Complaint Statistics
102 total complaints
3 crashes 2 injuries
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 44 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 10 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 6 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 |
Incident date: Apr 30, 2016
I ALMOST DROPPED THE BIKE WITH MY SON ON THE BIKE WITH ME IN A INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOAF IN THROTTLE IN FIRST GEAR. THE BIKE STUMBLES AND MISFIRES FROM IDLE UP TILL AROUND 2000 RPMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE NOTIFIED YAMAHA DIRECTLY WITH NO
... HELP. THEY STARTED CHANGING OUT THE COMPUTERS IN THE BIKES THEN THEY STOPPED. I JUST BOUGHT THE BIKE WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY HAVING MY CHILD ON THE BIKE WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE BARELY WERE MISSED BY A CAR DUE TO THE BIKE STUMBLING AND SHIFT OFF IN THE INTERSECTION AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. IT TOOK EVERYTHING IN ME TO PREVENT MY SON FROM BEING STRUCK BY THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 07 AND 08 MODELS. THERE ARE FEW COMPLAINTS PROBABLY DUE TO THE OTHER OWNERS DIED ON THIS BIKE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. WE WERE ON A CITY STREET AT A INTERSECTION. AS I WENT IN MOTION THE BIKE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND ALMOST HIT US BOTH KILLED. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE BIKE AND PERMANENTLY FIX THEM. *TRRead more
Incident date: Apr 30, 2016
I ALMOST DROPPED THE BIKE WITH MY SON ON THE BIKE WITH ME IN A INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOAF IN THROTTLE IN FIRST GEAR. THE BIKE STUMBLES AND MISFIRES FROM IDLE UP TILL AROUND 2000 RPMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE NOTIFIED YAMAHA DIRECTLY WITH NO
... HELP. THEY STARTED CHANGING OUT THE COMPUTERS IN THE BIKES THEN THEY STOPPED. I JUST BOUGHT THE BIKE WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY HAVING MY CHILD ON THE BIKE WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE BARELY WERE MISSED BY A CAR DUE TO THE BIKE STUMBLING AND SHIFT OFF IN THE INTERSECTION AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. IT TOOK EVERYTHING IN ME TO PREVENT MY SON FROM BEING STRUCK BY THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 07 AND 08 MODELS. THERE ARE FEW COMPLAINTS PROBABLY DUE TO THE OTHER OWNERS DIED ON THIS BIKE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. WE WERE ON A CITY STREET AT A INTERSECTION. AS I WENT IN MOTION THE BIKE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND ALMOST HIT US BOTH KILLED. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE BIKE AND PERMANENTLY FIX THEM. *TRRead more
Incident date: Apr 30, 2016
I ALMOST DROPPED THE BIKE WITH MY SON ON THE BIKE WITH ME IN A INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOAF IN THROTTLE IN FIRST GEAR. THE BIKE STUMBLES AND MISFIRES FROM IDLE UP TILL AROUND 2000 RPMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE NOTIFIED YAMAHA DIRECTLY WITH NO
... HELP. THEY STARTED CHANGING OUT THE COMPUTERS IN THE BIKES THEN THEY STOPPED. I JUST BOUGHT THE BIKE WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY HAVING MY CHILD ON THE BIKE WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE BARELY WERE MISSED BY A CAR DUE TO THE BIKE STUMBLING AND SHIFT OFF IN THE INTERSECTION AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. IT TOOK EVERYTHING IN ME TO PREVENT MY SON FROM BEING STRUCK BY THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 07 AND 08 MODELS. THERE ARE FEW COMPLAINTS PROBABLY DUE TO THE OTHER OWNERS DIED ON THIS BIKE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. WE WERE ON A CITY STREET AT A INTERSECTION. AS I WENT IN MOTION THE BIKE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND ALMOST HIT US BOTH KILLED. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE BIKE AND PERMANENTLY FIX THEM. *TRRead more
Incident date: Jul 18, 2007
2007 AND 2008 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLES HAVE FAULTY ECU WHICH CAUSES BIKE TO STALL WHEN COASTING OR STOPPING AND LAG WHEN ACCELERATING AT CERTAIN RPM RANGES. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR BOTH THE RIDER AND OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY. YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF
... THIS PROBLEM AND INITIALLY EXCHANGED FAULTY ECU'S AT NO CHARGE BUT QUICKLY STOPPED DOING THIS. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURE AND WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS, BOTH WHEN I WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND AFTER IT HAD EXPIRED, AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TRRead more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1. MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE INTAKE VALVE IN THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER TO RUB ON THE GUIDE AND CAUSES THE VALVE TO BREAK OFF INTO THE CYLINDER. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO CATCH IT EARLY AND TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR GUY. HE DISASSEMBLED THE HEAD AND FOUND THE BAD VALVE. SENT IT OUT TO B
... E MACHINED AND THE MACHINIST WAS UNABLE TO GET A VALVE GUIDE TO PRESS IN DUE TO THE BAD MACHINING FROM THE FACTORY. HE THEN HAD TO MACHINE IT OUT AND REPLACE WITH A DIFFERENT GUIDE. I CALLED YAMAHA WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NO ONE ELSE HAD REPORTED A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I LATER LEARNED THAT THEY DO KNOW ABOUT IT AND IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOUND IN MANY OF THE 2007 R1'S PRIMARILY THOSE STAMPED 02/07 ON THE VIN. I CALLED YAMAHA BACK AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO SINCE THE WORK WAS ALREADY DONE AND IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE R1 FORUM UNDER THE MECHANICAL HELP THREAD. TITLED RECALL ON 07/08 SHOULD THEY? CAN WE PUSH THIS? I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE BIKE WAS LOSING A LITTLE POWER AND THEN IT BEGAN TO GET WORSE. *TRRead more
Incident date: Jun 28, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL TICKING COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THE NOISE PROGRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY BACKFIRE WITH LIMITED POWER AND P
... RESSURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE CAUSED BY THE VALVE STEM WHICH WAS PLACED INCORRECTLY AND COULD POTENTIALLY BREAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2008
PURCHASED 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 LAST SEPTEMBER. THE BIKE EXHIBITED A LAG IN THE THROTTLE AROUND 5,000 RPM, AND THE ENGINE WILL ALSO STALL AT RANDOM, USUALLY AT THE WORST TIME. THIS BIKE HAS STALLED AT LEAST 20 TIMES AT INTERSECTIONS, AND STALLED ANOTHER 6 TIMES JUST YESTERDAY! THE THROTTLE LAG ISSUE H
... AS BEEN FIXED BY A DEALER. THE STALL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE STALL PROBLEM SCARES ME. IT MAY LEAD TO MY DEATH!!! YAMAHA NEEDS TO FIX THIS NOW! *TRRead more
Incident date: Apr 14, 2007
USUALLY IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPM BIKE DELAYS OR STALLS VERY BAD FOR ABOUT THREE OR FOUR SECONDS. *TR
Incident date: Oct 29, 2007
HAS EXTREME THROTTLE LAG IN SECOND GEAR AT AROUND 5500 RPM. PROBLEM ISN'T PRESENT EVERYTIME, BUT CAN BE DUPLICATED BY PUTTING THE BIKE INTO SECOND GEAR AND STAYING AT 5500 RPM FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS AND THEN APPLYING GENEROUS THROTTLE. A LAG USUALLY AROUND 3 SECONDS AFTER POWER APPLICATION CAN BE FELT.
... IT HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST BE INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. AT THAT RPM AND GEAR SETTING THE BIKE IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE AND CAN CAUSE AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION ON THE PUBLIC ROADS FOR NOT ONLY THE MOTORCYCLIST BUT FOR OTHER MOTORISTS AS WELL. *TRRead more
Incident date: May 1, 2007
MY NEW 2007 YAMAHA YZF R1 HAS A SEVERE "LAG" WHEN RIDING AT 5500 RPM'S IN 2ND GEAR. EVERY TIME I GET ON THE ROAD TO RIDE I EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AT YAMAHA'S NON RESPONSIVE ATTITUDE WITH THIS ISSUE. I WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND
... FOR SOME REASON I AM JUST BRUSHED OFF AND THEY JUST RESPOND WITH, "WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU" . *JBRead more
Incident date: Jul 25, 2007
THE MOTORCYCLE AT APPRX 5500 RPMS (45-50MPH) IN SECOND GEAR HAS AN EXTREME LAG ISSUE. YOU CAN TURN THE THROTTLE BUT THE BIKE WILL NOT RESPOND. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE DUE TO TAKING AWAY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER THROUGH TRAFFIC OR MATCHING SPEEDS OF TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLE
... M ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL AS WELL IN A CORNER WHEN BECOMING UNRESPONSIVE TO THE THROTTLE. *TRRead more
Incident date: Jul 9, 2007
THE 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 HAD INTERMITTENT AND SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND STALLED WHILE RIDING. THIS WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT YAMAHA WAS AVOIDING TO RECALL. IT WAS EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS.*AK
Incident date: Jun 14, 2007
THE 2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1 HAS SIGNIFICANT LAG OR AFLAT-SPOT" IF YOU WILL AT APPROXIMATELY 48 MPH IN SECOND GEAR. ANY ATTEMPT TO ROLL ON THE THROTTLE AT THAT POINT WILL RESULT IN THE BIKE NEARLY STALLING AND OR CUTTING OUT BEFORE SLOWLY ACCELERATING. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANY OWNERS O
... F THE MOTORCYCLE. IF YOU EVER HAD TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A PROBLEM AT THAT SPEED, YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST BRACE FOR IMPACT. ALSO, 45 MPH IS A VERY COMMON SPEED LIMIT IN OUR LOCAL AREA, AND IT WAS NOT A PLEASANT FEELING WHEN YOU ROLL ON THE THROTTLE AND NOTHING HAPPENS. KEEP IN MIND, MY 10 FAILURES IS JUST THE BEGINNING. IT IS 10 AND COUNTING. *AKRead more
Incident date: Jun 14, 2007
THE 2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1 HAS SIGNIFICANT LAG OR AFLAT-SPOT" IF YOU WILL AT APPROXIMATELY 48 MPH IN SECOND GEAR. ANY ATTEMPT TO ROLL ON THE THROTTLE AT THAT POINT WILL RESULT IN THE BIKE NEARLY STALLING AND OR CUTTING OUT BEFORE SLOWLY ACCELERATING. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANY OWNERS O
... F THE MOTORCYCLE. IF YOU EVER HAD TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A PROBLEM AT THAT SPEED, YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST BRACE FOR IMPACT. ALSO, 45 MPH IS A VERY COMMON SPEED LIMIT IN OUR LOCAL AREA, AND IT WAS NOT A PLEASANT FEELING WHEN YOU ROLL ON THE THROTTLE AND NOTHING HAPPENS. KEEP IN MIND, MY 10 FAILURES IS JUST THE BEGINNING. IT IS 10 AND COUNTING. *AKRead more
Incident date: Jun 10, 2007
THE BIKE WAS BUMPED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND FELL OVER. THE BRACKET FOR THE RIGHT-SIDE REARSET BRACKET BROKE AT THE BOLTS.
Incident date: Jun 6, 2007
RUN THE BIKE IN SECOND GEAR WITH THE RPMS AT 5500 WHICH IS AROUND 48 MPH. HOLD YOUR BIKE STEADY AT THIS RPM FOR A MOMENT AND THEN OPEN THE THROTTLE PRETTY FULL. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE BIKE TAKES BETWEEN 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE IT WILL RESPOND ALSO THE BIKE IS STALLING OUT IN A LOW GEAR ALSO STAR
... TING ISSUES PLEASE NOTE I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT (REASON) I HAD A 2006 YZF R1 THAT WAS STOLEN SO I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE MOTORCYCLERead more
Incident date: Jun 6, 2007
RUN THE BIKE IN SECOND GEAR WITH THE RPMS AT 5500 WHICH IS AROUND 48 MPH. HOLD YOUR BIKE STEADY AT THIS RPM FOR A MOMENT AND THEN OPEN THE THROTTLE PRETTY FULL. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE BIKE TAKES BETWEEN 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE IT WILL RESPOND ALSO THE BIKE IS STALLING OUT IN A LOW GEAR ALSO STAR
... TING ISSUES PLEASE NOTE I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT (REASON) I HAD A 2006 YZF R1 THAT WAS STOLEN SO I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE MOTORCYCLERead more
Incident date: May 4, 2007
1. I WAS CRUISING IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPMS, I GAVE IT GAS BUT THE BIKE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, I STARTED TO LET OFF THE GAS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN BURST OF POWER, CAUSING THE REAR END OF THE BIKE TO KICK OUT SIDE WAYS AND THROWING ME OFF THE BIKE, FLIPPING AND TUMBLING. 2.THE MOTORCYCL
... E FAILED TO OPERATE AS IT SHOULD HAVE, THE CONSEQUENCE WAS THE MOTORCYCLE BEING DESTROYED AND ME BEING SEVERELY INJURED. 3. NOTHING WAS DONE, YAMAHA DENIED MY CLAIM TELLING ME THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN. *TRRead more
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Incident date: Apr 1, 2007
I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE 2007 R-1 MOTORCYCLE AND HAVE BEEN HAVING CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE LAG. 2ND GEAR AT 5500 MPH THE MOTORCYCLE HAD NO POWER. I FOUND THIS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PASSING VEHICLES AND ACCELERATING THROUGH TURNS. I FELT THAT YAMAHA WAS NOT DOING THEIR PART TO F
... IX THE PROBLEM. $12,000 LATER AND UNHAPPY. PLEASE HELP. *AKRead more
Incident date: Apr 5, 2007
PAYED $13,000 FOR A MOTORCYCLE THAT DOES NOT RESPOND APPROPRIATELY...2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM. MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL A GOOD TIME AFTER I'VE ACCELERATED. CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND WILL NOT BE ELIMINATED UNTIL ECU IS CORRECTED BY YAMAHA! COULD COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE OR LIMB IF INJURED. *TR
Incident date: May 1, 2007
2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1. WHILE RIDING IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPMS AND WHEN FULL THROTTLE WAS USED THERE WAS A LAG OF AROUND 4 SECONDS. WHEN DROPPING DOWN TO 5000 RPMS OR 6000 RPMS, AND USING FULL THROTTLE RESPONSE WAS INSTANTANEOUS. *AK
Incident date: Mar 22, 2007
WHEN RIDING ABOUT 5500 RPMS IN SECOND GEAR THE THROTTLE SYSTEM BECAME COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. THE ENGINE WILL NOT GAIN RPMS NO MATTER HOW FAR THE THROTTLE WAS TURNED. ONE MUST LET THE THROTTLE RETURN TO THE STARTING POSITION AND THEN SLOWLY TURN IT BACK TO ACCELERATE. THIS WAS A STARTLING EVEN
... T, EVEN WHEN IT IS KNOWN TO HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE IN THE COURSE OF RIDING THERE WERE SO MANY OTHER FACTORS TO BE CONCERNED WITH, SUCH AS NOTING THE POSITION OF OTHER TRAFFIC, STEERING, ETC. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND WAS MOST DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN/MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE.*AKRead more
Incident date: May 9, 2007
IN SECOND GEAR GOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN OPENING THE THROTTLE THE MOTORCYCLE STAYED AT 50 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 SEC BEFORE SLIGHTLY ACCELERATING AT THAT POINT. THE OTHER DAY IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULD BARELY GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE LEA
... RNED THIS HAPPENED WITH ALL 2007 YAMAHA YZF VEHICLES. WHEN I CONTACTED YAMAHA THEY SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF IT, BUT HAVE NO PLANS ON FIXING IT YET OR IF THEY EVER DO! *AKRead more
Incident date: May 10, 2007
SEVERE THROTTLE LAG IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM WHICH EQUATES TO ABOUT 48 MPH. *AK
Incident date: May 9, 2007
JUST PURCHASED 2007 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLE WHICH NOW HAS 200 MILES ON IT. THE MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN RPMS ARE HELD AT 5500 IN SECOND GEAR. NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE PAST A CAR BEFORE AN INTERSECTION. THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE , WHICH LED TO A POTENTIALLY
... DANGEROUS, POSSIBLY FATAL SCENARIO. *AKRead more
Incident date: May 10, 2007
ON MY YAMAHA YZF R1 THERE IS A DANGEROUS LACK OF RESPOND TIME WHEN THE THROTTLE IS OPENED. WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT IS AT LEAST 50 MPH, AND THE MOTORCYCLE IS RUNNING IN SECOND GEAR WITH THE RPMS AT 5500 WHICH IS AROUND 48 MPH, THEN HOLD THE MOTORCYCLE STEADY AT THIS RPM FOR A MOMENT AND THEN OPENING
... THE THROTTLE PRETTY FULL THE MOTORCYCLE WILL TAKES BETWEEN 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE IT WILL RESPOND. *AKRead more
Incident date: Mar 29, 2007
I RECENTLY PURCHASE A 2007 YAMAHA YZF R-1. UNDERSTANDINGS IT IS THE FIRST YEAR YAHMAHA USES THIS TECHNOLOGY ON THE R1S WAS A CONCERN. BUT I BOUGHT IT ANYWAY. MY FEARS CAME TRUE WHEN MERGING ONTO FREEWAY. THE BIKE HAS A DANGEROUS THROTTLE LAG IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500RPMS (45MPH). THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATI
... ON ON ANY VEHICLE BUT ESP A 2 WHEEL MOTORCYCLE. APPARENTLY THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND YAMAHA IS NOT PLANNING A RECALL DESPITE KNOWING OF THE HAZARDOUS POSITION IT HAS PLACED ITS CUSTOMERS IN. *TRRead more
Incident date: Apr 27, 2007
MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 1. THE BIKE CUTS OFF ALMOST EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER THE BIKE IS IN NEUTRAL OR IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN. IT DIED APPROXIMATELY. 15-20 TIMES ON MY RIDE. 2. IF I BLIP/REV THE BIKE IN NEUTRAL OR WHILE IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN, THE
... BIKE SHUTS OF AS WELL. 3. I WAS MERGING ON THE FREEWAY IN SECOND GEAR AND WHEN I WENT TO SPEED UP, THE BIKE HESITATED FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS AND THEN VERY SLOWLY PICKED UP. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I REALIZED THAT IF I'M AT 5500 RPM'S IN SECOND GEAR FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN OPEN THE THROTTLE, IT CAUSES THIS LAG EVERY SINGLE TIME. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE! I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A CAR. 4. THE BIKE ALSO REACHED 250 DEGREES SEVERAL TIMES UNDER CRUISING CONDITIONS. I CAN'T EVEN TRUST THIS BIKE TO STAY RUNNING EITHER 'CAUSE IT SEEMS IT DIES EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. 5. THE BIKE ALSO SOMETIMES TAKES QUITE A FEW TRIES TO START IT. I HAVE TO HOLD DOWN THE STARTER FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS SOMETIMES. *TRRead more
Incident date: Apr 27, 2007
MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 1. THE BIKE CUTS OFF ALMOST EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER THE BIKE IS IN NEUTRAL OR IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN. IT DIED APPROXIMATELY. 15-20 TIMES ON MY RIDE. 2. IF I BLIP/REV THE BIKE IN NEUTRAL OR WHILE IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN, THE
... BIKE SHUTS OF AS WELL. 3. I WAS MERGING ON THE FREEWAY IN SECOND GEAR AND WHEN I WENT TO SPEED UP, THE BIKE HESITATED FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS AND THEN VERY SLOWLY PICKED UP. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I REALIZED THAT IF I'M AT 5500 RPM'S IN SECOND GEAR FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN OPEN THE THROTTLE, IT CAUSES THIS LAG EVERY SINGLE TIME. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE! I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A CAR. 4. THE BIKE ALSO REACHED 250 DEGREES SEVERAL TIMES UNDER CRUISING CONDITIONS. I CAN'T EVEN TRUST THIS BIKE TO STAY RUNNING EITHER 'CAUSE IT SEEMS IT DIES EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. 5. THE BIKE ALSO SOMETIMES TAKES QUITE A FEW TRIES TO START IT. I HAVE TO HOLD DOWN THE STARTER FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS SOMETIMES. *TRRead more
Incident date: Apr 27, 2007
MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 1. THE BIKE CUTS OFF ALMOST EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER THE BIKE IS IN NEUTRAL OR IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN. IT DIED APPROXIMATELY. 15-20 TIMES ON MY RIDE. 2. IF I BLIP/REV THE BIKE IN NEUTRAL OR WHILE IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN, THE
... BIKE SHUTS OF AS WELL. 3. I WAS MERGING ON THE FREEWAY IN SECOND GEAR AND WHEN I WENT TO SPEED UP, THE BIKE HESITATED FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS AND THEN VERY SLOWLY PICKED UP. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I REALIZED THAT IF I'M AT 5500 RPM'S IN SECOND GEAR FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN OPEN THE THROTTLE, IT CAUSES THIS LAG EVERY SINGLE TIME. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE! I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A CAR. 4. THE BIKE ALSO REACHED 250 DEGREES SEVERAL TIMES UNDER CRUISING CONDITIONS. I CAN'T EVEN TRUST THIS BIKE TO STAY RUNNING EITHER 'CAUSE IT SEEMS IT DIES EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. 5. THE BIKE ALSO SOMETIMES TAKES QUITE A FEW TRIES TO START IT. I HAVE TO HOLD DOWN THE STARTER FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS SOMETIMES. *TRRead more
Incident date: Apr 8, 2007
WHILE TAKING MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 IN SECOND GEAR TO 5500 RPMS. ONCE I OPEN THE THROTTLE, THE BIKE DOES NOT RESPOND FOR A SECOND OR TWO. BUT IF I TAKE THE RPMS TO 5000 OR 6000 THE RESPONSE IS IMMEDIATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SINCE THE DAY I RODE THE BIKE OFF OF THE DEALERS LOT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE
... TO YET FIX THE PROBLEM. *TRRead more
Incident date: Apr 28, 2007
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1. WHILE IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPMS AND WHEN OPENING THE THROTTLE THE MOTORCYCLE DID NOT MOVE. THE ACCELERATOR GAVE NO RESPONSE FOR ABOUT FOUR SECONDS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST H
... IM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 20. *AKRead more
Incident date: Apr 2, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE CONTROL CHIP IN THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED, AND IT WASN'T OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPMS AND IT ALMOST C
... AUSED A COLLISION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000. *AK UPDATED 05/23/07 *TRRead more
Incident date: Apr 21, 2007
MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLE HAS THROTTLE RESPONSE LAG IN 2ND GEAR AT ABOUT 50 MPH. I EXPERIENCED THE LAG WILL RIDING AND NOTICED THAT WHEN I WAS GIVING THE ENGINE THROTTLE I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS. WHEN I DID FINALLY RECEIVE THROTTLE RESPONSE, I WAS APPLYING TOO MUCH THROTTLE (BEC
... AUSE I WAS INITIALLY NOT GETTING ANY RESPONSE) AND THE MOTORCYCLE ACCELERATED SO QUICKLY THAT IT ALMOST KICKED ME OFF (THE MOTORCYCLE POPPED A WHEELIE). AFTER THE EXPERIENCE, I DID NOT THINK TOO MUCH OF IT UNTIL I READ ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. AFTER READING ABOUT IT, I WENT OUT RIDING AND WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE THROTTLE LAG ON COMMAND. THE THROTTLE LAG RESPONSE TAKES PLACE IN SECOND GEAR, 50 MPH, AND 5500 RPMS. THE ISSUE ABOUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THE THROTTLE FINALLY KICKS IN THE USER HAS THE THROTTLE FULLY OPEN IN AN ATTEMPT TO COUNTER ACT IT AND THE MOTORCYCLE RESPONDS VIOLENTLY. THE RIDER COULD BE KICKED OFF THE MOTORCYCLE IF THEY ARE NOT PREPARED. *JBRead more
Incident date: Apr 23, 2007
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YFZR1. WHILE RIDING 45 MPH IN SECOND GEAR THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO LET THE RPMS DECREASE TO UNDER 5,000 AND TURN THE THRO
... TTLE IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN AT 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56. *AKRead more
Incident date: Dec 19, 2006
THIS MOTORCYCLE CONSISTENTLY REFUSES TO ACCELERATE WHEN IN SECOND GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 550RPM OR 49 MPH. THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL DELAY IN RESPONSE AND A VERY SLOW INCREASE IN SPEED UNTIL NEARLY 70 MPH IS REACHED WHEN IT STARTS TO ACCELERATE AS NORMAL. THERE ARE NO FAULT CODES OR ANY OTHER ABNORMAL I
... NDICATIONS, AND THIS CAN BE RECREATED AT ANY TIME. THIS POSES A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE AS WELL AS MERGING WITH EXISTING TRAFFIC. *TRRead more
Incident date: Dec 19, 2006
THIS MOTORCYCLE CONSISTENTLY REFUSES TO ACCELERATE WHEN IN SECOND GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 550RPM OR 49 MPH. THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL DELAY IN RESPONSE AND A VERY SLOW INCREASE IN SPEED UNTIL NEARLY 70 MPH IS REACHED WHEN IT STARTS TO ACCELERATE AS NORMAL. THERE ARE NO FAULT CODES OR ANY OTHER ABNORMAL I
... NDICATIONS, AND THIS CAN BE RECREATED AT ANY TIME. THIS POSES A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE AS WELL AS MERGING WITH EXISTING TRAFFIC. *TRRead more
Incident date: Apr 10, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1. WHILE DRIVING IN SECOND GEAR AT 48 MPH OR 5500 RPM, THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY FOUR SECONDS TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE THROTTLED WAS TURNED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON APPROXIMATELY 20 OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT WA
... S UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 380.Read more
Incident date: Jan 7, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1. WHILE DRIVING 48 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN HE TURNS THE THROTTLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS ONLY OCCURS IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPM. INITIALLY, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT YAMAHA. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY STATING THAT THE VE
... HICLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE IS NO FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 48 MPH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,250.Read more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2007
2007 YAMAHA YZF R-1: A DISTINCTIVE AND DANGEROUS THROTTLE LAG THAT OCCURS IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM THAT LASTS FOR 3~5 SECONDS. I HAVE HAD A CLOSE CALL UNDER HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATHS. YAMAHA CUSTOMER SUPPORT WAS CALLED AND I WAS TOLD THAT "
... MODEL DOES THAT" AND THAT THEY HAD NO "FIX" FOR IT. *JBRead more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2007
2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1 SUPER SPORT MOTORCYCLE. THERE IS A CONSTANT FAILURE MODE IN THE ENGINE MAPPING THAT CAUSES SLOW ENGINE ACCELERATION IN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 2ND GEAR, 5500 RPMS. THIS CONDITION CAN BECOME A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE WHEN MANEUVERING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, OR EXPECTING ENGINE P
... OWER TO HELP STAND THE MOTORCYCLE UP AFTER A TIGHT TURN. AFTER CONTACTING YAMAHA, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINEERS HAS EVALUATED THE CONDITION AS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. YAMAHA HAS NO PLANS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE.Read more
Incident date: Apr 13, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1, WHICH STALLED FOR TWO TO THREE SECONDS WHEN THE ENGINE REACHED 5500 RPMS AND THE THROTTLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH MODEL OF THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE THAT MAY CAUSE A CRASH WHILE
... DRIVING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 331 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. *AKRead more
Incident date: Mar 17, 2007
I PURCHASED MY MOTORCYCLE BRAND NEW AND NOTICED ONE DAY WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE IN SECOND GEAR AFTER SLOWING THAT THE BIKE DID NOT RESPOND. THE BIKE ACTED AS IF IN SLOW MOTION AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER RETURNED TO IT. IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO IT TO THIS DAY AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY. I HAVE SI
... NCE LEARNED IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS A VERY REAL SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A VEHICLE THAT WAS MOVING INTO MY LANE. LUCKILY THEY NOTICED ME AT THE LAST MINUTE BUT I CAN'T EXPECT THAT TO ALWAYS BE THE CASE. *JBRead more
Incident date: Mar 17, 2007
I PURCHASED MY MOTORCYCLE BRAND NEW AND NOTICED ONE DAY WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE IN SECOND GEAR AFTER SLOWING THAT THE BIKE DID NOT RESPOND. THE BIKE ACTED AS IF IN SLOW MOTION AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER RETURNED TO IT. IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO IT TO THIS DAY AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY. I HAVE SI
... NCE LEARNED IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS A VERY REAL SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A VEHICLE THAT WAS MOVING INTO MY LANE. LUCKILY THEY NOTICED ME AT THE LAST MINUTE BUT I CAN'T EXPECT THAT TO ALWAYS BE THE CASE. *JBRead more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2007
I KNOW IN FACT I'M NOT THE FIRST TO MAKE A COMPLAINT REGARDING AN ISSUE THAT I HAVE ON MY 2007 YAMAHA YZF R1 MOTORCYCLE. THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST DESCRIPTION I CAN GIVE FOR A THROTTLE LAG PROBLEM IN THE 2ND GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 5000-5500 RPM. THE MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE OPENING
... AND HESITATES FOR APPROX. 2 SECONDS BEFORE IT WILL ACCELERATE. I FOR ONE THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY DURING INTERSTATE RIDING WHEN THE NEED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY EXISTS. AT THIS POINT YAMAHA HASN'T RESPONDED TO THE PROBLEM AND I AM A MEMBER OF R1 FORUM.COM AND THE MAJORITY OF OWNERS OF THE 2007 MODEL HAS EXPERIENCED. I AM HOPING THAT NHTSA CAN HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT YAMAHA REFUSES TO CORRECT AND HOPEFULLY GET A RECALL ISSUED. ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER WOULD TRULY BE APPRECIATED. *JBRead more
Incident date: Apr 4, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM 47 TO 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR THREE TO FIVE SECONDS. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOURTEEN DAYS AGO. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT ON TWO OCCASIONS WITH THE DEALER AND THE MANUF
... ACTURER, HOWEVER, BOTH HAVE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 636, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50.*AK THE CONSUMER PROVIDED INFORMATION ON OTHER COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THE SAME PROBLEM. UPDATED 05/04/07*TRRead more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2007
THERE IS A THROTTLE LAG ON MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AT SECOND GEAR 5500 RPMS. *AK
Incident date: Mar 14, 2007
I WAS RIDING ON THE FREEWAY ON ROUTE 1. I TRIED TO PASS A CAR IN TRAFFIC IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM NO THROTTLE RESPONSE FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS. THIS BIKE DID NOT ACCELERATE FROM 5500 RPMS IN 2ND GEAR PROPERLY. HAVING NO THROTTLE RESPONSE IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE. YAMAHA S
... AID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BIKE. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GOT HURT .*AKRead more
Incident date: Apr 2, 2007
2007 YAMAHA R1, THROTTLE LAGGED AT AROUND 5500 RPMS. NO RESPONSE FOR A FEW SECONDS. CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WHEN NEED TO SPEED UP OR TAKE OFF BEFORE BEING RAN OVER A SUV OR IN AN INTERSECTION OR OVERTAKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. FOOT PEG BRACKET BROKEN. WAS PARKING THE BIKE WHEN I PUT SOME PRESSUR
... E ON THE FOOT PEG, IT BROKE AND MYSELF AND THE BIKE WENT DOWN. NO INJURIES, JUST DAMAGES WHICH I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED BY YAMAHA.... BUT IT COULD BE FATAL IN CASE OF RIDING IN TRAFFIC. I REALLY THOUGHT SOMEHOW I SCREWED UP, AND REASON WHY I WENT DOWN, UNTIL I FOUND OUT THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT MY BIKE AND I WENT DOWN BECAUSE OF A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIAL USED IN THE FOOT PEG. I HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE.... PLUS ORDERED A NEW FOOT PEG, AND IT IS ON BACK ORDER.! MAYBE YAMAHA TOOK THEM ALL OFF THE MARKET , AND IS REPLACING THEM WITH NEW ONES? OR MAYBE IT MEANT MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING TO BUY NEW ONES. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND ACTIONS TAKEN?*AKRead more
Crash
Incident date: Jan 26, 2007
THE 2007 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLE WITH FLY-BY-WIRE THROTTLE HAS A DEFINITE LAG OF THROTTLE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN A LOT AT 5,500 RPMS WHILE IN 2ND GEAR. WHEN IT OCCURS THERE IS AT LEAST A 6-8 SECOND LAG IN THE THROTTLE. IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF , THEN IT VERY SLOWLY COMES BACK TO LIFE. I FEEL T
... HIS PROBLEM EVERY TIME I RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE AND CAN REPRODUCE IT AT WILL. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT BEING REAR-ENDED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER, WHO SAID IT WASN'T AN ISSUE , AND ALSO YAMAHA WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. TO ME THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS THE MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I A WONDER IF THERE IS A GLITCH WITH THE THROTTLE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM WHERE THERE ISN'T ANY THROTTLE... CAN A PROBLEM OCCUR WHERE THE THROTTLE WILL GO WIDE-OPEN FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A DANGEROUS ISSUE TO ME. *AKRead more
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