YAMAHA Complaints

WHILE MANEUVERING MY VSTAR 1300 TOURER (XVS13CTW(C)) AT LOW SPEEDS IN THE FRICTION ZONE THE THROTTLE STICKS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE BIKE TO BECOME UNSTABLE DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER AND FALL OVER. MANY 1300 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AS OUTLINED ON VARIOUS WEB BASED FORUMS. *TR

SEVERE CLUNK WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS, SPEED BUMPS AND CRACKS IN THE ROAD. UP UNTIL NOW IT HAS BEEN UNDIAGNOSED. WEB FORUMS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IS EITHER THE SHOCKS OR BOLTS HOLDING THE HANDLE BARS TO THE FORKS. *TR

CLUTCH IS EXTREMELY NOISY AND INTERMITTENTLY DIFFICULT TO GET INTO AND OUT OF GEAR. MANUFACTURER OK'D REPLACEMENT OF MY 2007 VSTAR 1300 TOUR JUST ABOUT ENTIRE CLUTCH BOX WITH THE 2008 VSTAR 1300 TOUR CLUTCH BOX. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE WHEN IT HAD A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE MEDIAN. THERE WAS NO LIGHTS OF ANY KIND AND NO REACTION TO THE IGNITION SWITCH OR STARTER BUTTON. I WAS ABLE TO GET POWER BACK BY MOVING THE HANDLEBARS ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. I WENT ANOTHER 3 BLOCKS AND IT DIED AGAIN. I DID THE HANDLEBAR MOTION AGAIN AND POWER CAME BACK. IT DIED IN ANOTHER 3 BLOCKS AND I WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT HOME. I REMOVED THE IGNITION SWITCH/KEY MECHANISM AND DISASSEMBLED IT, AND THE RED WIRE HAD PULLED CLEANLY OFF THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THE DAMAGE WAS SIMILAR TO THE POST AT HTTP://WWW.FJRFORUM.COM/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=103354 EXCEPT IT WAS THE RED WIRE IN MY CASE INSTEAD OF THE BROWN. AS YOU CAN SEE BY SEARCHING THE FORUM, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF THESE FAILURES. THE PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.FJRFORUM.COM/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=26098 LISTS SIMILAR OCCURRENCES EXPERIENCED BY FORUM MEMBERS. THERE WAS A VERY TIGHT "ZIP-TIE" NEAR THE SWITCH IN THE WIRING LOOM, AND IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS EXERTED ENOUGH STRESS TO EVENTUALLY PULL THE WIRE OFF. I CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY REMOVING THE ZIP TIE AND RE-SOLDERING THE WIRE TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD. AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER MIGHT BE VERY DANGEROUS IF SOMEONE IS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. IT WAS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS SINCE IT WAS AT NIGHT AND OTHER DRIVERS COULDN'T SEE ME BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAD LIGHTS. *TR

IN JUNE 2008, I WAS SOLD A 2007 YAMAHA MORPHOUS SCOOTER FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA POWER SPORTS IN KISSIMMEE, FL. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALLS ON THIS SCOOTER UNTIL A MONTH LATER WHEN I BROUGHT THE SCOOTER IN FOR SERVICE. I LATER FOUND OUT FROM ANOTHER YAMAHA CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP THAT ONE RECALL HAD BEEN ON THE BIKE FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS (THE OTHER WAS BRAND NEW). CENTRAL FLORIDA POWER SPORTS SOLD AND ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE SCOOTER FOR A MONTH AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

THE IGNITION ON MY 2006 YAMAHA FJR1300 KEEPS FAILING WHEN I TRY TO START IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT THE BATTERY POSTS WERE LOOSE. AFTER GETTING IT BACK THE SAME PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. WHEN I TURN THE KEY THE GAUGES SWEEP AND THERE IS A BRIEF MOMENT WHERE THE GAUGES LIGHT UP THEN IT ALL GOES DEAD. I CAN MOVE THE WIRES AND WIGGLE THE KEY TO GET IT STARTED BUT IF I MOVE EITHER OF THOSE AFTER I START THE BIKE IT DIES. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 21,000, 28,000, 33,000 AND 44,000 MILES. THE FAILURE HAS NOT YET OCCURRED WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS IN MOTION. THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO ENGAGE, OR TURN ON. INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES ON MOMENTARILY THEN GOES DEAD. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT TURNING ON/OFF EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A FUNCTIONING IGNITION. LOCAL YAMAHA DEALER CONTINUES TO ADVISE USING CONTACT CLEANER AND EVENTUALLY CONTACTING MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENT INDICATIONS FROM OTHER OWNERS IS THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT YAMAHA HAS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE ON A 2003 YAMAHA FJR1300. THIS IS MY SECOND FAILURE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE DUE TO ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE/HEAT MELTING IT'S INTERNAL PLASTIC COMPONENTS. *TR

1. THE MOTORCYCLE, SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT NEW, HAD A QUIRKY CLUTCH THAT WOULD SOMETIMES ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE UNPREDICTABLY. IT WAS ADJUSTED AT INITIAL 600 MILE SERVICE AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THE CLUTCH. 2. THE CLUTCH WOULD BE MOSTLY ENGAGED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND IN GEAR. ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO WARM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL ALLEVIATED THIS. TWICE THE CLUTCH FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE FIRST RESULTED IN A SKID AND THE SECOND RESULTED IN A CRASH. 3. AN UNIDENTIFIED PART WAS FOUND IN THE CLUTCH BASKET OF THE MOTORCYCLE. IT WAS STEEL, APPROXIMATELY 0.5" IN DIAMETER, ROUNDED, AND WITH A LIP AT THE EDGE. THIS PART WAS NOT SHOWN ON ANY EXPLODED DIAGRAMS, SO IT WAS REMOVED. THE CLUTCH PLATES SHOW SIGNS OF WARPAGE, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CLUTCH BASKET SHOWS SIGNS OF DAMAGE, AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PARTS DAMAGED IN THE CRASH NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR