2007 Yamaha FJR1300 Problems

FAILURE ON REPAIR OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 11V338000 RECALL DATE: JUNE 28,2011 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 990061 FAILURE DESCRIPTION: ON MONDAY 8/22/2016 , I STARTED EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I WAS STRANDED AND COULD NOT START BIKE. HAVING READ ON 'FJRFORUM.COM ' ABOUT "GROUND WIRE JUNCTION CONNECTION" OR 'GROUND BUSS CONNECTORS' ISSUES AND THE SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, I SUSPECTED THAT I HAVE A 'GROUND BUSS CONNECTORS' ISSUE. MY BIKE HAD THE RECALL DONE IN 2011. SYMPTOMS: INTERMITTENT A) IGNITION IN ON POSITION, NOT ATTEMPTING TO START BIKE. 1) BRAKE ACTIVATED (EITHER HAND OR FOOT) -> BRAKE LIGHTS WORK NORMALLY AND NO ABNORMAL ACTIVITY 2) RAISE/LOWER WINDSCREEN -> RESULTS IN VERY SLOW OR NO MOVEMENT AND THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. 3) HIT HORN -> NO HORN SOUNDS BUT BOTH TURN SIGNALS LIGHT AND THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. 3) TURN ON EITHER TURN SIGNAL -> THE TURN SIGNAL WILL FLASH AND THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATES B) IGNITION IN ON POSITION AND ATTEMPT TO START BIKE: 1) INTERMITTENTLY WILL START, BUT IF NOT NOTHING EXCEPT TO ILLUMINATE THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR. 3) IF IT DOES START, LIGHTS MAY GO OUT! RANDOM TURN SIGNAL BEHAVIOR! INVESTIGATION: I INSPECTED ALL "GROUND JOINTS"(AKA SPIDERS) . I COMPLETED MY INSPECTION ON FRIDAY, AUG. 26. PRIMARY FINDING IS THAT THE CONNECTOR THAT MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 990061 WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX HAS A PIN THAT IS INTERMITTENTLY SHORTING RESULTING IN SCORCH/BURN MARKS ON THE FEMALE CONNECTOR. I CAN ONLY SPECULATE THAT WHEN THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED THAT IT WAS EITHER NOT DONE CORRECTLY OR THAT THE CONNECTOR ALREADY HAD DAMAGE THAT WAS EITHER UNDETECTED OR IGNORED. AT ANY RATE, IT'S A FAILURE OF A SAFETY RECALL ! I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOS OF THE RECALL FAILURE. I WANT YAMAHA TO INSPECT AND IF NEED BE REPLACE WIRING HARNESS PER MANUF. RECALL NO. 9900062

HIGH BEAM INDICATOR CAME ON, TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE, BIKE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING. THIS WAS ALL CAUSED BY GROUND SPIDER 6 BURNING AND FAILING.

THE FUEL TANK CAP ASSEMBLY ALLOWS WATER TO LEAK BY THE RUBBER GASKET INTO THE VENT PIPE. THIS PIPE IS MADE IN SUCH A WAY SO AS TO TRAP WATER IN IT WHEN WASHING OR RIDING IN RAIN. THIS IS THEN EVIDENCED BY A GURGLING SOUND COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK CAP AREA. IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED IT COULD, OVER TIME, CAUSE THE VENT PIPE TO RUST THROUGH. THIS WOULD THEN ALLOW WATER TO ENTER THE FUEL TANK AND CONTAMINATE THE FUEL, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP SUDDENLY. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS BEING RIDDEN IT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH. A TEMPORARY FIX IS TO REMOVE THE FUEL TANK CAP ASSEMBLY AND USE HIGH PRESSURE AIR TO BLOW THE WATER OUT OF THE VENT PIPE. THIS MUST BE DONE EACH TIME THE AREA IS EXPOSED TO WATER. THERE IS NOT A REPLACEMENT GASKET AVAILABLE FROM YAMAHA. CURRENTLY, THE ONLY OPTION FOR OWNERS IS TO PURCHASE A NEW FUEL TANK CAP ASSEMBLY, FOR OVER $100, AND HOPE THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM. *JS

ENGINE SURGES ABOVE 3000 FEET ALTITUDE CAUSING UNCONTROLLED LIFTING OF FRONT WHEEL IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. *TR

HIGH BEAM INDICATOR CAME ON, TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE, BIKE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING. THIS WAS ALL CAUSED BY GROUND SPIDER 6 BURNING AND FAILING.

ENGINE SURGES ABOVE 3000 FEET ALTITUDE CAUSING UNCONTROLLED LIFTING OF FRONT WHEEL IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. *TR

RIDING UP HILL SEVERE LOSS OF POWER AND POWER SURGES. SEVERAL TIMES ALWAYS RIDING UPHILL I HAVE HAD SEVERE POWER LOSSES AND POWER SURGES. CAUSED ME TO MISS TURN AND SLOW DOWN TO A STOP. I SHUT DOWN BIKE AND RESTARTED. TURNED AROUND AND WENT DOWNHILL AND THE BIKE OPERATED FINE. HAVE NOT HAD ANY REPAIRS OR MODIFICATIONS TO BIKE. THIS OCCURRED ON THE FIRST RIDE ON THIS BIKE UPHILL AND SEVERAL TIMES AFTER. HAVE ONLY RIDDEN 600 MILES ON THIS BIKE. *TR

1. WHILE RIDING MY NEW 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AND GAINING ALTITUDE FROM 1000-3000 FEET, THE THROTTLE CONTROL BEGINS SURGING AND ON/OFF THROTTLE ADJUSTMENTS BECOME VERY ABRUPT. 2. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS THROTTLE CONTROL PROBLEM ARE THAT THE MOTORCYCLE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND UNSAFE TO RIDE. 3. TURNING THE MOTORCYCLE OFF AND BACK ON WILL TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNTIL GAINING MORE ALTITUDE, THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNS. NO REPAIRS HAVE YET BEEN PERFORMED, THE SEVERAL YAMAHA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS I CONTACTED WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM.

HIGH BEAM INDICATOR CAME ON, TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE, BIKE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING. THIS WAS ALL CAUSED BY GROUND SPIDER 6 BURNING AND FAILING.

BIKE HAS HAD THE FACTORY RECALL THAT CONNECTS A MORE DIRECT PATH OF BATTERY GROUND TO THE S 4 BUSS. HOWEVER, THIS ONLY HELPED WITH LOAD ON THE COMPONENTS OF THE S4 CONNECTOR. MY LIGHTS WENT OUT BECAUSE THE DOWN STREAM FROM THE S4 CONNECTOR, THE S6 (HAD BURNED CONTACTS) WHICH THE FEED THE S7 CONNECTOR FOR THE LH HEAD LIGHT AND THE S8 CONNECTOR FOR THE RH HEADLIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF CURRENT FROM BOTH LIGHTS THRU ONE PIN AT THE S6 CONNECTOR CAUSE THE CONNECTOR TO BUILD UP HEAT DAMAGE AND KILL THE GROUND PATH FOR BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 FJR1300 YAMAHA IN JUNE OF 08. TO DATE MOTORCYCLE HAS 1151 MILES ON IT. FROM DAY ONE MOTORCYCLE HAD A VERY STICKY CLUTCH. I ALWAYS WARM UP THE BIKE TO 2 OR 4 BARS AND THEN ATTEMPT TO PUT BIKE INTO FIRST GEAR, PULL IN THE CLUTCH WITH BRAKE APPLIED AND BIKE WOULD SHUT OFF. I WOULD RESTART THE BIKE, PULL IN THE CLUTCH WITH BRAKE GENTLY APPLIED AND BIKE WOULD CLUNK INTO 1ST AND LURCH FORWARD. WHEN COMING TO FIRST STOP, TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 3RD TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 1ST THERE WAS A 1-3 SECOND DELAY REGARDLESS OF RPM, AND AT TIMES WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT AT ALL WHICH MEANT I WOULD COME TO A STOP WITH CLUTCH PULLED IN. AS THE BIKE WOULD WARM UP THE CLUTCH BECAME LESS STICKY AS I RODE AROUND TOWN. HOWEVER, ONCE I RODE ON FREEWAY TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY 35-50MIN RIDE, AND TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT ON THE OFFRAMP BIKE AGAIN WAS STICKY OR WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT WITHOUT 1-3 SECOND DELAY. THIS BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL I FELT MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER AND I TOOK BIKE INTO DEALER AT 1151 MILES. DEALER OPENED UP CLUTCH AND FOUND THAT 2 CLUTCH TABS WERE IMPROPERLY PULLED IN? DEALER ALSO STATED THAT WASHERS WERE NOT ASSEMBLED PROPERLY. I HAVE YET TO RIDE BIKE SINCE REPAIR. *TR

WHEN INITIALLY SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR A LOUD CLUNK IS HEARD IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BIKE WILL LURCH FORWARD AND TAKE OFF OR IF THE BRAKE IS APPLY THE ENGINE WILL STALL. THEN THE CLUTCH BREAKS LOOSE AND YOU CAN DRIVE AWAY. THE BIKE WILL UPSHIFT HARD AND SHIFT TIMING IS CRITICAL. THEN WHEN YOU APPROACH AN INTERSECTION AND NEED TO DOWN SHIFT YOU NEED TO USE THE BRAKES TO BREAK LOOSE THE CLUTCH. AFTER SEVERAL MILES IT WARMS UP AND BECOMES LESS STICKY. THE CLUTCH WILL DISENGAGE AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND THEN YOU CAN SHIFT. IF YOU DON'T USE THE CLUTCH FOR SEVERAL MILES IT GETS STICKY AGAIN. IF YOU LET IT SIT FOR 8 HOURS IT GETS LOCKED UP. THIS STARTED MILDLY AT 500 MILES AND HAS GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR AN INEXPERIENCED RIDER. *TR

THIS IS A YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE. IT HAS A BLOWN FORK SEAL, WHICH IS A PRETTY COMMON OCCURRENCE. THIS IS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING. THERE ARE 2 SPECIAL TOOLS NECESSARY TO REPAIR THIS, ACCORDING TO THE FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL. NEITHER OF THESE SPECIAL TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE FROM YAMAHA. THERE ARE NO SUBSTITUTES AVAILABLE EITHER, ACCORDING TO 3 SEPARATE DEALERS AND THE CORPORATE HQ IN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS QUITE A SAFETY RISK, AS I CANNOT PROPERLY REPAIR THE SUSPENSION, AND THIS WILL AFFECT THE STABILITY/CONTROLLABILITY OF THE BIKE. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE BRAKES, AS FLUID CAN LEAK ONTO THE ROTOR/PADS AND REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS. *TR

REAR BRAKE BECAME MUSHY AND INEFFECTIVE. *TR

THE SIDE CASE LOCK FAILED, CAUSING THE SIDE CASE (SADDLEBAG) TO FALL OPEN WHILE RIDING. THIS CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO SWERVE, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. I REPAIRED THE LOCK BY ADDING A LOCK WASHER AND LIQUID LOCKTITE TO THE SINGLE SCREW HOLDING THE LOCK IN PLACE. TWO WEEKS AGO, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE CASE. LUCKILY, THIS TIME IT HAPPENED AT VERY SLOW SPEED IN MY DRIVEWAY. IF THIS HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED, OR IN A TURN, IT COULD BE DEADLY. I CONTACTED YAMAHA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE LOCK MECHANISM UNLESS THERE WAS A VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL ORDERED BY NHTSA. ACCORDING TO THEIR PARTS WEBSITE, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ORIGINAL LOCK MECHANISMS WITH A DIFFERENT ONE ON NEWER MODELS AND NO LONGER SELL THIS PART. PART NUMBER IS 5P5-28406-01-00. THIS NEW PART IS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE ORIGINAL, DEFECTIVE PART- PART NUMBER 5JW-W9451-02-00. *TR

THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS ARE THE SIZE OF PENCIL ERASERS AND ARE LOCATED OUT OF VIEW ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THEY ARE NOT VISIBLE WITH PERIPHERAL VISION DURING NORMAL DRIVING WITH THE EYES ON THE ROAD. IN ORDER TO SEE THEM THE DRIVER MUST TAKE HIS EYES OFF THE ROAD AND TILT HIS HEAD AND HELMET DOWN. THEY ARE NOT SELF CANCELING. THEY HAVE NO AUDIBLE OR TACTICAL INDICATORS AND THE VISUAL INDICATORS ARE INSUFFICIENT. CONSEQUENTLY AFTER MAKING A TURN THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE THAT THE TURN SIGNALS ARE STILL ON AND MAY DRIVE FOR MANY MILES THIS WAY. MY SELF AND OTHER DRIVERS OF THE 06-07 FJR1300 SERIES HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS AND CLOSE CALLS OF VEHICLE TRAFFIC ENTERING OUR PATH BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT WE WERE ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN. *TR

THIS IS A YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE. IT HAS A BLOWN FORK SEAL, WHICH IS A PRETTY COMMON OCCURRENCE. THIS IS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING. THERE ARE 2 SPECIAL TOOLS NECESSARY TO REPAIR THIS, ACCORDING TO THE FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL. NEITHER OF THESE SPECIAL TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE FROM YAMAHA. THERE ARE NO SUBSTITUTES AVAILABLE EITHER, ACCORDING TO 3 SEPARATE DEALERS AND THE CORPORATE HQ IN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS QUITE A SAFETY RISK, AS I CANNOT PROPERLY REPAIR THE SUSPENSION, AND THIS WILL AFFECT THE STABILITY/CONTROLLABILITY OF THE BIKE. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE BRAKES, AS FLUID CAN LEAK ONTO THE ROTOR/PADS AND REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS. *TR

THIS IS A YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE. IT HAS A BLOWN FORK SEAL, WHICH IS A PRETTY COMMON OCCURRENCE. THIS IS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING. THERE ARE 2 SPECIAL TOOLS NECESSARY TO REPAIR THIS, ACCORDING TO THE FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL. NEITHER OF THESE SPECIAL TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE FROM YAMAHA. THERE ARE NO SUBSTITUTES AVAILABLE EITHER, ACCORDING TO 3 SEPARATE DEALERS AND THE CORPORATE HQ IN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS QUITE A SAFETY RISK, AS I CANNOT PROPERLY REPAIR THE SUSPENSION, AND THIS WILL AFFECT THE STABILITY/CONTROLLABILITY OF THE BIKE. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE BRAKES, AS FLUID CAN LEAK ONTO THE ROTOR/PADS AND REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS. *TR

2007 YAMAHA FJR 1300 AE, 11,000 MILES. - INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING. AFTER RIDING ABOUT 10 MINUTES, BEGAN DOWNSHIFTING TO EXIT THE FREEWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BECAME LOCKED IN 4TH GEAR. ONCE THIS HAPPENED, IT WOULD NOT UP OR DOWN SHIFT WITH EITHER THE HAND OR FOOT SHIFTER. THEN I STOPPED THE MOTORCYCLE AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THEN TURNED THE KEY BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO CLICK DOWN TO 2ND GEAR. REIGNITED THE ENGINE AND BIKE SNAPPED INTO GEAR (STILL IN 2ND). AFTER THIS, THE BIKE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN BUSY TRAFFIC, I MAY HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO MANEUVER EFFECTIVELY AND BEEN KILLED. TOOK THE BIKE STRAIGHT TO A SHOP AND THAT'S WHERE IT WILL STAY UNTIL THE DEFECT IS RESOLVED. *TR