Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 02/20/2004 | 1 | ||
| Consumer received a recall for transmission failure. he took motorcycle to dealer, and was told they did not have the parts. consumer stated that when he rode the motorcycle it made a popping noise. he was afraid to ride it, and motorcycle was towed dealer for repair. dealer told him that they could not stop the popping noise, but to ride the motorcycle for a while and the popping noise may stop. consumer felt that since he received a recall notice dealer should repair motorcycle or find out when the parts will come in. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 10/05/2003 | 1 | 06/04/2002 | |
| With in 600 miles my clutch plates broke, yamaha replaced them, but they told me operater error six months later the bike was in the shop again. i asked them to check a noise in the clutch and they played it off later the bike locked up and i cracked my skull and broke my collarbone plus road rash up my leg and up my back after this i took the bike to an expert the yamaha dealer knew him and lissened the dealer took the whole clucth and offered to replace the clutch plates the bike is (model-fzs 10ps fz1). *ak | |||
| 08/26/2002 | 1 | ||
| Law offices of lane ferdinand is writing on behalf of mr. steeg as notification of an accident in which the clutch cable bracket released from the holder because the small metal keeper tab which is intended to secure the end of the clutch cable to the clutch assembly, simply bent open allowing the cable to release from its attachment causing the operator to lose control of the vehicle which was in motion at 25 mph. the ensuing vehicle crash resulted in damaged to the vehicle and injured rider. information gathered since the accident indicates that this problem has occurred to other owners of the same model motorcycle. (model-fzs 10ps fz1) *tt *scc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 06/26/2011 | |||
| Was driving 35 when winning heard took 1100 vstar to shop told middlesaft bolt broke unsafe to drive driveshaft could hit payment yamaha has sens up dated new bolt was cause because did not have nut punched when assbmble | |||
| 08/05/2006 | 23000 | 1 | 06/12/2003 |
| Motorcycle, yamaha v-star 1100 classic 2002 with 23,000 miles on it or less when the transmission started whining , clicking and grinding noises when you de-accelerated the throttle of the engine .this first happened around the 1st week of august 2006. on the 23 august 2006 i removed the rear wheel to inspect or to see what was causing the noises. when the driveshaft was removed from the yoke of the transmission a nut and thick thrush washer was lying inside the yoke, broke off from the middle drivegear shaft. further inspection of the nut, revealed that 3/4s of the threaded end of the middle drivegear shaft was still in the nut that sheared or broke off the end of the middle drivegear shaft that secures the yoke to the middle drivegear shaft. only 3 or 4 threads were left on the broken end of the middle drivegear shaft . without this thrush washer and nut to secure the yoke to the middle drivegear shaft, the middle drive gear shaft could move in and out of the transmission 1 to 13/4 inches or more, and the only thing that stopped it from moving out more was the main driveshaft to the rear end of the cycle.. it was lucky for me or any one else out there with this problem that they didn't get injured or killed, because if this washer or nut had ever lodged into the yoke when it was turning, it would of locked the rear wheel up and causing the motorcycle to skid out of control and go down and crash and at any speed someone is going to get injured bad!! now to repair this problem is not a easy procedure. it requires whole engine/tranny removal, engine disassemble and engine crank case cracked or split open for accessibility to the transmission parts. parts replaced would have to be determined,after inspection of the effective area of the middle drive gear shaft and the middle driven shaft and other connecting parts of these to middle shafts...i , in my opinion don't think this should of happen and should not be responsible for the cost repairing it. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 04/01/2003 | 1 | ||
| Ltr fm richard brown asking the yamaha corp to look into the transmission failure on the yamaha roadstar midnight star motorcycle. *scc (2002 yamaha roadstar midnight star) *jb | |||
| 07/09/2003 | 1 | 09/13/2002 | |
| Concern over potential for transmission failure on my 2002 yamaha roadstar motorcycle. several riders have reported transmission failure on this model roadstar that led to crashes.*ak | |||
| 05/30/2003 | 3 | 07/23/2003 | |
| 2002 yamaha roadstar - motor cyclei am concerned with the substantial number of transmission lock-up/ failures reported on this model. on my bike, i have encountered difficult gear engagement on several occasions. additionally my bike has a strange engine knock/ tick. *ak | |||
| 04/15/2003 | 1 | ||
| Concerned with the frequency of transmission failures. hard shifting on my motorcycle.*ak | |||
| 07/08/2003 | 1 | 10/20/2002 | |
| I am filing a complaint about persistent knock on my yamaha road star. i am growing concerned due to the number of reported catastrophic transmission failures that are currently surfacing.*ak | |||
| 05/02/2003 | 0 | 0 | 08/05/2002 |
| It is with the utmost concern that i, as an owner of a 2002 yamaha road star, vin # jyavp02e32a016406, provide this communication to you and the yamaha motor corporation, usa. it has been known that a problem exists with the transmission, whereby at unexpected times the transmission locks, which can and has caused loss of control by the rider, thereby endangering the safety and life of the rider, passenger, and other vehicles, passengers, and pedestrians in the area. the occurrence of the transmission locking up has been documented by members of the road star riders forum http://forums.delphiforums.com/1602/messages), which is comprised of members and owners of road star motorcycles on a global basis. it is an on-going, repetitive incident and has happened as recently as april of 2003. this issue continues to be a matter of grievous anxiety and alarm to me as an owner of a road star motorcycle. please respond immediately with what action is appropriate by the yamaha motor corporation, usa in order to ensure my safety and well being, while i am engaged in operating the aforementioned vehicle manufactured by your company. thank you in advance for your consideration and action into this serious situation. *tt | |||
| 11/14/2002 | 1 | 03/01/2002 | |
| When the transmission fails it locks the rear wheel at speed. dt | |||
| 09/21/2002 | 1 | ||
| Atv model yfm350; while riding atv lever popped out of gear into neutral. the atv continued forward over a hill, rolling over several times, throwing him off striking driver and then rolling again. please describe details.*jb | |||