2006 Yamaha CP250 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2006 Yamaha CP250, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Fuel system150.0%
- Suspension150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA CC200 (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V180000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). HE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND REMAINS PARKED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 600.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
2006 YAMAHA VIRAGO XV250, 70 MPH ON I96, NO BRAKING, SOLO RIDE, 16000 MILES, 21 MOS OLD, THE LEFT ARM OF THE REAR SWING ARM BUCKLED, CONTINUING TO YIELD UNTIL THE REAR TIRE MADE CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT INNER SWING ARM AND THE REAR BRAKE LINKAGE. THIS CONTACT STABILIZED THE LEFT SIDE SWING ARM YIELDING, HOWEVER THE RUBBING OF THE TIRE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DECELERATION ABRUPTLY. THE COLLAPSING SWING ARM CAUSED DRIVE CHAIN SLACK AND THE CHAIN JUMPED ON THE SPROCKET. THE TIRE WAS SMOKING DUE TO THE RUB. LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTED. REAR TIRE FAILURE WAS EMINENT. I AM HIGHLY SKILLED, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BIKE MILES. I STOPPED QUICKLY USING THE FRONT DISC BRAKE AS I PULLED OFF THE EXPRESSWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER. I BOUGHT THIS BIKE BRAND NEW, AND USE IT TO COMMUTE TO WORK ON DETROIT FREEWAYS. IT HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD, NOR DO I CARRY A PASSENGER. IT HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. I AM A MASTER MECHANIC IN MICHIGAN. I AM FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHO OWNED AND MAINTAINED A CESSNA 152 FOR YEARS. BSEE FROM UOFM, MS FROM LAWRENCE TECH. I BABY THIS BIKE. I BOUGHT YES, YAMAHA EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT. YAMAHA HAS DENIED THE CLAIM. THE DEALER STATES IT IS UNSAFE TO RIDE. I WILL PURCHASE REQUIRED PARTS AND MAKE MY OWN REPAIRS. THIS FAILURE COULD EASILY HAVE KILLED THE DRIVER, AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. I WANT TO GET RID OF THE BIKE, AS, SIMPLY PUTTING ON A REPLACEMENT PART OF THE SAME DESIGN WILL NOT RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THE SWING ARM IS INADEQUATE. PLEASE NOTE, THE VEHICLE SELECTION IS CP250. VIRAGO XV250 IS NOT AVAILABLE IN YOUR DROP DOWN MENU. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .