TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR. HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE VEHICLE USING THE JACK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE SHOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY MOUNT HAD FRACTURED. HE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS NEVER REPORTED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 29,500.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 YAMAHA ROAD STAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR TIRE STRUCK THE TOP OF THE REAR FENDER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR SHOCK MOUNT CAUSED THE FAILURE; AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000. UPDATED 12/04/07
CARBURETOR ON 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR (XV1600) WILL SPIT GAS OUT ON HOT CYLINDER HEADS AND CRANKCASE UNPREDICTABLY. HAPPENS WHEN RESTARTING ENGINE AFTER ENGINE HAS BEEN STOPPED FOR A SHORT PERIOD AFTER COMING IN FROM A RIDE. RIDE CAN BE SHORT OR LONG; UNPREDICTABLE. WAS CHECKED BY DEALER DURING FIRST FEW MONTHS WHEN NEW AND CARB NEEDLE WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED AND OCCURS EVERY FEW MONTHS THEREAFTER AND IS ONLY RESOLVED BY TURNING OFF FUEL VALVE BEFORE STOPPING SO CARB EMPTIES. NUMEROUS OTHER RIDERS HAVE SEEN SAME PROBLEM. LAST EVENT FOR ME SHOWN BELOW IN INCIDENT DATE. *JB
WHILE RIDING M Y 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING IT TO SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR ANY RECALLS ON THE BIKE. WHEN I FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL I TOOK THE BIKE TO MY LOCAL DEALER, THE RAN THE VIN# AND SAID THAT IT HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE RECALL STATES THAT AFTER THE MODIFICATIONS ARE COMPLETE STAMP A "*" ABOVE THE A ON THE VIN#. MY BIKE DOES NOT HAVE THE STAMP, THE DEALER SAID THAT DON'T MATTER BECAUSE HE KNOWS IT WAS DONE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE RIDING THE BIKE SINCE THE RECALL STATES DO NOT RIDE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH WILL RESULT. IF THE BIKE SHIFTED PROPERLY I WOULD FEEL MORE CONFIDENT THAT THE WORK WAS COMPLETED. *JB
2003 YAMAHA ROADSTER WAS RECALLED FOR POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR SIX WEEKS FOR RECALL REPAIR, BUT DEALER WEREN'T ABLE TO DO SO BECAUSE RECALL KIT HASN'T BEEN PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. (NAR) *LA *CB
REQUESTED HELP TO GET YAHAMA TO EXPEDITE THE RECALL PROCESS ON THE YAMAHA ROADSTAR. (NAR) *PH *CB
REQUESTED HELP TO GET YAMAHA ROADSTAR TRANSMISSION RECALL PERFORMED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. (NAR) *PH *CB
COMPLAINT ON THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TOOK YAMAHA TO REPAIR THE CONSUMER'S 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR DUE TO TRANSMISSION RECALL. (NAR) *PH *CB
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FOR 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR WHICH INDICATED REPAIRS WOULD TAKE 2 DAYS. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, HE WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WOULDN'T BE AVAILABLE TO THEM UNTIL THE END OF FEB. OR EARLY MARCH. (NAR) *PH *CB
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WOULD HAVE THE PARTS FOR 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR RECALL N 7 TO 10 DAYS BUT WAS LATER INFORMED IT WOULD BE ANOTHER MONTH BEFORE THEY RECEIVED PARTS TO CORRECT THE LOCKING TRANSMISSION. (NAR) *PH *CB
NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIRS DONE, A WEEK LATER, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD THE RECALL NOTICE SINCE JANUARY, AND DEALER HAD NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS AS OF YET.*AK
CONSUMER WAS WAITING FOR RECALL 03V309000 REPAIR PARTS FOR 8 MONTHS. THE RECALL LETTER STATED MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL REPAIRED. DEALERSHIP HAD NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *AK
4TH PINION GEAR EXCHANGE KIT.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 03V-309000. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RIDE THE VEHICLE FOR 90 DAYS BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *NM
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. PARTS WERE COMING IN ,BUT AT A VERY SLOW PACE. *AK
RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *MR *LA
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE BACKLOG OF MOTORCYCLES THAT NEED REPAIRS, IT WOULD BE A WHILE BEFORE HIS MOTORCYCLE RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR NEEDED. *PH
COMPLAINT RELATIVE TO THE UNREASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME CONSUMER HAS TO WAIT TO HAVE RECALL PERFORMED. *PH
PARTS TO PERFORM RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR 4 MONTHS.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED YAMAHA RECALL ON TRANSMISSION COMPONETS. *PH *JB
YAMAHA FAILURE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION PART(S) THAT WAS RECALLED OVER THREE MONTHS AGO. *PH CONSUMER SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR AND OBTAIN THE NEEDED REPLACEMENT PART FOR MOTORCYCLE. *LA
YAMAHA UNABLE TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. *PH *SC RECALL #03V309000. *JB
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER SARAH. *AK
THE CONSUMER DISSATIFIED WITH THE LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF PARTS TO PERFORM RECALL. *PH THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A BROKEN CIRCLIP. *SC *JB RECALL 03V309000.
YAMAHA DEALERS DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD RECEIVE THE PARTS TO PERFORM RECALL. *PH *LA *JB
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE ON FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARWERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR.*AK
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(VP02Y0002052) FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. RECALL COULD NOT BE COMPLETED BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.*MR
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER 2 MONTHS FOR THE PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE. *AK
DIFFICULTY GETTING YAMAHA TO PERFORM RECALL PERTAINING TO CERTAIN TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS THAT MAY NOT MEET QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS. *PH THE TRANSMISSION COULD ALLOW ABNORMAL WEAR THAT EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN A BROKEN RETAINING CIRCLIP. CONSUMER'S MOTORCYCLE ONLY HAS 1,300 MILES ON IT. *LA
ONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. YAMAHA, US 6555, KATELLA AVENUE, CYPRESS, CA 90630. 714-761-7300. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR. *AK
NHTSA RECALL# 03V309000 SUBJECT:REAR WHEEL LOCK UP. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE FREE REMEDY. THE CONSUMER ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT IN STOCK. *JB
NHTSA RECALL# 03V 309 000/REAR WHEEL LOCKUP. OWNER RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE MFR. IN JANUARY 2004, LATER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND IT WILL BE MID TO LATE APRIL BEFORE PARTS WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON 1/21/2004 IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL# 03V309000 SUBJECT:REAR WHEEL LOCK UP. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST AND HAS NOT RECEIVED THE FREE REMEDY YET. *NM *LA
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO SAID PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND IT WILL BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. *AK *NM
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH BOTH FRONTAL DOOR AIR BAGS WENT OFF INADVERTENTLY. DRIVER WAS NOT HURT, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THIS WAS AN INSURANCE CLAIM ISSUE. AT THIS TIME DEALERSHIP COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK
RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 2 MONTHS.*AK *JB
YAHAMA ROADSTAR NO PARTS TO FIX RECALL.*AK
TRANSMISSION RECALL ON THE YAMAHA ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLE. YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION IS NOT ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM IN A TIMELY AND REASONABLE FASHION. I HAVE WAITED NOW OVER TWO MONTHS WITHOUT A RESPONSE. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED NOT TO RIDE MY MOTORCYCLE, YET I CONTINUE TO PAY FOR INSURANCE, ETC. *AK
THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE MOTORCYCLES OF THE CONSUMERS THAT BOUGHT THEIR MOTORCYCLES FROM THIS DEALER. THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. *AK *SC *JB
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 28,2004. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE IN ABOUT FOUR TO SIX WEEKS. THE CONSUMER RECENTLY CONTACTED THE SAME DEALER, WHO STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS, AND HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM YAMAHA AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SHIPPED. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED YAMAHA, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK *SC *JB
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS THAT WERE NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND IT COULD BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK THE RECALL WAS DATED FOR 01/09/2004 AND THE RECALL PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *SC *JB
NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ON JANUARY 9, 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE YAMAHA MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT IT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER TWO MONTHS FOR THE PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE.*AK
RECEIVED RECALL FROM YAMAHA ON CIRCLIP THAT DIDN'T MEET QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS. CONTACTED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE AND WILL BE PLACED ON WAITING LIST AS SOON AS PARTS WERE RECEIVED. *LA PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE UNTIL LATE FEBRUARY. CONSUMER CALLED CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OF YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FACTS GIVEN BY DEALER WAS CORRECT. *LA
RECALL - THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX MY BIKE, AND YAMAHA IS NOT DOING ENOUGH IN MY OPINION. I WOULD BE MORE SATISFIED IF THEY COULD SIMPLY GIVE ME A DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE TO MY DEALER. INSTEAD I GET THE FOLLOWING RESPONSE "WE ARE NOT SURE WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE, BUT THEY SHOULD ALL BE OUT BY THE END OF APRIL. BUT THAT IS NOT A HARD DATE, SO PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THAT AS A HARD DATE" WHAT THE HECK DOES THAT MEAN. AND THEY ALSO REFUSE TO GIVE ANY COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF USE. I AM STILL REQUIRED TO PAY MY NOTE, INSURANCE, AND MY WARRANTY IS TICKING AWAY. AND I WAS TOLD MY YAMAHA THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO COMPENSATE ANY OF THEIR OWNER. THIS IS THE WORST PRODUCT CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS. *JB
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IT COULD BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THEY GET AROUND TO REPAIRING THE MOTORCYCLE. *AK