YAMAHA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA CP250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE CONTACT SUFFERED A SECOND DEGREE BURN ON HIS LEFT LEG. THE MUFFLER IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20.

UP DATE.. YAMAHA HAS REFUSED TO EXTEND MY WARRANTY AFTER A VALVE JOB. BIKE STILL BACKFIRES DURING WARM UP, AND SHUTS OFF DURING IDLE. STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST. I HAVE FOUND A LAWYER AND DEMAND THAT YAMAHA RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

HAS EXTREME THROTTLE LAG IN SECOND GEAR AT AROUND 5500 RPM. PROBLEM ISN'T PRESENT EVERYTIME, BUT CAN BE DUPLICATED BY PUTTING THE BIKE INTO SECOND GEAR AND STAYING AT 5500 RPM FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS AND THEN APPLYING GENEROUS THROTTLE. A LAG USUALLY AROUND 3 SECONDS AFTER POWER APPLICATION CAN BE FELT. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST BE INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. AT THAT RPM AND GEAR SETTING THE BIKE IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE AND CAN CAUSE AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION ON THE PUBLIC ROADS FOR NOT ONLY THE MOTORCYCLIST BUT FOR OTHER MOTORISTS AS WELL. *TR

2006 YAMAHA ROADSTAR CAST - I HAD 4,000 MILES ON THE BIKE. I WAS RIDING IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC ONE DAY AND BEING AN AIR COOLED MOTORCYCLE IT WAS RUNNING A LITTLE WARM. AFTER THE BIKE WAS SHUT DOWN FOR A FEW MINUTES IT FLOODED ON RESTART. I CHECKED THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND GASOLINE WAS POURING OUT OF THE AIRBOX ONTO THE STILL HOT ENGINE AND EXAUST. I TURNED THE PETCOCK OFF AND WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE BY HOLDING THE THROTTLE OPEN AND CRANKING THE ENGINE FOR A FEW SECONDS. I TURNED THE PECOCK BACK ON AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. THE NEXT DAY THE INCIDENT REPEATED AFTER AN EASY RIDE OF 60 MILES IN COOL MORNING AIR. YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER AN EASY RIDE AROUND TOWN IN 60 DEGREE TEMPERATURES. IN LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION I RAN ACROSS A WEB SITE CALLED ROADSTAR FORUM. IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURANCE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. ESPECIALLY THOSE PRODUCED SINCE 2004. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT IT IS CARBURATOR PERCOLATION AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. MY ARGUMENT IS THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR THE FIRST 4000K SO WHY IS IT HAPPENING NOW? THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW OR QUALITY ISSUE WITH THIS MACHINE THAT IS CAUSING THIS VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. SEVERAL OUNCES OF GASOLINE INSTANTLY VAPORIZED ON A HOT EXAUST SYSTEM COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS NOT TO MENTION CATCHING THE BIKE OR IT'S PASSENGERS ON FIRE. IF THIS SITE IS FOR CARS ONLY PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH THE ADDRESS OF THE PROPER AGENCY TO FILE A COMPLAINT. BEST REGARDS, S. WARD *TR

ON THE 2006 AND 2007 STRATOLINER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU DUE TO THE EXTREME GLARE FROM THE SPEEDOMETER LIGHT.

THIS IS RELATED TO THE NEW YAMAHA 2007 FJR1300A. THE ECU DOESN'T APPEAR TO TAKE REALTIME BAROMETRIC READINGS. THIS IS VERY APPARENT WHEN YOU CHANGE ALTITUDE ON MOUNTAIN ROADS, WHICH CAUSES A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHERE THE MOTORCYCLE HESITATES WHEN THROTTLE INPUT IS APPLIED. THE HESITATION GETS LONGER THE HIGHER YOU GO. IT IS A CONSISTENT, REPEATABLE ISSUE, AND HAPPENS EVERY TIME I RIDE IN THE MOUNTAINS. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO YAMAHA, BUT THEY DENY THE ISSUE EXISTS. *TR

WHILE ON A 5 STATE TOUR ON OUR MY MOTORCYCLE THIS SUMMER. MY FUEL SYSTEM SEEMED TO DANGEROUSLY SURGE. THE BIKE WOULD JUST SLOW DOWN AND THEN TO RECOVER I COULD GIVE MORE THROTTLE. WITH NO RESPONSE, THEN MORE THROTTLE AND THE BIKE WOULD JUST TAKE OFF. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN I WAS CHANGING ALTITUDE. CHANGING UP HILL AND CHANGING DOWN HILL. ON MOUNTAIN ROADS IN COLORADO IN A 15 MILE PER HOUR CORNER AND YOUR BIKE JUST QUITS MAKING POWER THEN SUDDENLY RECOVERS WITH ALMOST FULL THROTTLE. WE ARE LUCKY MY KIDS STILL HAVE PARENTS. *TR

WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE IN QUESTION IN THE MOUNTAINS THE ELEVATION ABOVE SEA LEVEL CHANGED FROM 1500 TO 5000 FEET AND DESCENDED AGAIN. WHILE ASCENDING THE MOUNTAIN AT LOW SPEEDS (25-30 MPH), THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT AND BEGAN TO STALL. RIGHT BEFORE STALL, THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE VIOLENTLY. CHANGES IN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 800-1000 FEET SEEM TO CORRESPOND WITH THE PROBLEM. SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING IT APPEAR TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY, THAT IS, UNTIL THE ALTITUDE CHANGES AGAIN. AS A RESULT OF THE BIKE'S ERRATIC BEHAVIOR, I NEARLY DROPPED IT TIME WHILE TRYING TO RE-ENTER THE ROAD FROM A PARKING LOT. TWO OTHER TIMES IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE NEGOTIATING LOW SPEED TURNS IN ON THE MOUNTAINSIDE. TO DATE, YAMAHA MECHANICS HAVE SAID MY CARBURETOR NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED. HOWEVER, IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WE ARE AT SEA LEVEL WITH NO SIGNIFICANT ELEVATION CHANGES WITHIN REASONABLE DISTANCES FOR THE MECHANIC. *TR

MY 2007 YAMAHA FJR 1300 MOTORCYCLE PURCHASED IN MAY 2007 HAS A VERIFIED INABILITY TO DEAL WITH ALTITUDE CHANGES OF 2000 FT. OR SO IN EITHER GOING UP, OR DOWN IN ELEVATION. DURING THE PERIODS THE MOTORCYCLE HESITATES AND THEN SURGES DURING THESE PERIODS. THIS IS ALLEVIATED BY PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND THEN RESTARTING THE ENGINE, BUT THE ACT OF HESITATING/SURGING WHILE GOING AROUND CORNERS AT SPEED LIMIT CAN BE DANGEROUS BOTH THE RIDER, VEHICLES BEHIND THE RIDER, AND POTENTIALLY TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY MY DEALER, DESERT VALLEY POWERSPORTS OF PROSSER, WA. AND REPORTED TO YAMAHA CORPORATION. I HAVE REQUESTED SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AND AM TOLD THAT THEY KNOW OF THE ISSUE, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT, AND YAMAHA IS WORKING ON A FIX. SEPARATELY BY ANOTHER DEALER I AM TOLD THAT THIS WON'T BE FIXED BY YAMAHA AND IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA MIDNIGHT VENTURE 1300 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL SPILLING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OIL SEAL FAILED AND MADE REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,000.