2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1

OCTOBER 2013 ROTOR EXPLODED AFTER 12000 MILES WHILE RIDING CAUSING BIKE TO LOOSE ALL POWER AND SHUTDOWN ONCE BATTERY WAS FULLY DRAINED. THINKING MAYBE THIS WAS JUST A ONE OFF ISSUE, I REPLACED THE ROTOR. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 12000 MILES IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME IT DESTROYED THE STAT...

OCTOBER 2013 ROTOR EXPLODED AFTER 12000 MILES WHILE RIDING CAUSING BIKE TO LOOSE ALL POWER AND SHUTDOWN ONCE BATTERY WAS FULLY DRAINED. THINKING MAYBE THIS WAS JUST A ONE OFF ISSUE, I REPLACED THE ROTOR. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 12000 MILES IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME IT DESTROYED THE STAT...

WAS RETURNING FROM A VACATION TRIP AND BIKE STARTED SOUNDING FUNNY. THEN ON HIGHWAY LIGHTS AND GAUGES STARTED GOING ON THE INTERSTATE BIKE STALLED LALMOST LOCKING UP BIKE IN CURVE WHILE RIDING ON WET ROAD. SEVERAL TRACTOR TRAILERS WERE BEHIND ME AND NEARLY ALMOST KILLED ME FROM THE SUDDEN CHANGE OF ...

WAS RETURNING FROM A VACATION TRIP AND BIKE STARTED SOUNDING FUNNY. THEN ON HIGHWAY LIGHTS AND GAUGES STARTED GOING ON THE INTERSTATE BIKE STALLED LALMOST LOCKING UP BIKE IN CURVE WHILE RIDING ON WET ROAD. SEVERAL TRACTOR TRAILERS WERE BEHIND ME AND NEARLY ALMOST KILLED ME FROM THE SUDDEN CHANGE OF ...

WAS RETURNING FROM A VACATION TRIP AND BIKE STARTED SOUNDING FUNNY. THEN ON HIGHWAY LIGHTS AND GAUGES STARTED GOING ON THE INTERSTATE BIKE STALLED LALMOST LOCKING UP BIKE IN CURVE WHILE RIDING ON WET ROAD. SEVERAL TRACTOR TRAILERS WERE BEHIND ME AND NEARLY ALMOST KILLED ME FROM THE SUDDEN CHANGE OF ...

WAS RETURNING FROM A VACATION TRIP AND BIKE STARTED SOUNDING FUNNY. THEN ON HIGHWAY LIGHTS AND GAUGES STARTED GOING ON THE INTERSTATE BIKE STALLED LALMOST LOCKING UP BIKE IN CURVE WHILE RIDING ON WET ROAD. SEVERAL TRACTOR TRAILERS WERE BEHIND ME AND NEARLY ALMOST KILLED ME FROM THE SUDDEN CHANGE OF ...

ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING ,BATTERY DIED ,AT THE SHOP I CHARGE THE BATTERY ,TEST BATTERY WAS GOOD ,VERIFIED CHARGING SYSTEM AT THE MOMENT NOT CHARGE ,REMOVED GENERETAR TO VERIFIED STATOR AND FOUND DESTROYED ROTOR ASSY'S AND PLASTIC AND MAGNETS IN THE OIL STRAINER. *TR

ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING ,BATTERY DIED ,AT THE SHOP I CHARGE THE BATTERY ,TEST BATTERY WAS GOOD ,VERIFIED CHARGING SYSTEM AT THE MOMENT NOT CHARGE ,REMOVED GENERETAR TO VERIFIED STATOR AND FOUND DESTROYED ROTOR ASSY'S AND PLASTIC AND MAGNETS IN THE OIL STRAINER. *TR

LOW SPEED, LOW RPM POWER LOSS. TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS (ENGINE DIES). SUSPECTED TPS FAILURE. TOOK MOTORCYCLE TO DEALER SHIP FOR REPAIR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TOOK A SECOND TIME TO DEALER, DID NOT REPLACE TPS, SAID IT CHECKED OUT OK. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A 3RD GENERATION TPS THAT CAN BE USED. *TR

LOW SPEED, LOW RPM POWER LOSS. TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS (ENGINE DIES). SUSPECTED TPS FAILURE. TOOK MOTORCYCLE TO DEALER SHIP FOR REPAIR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TOOK A SECOND TIME TO DEALER, DID NOT REPLACE TPS, SAID IT CHECKED OUT OK. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A 3RD GENERATION TPS THAT CAN BE USED. *TR

LOW SPEED, LOW RPM POWER LOSS. TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS (ENGINE DIES). SUSPECTED TPS FAILURE. TOOK MOTORCYCLE TO DEALER SHIP FOR REPAIR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TOOK A SECOND TIME TO DEALER, DID NOT REPLACE TPS, SAID IT CHECKED OUT OK. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A 3RD GENERATION TPS THAT CAN BE USED. *TR

LOW SPEED, LOW RPM POWER LOSS. TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS (ENGINE DIES). SUSPECTED TPS FAILURE. TOOK MOTORCYCLE TO DEALER SHIP FOR REPAIR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TOOK A SECOND TIME TO DEALER, DID NOT REPLACE TPS, SAID IT CHECKED OUT OK. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A 3RD GENERATION TPS THAT CAN BE USED. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE KICKSTAND ON THE VEHICLE WAS TOO SHORT. THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE BENT THE KICKSTAND AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FALL DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. THE SALES/ SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NOT THE MANUFACTURER.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE KICKSTAND ON THE VEHICLE WAS TOO SHORT. THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE BENT THE KICKSTAND AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FALL DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. THE SALES/ SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NOT THE MANUFACTURER.

I HAVE AN 2004 YAMAHA R1, AND WHEN I HIT 6K MILES THE BIKE STARTED TO CUT OUT,AND TURN OFF. I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADDED COOLANT. THE BIKE RAN FINE WOULD ONLY ACT UP HERE AND THEIR. I NOW HAVE 13500 MILES AND THE BIKE CUTS OUT AND TURNS OFF ALL THE TIME, THE ACTIONS OF THIS PROBLEM H...

I HAVE AN 2004 YAMAHA R1, AND WHEN I HIT 6K MILES THE BIKE STARTED TO CUT OUT,AND TURN OFF. I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADDED COOLANT. THE BIKE RAN FINE WOULD ONLY ACT UP HERE AND THEIR. I NOW HAVE 13500 MILES AND THE BIKE CUTS OUT AND TURNS OFF ALL THE TIME, THE ACTIONS OF THIS PROBLEM H...

I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 395 FROM THE WOODBRIDGE, VA. AREA DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC TIME IN THE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK. ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM THE EXIT THAT I NORMALLY TAKE FOR WORK MY R1 STARTED TO JERK OR IT SEEMED AS IT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS, BUT AS I DOWNSHIFTED THE BIKE DROPPED IT'S R...

I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 395 FROM THE WOODBRIDGE, VA. AREA DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC TIME IN THE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK. ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM THE EXIT THAT I NORMALLY TAKE FOR WORK MY R1 STARTED TO JERK OR IT SEEMED AS IT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS, BUT AS I DOWNSHIFTED THE BIKE DROPPED IT'S R...

MY 2004 R1 CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING AND DIES WHEN YOU PULL THE CLUTCH. I AM A TECH AT A AUTO DEALER AND IT FEELS LIKE THE THROTTLE POSITION LOSES SIGNAL. IF THE PROBLEMS PERSISTS AND THE BIKE DIES WITH THE CLUTCH OUT, THE REAR WHEEL WILL LOCK! THE DEALERS WILL NOT WARRANTY THIS PART. THIS IS NOT A WEA...

MY 2004 R1 CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING AND DIES WHEN YOU PULL THE CLUTCH. I AM A TECH AT A AUTO DEALER AND IT FEELS LIKE THE THROTTLE POSITION LOSES SIGNAL. IF THE PROBLEMS PERSISTS AND THE BIKE DIES WITH THE CLUTCH OUT, THE REAR WHEEL WILL LOCK! THE DEALERS WILL NOT WARRANTY THIS PART. THIS IS NOT A WEA...

THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED WHEN COMING TO A STOP,MOTORCYCLE ALSO WOULD NOT START BACK UP UNTIL TURNING KEY OFF THEN BACK ON. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITENT AND HAS HAPPENED OVER 50 TIMES,THE BIKE SOMETIMES SURGES. *NM

THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED WHEN COMING TO A STOP,MOTORCYCLE ALSO WOULD NOT START BACK UP UNTIL TURNING KEY OFF THEN BACK ON. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITENT AND HAS HAPPENED OVER 50 TIMES,THE BIKE SOMETIMES SURGES. *NM

MY 2004 YAMAHA R1 TPS SENSORS WENT BAD. 1.) AT ABOUT 10K MILES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON: (THE FOLLOWING IS A LINK) HTTP://WWW.R1-FORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=091BBE4CDE9A70B4FD9AA3194BDEEEDE&THREADID=98831&HIGHLIGHT=ENGINE+DIES THIS KNOWN PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YAMAHA MANY TIMES. IT I...

MY 2004 YAMAHA R1 TPS SENSORS WENT BAD. 1.) AT ABOUT 10K MILES, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON: (THE FOLLOWING IS A LINK) HTTP://WWW.R1-FORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=091BBE4CDE9A70B4FD9AA3194BDEEEDE&THREADID=98831&HIGHLIGHT=ENGINE+DIES THIS KNOWN PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YAMAHA MANY TIMES. IT I...

MOTORCYCLE 2004 YAMAHA R1 THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE CUTS OUT AND STARTS TO SURGE, AT IDLE THE RPMS DROP BY HALF AND USUALLY DIES TOTALLY. THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE I STOP AND LET OFF THE GAS. I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. IT STARTED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO AT ABOUT 3000 MILES ON THE ODOM...

MOTORCYCLE 2004 YAMAHA R1 THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE CUTS OUT AND STARTS TO SURGE, AT IDLE THE RPMS DROP BY HALF AND USUALLY DIES TOTALLY. THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE I STOP AND LET OFF THE GAS. I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. IT STARTED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO AT ABOUT 3000 MILES ON THE ODOM...

I HAVE A 2004 YAMAHA R1 THAT WOULD IDLE DOWN TO 500 RPM AND THEN SHUT OFF WHILE BIKE WAS IN MOTION. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES UNTIL THE BIKE WOULD NOT RUN FOR A MILE BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT THE BIKE BACK ON WAS TO TURN THE KEY COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN TURN THE BIKE BACK ON. I TOOK T...

MOTORCYCLE 2004 YAMAHA R1 THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE CUTS OUT AND STARTS TO SURGE, AT IDLE THE RPMS DROP BY HALF AND USUALLY DIES TOTALLY. THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE I STOP AND LET OFF THE GAS. I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. IT STARTED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO AT ABOUT 3000 MILES ON THE ODOM...

MOTORCYCLE 2004 YAMAHA R1 THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE CUTS OUT AND STARTS TO SURGE, AT IDLE THE RPMS DROP BY HALF AND USUALLY DIES TOTALLY. THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE I STOP AND LET OFF THE GAS. I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. IT STARTED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO AT ABOUT 3000 MILES ON THE ODOM...

I HAVE A 2004 YAMAHA R1 THAT WOULD IDLE DOWN TO 500 RPM AND THEN SHUT OFF WHILE BIKE WAS IN MOTION. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES UNTIL THE BIKE WOULD NOT RUN FOR A MILE BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT THE BIKE BACK ON WAS TO TURN THE KEY COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN TURN THE BIKE BACK ON. I TOOK T...

ON FEBRUARY OF 2004 I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 FROM AN AUTHORIZED YAMAHA DEALER IN COVINA, CA. RECENTLY, I WAS RIDING THE ABOVE-MENTIONED MOTORCYCLE ON A RURAL HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING STALLED. THE BIKE LOST ALL POWER AND THE REAR TIRE LOCKED UP SENDING THE BIKE IN...

MOTORCYCLE SURGES HEAVILY GOING DOWN THE ROAD, STALLS AT EVERY STOP SIGN, IT WILL STALL OUT IN TRAFFIC, THE MOTORCYCLE ALSO WILL STALL OUT WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS WHICH IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT.*JB

MOTORCYCLE SURGES HEAVILY GOING DOWN THE ROAD, STALLS AT EVERY STOP SIGN, IT WILL STALL OUT IN TRAFFIC, THE MOTORCYCLE ALSO WILL STALL OUT WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS WHICH IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT.*JB

2004 YAMAHA R1 WILL OCCASIONALLY SURGE ERRATICALLY WHILE RIDING AND VERY OFTEN STALL, USUALLY DURING LOW TO NO THROTTLE CONDITIONS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT STARTED TO MANIFEST ITSELF WHEN I BOUGHT THE BIKE WITH 1,000 MILES AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND I AM NOW AT 2,500 MILES. THIS IS A DANG...

ON FEBRUARY OF 2004 I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 FROM AN AUTHORIZED YAMAHA DEALER IN COVINA, CA. RECENTLY, I WAS RIDING THE ABOVE-MENTIONED MOTORCYCLE ON A RURAL HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING STALLED. THE BIKE LOST ALL POWER AND THE REAR TIRE LOCKED UP SENDING THE BIKE IN...

MOTORCYCLE SURGES HEAVILY GOING DOWN THE ROAD, STALLS AT EVERY STOP SIGN, IT WILL STALL OUT IN TRAFFIC, THE MOTORCYCLE ALSO WILL STALL OUT WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS WHICH IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT.*JB

MOTORCYCLE SURGES HEAVILY GOING DOWN THE ROAD, STALLS AT EVERY STOP SIGN, IT WILL STALL OUT IN TRAFFIC, THE MOTORCYCLE ALSO WILL STALL OUT WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS WHICH IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT.*JB

2004 YAMAHA R1 WILL OCCASIONALLY SURGE ERRATICALLY WHILE RIDING AND VERY OFTEN STALL, USUALLY DURING LOW TO NO THROTTLE CONDITIONS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT STARTED TO MANIFEST ITSELF WHEN I BOUGHT THE BIKE WITH 1,000 MILES AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND I AM NOW AT 2,500 MILES. THIS IS A DANG...

INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. YAMAHA 2004 R1 MOTORCYCLE. *NM

I WAS RIDING AROUND FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, CAME TO A STOP LIGHT TO WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. STOP LIGHT CHANGED SO I PROCEED ACROSS INTERSECTION. I WAS ALMOST ALL THE WAY ACROSS INTERSECTION WITH THE CLUTCH LEVER FULLY RELEASED BY THIS TIME AND THROTTLE PARTIALLY OPEN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BIKE S...

INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. YAMAHA 2004 R1 MOTORCYCLE. *NM

I WAS RIDING AROUND FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, CAME TO A STOP LIGHT TO WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. STOP LIGHT CHANGED SO I PROCEED ACROSS INTERSECTION. I WAS ALMOST ALL THE WAY ACROSS INTERSECTION WITH THE CLUTCH LEVER FULLY RELEASED BY THIS TIME AND THROTTLE PARTIALLY OPEN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BIKE S...

THE 2004 YAMAHA R1 STARTS SHAKING AND BACKFIRING. WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN THE ENGINE DIES. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE RIDING THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED RESULTING IN MANY NEAR CRASHES. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF AGAIN. THIS BIKE IS UNSAFE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPL...

THE 2004 YAMAHA R1 STARTS SHAKING AND BACKFIRING. WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN THE ENGINE DIES. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE RIDING THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED RESULTING IN MANY NEAR CRASHES. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF AGAIN. THIS BIKE IS UNSAFE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPL...

I HAD MY 2004 YAMAHA R1 REPEATEDLY LOSE POWER WHILE OPERATING IN THE SUB-7000 RPM RANGE. THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD BACKFIRE, SPUTTER, AND THEN LOSE POWER. THE FAILURE FIRST APPEARED WITH APPROXIMATELY 7000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED BY REMOVING THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS AND C...

I HAD MY 2004 YAMAHA R1 REPEATEDLY LOSE POWER WHILE OPERATING IN THE SUB-7000 RPM RANGE. THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD BACKFIRE, SPUTTER, AND THEN LOSE POWER. THE FAILURE FIRST APPEARED WITH APPROXIMATELY 7000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED BY REMOVING THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS AND C...

AT LOW THROTTLE POSITION, MY BIKE WILL BREAK UP AND CUT OUT, WHEN I COME TO A STOP IT WILL STALL, OR WHEN I AM MOVING LIKE ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL STALL. IF I TURN THE KEY OFF THEN ON IT WILL RESET AND GO FOR A LITTLE BIT TILL IT STARTS DOING IT AGAIN. *JB

AT LOW THROTTLE POSITION, MY BIKE WILL BREAK UP AND CUT OUT, WHEN I COME TO A STOP IT WILL STALL, OR WHEN I AM MOVING LIKE ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL STALL. IF I TURN THE KEY OFF THEN ON IT WILL RESET AND GO FOR A LITTLE BIT TILL IT STARTS DOING IT AGAIN. *JB

WHAT HAPPENED WAS, I WAS TRAVELING ON I-84W AT ABOUT 60-70 MPH AT 6TH GEAR WHEN MY MOTORCYCLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. A 18-WHEELER TRUCK WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND ALMOST RAN ME OVER SINCE I SUDDENLY SLOWED. THERE WAS ONE EVENT PRECEDING THIS WHERE MY BIKE WAS WARMING UP AND S...

WHAT HAPPENED WAS, I WAS TRAVELING ON I-84W AT ABOUT 60-70 MPH AT 6TH GEAR WHEN MY MOTORCYCLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. A 18-WHEELER TRUCK WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND ALMOST RAN ME OVER SINCE I SUDDENLY SLOWED. THERE WAS ONE EVENT PRECEDING THIS WHERE MY BIKE WAS WARMING UP AND S...

IN THE SUMMER OF 2005, WHILE RIDING MID-TURN, MY 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 LURCHED AND CUT-OUT CAUSING ME TO LOW SIDE MY MOTORCYCLE. I RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND MY MOTORCYCLE WAS WRECKED AND IS BRANDED SALVAGE ON THE TITLE. AFTER THE INCIDENT AND REPAIRING MY BIKE, APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER IT DID TH...

IN THE SUMMER OF 2005, WHILE RIDING MID-TURN, MY 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 LURCHED AND CUT-OUT CAUSING ME TO LOW SIDE MY MOTORCYCLE. I RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND MY MOTORCYCLE WAS WRECKED AND IS BRANDED SALVAGE ON THE TITLE. AFTER THE INCIDENT AND REPAIRING MY BIKE, APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER IT DID TH...

MY 2004 YAMAHA R1 CUTS OUT/STOPS RUNNING UNDER NORMAL RIDING CONDITIONS WITH NO WARNING, OR APPARENT FAILURE. I GET NO FAILURE CODES, OR WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN RIDING IN TRAFFIC, OR ON TURN. YAMAHA IS AWARE OF FAULTY TPS SENSO...

MY 2004 YAMAHA R1 CUTS OUT/STOPS RUNNING UNDER NORMAL RIDING CONDITIONS WITH NO WARNING, OR APPARENT FAILURE. I GET NO FAILURE CODES, OR WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN RIDING IN TRAFFIC, OR ON TURN. YAMAHA IS AWARE OF FAULTY TPS SENSO...

I WAS GOING TO WATCH THE GAME IN PASADENA LAST NIGHT DOING ABOUT 75 MPH ON THE FASTLANE OF THE 134 FWY. ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOSE ALL POWER,(IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE HIT MY CUT OFF SWITCH ON MY RIGHT HANDLE BAR) LUCKY FOR ME I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, SCARY. I TURNED THE KEY OF...

I WAS GOING TO WATCH THE GAME IN PASADENA LAST NIGHT DOING ABOUT 75 MPH ON THE FASTLANE OF THE 134 FWY. ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOSE ALL POWER,(IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE HIT MY CUT OFF SWITCH ON MY RIGHT HANDLE BAR) LUCKY FOR ME I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, SCARY. I TURNED THE KEY OF...

THIS FALL MY 2004 YZF R1(YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE) CUT OUR TWICE AT 60 MPH. I WAS LUCKY IN THE FACT THAT I WAS JUST GOING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. IF I HAD BEEN GOING ON A TIGHT CURVE THE OUT COME WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. WHEN THE ENGINE CUTS OUT IT'S LIKE SLAMMING ON THE REAR BRAKE OR "ENGINE BRAKING", ...

THIS FALL MY 2004 YZF R1(YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE) CUT OUR TWICE AT 60 MPH. I WAS LUCKY IN THE FACT THAT I WAS JUST GOING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. IF I HAD BEEN GOING ON A TIGHT CURVE THE OUT COME WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. WHEN THE ENGINE CUTS OUT IT'S LIKE SLAMMING ON THE REAR BRAKE OR "ENGINE BRAKING", ...

THIS FALL MY 2004 YZF R1(YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE) CUT OUR TWICE AT 60 MPH. I WAS LUCKY IN THE FACT THAT I WAS JUST GOING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. IF I HAD BEEN GOING ON A TIGHT CURVE THE OUT COME WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. WHEN THE ENGINE CUTS OUT IT'S LIKE SLAMMING ON THE REAR BRAKE OR "ENGINE BRAKING", ...

THIS FALL MY 2004 YZF R1(YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE) CUT OUR TWICE AT 60 MPH. I WAS LUCKY IN THE FACT THAT I WAS JUST GOING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. IF I HAD BEEN GOING ON A TIGHT CURVE THE OUT COME WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. WHEN THE ENGINE CUTS OUT IT'S LIKE SLAMMING ON THE REAR BRAKE OR "ENGINE BRAKING", ...

I OWN A 2005 YAMAHA YZF-R1, AFTER 2500 MILES THE MOTOR WILL INTERMITTENTLY DROP TO AROUND 500RPM OR LOWER WHEN IDLING OR WHEN CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED IN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE MOTOR WILL DROP INTO A LUMPING AND THEN CUT OUT. IT ALSO OCCURS WHILE MOTORCYCLE IS IN MOTION. THE MOTOR WILL JERK AND LURCH ...

I OWN A 2005 YAMAHA YZF-R1, AFTER 2500 MILES THE MOTOR WILL INTERMITTENTLY DROP TO AROUND 500RPM OR LOWER WHEN IDLING OR WHEN CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED IN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE MOTOR WILL DROP INTO A LUMPING AND THEN CUT OUT. IT ALSO OCCURS WHILE MOTORCYCLE IS IN MOTION. THE MOTOR WILL JERK AND LURCH ...

WAS DRIVING MY YAMAHA R1 AND WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN,TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AND FRONT END WOULD NOT TURN,CRASHED DOING APPROX 15 MILES AN HOUR BIKE FLIPPED ON ME AND I WAS INJURED. BOLT THAT HELD THE FRONT STABILIZER CAME OUT CAUSED THE STABILIZER TO JAM WHEN TRYING TO TURN RIGHT, UPON INVESTIGAT...

WAS DRIVING MY YAMAHA R1 AND WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN,TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AND FRONT END WOULD NOT TURN,CRASHED DOING APPROX 15 MILES AN HOUR BIKE FLIPPED ON ME AND I WAS INJURED. BOLT THAT HELD THE FRONT STABILIZER CAME OUT CAUSED THE STABILIZER TO JAM WHEN TRYING TO TURN RIGHT, UPON INVESTIGAT...

MY MOTORCYCLE CUTS OFF AND STALLS. *JB

MY MOTORCYCLE CUTS OFF AND STALLS. *JB

I OWN A 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 (PURCHASED NEW). ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF MAY OF 2005 THE MOTORCYLE WOULD STALL ON ME WHEN THE BIKE WASN'T MOVING OR WHENEVER THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. BASICALLY THE BIKE'S IDLE WOULD DROP TO ABOUT 500 RPM, THE BIKE WOULD RUN REALLY ROUGH, AND IT WOULD STALL WHENEVER THE CL...

I OWN A 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 (PURCHASED NEW). ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF MAY OF 2005 THE MOTORCYLE WOULD STALL ON ME WHEN THE BIKE WASN'T MOVING OR WHENEVER THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. BASICALLY THE BIKE'S IDLE WOULD DROP TO ABOUT 500 RPM, THE BIKE WOULD RUN REALLY ROUGH, AND IT WOULD STALL WHENEVER THE CL...

I OWN A 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 (PURCHASED NEW). ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF MAY OF 2005 THE MOTORCYLE WOULD STALL ON ME WHEN THE BIKE WASN'T MOVING OR WHENEVER THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. BASICALLY THE BIKE'S IDLE WOULD DROP TO ABOUT 500 RPM, THE BIKE WOULD RUN REALLY ROUGH, AND IT WOULD STALL WHENEVER THE CL...

I OWN A 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 (PURCHASED NEW). ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF MAY OF 2005 THE MOTORCYLE WOULD STALL ON ME WHEN THE BIKE WASN'T MOVING OR WHENEVER THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. BASICALLY THE BIKE'S IDLE WOULD DROP TO ABOUT 500 RPM, THE BIKE WOULD RUN REALLY ROUGH, AND IT WOULD STALL WHENEVER THE CL...

DEAR NHTSA: I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO THE CONTINUOUS ENGINE FAILURE OF A YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, THE ENGINE STARTED HESITATING DURING A REGULAR RIDE AND WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS RELEASED IT WOULD NOT IDLE BUT STOP; THE ENGINE QUITS RUNNING EVEN WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, WHICH...

DEAR NHTSA: I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO THE CONTINUOUS ENGINE FAILURE OF A YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, THE ENGINE STARTED HESITATING DURING A REGULAR RIDE AND WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS RELEASED IT WOULD NOT IDLE BUT STOP; THE ENGINE QUITS RUNNING EVEN WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, WHICH...

(1) AROUND 5,000 MILES I NOTICED MY BIKE STARTED STALLING OUT AT 4,000 RPM OR LESS. (2) ENGINE WOULD IDLE REALLY LOW AND STALL OUT. BIKE WOULD USUALLY NOT START BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. LAST YEAR IN THE FALL I WAS IN A TURN AND MY BIKE STALLED OUT AND I LOSS CONTROL AND CRASHED. I INJURED MY RIGHT ...

I AM THE OWNER OF A YAMAHA R1 2004 MOTORCYCLE. AFTER 5000 MILES THE BIKE WILL DROP TO A LOW IDLE 500 RPM AND THEN SHUT DOWN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND HAS CAUSED MANY CRASHES, AND INJURIES! I BELONG TO MANY FORUMS AND THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE WORLD TO 2004 YAMAHAS, IT IS THE LEFT TPS SENSOR!...

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2004 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE I WAS RIDING HOME MID DAY ON APRIL 11 2005 I NOTICED THE BIKE IDLING VERY LOW EVERY TIME I STOPPED. SO I WENT IN TO A PARKING AREA AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WITH THE IGNITION KEY AND WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE. IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE SO I PRES...

(1) AROUND 5,000 MILES I NOTICED MY BIKE STARTED STALLING OUT AT 4,000 RPM OR LESS. (2) ENGINE WOULD IDLE REALLY LOW AND STALL OUT. BIKE WOULD USUALLY NOT START BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. LAST YEAR IN THE FALL I WAS IN A TURN AND MY BIKE STALLED OUT AND I LOSS CONTROL AND CRASHED. I INJURED MY RIGHT ...

I AM THE OWNER OF A YAMAHA R1 2004 MOTORCYCLE. AFTER 5000 MILES THE BIKE WILL DROP TO A LOW IDLE 500 RPM AND THEN SHUT DOWN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND HAS CAUSED MANY CRASHES, AND INJURIES! I BELONG TO MANY FORUMS AND THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE WORLD TO 2004 YAMAHAS, IT IS THE LEFT TPS SENSOR!...

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2004 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE I WAS RIDING HOME MID DAY ON APRIL 11 2005 I NOTICED THE BIKE IDLING VERY LOW EVERY TIME I STOPPED. SO I WENT IN TO A PARKING AREA AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WITH THE IGNITION KEY AND WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE. IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE SO I PRES...

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ENGINE STALLED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.*AK *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ENGINE STALLED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.*AK *BF *NM

MY SON WAS RIDING A 2004 YAMAHA YZ250F MOTOCROSS MOTORCYCLE ON 1/7/05 WHEN ON HIS APPROACH TO A JUMP HIS MOTOR QUIT RUNNING. THE CARBURETOR POPPED OUT OF ITS MOUNTING [INTAKE BOOT]. THE CONSEQUENCE WAS THAT AS MY SON WAS COMMITTED TO CLEARING THE JUMP. THE YAMAHA LOST POWER, AND HE CRASHED INTO THE ...

MY SON WAS RIDING A 2004 YAMAHA YZ250F MOTOCROSS MOTORCYCLE ON 1/7/05 WHEN ON HIS APPROACH TO A JUMP HIS MOTOR QUIT RUNNING. THE CARBURETOR POPPED OUT OF ITS MOUNTING [INTAKE BOOT]. THE CONSEQUENCE WAS THAT AS MY SON WAS COMMITTED TO CLEARING THE JUMP. THE YAMAHA LOST POWER, AND HE CRASHED INTO THE ...

I RECENTLY PURCHASED YAMAHA'S NEW 125 VINO SCOOTER AND AFTER ONLY 400 MILES AT RATED SPEED OF 50 MPH (FASTER THAN MOST SCOOTERS), WITH NORMAL DRIVING, I WAS THROWN AND HIT THE PAVEMENT MAKING DOG MEAT OF MY BODY. I SUSPECT THE SMALL FRONT TIRE DESIGN AT HIGH SPEEDS IS A DEATH TRAP. CAN SUPPLY MORE...

I RECENTLY PURCHASED YAMAHA'S NEW 125 VINO SCOOTER AND AFTER ONLY 400 MILES AT RATED SPEED OF 50 MPH (FASTER THAN MOST SCOOTERS), WITH NORMAL DRIVING, I WAS THROWN AND HIT THE PAVEMENT MAKING DOG MEAT OF MY BODY. I SUSPECT THE SMALL FRONT TIRE DESIGN AT HIGH SPEEDS IS A DEATH TRAP. CAN SUPPLY MORE...

WHILE RIDING AT 70 MPH MOTORCYCLE LOST CONSIDERABLE POWER AND STARTED TICKING LOUDLY. CONSUMER EXAMINED THE MOTORCYCLE BUT COULD FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THEN, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT BEFORE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS BOUGHT MOTOR...

WHILE RIDING AT 70 MPH MOTORCYCLE LOST CONSIDERABLE POWER AND STARTED TICKING LOUDLY. CONSUMER EXAMINED THE MOTORCYCLE BUT COULD FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THEN, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT BEFORE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS BOUGHT MOTOR...