Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 08/23/2008 | 17000 | 1 | |
| Fuel (gasoline) is sprayed from rear port of carburetor. as much as 2 oz may be emitted and sprayed on hot exhaust pipes and engine. the fuel immediately vaporizes. this only seems to occur when the motorcycle is hot, then shut off and allowed to sit for approximately 15 minutes. it does not spray liquid gas if immediately started or if allowed to cool. however, there is still a frequent smell of gas. first reported in august 2008. problem is frequent. *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - CARBURETOR SYSTEM | |||
| 08/01/2004 | 2360 | 1 | 04/19/2001 |
| There were no events leading up to the failure of my fuel system. while riding in traffic i noticed an odor of raw fuel. when i pulled over to investigate,i discovered gasoline pouring out from under my motorcycle! shutting off the fuel petcock and running the engine @ an elevated rpm caused the symptom to subside and led to the conclusion that a failure in 1 or more carburetor(s) had occured. i contacted my dealer and was advised that yamaha usa would not warranty a failure of the carburetor(s) claiming that poor fuel quality was the fault,not a manufacturing defect. upon questioning,i was further advised that corrosion of the needle and seat assemblies was a known failure in this product and that warranty coverage was consistently denied by the manufacturer despite the obvious safety issue of potential fire hazard. i also asked if yamaha had released any updated components to avoid a repeat of the same failure and was advised that chrome plated components impervious to this kind of failure were available,but,not from the manufacturer. for obvious reasons,i had the dealer repair the condition with upgraded parts and paid for the repair since the dealer was not at fault. i then contacted yamaha usa and spoke to matthew who listened attentively but,could only tell me he was sorry that my yamaha had not lived up to my expectations! matthew also advised me his data base showed no other complaints of this nature despite the fact that there are similar reports in the n.h.t.s.a. data base on the web. the position that fuel quality is at issue is belied by the fact that in this household alone 3 cars,a snowblower,2 lawnmowers,a power edger,and a chain saw were all operated on the same fuel without incident. i feel that the motorcycle products of yamaha usa should be investigated for potentially lethal design flaws in it's fuel management systems and held accountable for the cost of correcting a condition that could cost someone their life. | |||
| 02/23/2002 | |||
| When riding motorcycle and when it gets heated or hot,fuel would flow out of carburetor onto pipes and driver's legs. can happen after motorcycle has been parked. have been to dealership twice for problem. has not been resolved. had contacted manufacturer.*ak | |||
| 04/30/2001 | 1 | 04/30/2001 | |
| Vehicle stalls at around 55 mph, carburetor loads up with fuel, when accelerating it pops. dealer has admitted there is a problem with carburetor, but no remedy at this time. *ak *slc | |||