Yamaha V Star 1100
Model V Star 1100 made by Yamaha got 9 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, exterior lighting and power train.
Model 2001
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 12/02/2010 | 30000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 yamaha v-star 1100 motorcycle. the contact started the ignition and the one way starter clutch failed without prior warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 30,000. js | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 12/23/2005 | 1 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 (na) yamaha v-star. the contact noticed that the exterior lighting would sporadically fail, which reduced visibility and increased the risk of a serious crash. she took the vehicle to the dealer on four occasions and they replaced several fuses. immediately after the repairs, the failure recurred. currently, all of the repairs have unsuccessfully remedied the failure. the failure mileage was 1 and current mileage was 100. | |||
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 03/01/2006 | 15000 | 1 | 09/01/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the 2001 yamaha vstar motorcycle had difficulty shifting from first to second gear. the problem had been a continuous problem for six months but the motorcycle was not taken to a dealer to try to fix the issue.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 04/12/2010 | 79000 | ||
| Very loud whining on deceleration vibration at takeoff grinding noise freewheeling drive train | |||
| 07/12/2008 | 28000 | 1 | |
| I had a failure of the nut holding on the middle drive of a yamaha v-star 1100 , it started with a grinding noise , the result was a $2500.00 repair bill to a bike that only has 28,000 miles on it , had to replace everything involved with the middle drive, i have asked for the old parts to be returned . *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 07/12/2008 | 28000 | 1 | |
| I had a failure of the nut holding on the middle drive of a yamaha v-star 1100 , it started with a grinding noise , the result was a $2500.00 repair bill to a bike that only has 28,000 miles on it , had to replace everything involved with the middle drive, i have asked for the old parts to be returned . *tr | |||