2007 YAMAHA FJR13 Problems & Recalls

FAILURE ON REPAIR OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 11V338000 RECALL DATE: JUNE 28,2011 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 990061 FAILURE DESCRIPTION: ON MONDAY 8/22/2016 , I STARTED EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I WAS STRANDED AND COULD NOT START BIKE. HAVING READ ON 'FJRFORUM.COM ' ABOUT "GROUND WIRE JUN...

Mileage: 36,455

HIGH BEAM INDICATOR CAME ON, TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE, BIKE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING. THIS WAS ALL CAUSED BY GROUND SPIDER 6 BURNING AND FAILING.

Mileage: 45,000

HIGH BEAM INDICATOR CAME ON, TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE, BIKE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING. THIS WAS ALL CAUSED BY GROUND SPIDER 6 BURNING AND FAILING.

Mileage: 45,000

HIGH BEAM INDICATOR CAME ON, TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE, BIKE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING. THIS WAS ALL CAUSED BY GROUND SPIDER 6 BURNING AND FAILING.

Mileage: 45,000

THIS IS A YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE. IT HAS A BLOWN FORK SEAL, WHICH IS A PRETTY COMMON OCCURRENCE. THIS IS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING. THERE ARE 2 SPECIAL TOOLS NECESSARY TO REPAIR THIS, ACCORDING TO THE FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL. NEITHER OF THESE SPECIAL TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE FROM YAMAHA. THER...

Mileage: 28,127

THIS IS A YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE. IT HAS A BLOWN FORK SEAL, WHICH IS A PRETTY COMMON OCCURRENCE. THIS IS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING. THERE ARE 2 SPECIAL TOOLS NECESSARY TO REPAIR THIS, ACCORDING TO THE FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL. NEITHER OF THESE SPECIAL TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE FROM YAMAHA. THER...

Mileage: 28,127

THIS IS A YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE. IT HAS A BLOWN FORK SEAL, WHICH IS A PRETTY COMMON OCCURRENCE. THIS IS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING. THERE ARE 2 SPECIAL TOOLS NECESSARY TO REPAIR THIS, ACCORDING TO THE FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL. NEITHER OF THESE SPECIAL TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE FROM YAMAHA. THER...

Mileage: 28,127

BIKE HAS HAD THE FACTORY RECALL THAT CONNECTS A MORE DIRECT PATH OF BATTERY GROUND TO THE S 4 BUSS. HOWEVER, THIS ONLY HELPED WITH LOAD ON THE COMPONENTS OF THE S4 CONNECTOR. MY LIGHTS WENT OUT BECAUSE THE DOWN STREAM FROM THE S4 CONNECTOR, THE S6 (HAD BURNED CONTACTS) WHICH THE FEED THE S7 CONNECTO...

Mileage: 25,590

BIKE HAS HAD THE FACTORY RECALL THAT CONNECTS A MORE DIRECT PATH OF BATTERY GROUND TO THE S 4 BUSS. HOWEVER, THIS ONLY HELPED WITH LOAD ON THE COMPONENTS OF THE S4 CONNECTOR. MY LIGHTS WENT OUT BECAUSE THE DOWN STREAM FROM THE S4 CONNECTOR, THE S6 (HAD BURNED CONTACTS) WHICH THE FEED THE S7 CONNECTO...

Mileage: 25,590

THE SIDE CASE LOCK FAILED, CAUSING THE SIDE CASE (SADDLEBAG) TO FALL OPEN WHILE RIDING. THIS CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO SWERVE, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. I REPAIRED THE LOCK BY ADDING A LOCK WASHER AND LIQUID LOCKTITE TO THE SINGLE SCREW HOLDING THE LOCK IN PLACE. TWO WEEKS AGO, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME P...

Mileage: 3,500

ENGINE SURGES ABOVE 3000 FEET ALTITUDE CAUSING UNCONTROLLED LIFTING OF FRONT WHEEL IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

ENGINE SURGES ABOVE 3000 FEET ALTITUDE CAUSING UNCONTROLLED LIFTING OF FRONT WHEEL IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE RESULTING IN A COMPLETE AND TOTAL SHUT DOWN OF THE MOTORCYCLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 26,542

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A SHORTAGE IN THE IGNITION SW...

Mileage: 11,500

IGNITION FAILURE ON YAMAHA 2007 FJR. *TR

Mileage: 13,454

2007 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE, FAILED IGNITION SWITCH. 9,755 MILES ON MOTORCYCLE. FOUND HISTORY OF IGNITION FAILURE ON INTERNET SITE, YET DEALERS DENY ANY SUCH THING. FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF WAY OF TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 9,555

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. KEY MUST BE "JIGGLED" TO TURN ON MOTORCYCLE. THE KEY MUST BE IN BETWEEN ON AND OFF TO START THE BIKE. AFTER IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE KEY CAN BE TURN TO THE FULL ON POSITION. THIS PROBLEM HAS JUST SURFACED THIS WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 10,800

SHUT OFF BIKE TO FILL WITH GAS. WHEN DONE FILLING,TURNED KEY TO "ON" POSITION AND NOTHING HAPPENED. BIKE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. TRIED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH SAME RESULT. HAD TO GET TOWED TO YAMAHA DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED IGNITION SWITCH. CONTACTS INSIDE WERE MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

BRAND NEW 2008 YAMAHA FJR1300A. ENGINE FREQUENTLY STALLS UPON APPLICATION OF THROTTLE FROM A DEAD STOP. HAPPENS HOT OR COLD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT; IF I WERE ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A CAR I'D BE HIT AND INJURED. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION THAT APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR ...

Mileage: 1,800

IGNITION SWITCH AND POWER TO BIKE BECAME ERRATIC WHEN TURNING KEY ON. FIRST FAILURE APPEARED TO BE CLEARED UPON REPETITIVE CYCLING OF THE IGNITION WITH KEY. FINAL OCCURRENCE RESULTED WITH BIKE FAILING TO POWER UP AT ALL ROUGHLY TWO WEEKS LATER. PER INFORMATION OBTAINED ON THE INTERNET AT FJRFORUM.CO...

Mileage: 12,533

I PURCHASES A BRAND NEW 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300 FROM OTD MOTORSPORTS IN MARINA DEL RAY CALIFORNIA. THE MOTORCYCLE HAD 1 MILE ON THE ODOMETER. AFTER RIDING THE BIKE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS A BAD ENGINE SURGE BEGAN TO APPEAR. NOT A NORMAL SLOW METHODICAL BOOST OF ENERGY BUT A SUDDEN ALMOST OVERWHELMING BOOS...

Mileage: 1,000

MY ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS COMING TO A STOP ON MY 2007 FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL INDICATIONS AND THE IGNITION SWITCH DID NOT RESPOND. I GOT THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALER IN HOUSTON AND THEY IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS SWITCH FAILURE. THE FJR FORUM AT WWW.FJR...

Mileage: 16,200

MY IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY CAUSING MY MOTORCYCLE IGNITION TO NOT WORK AT TIMES. IT HAS NOT YET FAULTED WHEN I AM RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE BUT IT WILL NOT WORK WHEN I TURN THE MOTORCYCLE OFF AND LEAVE IT SIT. IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS I WAS ALMOST STRANDED 300 MILE FROM HOME THIS WEEKEND W...

Mileage: 12,000

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE MOTORCYCLE SUFFERED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE AND ALL ACCESSORIES, INCLUDING ALL LIGHTS, TO FAIL, NEARLY RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. MOVING THE WIRE HARNESS AT THE BACK OF THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSES...

Mileage: 15,000

WHEN THE ENGINE IS DECELERATING OR BRAKING FUEL IS TURNED OFF AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THERE IS A DELAY IN FUEL DELIVERY. WHEN TRYING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY FROM THE RAMP YOU DECELERATE TO TIME YOUR ENTRANCE AND WHEN YOU ACCELERATE THE MOTORCYCLE PAUSES THEN LURCHES FORWARD EFFECTING YOUR ME...

Mileage: 3,450

2007 YAMAHA FJR1300A. IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE WILL RIDING IN TRAFFIC IN DALLAS. NO RESPONSE AT ALL FROM THE BIKE AND WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC. ACCORDING TO THE FJRFORUM.COM, THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE WITH THE FJR. YAMAHA SAID THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

I WAS DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE WHEN IT HAD A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE MEDIAN. THERE WAS NO LIGHTS OF ANY KIND AND NO REACTION TO THE IGNITION SWITCH OR STARTER BUTTON. I WAS ABLE TO GET POWER BACK BY MOVING THE HANDLEBARS ALL THE WAY TO THE LEF...

Mileage: 7,336

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 21,000, 28,000, 33,000 AND 44,000 MILES. THE FAILURE HAS NOT YET OCCURRED WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS IN MOTION. THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO ENGAGE, OR TURN ON. INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES ON MOMENTARILY THEN GOES DEAD. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT TURNING ON/OFF EVENTUALL...

Mileage: 44,000

WHILE RIDING THE 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300 THE MOTORCYCLE SHUT OFF ABRUPTLY. IT WAS AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF, ALL LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENTS WENT DARK. I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR TRAFFIC AND GET OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT, COULD HAVE BEEN UGLY. THE DEALER AT FIRST CLAIMED NO KNOWLEDGE OF SIMILAR FAILURES, WH...

Mileage: 4,900

RIDING UP HILL SEVERE LOSS OF POWER AND POWER SURGES. SEVERAL TIMES ALWAYS RIDING UPHILL I HAVE HAD SEVERE POWER LOSSES AND POWER SURGES. CAUSED ME TO MISS TURN AND SLOW DOWN TO A STOP. I SHUT DOWN BIKE AND RESTARTED. TURNED AROUND AND WENT DOWNHILL AND THE BIKE OPERATED FINE. HAVE NOT HAD ANY...

Mileage: 100

REAR BRAKE BECAME MUSHY AND INEFFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 4,500

WHEN INITIALLY SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR A LOUD CLUNK IS HEARD IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BIKE WILL LURCH FORWARD AND TAKE OFF OR IF THE BRAKE IS APPLY THE ENGINE WILL STALL. THEN THE CLUTCH BREAKS LOOSE AND YOU CAN DRIVE AWAY. THE BIKE WILL UPSHIFT HARD AND SHIFT TIMING IS CRITICAL. THEN WHEN Y...

Mileage: 500

THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS ARE THE SIZE OF PENCIL ERASERS AND ARE LOCATED OUT OF VIEW ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THEY ARE NOT VISIBLE WITH PERIPHERAL VISION DURING NORMAL DRIVING WITH THE EYES ON THE ROAD. IN ORDER TO SEE THEM THE DRIVER MUST TAKE HIS EYES OFF THE ROAD AND TILT HIS HEAD AND HELMET...

THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS ARE THE SIZE OF PENCIL ERASERS AND ARE LOCATED OUT OF VIEW ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THEY ARE NOT VISIBLE WITH PERIPHERAL VISION DURING NORMAL DRIVING WITH THE EYES ON THE ROAD. IN ORDER TO SEE THEM THE DRIVER MUST TAKE HIS EYES OFF THE ROAD AND TILT HIS HEAD AND HELMET...

THIS IS RELATED TO THE NEW YAMAHA 2007 FJR1300A. THE ECU DOESN'T APPEAR TO TAKE REALTIME BAROMETRIC READINGS. THIS IS VERY APPARENT WHEN YOU CHANGE ALTITUDE ON MOUNTAIN ROADS, WHICH CAUSES A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHERE THE MOTORCYCLE HESITATES WHEN THROTTLE INPUT IS APPLIED. THE HESITATION GETS LONG...

Mileage: 100

I HAVE A YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE THAT I PURCHASED IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR THAT EXHIBITS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE AND THEY TOOK NO ACTION. I HAVE CONTACTED YAMAHA DIRECTLY. THE PRODUCT SPECIALIST I SPOKE WITH IN CYPRESS, CA...

Mileage: 4,100

ALTITUDE-RELATED STALLING AND SURGING. *TR

Mileage: 5,884

WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE IN QUESTION IN THE MOUNTAINS THE ELEVATION ABOVE SEA LEVEL CHANGED FROM 1500 TO 5000 FEET AND DESCENDED AGAIN. WHILE ASCENDING THE MOUNTAIN AT LOW SPEEDS (25-30 MPH), THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT AND BEGAN TO STALL. RIGHT BEFORE STALL, THE ENGINE WOULD SUD...

Mileage: 2,600

MY 2007 YAMAHA FJR 1300 MOTORCYCLE PURCHASED IN MAY 2007 HAS A VERIFIED INABILITY TO DEAL WITH ALTITUDE CHANGES OF 2000 FT. OR SO IN EITHER GOING UP, OR DOWN IN ELEVATION. DURING THE PERIODS THE MOTORCYCLE HESITATES AND THEN SURGES DURING THESE PERIODS. THIS IS ALLEVIATED BY PULLING OFF THE ROAD A...

Mileage: 4,356

WHILE ON A 5 STATE TOUR ON OUR MY MOTORCYCLE THIS SUMMER. MY FUEL SYSTEM SEEMED TO DANGEROUSLY SURGE. THE BIKE WOULD JUST SLOW DOWN AND THEN TO RECOVER I COULD GIVE MORE THROTTLE. WITH NO RESPONSE, THEN MORE THROTTLE AND THE BIKE WOULD JUST TAKE OFF. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN I WAS CHANGING ALTITU...

Mileage: 7,000

AT ELEVATION CHANGES, THE MOTORCYCLE HAS PERIODS OF SURGING, SOMETIMES PRODUCING VIOLENT THROTTLE RESPONSE. THIS COULD CREATE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN A CURVE OR WHILE PASSING. *JB

Mileage: 800

FUEL INJECTION SURGING DURING AND AFTER ALTITUDE CHANGE, LEADING TO UNRELIABLE THROTTLE RESPONSE WHICH MAKES CONTROLLING THE MOTORCYCLE DIFFICULT. IT REQUIRES THE IGNITION BE TURNED OFF TO RESET THE FUEL INJECTION. *TR

Mileage: 8,050

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA FJR13. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED TO DISENGAGE FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS WHEN HE PULLED THE CLUTCH LEVER TO PREPARE FOR A STOP. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY WHEN THE OIL IS AT ITS NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND FULLY WARMED. HE ALSO STATED THAT T...

Mileage: 1,416

I HAVE A 100% STOCK 2007 YAMAHA FJR 1300 THAT JUST CROSSED THE 1,000 MILE MARK. I LIVE AT ~5,000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. IN THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED MILES OR SO IT SEEMED TO HAVE A SLIGHT HESITATION IN THE LOWER RPM'S (1,500 - 2,700), THAT SLIGHT HESITATION IS GETTING WORSE AND IS NOW PRETTY "JERKY". A F...

MY 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300A MOTORCYCLE VIN # XXXXXA000627 EXPERIENCED SEVERE THROTTLE SURGING AS I DROVE UP AND DOWN FROM 0 TO 6700 FEET IN ELEVATION. DROVE FROM CORONA, CA TO BIG BEAR VILLAGE, CA AT THE TOP OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. STALLED OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO CRASHES. DIFF...

Mileage: 2,200

2007 YAMAHA FJR1300A. AFTER TRAVELING 25 MILES APROX. AND CLIMBING ~1500 FT IN ALTITUDE THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS. ENGINE SEEMS TO LACK FUEL FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN ABRUPTLY SURGES FORWARD. OFTEN THIS WOULD OSCILLATE BETWEEN STARVING FOR FUEL AND SURGING FORWARD. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY, IF NOT TH...

Mileage: 135

THE BIKE FEELS SLUGGISH AND ACTS AS THOUGH IT'S RUNNING OUT OF GAS FOR ANYWHERE FROM 1-4 SECONDS. ONCE THE SURGING BEGINS IT USUALLY CONTINUES UNTIL THE BIKE IS RIDDEN TO LOWER ALTITUDES (APPROX. < 1000') OR THE BIKE IS SHUT OFF/ON. STOPPING AND TURNING THE BIKE OFF/ON RESETS THE ECM OR AT LEAST APP...

Mileage: 700

1. WHILE RIDING MY NEW 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AND GAINING ALTITUDE FROM 1000-3000 FEET, THE THROTTLE CONTROL BEGINS SURGING AND ON/OFF THROTTLE ADJUSTMENTS BECOME VERY ABRUPT. 2. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS THROTTLE CONTROL PROBLEM ARE THAT THE MOTORCYCLE BECOMES ...

Mileage: 1,500

2007 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE. MOTORCYCLE SURGES WITH THROTTLE RESPONSE WHEN CHANGING ALTITUDE. THE OFF & ON THROTTLE RESPONSE IS SEVERE TO THE POINT OF DISTRIBUTING THE SUSPENSION WHILE IN A CURVE. WITH ALTITUDE CHANGE APPLYING THE THROTTLE RESULTS IN NO SPEED INCREASE FOR A PERIOD , AND THEN EXTREME...

Mileage: 1,000

2007 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE. MOTORCYCLE SURGES WITH THROTTLE RESPONSE WHEN CHANGING ALTITUDE. THE OFF & ON THROTTLE RESPONSE IS SEVERE TO THE POINT OF DISTRIBUTING THE SUSPENSION WHILE IN A CURVE. WITH ALTITUDE CHANGE APPLYING THE THROTTLE RESULTS IN NO SPEED INCREASE FOR A PERIOD , AND THEN EXTREME...

Mileage: 1,000

PROBLEM OCCURS DURING, OR SHORTLY AFTER CHANGING ALTITUDE. USUALLY BEGINS WITH A SLIGHT SURGING AT STEADY THROTTLE. THIS PROGRESSES TO A NON-RESPONSIVE THROTTLE. OPEN IT SLIGHTLY AND NOTHING HAPPENS. OPEN IT FURTHER AND IT COMES ON WITH A JOLT. SOMETIMES BIKE LURCHES LIKE ITS RUNNING OUT OF GAS...

Mileage: 8,700

ALTITUDE ABOVE 1500 FEET, BIKE SURGES AND FEELS AS THOUGH IT WOULD STALL. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO ADJUST THROTTLE. NEXT RIDE BETWEEN 1500 AND 7000 FEET BIKE CONTINUED TO SURGED AND LOSS POWER GOING AROUND AN INCLINE CURVE. HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 800

1) ENGINE FUEL CONTROL ISSUES WITH CHANGING ALTITUDE. 2) THROTTLE FAILS TO RESPOND TO INPUT UNTIL I INCREASE MORE THAN 20%. I THEN GET ALL 20% AT ONE MOMENT. I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED MY MOTORCYCLE WHILE RIDING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON. I HAVE RUN OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE SUD...

Mileage: 640

1) THROTTLE FAINLS TO RESPOND PROPERLY WHEN ASCENDING TO A HIGHER ALTITUDE MORE THAN 1500FT HIGHER THAN THE STARTING POINT. 2) THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE THROTTLE WILL FAIL TO RESPOND WHEN ADDING MORE THROTTLE. THE BIKE WILL BEGIN TO LOSS POWER UNTIL THE THROTTLE HAS BEEN TURNED ...

Mileage: 640

WHEN RIDING IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH ELEVATION CHANGES OF 1000 FEET. OR MORE, THE MOTORCYCLE HAS PERIODS OF ZERO THROTTLE RESPONSE. THEN ALL AT ONCE IT WILL COME ON THROTTLE AND TAKE OFF VIOLENTLY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE OR TRYING TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. *A...

Mileage: 2,230

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA FJR13. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 45 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BACKED OFF THE THROTTLE AND DOWNSHIFTED THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESOLVED THE ISSUE. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE O...

Mileage: 300

WHILE RIDING THROUGH CHANGING ELEVATIONS, THE MOTORCYCLE EXPERIENCES AN EVER-INCREASING DELAY OF THROTTLE RESPONSE AFTER ENGINE BRAKING. THE SUDDEN DELIVERY OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE CAUSES UNSAFE HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS. IT ACTS AS IF IT IS OUT OF GAS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE BELOW 4000 RPMS, THEN G...

Mileage: 1,000

WHILE RIDING THROUGH CHANGING ELEVATIONS, THE MOTORCYCLE EXPERIENCES AN EVER-INCREASING DELAY OF THROTTLE RESPONSE AFTER ENGINE BRAKING. THE SUDDEN DELIVERY OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE CAUSES UNSAFE HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS. IT ACTS AS IF IT IS OUT OF GAS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE BELOW 4000 RPMS, THEN G...

Mileage: 1,000

WHILE RIDING THROUGH CHANGING ELEVATIONS, THE FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WHILE APPLYING THROTTLE BELOW 4,000 RPM. ESPECIALLY PREVALENT WHEN LOAD APPLIED NEAR IDLE SPEED. WHILE TRYING TO PERFORM A LOW SPEED MANEUVER (PULLING IN TO A GRAVEL PARKING LOT), THE ENGINE ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL, THE...

Mileage: 1,620

WHILE RIDING THROUGH CHANGING ELEVATIONS, THE FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WHILE APPLYING THROTTLE BELOW 4,000 RPM. ESPECIALLY PREVALENT WHEN LOAD APPLIED NEAR IDLE SPEED. WHILE TRYING TO PERFORM A LOW SPEED MANEUVER (PULLING IN TO A GRAVEL PARKING LOT), THE ENGINE ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL, THE...

Mileage: 1,620

MILD TO SEVERE SURGING ISSUES WHEN RIDING THROUGH ALTITUDE CHANGES. THE BIKE FEELS SLUGGISH AND ACTS AS THOUGH IT'S RUNNING OUT OF GAS FOR ANYWHERE FROM 1-4 SECONDS. ONCE THE SURGING BEGINS IT USUALLY CONTINUES UNTIL THE BIKE IS RIDDEN TO LOWER ALTITUDE (APPROX. < 1000') OR THE BIKE IS SHUT OFF/ON. ...

Mileage: 1,500

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS (3,00FT), THROTTLE CONTROL BECAME UNSTABLE WITH ENGINE HESITATING THEN SURGING. AFTER EXITING FREEWAY THE BIKE VIOLENTLY SLOWED/SPEEDED UP WHEN TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED. THE FACT NO OTHER TRAFFIC WAS PRESENT PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER SHUTTING THE BIKE OFF...

Mileage: 720

ALTITUDE-RELATED STALLING AND SURGING. WHEN INCREASING ELEVATION BY APPROX 1500 FEET OR MORE, BIKE WILL STALL COMING OUT OF CORNERS OR AT LOW LOADS WHEN APPLYING THROTTLE BELOW 3500 RPMS. INCREASING THROTTLE OPENING DOES NOTHING FOR APPROX 2-3 SECONDS AND THEN MOTOR SUDDENLY SURGES. VERY DANGEROU...

SEVERE ENGINE SURGING AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHEN RIDING THROUGH VARYING ALTITUDES. BIKE ACTS LIKE IT'S RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND LOSES ALL POWER FOR 1-3 SECONDS THEN POWER COMES ON SUDDENLY ALMOST LIKE WOW. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT OCCURS IN CORNERS AS IT'S COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE TO THE POINT WH...

Mileage: 260

WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, CHANGES IN ELEVATIONS CAUSES A SURGING PROBLEM WHICH MAKES YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR

Mileage: 1,400