YAMAHA Complaints

MY BRAND NEW 2007/2008 YAMAHA R6S WAS RECENTLY IN FOR ITS 4K MILE MAINTENANCE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE BIKE SERVICED AT THE DEALER (RIDE MOTORSPORTS IN WOODINVILLE, WA) THE TECH'S SAID THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND FELT FUNNY WHILE ON THE TEST RIDE. THEY IMMEDIATELY INFORMED ME AND ASKED WHAT I WANTED TO DO, I WAS SHOCKED AND SAID IT IS UNDER WARRANTY ? SHOULD NOT BEING ACTING THIS WAY AND WANTED IT LOOKED AT ASAP. RIDE SAID THEY WOULD GET TO IT ASAP --- WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THE BIKE THEY CAME TO THE POINT WHERE THEY FELT IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO PULL THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. FOR DISCLAIMER PURPOSES THEY SAID IF YAMAHA DOES NOT COVER THE WORK I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR & PARTS. AFTER MUCH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE DEALER AND YAMAHA THE SERVICE & PARTS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THEY REPLACED 3 BEND SHIFT FORKS 1ST, 2ND AND REPLACED 2ND, 3RD, 5TH, & 6TH GEAR PLUS SOME MISC TRANSMISSION PARTS. SENSED THE THROTTLE BODIES AND SAID IT WAS STILL NOISY IN 2ND GEAR AND SHIFTING WAS STILL STICKY?. I HAVE RIDDEN NUMEROUS BIKES PLUS HAVE BEEN RIDING FOR A WHILE AND HAVE NEVER TRASHED A BIKE; LAID A BIKE DOWN, ETC ? I THINK THIS BIKE MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM OR MAYBE A RECALL ISSUE. THE SHOP SAID TO PUT SOME MORE MILES ON IT AND I SHOULD BE FINE. YET I HAVE PUT A COUPLE MORE HUNDRED MILES ON IT STILL THE BIKE IS STICKY AT SHIFTING OFF AND ON, SMELLS LIKE BURNING CLUTCH, AND STILL A LITTLE NOISY. I AM NOT REALLY SURE WHERE TO GO WITH THIS OR WHAT TO DO NEXT, I JUST WANT MY BIKE TO WORK/OPERATE PROPERLY NONETHELESS THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON OTHER BIKES IF THE TRANSMISSION WHERE TO FAIL WHILE RIDING. *TR

2007 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE, FAILED IGNITION SWITCH. 9,755 MILES ON MOTORCYCLE. FOUND HISTORY OF IGNITION FAILURE ON INTERNET SITE, YET DEALERS DENY ANY SUCH THING. FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF WAY OF TRAFFIC. *TR

THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 2006 FJR1300 IS DEFECTIVE. IT WILL PERIDODICALLY NOT TURN ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO START THE MOTORCYCLE. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE FJR FORUM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 (NA) YAMAHA V-STAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL, WHICH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND INCREASED THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED SEVERAL FUSES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE FAILURE RECURRED. CURRENTLY, ALL OF THE REPAIRS HAVE UNSUCCESSFULLY REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. KEY MUST BE "JIGGLED" TO TURN ON MOTORCYCLE. THE KEY MUST BE IN BETWEEN ON AND OFF TO START THE BIKE. AFTER IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE KEY CAN BE TURN TO THE FULL ON POSITION. THIS PROBLEM HAS JUST SURFACED THIS WEEK. *TR

VEHICLE IS A YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE. AT ABOUT 45 MPH LOST DRIVE POWER. NONE OF THE GEARS WOULD WORK TO PROVIDE POWER TO REAR END. REPAIR WAS DONE AT A YAMAHA REPAIR SHOP. PART REPLACED WAS CALLED THE FINAL GEAR CLUTCH HUB. REPAIR SPOKESPERSON INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE AND THE MANNER OF FAILURE WAS UNCOMMON. ESSENTIALLY THE GEAR TEETH ON THIS HUB DISINTEGRATED AND WITHOUT PROPER EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE RIDE BY COASTING OUT OF THE OTHER LANE(S) OF TRAFFIC. IF THE PART FAILED BECAUSE OF POOR OR INFERIOR MATERIALS USED IN THIS PART, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THIS COULD HAPPEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SERIES OF MOTORCYCLE AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH DEPENDING ON WHERE THE RIDER HAPPENS TO BE AT TIME OF FAILURE. *TR

I WENT TO START MY MOTORCYCLE IN THE GARAGE AND IT HAD NO POWER. I AM AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECHNICIAN. I TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. I DISASSEMBLED THE SWITCH AND FOUND THAT THE SOLDER JOINT ON ONE OF THE POWER WIRES HAD MELTED, AND THERE WAS HEAT DAMAGE TO THE CONTACTS INSIDE THE SWITCH. I RE-SOLDERED THE WIRES, CLEANED THE CONTACTS, AND REASSEMBLED THE SWITCH. I AM STILL USING THIS SWITCH, BUT I SUSPECT IT MAY FAIL AGAIN DUE TO THE NUMBER OF OTHER FAILURES THAT HAVE BEEN OCCURRING LATELY, AS LISTED ON FJRFORUM.COM. *TR

PULLED INTO GAS STATION FILLED UP MOTORCYCLE WITH GAS, AND THE BIKE WOULD NOT TURN ON, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT WORK. PLAYED WITH IT FOR A COUPLE OF MIN, GOT BIKE STARTED AND DROVE 1 MILE HOME. HAD SWITCH REPLACED 2 WEEKS LATER. *TR

BRAND NEW 2008 YAMAHA FJR1300A. ENGINE FREQUENTLY STALLS UPON APPLICATION OF THROTTLE FROM A DEAD STOP. HAPPENS HOT OR COLD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT; IF I WERE ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A CAR I'D BE HIT AND INJURED. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION THAT APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING: PE 08048. *TR

SHUT OFF BIKE TO FILL WITH GAS. WHEN DONE FILLING,TURNED KEY TO "ON" POSITION AND NOTHING HAPPENED. BIKE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. TRIED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH SAME RESULT. HAD TO GET TOWED TO YAMAHA DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED IGNITION SWITCH. CONTACTS INSIDE WERE MELTED. *TR