Yamaha Yzfr6 2003

Model Yzfr6 made in 2003 by Yamaha got 6 consumer complains as well as 2 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system and engine and engine cooling. Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling and power train.

Yzfr6 year 2003

Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Model 2003

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
TB-M2009-008	05/07/2009	10030233	Yamaha motorcycle: hard to start when cold, erratic, or won't idle. a possible cause is insufficient valve clearance. effects all yzf-r6v/w/x models and yzf-r1/r6 models. no model years listed. *pe	08/27/2009
POWER TRAIN
200603	02/24/2006	10019598	Drive sprocket retaining nut and lock washer replacement. *tt	03/31/2006

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
08/11/2011	13500
	2003 yamaha yzf r6 shuts down during ride or at a stop. was riding my bike from my storage to the house when it just started idling low and shutting off. i've had this happen to me numerous times since i bought it in 09 with only 4k miles on it. sometimes if bulks and looses power and it just shuts off...so far if i shut off the bke and wait acouple of mintues if starts right up as if it just needs to be reset but i'm worried about it happening as i'm going around a curve or in high traffic or speeds. i've had yamaha dealers and performance tech do diagnotics on it and they say its electrical but cant say which part exactly. i've replaced fuses, the tps, and the coil with no results.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
05/15/2006	8500	4	10/05/2004
	I am posting this complaint in conjunction with another posted about the yamaha r6 motorcycle. mine was a 2003 and i believe most of the issues are with this year. the bike shut off while riding when pulling in the clutch or letting the rpm's dip low when coming to a stop - below about 2500. bike should have idled easily around 1500. it was in the shop 3 times and no dealer could figure it out. we called yamaha and they said they'd never heard of it . not true. please see this website: http://www.r6messagenet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30990&highlight=nhtsa and http://www.r6messagenet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1513&highlight=nhtsa for details on many other riders having the same problem - and yamaha denies they ever heard of it. many others have called them with the same problem. this is a serious safety issue and somebody is going to get killed. i finally traded it in because it is not safe. it had happened to me multiple times over the last two years. the last date reported was the last time i brought it into the dealer (approximate date). *jb
POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION
05/15/2006	8500	4	10/05/2004
	I am posting this complaint in conjunction with another posted about the yamaha r6 motorcycle. mine was a 2003 and i believe most of the issues are with this year. the bike shut off while riding when pulling in the clutch or letting the rpm's dip low when coming to a stop - below about 2500. bike should have idled easily around 1500. it was in the shop 3 times and no dealer could figure it out. we called yamaha and they said they'd never heard of it . not true. please see this website: http://www.r6messagenet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30990&highlight=nhtsa and http://www.r6messagenet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1513&highlight=nhtsa for details on many other riders having the same problem - and yamaha denies they ever heard of it. many others have called them with the same problem. this is a serious safety issue and somebody is going to get killed. i finally traded it in because it is not safe. it had happened to me multiple times over the last two years. the last date reported was the last time i brought it into the dealer (approximate date). *jb