EVEN THROUGH BLUE JEAN PANTS. MY WIFE HAS RIDDEN THIS BIKE ABOUT 10 TIMES AND EVERY TIME IT HAS BEEN HOT ENOUGH TO BURN HER CAUSING DISCOMFORT AND RED WELPS, THIS INDICATES A FIRST DEGREE BURN WHERE THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN IS DAMAGED BUT STILL ABLE TO FUNCTION. 2 OF THOSE TIMES IT CAUSED ACTUAL BLISTERING FROM THE EXTREME HEAT DIRECTED ONTO THE LEGS. THIS IS INDICATIVE OF SECOND DEGREES BURNS WHERE THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN IS DAMAGED AS WELL AS THE SECOND LAYER( THE DERMIS) THIS CAUSES THEM TO SEPARATE. THE SKIN IN THIS AREA CAN NO LONGER FUNCTION TO PROTECT THE BODY OR REGULATE TEMPERATURE. THIS CONDITION CAUSED BY THE MOTORCYCLE RESULTS IN A DANGEROUS PROPOSITION FOR THE RIDER AS IT CAUSES BODILY HARM EVERY TIME IT IS RIDDEN IN 80 DEGREE TEMPS OR ABOVE. THE BURNS CAN BECOME INFECTED AND RESULT IN LOSS OF LIMB OR LIFE IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF PROPERLY. WE HAVE TALKED TO THE SELLING DEALER AND WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO REVISED PARTS OR ANY THING WE CAN DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN TO TRADE IT IN ON ANOTHER MODEL. THIS MOTORCYCLE SHOULD HAVE THE FAIRINGS REDESIGNED TO DIRECT THE AIRFLOW AROUND THE LEGS AND AWAY FROM ANY OTHER BODY PARTS. THE TREATMENT WE HAVE RECEIVED REGARDING THIS ISSUE IS ALSO UNACCEPTABLE. NO REMEDY WAS EVER OFFERED TO US OTHER THAN TRADING THE BRAND NEW MOTORCYCLE IN ON ANOTHER MODEL (AND TAKING THE LOSS FROM THE TRADE IN VALUE). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 YAMAHA MIDNIGHT VENTURE MOTORCYCLE. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE KEY (NOT START THE ENGINE), THE MOTORCYCLE STARTED ON ITS OWN. SINCE IT WAS ALREADY IN GEAR, THE MOTORCYCLE ACCELERATED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO TAKE OFF ON THE ROAD BECAUSE IT WAS ATTACHED TO A TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CONTACT FEELS THAT IT SHOULD NOT REACT IN THAT MANNER AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

ENGINE OIL PAN CRACKED AFTER TORQUING DRAIN PLUG TO MANUFACTURERS SPEC. HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME OCCURRENCE. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER AND YAMAHA AMERICA. BOTH DECLINED KNOWLEDGE OF DEFECT. YAMAHA AMERICA WAS QUITE SHORT, DID NOT WANT TO HEAR ANY DETAILS OF THE FAILURE, JUST STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS, ANY DEFECTS WERE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

AT 750-1,000 MILES MAJOR CLUTCH SLIPPAGE WAS DETECTED. THIS PREVENTS ACCELERATION TO AVOID ACCIDENT ZONES OR RETREAT FROM ACCIDENT ZONE. AT 3,600 MILES FRONT BRAKE FAILURE WAS DETECTED. WHERE DEPRESSION OF BRAKE LEVER TOOK FOUR DEPRESSIONS TO RETURN PRESSURE. NO ACCIDENT IN EITHER CASE, HOWEVER NEAR COLLISIONS AND INTRUSION OF VEHICLES INTO ACCIDENT ZONES HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF CLUTCH FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 ATV 4X4 YAMAHA GRIZZLY 700. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE GAS BOILS, IT'S EXTREMELY SCARY SIGHT. IT RELEASES THE GAS FUMES WHILE RIDING INFRONT OF THE DRIVER INHALING ALL THE FUMES ALL DAY. I HAD A HEADACHE THE REST OF THE DAY AFTER RIDING. I STOP WHEN I HEARD BUBBLING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE GAS TANK AND WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE TANK THE FUMES WERE RUSHING OUT COULDN'T TAKE OFF CAP TILL ALL THE FUMES WERE GONE. ONCE CAP WAS OFF YOU COULD SEE THE GAS BOILING!!!!!!! HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS OF OTHER GRIZZLY RIDERS THAT THEIR GAS BOILS TOO! I CAN'T BELIEVE YAMAHA WAS ALLOWED TO SELL THESE ATVS WITH THIS PROBLEMS GOING ON! HERE ARE THE LINKS TO THE VIDEOS. VIDEO LINKS BELOW: 1. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=X0DBFGZWL8G 2. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YTDGEVGK5NQ 3. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=OV-SPSHQZSC PLEASE TAKE ACTIONS AGAINST YAMAHA AND PROTECT CONSUMERS!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 YAMAHA FJR1300 RAIDER. THE VEHICLE HAS A METZLER 210MM REAR TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD WAS MOUNTED INCORRECTLY ON THE TIRE, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HYDROPLANE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TIRE AND WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT. THE TIRE SIZE AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

2005 YAMAHA CLASSIC SVS650 HAS CRACKED CARBURETOR JOINTS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL REQUIRE THE JOINTS TO BE REPLACED. *NJ