2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR Power Train Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V309000 (POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER WILL NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR AFTER MULTIPLE CALLS AND PROMISES. THE CONTACT MUST CALL THE DEALER SO THEY CAN ORDER THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. HE HAS BEEN CALLING THEM FOR EIGHT MONTHS WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION. HE CALLED YAMAHA CUSTOMER RELATIONS FOR A REMEDY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALER SO THEY COULD PERFORM THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

Mileage: 5,000

MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND REAR WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE ,AND COASTED IT TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT THE MOTORCYCLE TIPPING OVER. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE REAR WHEEL LOCK RECALL 03V309000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V 309 000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY, 2004. LATER, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO STATED PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MID APRIL, AT THE EARLIEST.*AK THE MOTORCYCLE WAS FINALLY REPAIRED THREE MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL WAS INITIATED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS PICKED UP APRIL 3, 2004. *NM

Mileage: 13,000

ON JANUARY 14 2003 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD WAIT A LITTLE LONGER. *AK *NM

Mileage: 3,300

NHTSA RECALL 03V309000. THE DRIVER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON JANUARY 09, 2004. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MECHANIC COULDN'T INFORM THE CONSUMER WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *LA

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON JANUARY 28,2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN FEBRUARY. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN FEBRUARY, AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF APRIL. *AK *NM

DISSATISFIED WITH THE RECALL SERVICE OF ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLE. *PH THIS IS BECAUSE THAT THE PARTS TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION ON MOTORCYCLE WEREN'T AVAILABLE. *LA

COMPLAINT AGAINST YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION FOR NOT REMEDYING THE PROBLEM IN A TIMELY MANNER. *PH *LA

YAMAHA ISSUED A RECALL OF MY MOTOR VEHICLE ( A 2001 ROAD STAR) FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE DATED JANUARY 9, 2004 INSTRUCTING ME NOT TO USE THE MOTOR VEHICLE. YAMAHA WILL NOT SUPPLY MY DEALER WITH THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE WRITTEN YAMAHA ON MARCH 7, 2004 AND MARCH 16, 2004. IT IS APRIL 3, 2004 AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SATISFACTORY RESPONSE. MY DEALER INFORMS ME THAT HE THINKS HE MAY GET PARTS TO FIX MY VEHICLE IN TWO MONTHS. *NM

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO SAID PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF APRIL, IF NOT SOONER. *AK

Mileage: 6,030

CONSUMER RECEIVED 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET THE MOTORCYCLE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

Mileage: 8,000

PARTS TO PERFORM TRANSMISSION FAILURE RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS.*AK

RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACEMENT PARTS HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS. *AK

Mileage: 500

DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE REAR WHEEL LOCK UP RECALL 03V309000 FOR OVER 2 MONTHS BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

Mileage: 1,700

DUE TO THE TYPE OF DESIGN, TO CORRECT THE DEFECT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE FRAME AND TOTALLY DISMANTLED. *PH CONSUMER FELT THAT DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE REPAIR ON ENGINE, YAMAHA SHOULD PUT AN AFTER MARKET WARRANTY FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS OR 3000 MILES. ALSO, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM YAMAHA ON TRANSMISSION RETAINING CIRCLIP FAILURE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH TRANSMISSION LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATES THE SECOND GEAR BROKE. *AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICED (NHTSA 03-V-309-000) REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION GEARS AND SHAFTS. THERE ARE NOT PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR APRIL 12 (10 WEEKS AWAY) FOR A POTENTIALLY FATAL DEFECT. *NM

RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A WAITING LIST WITH 100 PEOPLE, AND HAD NO INFORMATION ON WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 03-V-309-000: IN THE TRANSMISSION ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE SECOND/THIRD PINION GEAR MAY BE INCORRECTLY MACHINED WHICH COULD CAUSE ABNORMAL WEAR THAT EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN A BROKEN RETAINER CLIP. DEALER WILL KEEP MOTORCYCLES FOR TWO WEEKS DIDN'T HAVE PARTS.*AK

Mileage: 17,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE THIS MAKE AND MODEL BUT MY VIN FALLS OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL VIN RANGE. MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND I AM SEEKING HELP IN GETTING IT RECALLED ALSO.*JB

Mileage: 17,000

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION MADE NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY AND OIL PUMP GEAR. THE NOISE NO LONGER EXIST. *AK *CB *NLM

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION LOCK UPS IN ROAD STARS. I OWN A 2001 MIDNIGHT, STAR AND TRANSMISSION IS VERY NOISY DURING SHIFTS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED TRANSMISSION SLUGGISH GOING INTO GEAR. CONSUMER REPLACED CLUTCH, BUT VEHICLE STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED TRANSMISSION SLUGGISH GOING INTO GEAR. CONSUMER REPLACED CLUTCH, BUT VEHICLE STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONCERNED ABOUT TANSMISSION FAILURE ON YAMAHA ROADSTAR MOTORCYLES FROM 1999-2001. I HAVE HEARD THROUGH DIFFERENT FORUMS ON THE INTERNET OF SUDDEN FAILURES OF THE TRANY'S ON THIS BIKE, SOME RESULTING IN DEATH. THE FAILURE APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED BETWEEN 9,000 AND 10,000 MILES. MY BIKE HAS OVER 10,000 MILES AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF ANY PASSENGER THAT MIGHT BE ABOARD AT THE TIME, IF SUCH FAILURE SHOULD HAPPEN. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER IS APPECIATED. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION IS MAKING AN UNKNOWN KNOCKING SOUND ALL THE TIME INCLUDING COLD START. THE CAUSE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

I'M FILING THIS OVER CONCERN ABOUT MY 2001 YAMAHA ROADSTAR, WHICH HAS HAD SOME LOUD INTERMITTENT KNOCKING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES OCCURRING IN THESE ROADSTARS AS POSTED ON THE ROADSTAR RIDER'S FORUM AND OTHER SITES. AS MUCH AS I WORK TO MAINTAIN MY BIKE AND RIDE SAFELY, I'D HATE TO THINK THAT MY TRANSMISSION MAY SOMEDAY LOCK-UP, AS IT HAS ON OTHER'S BIKES. DEPENDING ON THE SPEED AND TIMING OF A LOCK-UP, MY PASSENGER AND I COULD BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP, RAM. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2001 YAMAHA ROADSTAR,TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP,CAUSING ME TO CRASH,APPOXIMATELY 45MPH. *AK

Mileage: 16,266

CONCERN OVER NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON YAMAHA ROAD STAR'S AND YAMAHA'S FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE SUCH FAILURES.*AK

I OWN A 2001 YAMAHA ROADSTAR MOTORCYCLE, THERE HAS BEEN MEMBERS OF THE ROADSTAR FORUM THAT HAVE TOLD STORIES OF TRANSMISSION LOCKUPS! I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED AND HESITANT TO GET ON THIS BIKE IN FEAR OF A BAD ACCIDENT!! THANKS ..TIM. *AK

I OWN A 2001 YAMAHA ROADSTAR MOTORCYCLE, THERE HAS BEEN MEMBERS OF THE ROADSTAR FORUM THAT HAVE TOLD STORIES OF TRANSMISSION LOCKUPS! I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED AND HESITANT TO GET ON THIS BIKE IN FEAR OF A BAD ACCIDENT!! THANKS ..TIM. *AK

I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT MY 2001 YAMAHA ROADSTAR AND THE POSSIBLE EVENT OF A CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE SOME KNOCKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA, AND MY BUILD DATE FOR THE BIKE FALLS WITHIN THE RANGE OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION FAIL. NO FAILURE HAS OCCURED AS OF TODAY ON MY MOTORCYCLE.*AK

FEAR OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE FROM KNOWLEDGE OF MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN CRASHES DUE TO TRANSMISSION LOCKUP.*AK

PURCHASED 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR SILVERADO MODEL #XV16ATN-B VIN #[XXX] FROM MAXEY'S CYCLE INC. 4112 NW 39TH EXP. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73112 ON 5/10/2001. HAVE HAD LOUD CONSISTENT KNOCK IN ENGINE AFTER WARM UP THAT YAMAHA SAYS IS NORMAL. I AM EVEN MORE CONCERNED WITH THE REPORTED TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THIS MOTORCYCLE.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I'M CONCERNED THAT MY 2001 YAMAHA MIDNIGHT ROADSTAR MAY HAVE BEEN DEALT A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT LEADS TO CATASROPHIC FAILURE AND LOCK UP UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. NO INCIDENT AS OF YET BUT THERE HAVE BEEN 12 CONFIRMED INSTANCES WITH ROADSTARS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 3/2000 AND 8/2001 ON THE DELPHIFORUMS ROADSTAR RIDERS DISCUSSION GOURP ALONE. I WILL USE TODAYS DATE FOR THIS FORM BUT I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE YET.*AK

CONCERNED MY TRANSMISSION MIGHT FAIL AS ONE THAT WAS MANUFACTURED ONE NUMBER FROM ME FAILED. ALSO CONCERN OVER NUMBER OF TRANNY FAILURES CURRENTLY SURFACING. *AK

CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF MY TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP AND CAUSING MYSELF AND/OR MY WIFE HARM. I'VE HEARD OF MANY INCIDENTS ON INTERNET FORUMS FOR TH ROADSTAR.I CURRENTLY OWN A 2001 SILVERADO AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE YEARS IN QUESTION.*AK

YAMAHA XV1600 MOTORCYCLE TRANSMISSION IS BREAKING AND LOCKING UP. THIS LOCKS THE REAR WHEEL AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR. WITH THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED THERE IS NO WAY TO CONTROL THE MOTORCYCLE AND IT GOES INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SKID. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE MILEAGE DEPENDANT AND PRELIMINARY RESEARCH MAY INDICATE A PARTICULAR MANUFACTURING DATE. BUT SINCE IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT 10,000 TO 15,000 MILES NO ONE IS SURE YET IF THE NEWER MODELS WILL BE AFFECTED ALSO.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND WHEN SHIFT GEAR MANUAL TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *AK

Mileage: 8,200

I OWN A 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A RATHER HIGH INCEDENCE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES WHICH CAUSES THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THIS CAN CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T HAD THE LOCK UP, I'VE BECOME AFRAID TO RIDE THIS BIKE. THERE IS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER WHEN THE LOCK OCCURS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN UP TO 15 KNOWN FAILURES FROM INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE ROAD STAR RIDERS INTERNET FORUM. SINCE I HAVEN'T HAD THE FAILURE, I HAVEN'T REPORTED TO YAMAHA MOTOR CO. OR THE SELLING DEALER. BUT I FEEL THAT SENDING THIS COMPLAINT TO YOU IS NECESSARY BECAUSE MY MOTORCYCLE IS IN THE DANGER ZONE. *AK

GRINDING NOISE IN TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD. *AK

ON THE WAY BACK FROM STURGIS, SD MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR 1600 LOCKED UP WITH MY WIFE AND I ON THE BIKE. IT LOCKED UP THE REAR TIRE. THE BIKE WOULD NOT MOVE. MY WIFE AND I WERE 12 HOURS FROM HOME AND HAD TO RENT A UHAUL TO GET THE BIKE HOME. MY EXTENTED WARRANTY PAID FOR ALL OF THE REAPIRS BUT THE CLUTCH. I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST A FREAK THING AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL 13 OTHERS THAT I KNOW OF LOCKED UP CAUSE ONE PERSON TO GET HURT REAL BAD. I KNOW MINE WAS REAPIRED RIGHT BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE RIDING A ROAD STAR IN THE WORLD. THANK JESUS THAT MY WIFE AND I WERE NOT HURT IN THE TRANNY LOCK UP. YAMAHA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. CAN YOU HELP WITH A RECALL OR SOMETHING? THANKS. *AK

Mileage: 10,500

FEAR OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE FROM KNOWLEDGE OF MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN CRASHES DUE TO TRANSMISSION LOCKUP.*AK

CONCERN ABOUT TRANSMISSION LOCK UP ON MY MOTORCYCLE. OTHERS THAT I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH VIA INTERNET FORUMS HAVE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION LOCK UPS ON THEIR MOTORCYCLES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, MODEL AND MANFACTURER.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

THIS CONDITION IS POTENTIALLY LETHAL. I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN FATALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURES IN OTHER 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STARS.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

MOTORCYCLE HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURETHER INFORMATION.*AK