Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE
05/01/201221256
 While riding my 2006 yamaha roadliner 1900,i noticed a knock in third gear as i was going slow. next ride it got louder,and a whining started comming from the transmission.all maintenance was performed correctly since i bought it brand new. the knock is so bad i can't ride it, i have heard of many others with this problem, at or around 20,000 miles, mine has 21,256.i have contackted yamaha for help, and they said theres nothing they can do about it since its out of warenty . can you help ? i hear its a very expensive fix, and yamaha has allready changed the gear on the newer bikes because of this problem, shouldn't there be a recall ? thank you .
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
02/03/20111850
 My motorcycle engine stops running unexpectedly and without warning. it happens approximately every 50 miles or so. the worst consequence so far is that it made me fall to the pavement resulting in injuries to my knees, elbow and back. my bike continues to stall without warning and i have not been able to rectify this situation.
03/12/20085500
 Engine stalled and cut off at ~25 mph three times when decelerating in mar 2008 (~5,500 miles), oct 2009 (~11,500 miles), and apr 2011(~15,200 miles), jeopardizing the operator's safety. per yamaha/star roadliner owners blog this is a common problem with this model and requires manual upward adjustment of engine idle rpm.
12/11/20062253308/23/2006
 I have a 2006 yamaha stratoliner (s) with 2346 miles. the problem i am having is that for no apparent reason when coming to a stop the bike just quits running. this has happened to me three times now. which as you can guess could be deadly at an intersection. the bike has been to the dealer and they have contacted yamaha but yamaha claims nothing is wrong and that they have never heard of this happening. this is a lie. in different forums on the internet it is a wide topic and yamaha has been notified by owners and tech support from the dealerships. *jb
08/22/20061
 Possible failure of valves in rear cylinder of the yamaha road star causing an immediate loss of power. this can (and has) put the driver and / or passenger in danger. this has been a problem with these motorcycles for a number of years and yamaha has done nothing to correct it or prevent it from happening. *jb
03/14/20062153106/04/2005
 The crank position sensor on my 2006 yamaha xv1700 (warrior) began to fail. this caused erratic hesitation during acceleration to the point of becoming inoperable. had it failed completely, my engine would have just died during operation, which could have very likely resulted in an accident. *jb
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
08/14/20066800104/07/2006
 2006 yamaha roadstar motorcycle. at about 5000 miles on odometer it started running poorly. progressively getting worse until august 14th when the rear cylinder suddenly loss all power while making a left hand turn onto a busy highway. i was able to recover the motorcycle and get to the side of the road (wrong side) before getting hit by traffic. although the problem is well known within yamaha as a manufacturers defect, repeated attempts to get it repaired have failed. the motorcycle is currently in the shop until they decide what to do as it is unsafe to ride. *jb
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
08/21/20061050104/14/2005
 I was riding home from cincinnati on my 2005 yamaha road star going westbound on interstate 74. i was in the process of passing another vehicle when my v-twin engine instantly lost power. the semi in the passing lane behind me had to lock up his brakes causing all westbound traffic to come to a stand still. as luck would have it, nobody got hurt this time. i had the bike towed home so i could inspect why the sudden loss of power. after removing rear cylinder head, i found sludge on one of the exhaust valves and the valve was sticking. this is the same thing that happened on my 2003 yamaha road star, which i traded in for the 2005 model because of a sticking valve problem. i think that this is a very serious safety issue that needs to be looked into so that maybe it will help to prevent a loss of life. *jb