2006 YAMAHA FJR1300AE Problems & Recalls

I WAS WEST BOUND ON I80 ON MY YAMAHA FJR1300AE 2006 MOTORCYCLE ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF JOLIET, IL. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON "SHIFT SH46" AS I CONTINUED RIDING I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS WITH THE PADDLE SHIFTER (ELECTRIC SHIFT). THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. I ATTEMPTED TO DOWN SHIFT USING THE FOOT...

THE MOTORCYCLE'S ENGINE QUIT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. FROM THE ON-LINE FJR FORUM AND MY PERSONAL INSPECTIONS OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN MY BIKE, I HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE WELL KNOWN YAMAHA FJR 1300 ELECTRICAL GROUNDING ISSUE. A RECALL BY YAMAHA IS NEEDED. THIS HAS BEEN A KNO...

Mileage: 9,554

YAMAHA FJR AE 2006. I PURCHASED THIS BIKE IN 2010 WITH ONLY 3500 MILES ON IT. RIDING WITH FRIENDS WE WERE ABOUT TO ENTER A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN DALLAS, TX. UPON GIVING THE BIKE THROTTLE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WERE JUM...

Mileage: 8,500

2006 YAMAHA FJR1300. VEHICLE WAS BEING RIDDING AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, ABS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THE GEAR INDICATOR WAS ALSO FLASHING. THIS IS THE AE MODEL WITH ELECTRICAL SHIFTING. IT WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR AND WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN IT TO THE ...

Mileage: 25,090

THERE WERE NO MEMORABLE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE MOTOR, ELECTRICAL, OR IGNITION SYSTEMS. ALL SYSTEMS REMAIN STOCK FROM THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER. THE MOTOR WAS CUTTING IN AND OUT LIKE THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL INTERRUPTION. AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE MOTOR W...

Mileage: 24,350

2006 YAMAHA FJR1300AE WITH 20,000 MILES. LEFT ME STRANDED WHEN IT SUDDENLY WOULD NOT START. SYMPTOMS INCLUDED: 1.THE FUEL GAUGE BAR DISPLAY SHOWS A FULL TANK AND THE WHOLE BAR DISPLAY IS BLINKING ON AND OFF. 2. HORN WON'T WORK 3. THE HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAM INDICATOR IS ON, ALTHOUGH THE HEADLIGHT IS...

Mileage: 20,912

THIS IS ON A 2006 YAMAHA FJR1300AE MODEL MOTORCYCLE WITH ABOUT 26K MILES ON IT. I STARTED THE MOTORCYCLE, IT RAN FOR ABOUT 1 TO 2 SECONDS THEN SHUTDOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY OCCURRENCE. UPON INSPECTION BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP SERVICE TECHNICIAN IT WAS FOUND TO HAV...

Mileage: 26,000

2006 YAMAHA FJR 1300 AE MOTORCYCLE. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WHEN IN MOTION. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO LOSE ALL POWER. DEALER REPLACED SWITCH. I'M REPORTING THIS SO THAT YOU CAN LEAN ON YAMAHA TO REPLACE ALL SWITCHES. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

WHILE PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF WORK 2006 YAMAHA FJR1300AE JUST DIED. ALL POWER WAS LOST AND MOTOR JUST STOPPED. THE BIKE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND THE FAILURE WAS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT TOOK OVER 2 WEEKS TO HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, WHICH STRANDED MY WIFE AND I 20 MILES NORTH OF LEAKY TEXAS ON RD 336, WHICH IS AN OPEN CATTLE RANGE AREA WHERE CELL PHONE'S DON'T HAVE COVERAGE, IN THE MIDDLE OF A 100 DEGREE DAY ON 9 AUGUST 2008. HAD STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET A BOTTLE OF WATER OUT OF THE SADDLE ...

Mileage: 10,872

TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSE BY IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE WHILE STOPPING. WALKED MOTORCYCLE OFF ROAD, THEN WORKED THE IGNITION SWITCH ON AND OFF UNTIL IGNITION WORKED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 6,700

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE DUE TO ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE/HEAT MELTING IT'S INTERNAL PLASTIC COMPONENTS. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE ON MOTORCYCLE. FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE MOVING, WITH NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL. CONTACTS PULLED OUT OF SWITCH BODY INTERNAL TO SWITCH. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON INTERNET FORUMS BY DOZENS OF YAMAHA FJR1300 OWNERS AND HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. IT IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION SIN...

Mileage: 8,000

1) WHAT YEAR FJR? 2006 FJR1300AE WITH 16,500 MILES, PURCHASED NEW 3/2007 2) FAILED WHILE RUNNING? OR WHILE TURNING IGNITION? OR WHATEVER? TUESDAY NIGHT (11/06/07) AFTER PUMPING GAS I TURNED ON MY KEY AND WATCHED THE GAUGES FIRE UP FOR ABOUT HALF A SECOND, THEN EVERYTHING WENT DEAD. I FIDDLED WITH...

Mileage: 16,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA MIDNIGHT VENTURE 1300 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL SPILLING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OIL SEAL FAILED AND MADE REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12,000.

Mileage: 12,000