YAMAHA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS (3,00FT), THROTTLE CONTROL BECAME UNSTABLE WITH ENGINE HESITATING THEN SURGING. AFTER EXITING FREEWAY THE BIKE VIOLENTLY SLOWED/SPEEDED UP WHEN TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED. THE FACT NO OTHER TRAFFIC WAS PRESENT PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER SHUTTING THE BIKE OFF AND RESTARTING IT OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL I DROVE BACK DOWN TO SEALEVEL WHERE THE PROBLEM BRIEFLY REPEATED. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO WARNINGS FROM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. I WILL TAKE THE BIKE IN FOR SERVICE WHEN THEY OPEN THIS WEEK BUT REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS INDICATE THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO VERIFY/CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

MILD TO SEVERE SURGING ISSUES WHEN RIDING THROUGH ALTITUDE CHANGES. THE BIKE FEELS SLUGGISH AND ACTS AS THOUGH IT'S RUNNING OUT OF GAS FOR ANYWHERE FROM 1-4 SECONDS. ONCE THE SURGING BEGINS IT USUALLY CONTINUES UNTIL THE BIKE IS RIDDEN TO LOWER ALTITUDE (APPROX. < 1000') OR THE BIKE IS SHUT OFF/ON. STOPPING AND TURNING THE BIKE OFF/ON SEEMS TO RESETS THE ECM OR AT LEAST APPEARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. OFF/ON ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXES THE SURGING PROBLEM FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE BIKE SEE'S SUB-1000' ALTITUDE CHANGE. *TR

WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, CHANGES IN ELEVATIONS CAUSES A SURGING PROBLEM WHICH MAKES YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR

SEVERE ENGINE SURGING AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHEN RIDING THROUGH VARYING ALTITUDES. BIKE ACTS LIKE IT'S RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND LOSES ALL POWER FOR 1-3 SECONDS THEN POWER COMES ON SUDDENLY ALMOST LIKE WOW. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT OCCURS IN CORNERS AS IT'S COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE TO THE POINT WHERE THE MOTORCYCLE IS NOT OPERABLE. *TR

ALTITUDE-RELATED STALLING AND SURGING. WHEN INCREASING ELEVATION BY APPROX 1500 FEET OR MORE, BIKE WILL STALL COMING OUT OF CORNERS OR AT LOW LOADS WHEN APPLYING THROTTLE BELOW 3500 RPMS. INCREASING THROTTLE OPENING DOES NOTHING FOR APPROX 2-3 SECONDS AND THEN MOTOR SUDDENLY SURGES. VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC OR SLICK PAVEMENT SITUATIONS. PROBLEM APPEARS TO GO AWAY WHEN MOTOR IS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AGAIN. PROBLEM PROGRESSIVELY RETURNS WHEN ELEVATION INCREASES, BECOMING UNDRIVABLE UNTIL ANOTHER SHUT-OFF. TOOK BIKE TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT. YAMAHA REP STATES OWNER MUST PAY $75.00/HR FOR TECH TO RIDE BIKE UNTIL PROBLEM IS REPLICATED, DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR INSTANCES ON INTERNET USER GROUPS. NO RESOLUTION AS YET. *TR

2006 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE. SUDDEN COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PROBLEM CAUSED BY WIRES DETACHING FROM IGNITION SWITCH. WIRES TOO TIGHT FROM FACTORY AND WERE COLD SOLDERED WITH VERY WEAK CONNECTION. CAN YOU IMAGINE POWERING UP TO OVERTAKE A VEHICLE AND YOU HAVE A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER,A VERY DANGEROUS SENARIO

STOPPED FOR FUEL AND STOPPED ENGINE, AFTER FUELING TURNED IGNITION SWITCH TO ON POSITION, DASN LIGHTS AND DISPLAY DID NOT COME ON, STARTER MOTOR WOULD NOT WORK.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE ON 2006 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE MODEL NUMBER FJR 1300A RESULTED IN SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN A CORNER AND STRANDED IN DEATH VALLEY, NEVADA. FOUR WIRES ENTER THE SWITCH HOUSING. ONE OF THE TWO LARGE WIRES PULLED COMPLETELY OUT OF THE SWITCH, WITH THE BRASS SWITCH CONTACT STILL SOLDERED/CRIMPED ON THE END. THIS FAILURE *APPEARS* TO BE THE RESULT OF THE WIRING HARNESS BEING STRETCHED TOO TIGHT DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. THE WIRES GOING INTO THE SWITCH HAVE NO SLACK, THEY ARE 'BANJO STRING TIGHT'.

TURNING THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN ON THE POWER. UNABLE TO START MOTORCYCLE. DUE TO LOCATION AT TIME OF FAILURE (NO CELL OR PUBLIC PHONE READILY AVAILABLE) ALMOST HAD TO LEAVE MOTORCYCLE IN THIS REMOTE LOCATION. WAS ABLE TO 'JIGGLE' THE KEY AND FINALLY GET POWER TO START. CONTINUED TO HOTEL WHERE UPON MORNING, NO AMOUNT OF 'JIGGLING' WOULD TURN ON POWER TO START. WAS SUGGESTED TO 'TRY' BRAKE CLEANER IN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CLEAN THE CONTACTS, BUT SWITCH WOULD STILL NOT FUNCTION, AND TO RENT U- HAUL TRUCK TO RETURN MOTORCYCLE TO HOME LOCATION. 22 HOURS LATER UPON RETURNING HOME, IGNITION SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY WOULD TURN THE POWER ON. DUE THE INTERMITTENT NATURE DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH. STILL AWAITING PARTS AND DETERMINATION OF WHO WAS PAYING THE BILL. *AK

2007 YAMAHA XVS650 MOTORCYCLE. POSSIBLE CRACKED OR DEFECTIVE FINAL GEAR CASE OR SEAL,CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE REAR WHEEL AND ONTO THE TIRE , RESULTING IN MOTORCYCLE SLIDING DURING A LEFT TURN.*AK