2003 YAMAHA V STAR 1000 Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
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Common Problems
2003 YAMAHA VSTAR1100 MOTORCYCLE TRAVELING APPROX 55 MPH WITH TWO RIDERS ON BOARD. LOUD SQUEALING NOISE BEGAN COMING FROM BOTTOM OF MOTORCYCLE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY LOUD CLANKING AND LOCKUP OF REAR WHEEL. VEHICLE SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD ONTO EMERGENCY STRIP ALMOST EJECTING PASSENGER. DRIVER SUFFERED ...
Mileage: 52,000
2003 YAMAHA VSTAR1100 MOTORCYCLE TRAVELING APPROX 55 MPH WITH TWO RIDERS ON BOARD. LOUD SQUEALING NOISE BEGAN COMING FROM BOTTOM OF MOTORCYCLE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY LOUD CLANKING AND LOCKUP OF REAR WHEEL. VEHICLE SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD ONTO EMERGENCY STRIP ALMOST EJECTING PASSENGER. DRIVER SUFFERED ...
Mileage: 52,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 YAMAHA V STAR 1000. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OR GREATER, THE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP DUE TO A ROCK EMBEDDED IN THE BRAKE PAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS NOT CALLED AN AUTO TECHNICIAN, THE DEALER, OR THE MANUFACTURER. HE STATED THAT HE HAS ROAD BURNS AND RASHES OVER HIS EN...
Mileage: 16,998
DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED ON THE 2003 VSTAR 1100 CLASSIC UNTIL THEY WERE FINISHED REPAIRING ALL MOTORCYCLES WHICH WAS PURCHASED FROM THEIR DEARLSHIP.*MR