YAMAHA Complaints

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REFLECTS A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AT NIGHT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. YOUR FORM DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE PROPER MODEL NUMBER ON THIS YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE TO BE SELECTED. THE MODEL NUMBER IS XV19CTSXW. IT IS A YAMAHA STRATOLINER S. *TR

I OWN A 02 YAMAHA VSTAR 1100 CLASSICA AND IT'S HAS BEEN KNOWN THAT YEARS PRIOR TO 2003 THAT THE STARTER AND STARTER CLUTCH WILL FAIL AND NEED REPLACING. THIS WOULD NORMALLY RUN OVER 800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE AT THE DEALER. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALOT TO THESE BIKES AND SOME HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL OF GETTING THE PARTS FOR FREE FROM THE DEALER BUT MANY HAVE NOT BEEN SO LUCKY LIKE MYSELF. IF ONE DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS FOR ON CUSTOMER THEN THIS SHOULD BE DONE TO EVERY BIKE THAT NEEDS THIS TYPE OF REPAIR. IT HAS BEEN KNOWN THAT THE BIKES MADE AFTER 03 DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT MANY OF US STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE SO EVERYONE GETS THIS DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACED? WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE A YAMAHA ROADSTAR WARRIOR MOTORCYCLE AND THE RECALL (ID# 45939 - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING) WAS PERFORMED. THIS WAS TO PREVENT THE TANK FROM CRACKING AT THE MOUNTING BRACKET. MY TANK IS NOW LEAKING GAS FROM THAT MOUNTING BRACKET. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CALLED YAMAHA USA AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT EITHER THE RECALL DID NOT WORK OR THAT THE TANK STARTED TO CRACK BEFORE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED AND FINALLY GREW BIG ENOUGH TO START LEAKING GAS. YOUR HELP RESOLVING THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

IN TEMPERATURES OVER 85 DEGREES WHEN STOPPING FOR GAS MY MOTORCYCLE SPEWS GAS OUT OF THE CARB AND ONTO THE GROUND OR HOT EXHAUST PIPES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS GROUP WEBSITE AND YAMAHA SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM AND OR THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH ETHANOL IN THE GAS. THIS SITUATION HAS A SERIOUS POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT WHEN I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AFTER RIDING ON A HOT DAY OR AFTER EXTENDED IDLING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, SOMETHING CAUSES A JET OF GAS TO BE SPRAYED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE BEHIND THE AIR CLEANER COVER, IT FLOWS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HOT ENGINE VERY NEAR AN EXHAUST PIPE. (HOT ENGINE AND FLOWING GAS NOT GOOD). THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FLOAT VALVE AND SEAL. HE IS ORDERING ANOTHER ONE BUT DOESN'T REALLY THINK THAT GOING TO CURE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SEVERAL OTHER YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE OWNERS OF THE ROAD STAR MODEL WITH THE 1700CC ENGINE IN A YAMAHA CHAT ROOM WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. YAMAHA IS APPARENTLY DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE CARBURETOR MODELS OF THIS ENGINE BUT WENT TO FUEL INJECTION IN 2007. THIS FUEL EVENT HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE MOST RECENT. THIS CONDITION HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW, THE MILEAGE I LISTED IS THE LAST INCIDENT. *TR

MY 2008 YAMAHA FJR 1300 ENGINE STALLS WHEN I AM SLOWING TO COME TO A STOP OR WHEN I'M IDLING. EVERY TIME I HAVE RIDDEN IT, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE STALLING WHEN I AM SHIFTING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP, CAUSING THE REAR TIRE TO SLIDE JUST FOR A MOMENT. LUCKILY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 03-05 FJR1300. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA XF50. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER SINCE SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 BEING REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V461000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING). THE RECALL STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD TAKE THREE HOURS. THE DEALER STATED THAT DIFFERENT PARTS WERE NEEDED OR EITHER THEY WERE NOT CURRENTLY IN STOCK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 020209 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. UPDATED 02/03/09.*JB

RIDING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO BIKE WAS SHUT OFF. EVERYTHING WENT DEAD. COULDN'T RESTART BIKE. WOULDN'T CRANK OVER, NOTHING. PUSHED BIKE TO SAFE PLACE AND WIGGLED THE WIRES COMING OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOLDING THE HARNESS COMING FROM THE SWITCH IN JUST THE RIGHT POSITION RESTORED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND THE BIKE RESTARTED BUT AS SOON AS I LET GO OF THE WIRES, IT DIED AGAIN. USING A PIECE OF ELECTRICAL TAPE I WAS ABLE TO HOLD WIRES IN POSITION AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS SWITCH, OR HAS FAILED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AT ABOUT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 5. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION AND AFFECT SIMILAR MAKE SHIFT REPAIRS. BIKE WAS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AT 45,000 MILES AND THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY YAMAHA. NOW AT 90,156 MILES IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE BIKE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT HERE AS MANY OTHER FJR OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME FAILURE. I HAVE CURRENTLY BYPASSED THE SWITCH WITH A 30 AMP TOGGLE SWITCH AND THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH IS STILL ON THE BIKE AS IT ALSO SERVES AS A STEERING LOCK AND STILL IS AFFECTIVE IN THAT REGARD. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE RESULTING IN A COMPLETE AND TOTAL SHUT DOWN OF THE MOTORCYCLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH IN TRAFFIC. *TR

CONSUMER PASSENGER SEAT CAME A LOOSE AND CONSUMER FELL OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. *NJ THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM YAMAHA ON APRIL 16, 2007 BUT THE LETTER WAS DATED MARCH 3, 2005. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL WAS SENT TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BIKE WAS PURCHASED FROM A YAMAHA DEALER SO THEIR NAMES SHOULD HAVE LISTED AS THE NEW OWNERS. RECALL 05V067000 *JB