YAMAHA Complaints

LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MOTORCYCLE AS I WAS ACCELERATING UP A HILL WITH A CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME CAUSING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE BY NORTH COUNTRY POWERSPORTS IN RANGELY MAINE. *TR

WHILE PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF WORK 2006 YAMAHA FJR1300AE JUST DIED. ALL POWER WAS LOST AND MOTOR JUST STOPPED. THE BIKE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND THE FAILURE WAS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT TOOK OVER 2 WEEKS TO HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA XVZ13TF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SCREWS WERE LOOSE AND CRACKED IN THE FARING IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE IS AFFECTING THE ELECTRICAL WIRING THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER, BUT NO ONE WANTED TO MAKE THE REPAIR, ALTHOUGH IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CRACK IN THE AREA THAT HE WAS REFERRING TO, BUT THE CRACK IS VISIBLE. THIS VEHICLE IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD WITH 2,000 MILES.

MY ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS COMING TO A STOP ON MY 2007 FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL INDICATIONS AND THE IGNITION SWITCH DID NOT RESPOND. I GOT THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALER IN HOUSTON AND THEY IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS SWITCH FAILURE. THE FJR FORUM AT WWW.FJRFORUM.COM/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=103354 HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO GET A REPLACEMENT SWITCH IN ABOUT 10 DAYS AND REPLACED IT FOR APPROXIMATELY $250. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH YAMAHA CORP. USA. *TR

FAILURE OF MANUFACTURER YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE(STAR BRAND) TO BALANCE THE TIRES/RIMS OF THEIR MOTORCYCLES PRIOR TO SALE. THIS LEADS TO HANDLING ISSUES AND PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT. I HAD A LOW SPEED WOBBLE FROM THE DAY OF DELIVERY 1 APRIL '07 UNTIL I HAD THE REAR TIRE REPLACED AND BALANCED 5 AUGUST '08. I THEN BEGAN TO LOOK AT STAR MC'C AND CANNOT FIND ANY ON THE SHOW ROOM FLOORS THAT HAVE ANY WEIGHTS OR SIGNS THAT ANY ATTEMPT TO BALANCE THE RIMS/TIRE OF THIS BRAND HAVE BEEN MADE. MANY FOLKS ON THE ROADSTAR RIDERS FORUM ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH EARLY TIRE WEAR AND FRONT END WOBBLE. NO VEHICLE IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE DELIVERED TO ANYONE, ESPECIALLY A MOTORCYCLE, WITHOUT A PROPER TIRE/RIM BALANCE. *TR

MY IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY CAUSING MY MOTORCYCLE IGNITION TO NOT WORK AT TIMES. IT HAS NOT YET FAULTED WHEN I AM RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE BUT IT WILL NOT WORK WHEN I TURN THE MOTORCYCLE OFF AND LEAVE IT SIT. IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS I WAS ALMOST STRANDED 300 MILE FROM HOME THIS WEEKEND WHEN IT WOULD NOT WORK. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, WHICH STRANDED MY WIFE AND I 20 MILES NORTH OF LEAKY TEXAS ON RD 336, WHICH IS AN OPEN CATTLE RANGE AREA WHERE CELL PHONE'S DON'T HAVE COVERAGE, IN THE MIDDLE OF A 100 DEGREE DAY ON 9 AUGUST 2008. HAD STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET A BOTTLE OF WATER OUT OF THE SADDLE BAG, WHEN IGNITION SWITCH TURNED BACK TO "ON" POSITION, NOTHING HAPPENED. HAD ALREADY LEARNED FROM THIS SITE THAT YAMAHA FJR'S HAVE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES. CUT INTO THE WIRE HARNESS COMING FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, CUT THE BROWN AND RED WIRES, AND SPLICED IN A 30 AMP TOGGLE SWITCH, WHICH BYPASSED MY IGNITION SWITCH AND RESTORED POWER. LEARNED ABOUT THE NEED TO CARRY PARTS TO BYPASS THE SWITCH DUE TO ALL THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES REPORTED ON THIS SITE. *TR

THE YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. MY 2005 HAS FAILED TO START ON A FEW OCCASIONS AND TODAY I TOOK THE TIME WITH AN OHMMETER TO VERIFY THAT ONE SWITCH IN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS INTERMITTENT THUS PREVENTING THE BIKE FROM STARTING. *TR

1.DURING A CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP, IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AFTER REFUELING MOTORCYCLE. 2.FIRST TIME, STRANDED 1200 MILES FROM HOME. 3.BIKE TOWED BY TOWING SERVICE TO DEALER 50 MILES AWAY. BY PASSED SWITCH, INSTALLED TOGGLE SWITCHES, TOGGLE SWITCH FAILED ON LAST DAY OF TRIP WHILE TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. REMOVE SWITCH, TWISTED WIRES TOGETHER AND CAME ON HOME. *TR

I AM A RESELLER OF A PRODUCT CALLED A SUNTRIKE AND THE PRODUCT IS BEING SOLD TO CONSUMERS THE 3 WHEELED VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS IN THAT THE TURNING RADIUS IS SO NARROW THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE TURNED SAFELY . THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS ENGINE MOUNTS THAT CONTINUALLY FAIL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. YOUR SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO CORRECTLY ID THE PRODUCT , SO CONTACT ME. *TR