2009 YAMAHA ZUMA Problems & Recalls

IN HOT WEATHER (GREATER THAT 90 DEGREES) ENGINE STALLS AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL ENGINE COOLS FOR AN HOUR. STALLED AT RED LIGHT IN FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. NEEDED TO PUSH TO SIDE OF ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS. STALLED AGAIN NEXT DAY SAME SITUATION. RUNS FINE AT NIGHT WHEN COOL. *TR

Mileage: 3,245

BEING THAT THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE 2009 YAMAHA ZUMA 125CC FUEL PUMPS, THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL PUMPS ARE DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC ,STALLING OF THE SCOOTER WHILE DRIVING .THIS CREATES A PROBLEM AT HI SPEEDS AND ALSO HAPPENS WHEN YOU SHUT THE BIKE DOWN AFTER...

Mileage: 5,063

FUEL PUMP FAILS TO ENGAGE WHEN KEY IS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION AND THEREFORE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. *TR

Mileage: 1,800

I HAD BEEN RIDING FOR A FEW MILES AND MY SCOOTER JUST STOPPED. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT, IT WOULDN'T START. THE FUEL PUMP WOULDN'T EVEN TURN ON. I'VE READ ABOUT MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WHEN WILL THERE BE A RECALL? IT'S $200 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING. *TR

Mileage: 5,870

THE FUEL FLOW SEEMS TO CUT OUT AT IDLE WHEN IT'S HOT OUT, WHEN IT'S BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE, AND/OR WHEN IT'S POINTING UPHILL. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN HOT WEATHER {75 +}, ZUMA WOULD NOT START. PUT SCOOTER IN SHADE, OR COOL LOCATION FOR 15 MINUTES OR MORE, AND WOULD RESTART. NOTICED WHEN WOULD NOT START, THE FUEL PUMP COULD NOT BE HEARD AS NORMAL. ON ONE OCCASION, HAD TO HOSE DOWN WITH COLD WATER TO GET TO START. CALLED DE...

Mileage: 4,750

WE BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW IN 09'. I RODE THIS ONLY AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OUR FAMILY MEMBERS LIVE CLOSE. WE THOUGHT WE HAD A BATTERY PROBLEM AT FIRST AND REPLACED IT IN 2010. THEN WE WENT ON A TRIP SO I WASN'T ABLE TO RIDE IT MUCH FOR THE SEASON. WE TRIED TO RUN IT IN 2011 AND IT RAN FOR A M...

Mileage: 95

WHEN IT IS HOT, MY YAMAHA ZUMA 125 WILL STALL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WILL NOT RESTART. WAITING AND TRYING AGAIN SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY SOLUTION AVAILABLE. THE WAIT TIME IS UNPREDICTABLE, 15 MINUTES TO 2 HOURS. SUSPECTING IT IS RELATED TO HEAT I TRY TO WAIT IN SHADE. THE PROBLEM FIRST MANIFESTED MOR...

Mileage: 6,200

FUEL PUMP FAILED ONLY AFTER 1353 MILES OF USED. *TR

Mileage: 1,353

FUEL PUMP WORKS INCONSISTENTLY WHEN HOT AS DESCRIBED IN OTHER COMPLAINTS. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN SUMMER 2010. PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. IT HAS NOW LEFT ME STRANDED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, TWO OF WHICH WERE ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY STREET. *TR

Mileage: 600

FUEL PUMP DOESN'T ENGAGE. SCOOTER WON'T START. AFTER LETTING IT SET FOR AN HOUR OR TWO IT WILL START AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 2,700

KNOWN ISSUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. MOST, IF NOT ALL CHINESE MADE FUEL PUMPS ON 2009 YAMAHA ZUMA 125'S HAVE FAILED OR WILL FAIL. YAMAHA, SO FAR, REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, AND REFUSE TO FIX THE ISSUE. OR EVEN REPLACE THE PART. *TT

Mileage: 3,715

FUEL PUMP FAILED. I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. RUNS GOOD SO FAR. *TR

Mileage: 4,300

2009 YAMAHA ZUMA 125 SCOOTER ENGINE WILL NOT START IN TEMPERATURE OVER 100 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. TURN IGNITION ON AND FUEL PUMP/FAN DOES NOT COME ON AS USUAL, ENGINE TURNS OVER WILL NOT START (NO FUEL). BRING SCOOTER INSIDE HOME (80 DEGREES) TO COOL DOWN, TURN ON IGNITION AND FUEL PUMP RESUMES OPERATI...

Mileage: 877

IN WARM WEATHER FUEL PUMP FAILS CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *TR

YAMAHA ZUMA 125CC ENGINE; FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION; WHEN SCOOTER HEATS UP FROM USE OR FROM HOT WEATHER, FUEL PUMP DOES NOT ENGAGE AND ENGINE WILL NOT START. MUST WAIT FOR ENGINE TO COOL DOWN BEFORE IT OPERATES AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 2,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 YAMAHA ZUMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHE...

Mileage: 700