2006 YAMAHA XV1700 Problems & Recalls

WHEN I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE ON 04/03/2018 TEMPERATURE WAS 78 DEGREES. WHENEVER I STOPPED AND SHUT ENGINE OFF THEN TRY TO RESTART ENGINE ,GASOLINE POURED OUT OF THE BREATHER ,CARBUREATOR SPILLING GAS ON THE HOT ENGINE MAKING THAT A FIRE HAZARD. IT DID IT SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE DAY. I THINK THI...

Mileage: 11,384

THE TURN SIGNAL LENSES AND STOP LAMP LENS ON HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OR PERHAPS MILLIONS OF YAMAHA MOTORCYCLES ARE NOT IDENTIFIED WITH A DOT OR SAE MARKING, MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO OPERATE THE MOTORCYCLE IN VIRGINIA AND MANY OTHER STATES. IT WAS REQUESTED THAT YAMAHA USA WORK WITH THE DOT TO ISSUE A C...

Mileage: 3

MOTORCYCLE: 2006 YAMAHA STRATOLINER, PROBLEM: STALLING WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE: 95+F, SUNNY, CLEAR NO PASSENGER, JUST DRIVER JUST PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AFTER AN 60 - 90 MINUTE RIDE. SHUTDOWN MOTORCYCLE. RAW GASOLINE, LEAKING FROM THE CARBURETOR, DRIPPING ONTO THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST PIPES. AMOUNT OF GAS EXPELLED ONTO THE ENGINE, I WOULD ESTIMATE 2OZ -...

Mileage: 13,500

BACK FIRING AND WANTING TO DIE,ON COLD STARTS. YAMAHA DID THE VALVE JOB UNDER WARRANTY,AND TOLD ME IT WAS FROM IMPROPER OIL CHANGE. NOW ITS DOING IT AGAIN AND THE YAMAHA SHOP HAS BEEN DOING THE OIL CHANGE, 1 YEAR LATER AND 3000 MILES. YAMAHA ALSO HAS PROBLEMS WITH STARTER CLUTCHES MAKING A CRACK WHE...

Mileage: 625

MY 2006 YAMAHA SILVERADO 1700 THAT ONLY HAD 4,700 MILES ON IT WHEN I GOT IT 10/2009 PUKES FUEL FROM THE CARB ALL OVER THE HOT MOTOR POST HOT SHUT DOWN WHICH S A FIRE HAZARD I DIAGNOSED IT TO EXTREME HEAT ISSUES WITH CARB & FLOAT BOWL OVERHEATING / METAL FUEL LINE INBETWEEN THE CYLS/ OVERHEATING/ MET...

Mileage: 4,700

I WAS RIDING A YAMAHA 2006 ROAD STAR HEADING ON TO THE HIGHWAY THE BIKE BACKFIRED AND QUIT. I YANKED THE BIKE TO THE SIDE ALMOST GETTING HIT. DOES IT TAKE SOMEBODY DYING BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS MOTORCYCLE. THIS BIKE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS 3 OTHER TIMES RING FREE AND REJETTING THE...

Mileage: 4,150

MY 2006 YAMAHA ROADSTAR EXHIBITS FUEL LEAKAGE OUT OF THE CARBURETOR WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT. THIS USUALLY OCCURS AFTER STOPPING AND THE ENGINE IS WARM AND HEAT SOAKS THE CARB. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL. MY CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE WHILE I AM SITTING ON THE MOTORCYCLE....

Mileage: 3,000

I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT WHEN I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AFTER RIDING ON A HOT DAY OR AFTER EXTENDED IDLING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, SOMETHING CAUSES A JET OF GAS TO BE SPRAYED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE BEHIND THE AIR CLEANER COVER, IT FLOWS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HOT ENGINE VERY NEAR AN EXHAUST PIPE. (HOT ...

Mileage: 17,500

THE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE WILL LOSE POWER DUE TO VALVES STICKING AND CAUSING BIKE TO RUN ON ONLY 1 CYLINDER. IT HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS. THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BECAUSE YAMAHA TRIES TO LAY BLAME ON THE OWNERS OF THE BIKES. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS H...

Mileage: 7,000

THE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE WILL LOSE POWER DUE TO VALVES STICKING AND CAUSING BIKE TO RUN ON ONLY 1 CYLINDER. IT HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS. THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BECAUSE YAMAHA TRIES TO LAY BLAME ON THE OWNERS OF THE BIKES. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS H...

Mileage: 7,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN VEHICLE NOT SAFE TO RIDE ON. MULTIPLES LISTINGS OF WEAK GEAR LINKAGE REPORTED VIA INTERNET WEBSITES. *TR

Mileage: 23,500

FUEL SYSTEM LEAKING GAS ONTO HOT ENGINE AFTER BEING DRIVEN. *TR

Mileage: 2,225

UP DATE.. YAMAHA HAS REFUSED TO EXTEND MY WARRANTY AFTER A VALVE JOB. BIKE STILL BACKFIRES DURING WARM UP, AND SHUTS OFF DURING IDLE. STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST. I HAVE FOUND A LAWYER AND DEMAND THAT YAMAHA RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

2006 YAMAHA ROADSTAR CAST - I HAD 4,000 MILES ON THE BIKE. I WAS RIDING IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC ONE DAY AND BEING AN AIR COOLED MOTORCYCLE IT WAS RUNNING A LITTLE WARM. AFTER THE BIKE WAS SHUT DOWN FOR A FEW MINUTES IT FLOODED ON RESTART. I CHECKED THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND GASOLINE WAS POURING OUT OF...

Mileage: 4,000

I BOUGHT A 2006 YAMAHA ROADSTAR 1700 NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. JUST BEFORE THE ONE YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED THE MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO BACKFIRE AND STALL WHILE RIDING. THE BIKE IS STOCK WITH NO MODIFICATIONS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BIKE. NOW THE PROBLEM IS WORSE AND THE B...

Mileage: 2,250

2006 1700CC YAMAHA ROSD STAR. DANGEROUS TO OWN AND RIDE DUE TO STICKY VALVES. MOTORCYCLE LOSES POWER ON CURVES AND ON STRAIGHT ROADS DUE TO INCONSISTENT MOTOR PERFORMANCE. YAMAHA KNEW OF THIS BUT WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 1,200

PURCHASED MOTORCYCLE NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2006. IN DECEMBER 2006 I STARTED HAVING DRIVABLE PROBLEMS. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR MOTORCYCLES THEY COMPLAINED ABOUT STICKY EXHAUST VALVES. THEY MADE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS, AND IT TEMPORARILY FIXED THE SYMPTOMS WHICH WERE EXTREME LOSS O...

Mileage: 1,200

UPON TAKING OFF, WITH BIKE UNDER LOAD, 1 CYCLINDER WILL CEASE FUNCTIONING CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER AND A STALLING OF THE MOTOR. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A CORRECTION PERFORMED, STILL WAITING FOR A CORRECT DIAGNOSIS FROM THE YAMAHA DEALERSHIP. CONSEQUENCES OF THIS MALFUNCTION COULD CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE IF T...

IN THE MORNING I GO THROUGH A NORMAL STARTING PROCEDURE OF MOTORCYCLE RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER AND BY YAMAHA. WITHIN 1 MILE THE ENGINE CHOKED/POPPED, AND BUCKED, ALMOST DIED ON ONE OCCASION ON THE ROAD. AFTER ANOTHER HALF MILE TO A MILE THE ENGINE CLEARED UP AND WILL START AND RAN FINE THE REST ...

Mileage: 2,900

WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE MOTORCYCLE 2006 YAMAHA ROADSTAR LOST POWER, BACK FIRED AND ALMOST DIED. THERE WAS TRAFFIC APPROACHING, AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER , AND WAS TOLD THE STEPS TO ST...

Mileage: 7,900

GAS SEEMS TO BOIL OUT OF THE CARBURETOR AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE MOTORCYCLE WHEN HOT AND OVERFLOWS ONTO THE HOT ENGINE CASE AND EXHAUST. THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN WHEN SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE WHEN IT IS HOT. VERY SCARY. *AK

Mileage: 125