YAMAHA Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION OF A 2007 YAMAHA 650 ROADSTAR MOTORCYCLE LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE REAR WHEEL TO ALSO LOCK AND SKID, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S SIDE. THE LOCK UP OCCURRED AT APPROX. 20 MPH WHILE SHIFTING DOWN FROM THIRD TO SECOND GEAR WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE ON 2006 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE. MINE FAILED WHILE PARKED, BUT OTHERS ON THE FJR FORUM FAILED WHILE RIDING CAUSING IMMEDIATE ENGINE CUT OFF. DEALER REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AT MY COST. SEE HTTP://WWW.FJRFORUM.COM/FORUM//INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=26098. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE MOTORCYCLE SUFFERED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE AND ALL ACCESSORIES, INCLUDING ALL LIGHTS, TO FAIL, NEARLY RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. MOVING THE WIRE HARNESS AT THE BACK OF THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSES THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. *TR

WHEN THE ENGINE IS DECELERATING OR BRAKING FUEL IS TURNED OFF AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THERE IS A DELAY IN FUEL DELIVERY. WHEN TRYING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY FROM THE RAMP YOU DECELERATE TO TIME YOUR ENTRANCE AND WHEN YOU ACCELERATE THE MOTORCYCLE PAUSES THEN LURCHES FORWARD EFFECTING YOUR MERGE INTO SPEEDING TRAFFIC. THIS ALSO HAPPENS TO A SMALLER DEGREE ON EACH SHIFT OF THE TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS THAT AN AIR PRESSURE SENSOR IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD PREVENTS THE FLOW OF FUEL DURING INCREASED VACUUM AND THAT THE FUEL IS NOT TURNED ON AGAIN UNTIL THE VACUUM IS REDUCED BY AN OPEN THROTTLE. YOU OPEN THE THROTTLE, THE VACUUM GOES DOWN THE FUEL TURNS ON AND THE MOTORCYCLE LURCHES FORWARD. *TR

OWN A 2004 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE. THE ENGINE GENERATES A GREAT DEAL OF HEAT AND THE 2004 DESIGN DID NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE DRIVERS SAFETY IN FIGURING HOW TO DIRECT THE HEAT AWAY FROM THE DRIVER. (I UNDERSTAND YAMAHA IMPROVED THIS PROBLEM STARTING IN 2006). AS A RESULT I SUFFERED BURNS ON THE INSIDE OF BOTH LEGS AND THE BIKE IS VIRTUALLY UNRIDEABLE IN HOT WEATHER. THE WEATHER WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES F AND IT ONLY TOOK ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO RECEIVE THESE BURNS. IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAT IS BUILDING UP ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE GAS TANK AND THEN IS TRANSFERRED TO THE DRIVERS LEG/GROIN AREA WHILE RIDING. THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER RIDERS BUT YAMAHA IS IGNORING THEM. THEY ADMIT TO A PROBLEM BY THE MERE FACT THAT THEY REDESIGNED THE PROBLEM AREA IN 2006. I WANT YAMAHA TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR OWNERS OF THESE MOTORCYCLES DATED 2003-2005. *TR

WHILE ON CROSS COUNTRY MOTORCYCLE TRIP, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER. HAD THIS OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC (WHICH IT HAS ON OTHER'S BIKES) IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. IT ONLY FAILED ONCE, AND REMAINED BROKEN. ROADSIDE REPAIR REQUIRED HOT WIRING THE BIKE AND BYPASSING THE FAILED IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSE BY IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE WHILE STOPPING. WALKED MOTORCYCLE OFF ROAD, THEN WORKED THE IGNITION SWITCH ON AND OFF UNTIL IGNITION WORKED AGAIN. *TR

TOTAL FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE IN TRAFFIC. HAD JUST TURNED LEFT ONTO A HIGHWAY AND THE BIKE JUST SHUT DOWN. I WAS LUCKY THAT I COULD GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD RIGHT AWAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BAD WITH A DIFFERENT MIX OF TRAFFIC. I HAD NO WARNING AT ALL THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. *TR

2007 YAMAHA FJR1300A. IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE WILL RIDING IN TRAFFIC IN DALLAS. NO RESPONSE AT ALL FROM THE BIKE AND WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC. ACCORDING TO THE FJRFORUM.COM, THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE WITH THE FJR. YAMAHA SAID THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA XVS13. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE MOTOR MAKES A VERY LOUD TICKING SOUND. SECONDLY, THE VEHICLE HAS REDUCED POWER AND GAS MILEAGE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A CHAIN IN THE MOTOR WAS FAILING, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.