2005 YAMAHA WARRIOR
1 recalls — 28 complaints
10E041000 Aug 23, 2010
EQUIPMENT
Defect Description
YAMAHA IS RECALLING CERTAIN ACCESSORY YAMAHA DOUBLE "T" FAT HANDLEBARS , PART NUMBERS STR-5PX75-12-00 AND STR-4WM75-12-00, MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1, 2008 THROUGH JULY 31, 2009, TO BE USED ON MODEL YEAR 2002-2009 XV1700PC WARRIOR, 1999-2003 VX1600 AND 2004-2010 XV1700 ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLES. THESE ... Read more
Consequence
THE AFFECTED HANDLEBARS COULD BE WEAK ENOUGH IN THE AREA TO BREAK. SHOULD THIS BREAKAGE OCCUR WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS BEING OPERATED, THE OPERATOR COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy
YAMAHA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED HANDLEBARS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 31, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-962-7926.
Complaint Statistics
28 total complaints
1 fires
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 8 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 7 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Apr 18, 2012
Incident date: Apr 5, 2011
WHILE RUNNING THE ENGINE AT AN IDLE AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS DETECTED. THE OIL FILL POINT, A REMOTE TANK, IS UNDER THE SEAT. ALSO UNDER THE SEAT THERE IS A SECOND FUEL TANK, OR SECONDARY TANK THAT HOUSES THE ELECTRIC PUMP USED TO PROVIDE PRESSURIZED FUEL FOR THE FUEL INJECTIO... Read more
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
May 27, 2007
Incident date: May 15, 2007
05 1700 YAMAHA ROADSTAR; BIKE WILL LEAN OUT AND DIE,EVEN AFTER COMPLETELY WARMED UP, HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING JUST OFF OF IDLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC OR CROSSING INTERSECTIONS.DEALER RESPONSE: WELL THEY ALL DO THAT! WE CANNOT HELP YOU. *TR
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Mar 21, 2007
Incident date: Mar 13, 2007
ENGINE CUTTING OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 3100 RPMS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Nov 14, 2006
Incident date: Apr 28, 2006
CAM SENSOR (CPS) FAILURE ON A 2005 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR. 1ST ONE WENT OUT AT LESS THAN 1000 MILES. BIKE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND ONE WENT OUT AT 5600 MILES. ENGINE WOULD MISS DURING ACCELERATION BETWEEN 3000-4000 RPM'S. REPLACED CPS WITH A NEW ONE... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Nov 14, 2006
Incident date: Apr 28, 2006
CAM SENSOR (CPS) FAILURE ON A 2005 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR. 1ST ONE WENT OUT AT LESS THAN 1000 MILES. BIKE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND ONE WENT OUT AT 5600 MILES. ENGINE WOULD MISS DURING ACCELERATION BETWEEN 3000-4000 RPM'S. REPLACED CPS WITH A NEW ONE... Read more
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Sep 20, 2006
Incident date: Aug 1, 2006
1-MY 2005 YAMAHA 1700 ROADSTAR SILVERADO HAS BEEN SPUTTERING AND HEAVY BACKFIRING COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST INCLUDING FLAMES, 2-THE BIKE HAS BEEN DYING AT RED LIGHTS AND AT LOW ENGINE REVOLUTIONS, I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT YAMAHA RECOGNIZES THEY HAVE TO SHORT OF DIPSTICKS IN THE OIL TANK AND THER... Read more
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 25, 2006
Incident date: Dec 15, 2005
BIKE WAS CUTTING OFF (LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS OR LIKE WHEN YOU HIT THE KILL SWITCH) AT ABOUT 3200 RPM ,80 TO 90 MPH,AND THE ONLY THING I COULD KEEP IT RUNNING WAS TO PULL THE CLUTCH AND GIVE IT A LITTLE GAS. THAT HAS HAPEND SINCE DEC.2005 MANY TIMES SPECIAL ON HWY'S AT THE ABOVE SPEEDS. I'M ... Read more
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Aug 22, 2006
Incident date: Nov 15, 2005
THESE ARE EXCERPTS FROM THE LETTER THAT I SENT TO YAMAHA ON JAN 15TH, 2006: THE VALVES BEGAN STICKING ON THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN SEVERE POWER LOSS AND MAKING THE BIKE DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I TRANSPORTED THE BIKE BACK TO SYLACAUGA ON NOV 15TH, AND EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THE S... Read more
POWER TRAIN
Aug 21, 2006
Incident date: Aug 21, 2006
THE REAR CYLINDER VALVES ARE STICKING OPEN WHEN MY 2005 YAMAHA ROADSTAR IS WARMING UP. IT HAPPENS VERY UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. THIS LOSS OF POWER HAS LEFT ME SITTING ALONG A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WITH A NARROW SHOULDER AS WELL AS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO DROP THE BIKE DURI... Read more
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Aug 19, 2006
Incident date: Feb 20, 2006
SINCE MY 2005 YAMAHA ROAD STAR HAD 3000-3500 MILES ON IT, IT HAS DEVELOPED A SEVERE LOSS OF COMPRESSION IN IT'S REAR CYLINDER. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD BY NOT PRODUCING THE APPROPRIATE ACCELERATION OF SPEED IN CRUCIAL SITUATIONS. AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE WHILE ACCELERATING WHEN MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY.... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 17, 2006
Incident date: Jul 29, 2006
1) CODE 11, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. MOTORCYCLE LOSES ALL POWER AT ANY SPEED. MOTORCYCLE INOPERATIVE. NO PRIOR INDICATION OR WARNING. 2) THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ONCE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS EXCEEDING 70 MPH. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A FATALITY AND NEEDS TO BE DEEMED AS A "... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Jul 31, 2006
Incident date: Jul 21, 2006
I HAVE A '05 MIDNIGHT JUST HIT 8200 MILES ON IT. YESTERDAY I WAS ON MY WAY HOME CRUISING AT ABOUT 80 MPH /3K ON THE TACH. I EXPERIENCED A COUPLE OF HESITATIONS AND THE TACH WOULD JUMP UP IN RPM. I SLOWED DOWN A BIT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS MORNING COMING INTO WORK I WAS CRUISING DOWN THE FRE... Read more
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jul 31, 2006
Incident date: Jul 21, 2006
I HAVE A '05 MIDNIGHT JUST HIT 8200 MILES ON IT. YESTERDAY I WAS ON MY WAY HOME CRUISING AT ABOUT 80 MPH /3K ON THE TACH. I EXPERIENCED A COUPLE OF HESITATIONS AND THE TACH WOULD JUMP UP IN RPM. I SLOWED DOWN A BIT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS MORNING COMING INTO WORK I WAS CRUISING DOWN THE FRE... Read more
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Jul 21, 2006
Incident date: Jul 21, 2006
AT ABOUT 4 MONTHS/5,000 MILES (NOV 2005) MY ENGINE STARTED TO STUMBLE AT ABOUT 3400 RPM IN 4TH OR 5TH GEAR... HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT WAS INFREQUENT AT FIRST. AS THE TEMPERATE OUTSIDE STARTED TO GET HOTTER, IT BEGAN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND ALSO WHEN I WAS RIDING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT. WHEN THE TEMPS... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 18, 2006
Incident date: Jul 17, 2006
WHEN RIDING MY 2005 YAMAHA MIDNIGHT WARRIOR, SOMETIMES WHEN I ACCELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH (NOT RED LINING), THE BIKE STALLS FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-5 SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. NOT TO JUST ME, BUT TO SEVERAL OTHER WARRIOR RIDERS. I WAS TOLD IT'S A CPS FAILURE. CHECK OUT WWW.RSWARRI... Read more
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Jul 10, 2006
Incident date: Jul 7, 2006
THE VEHICLE BEING DESCRIBED IS A 2005 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR (MOTORCYCLE) (1) I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE ON I-90 W THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA. ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF SIOUX FALLS THE BIKE BEGAN TO BACKFIRE AND JERK VIOLENTLY AT 2500 RPM. I EASED UP ON THE THROTTLE AND SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 60 MPH (THE... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Jul 10, 2006
Incident date: Jul 7, 2006
THE VEHICLE BEING DESCRIBED IS A 2005 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR (MOTORCYCLE) (1) I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE ON I-90 W THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA. ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF SIOUX FALLS THE BIKE BEGAN TO BACKFIRE AND JERK VIOLENTLY AT 2500 RPM. I EASED UP ON THE THROTTLE AND SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 60 MPH (THE... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 4, 2006
Incident date: Jul 3, 2005
CPS "CRANK POSITION SENSOR" FAILED CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO DIE AND NOT RESTART. MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED BY CONSUMER AT ROADSIDE. *JB
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jul 4, 2006
Incident date: Jul 3, 2005
CPS "CRANK POSITION SENSOR" FAILED CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO DIE AND NOT RESTART. MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED BY CONSUMER AT ROADSIDE. *JB
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 4, 2006
Incident date: Sep 10, 2005
CPS "CRANK POSITION SENSOR" FAILED CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO DIE AND NOT RESTART. MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. *JB
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jul 4, 2006
Incident date: Sep 10, 2005
CPS "CRANK POSITION SENSOR" FAILED CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO DIE AND NOT RESTART. MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. *JB
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 4, 2006
Incident date: Jun 15, 2005
CPS "CRANK POSITION SENSOR" FAILED CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO DIE AND NOT RESTART. MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. *JB
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jul 4, 2006
Incident date: Jun 15, 2005
CPS "CRANK POSITION SENSOR" FAILED CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO DIE AND NOT RESTART. MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. *JB
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 21, 2006
Incident date: May 14, 2006
BIKE STALLS WHEN GETTING OFF THROTTLE QUITE OFTEN AFTER STARTUP. *NM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 20, 2006
Incident date: Jun 17, 2006
RIDING DOWN INTERSTATE WHEN CPS SENSOR FAILED AND BIKE DIED WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE. *NM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Jun 9, 2006
Incident date: Jul 18, 2005
ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. WOULD NOT RESTART/ CODE 12. CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER RETAINED FAILED PART. *NM
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Jun 9, 2006
Incident date: Jul 18, 2005
ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. WOULD NOT RESTART/ CODE 12. CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER RETAINED FAILED PART. *NM
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jun 7, 2006
Incident date: Jun 7, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PICK UP COIL BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 YAMAHA WARRIOR. *AK
YAMAHA WARRIOR — All Years Overview
Complete safety history for the YAMAHA WARRIOR across all model years (2002–2009).
8
Total Recalls
28
Total Complaints
0
Investigations
0
Reported Crashes
1
Reported Fires
0
Reported Deaths