2001 Yamaha Road Star Silverado 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 2001 Yamaha Road Star Silverado, 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
- Transmission457.1%
- Fuel system228.6%
- Tires & wheels114.3%
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
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A NHTSA RECALL LETTER # 06V397000 FOR THE POWER TRAIN: MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS RECEIVED ON 10/26/2006. THE CONTACT CALLED A SERVICE DEALER TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR. THE DEALER TOOK THE CONTACTS NAME AND NUMBER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS THE FIRST BIKE WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO ARRIVE. WHEN THE CONTACT FOLLOWED UP WITH THE SERVICE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WERE 20 CUSTOMERS THAT TOOK PRIORITY AHEAD OF THE CONTACT. WHEN THE CONTACT CALLED THE SALES DEALER WHERE THE BIKE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WERE 4 BIKES WAITING FOR THE RECALL PARTS AND THE DEALER WAS NOT ACCEPTING ANY MORE UNTIL THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.
AFTER RECEIVING RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT CONSUMER WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN. *AK *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
I HAVE A 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR MIDNIGHT SILVERADO THAT HAS AN INTERMITTENT GAS LEAK PROBLEM. IT USUALLY ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT BUT NOT ALWAYS. WHEN TRYING TO START THE BIKE GAS FLOWS OUT OF THE CARBURETOR DOWN THE ENGINE AND ON TO THE GROUND. MY FRIENDS 99 ROAD STAR DOES THE SAME AND I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE BIKE WILL NOT START AND ACTS LIKE IT IS FLOODED AS GAS POURS DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOT ENGINE. THE BIKE ONLY STARTS AFTER SITTING FOR 10 TO 20 MINUTES.*AK
CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FROM THE ENGINE. FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING AND DUMPING FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR SILVERADO 1600 EQUIPPED WITH DUNLAP 404 TIRES, SIZE: 135/90/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND COMPLETING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE TIRES WOULD NOT GRIP THE ROADWAY AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED BY EMAIL AND REPLIED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TIRE PRESSURE BEING TOO LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000 AND APPROXIMATELY 47,000 FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES ARE SOFT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. THE TIRES WEAR OUT AT A VERY FAST RATE. THE TIRES ONLY LAST 10% AS LONG AS THEY USED TO. UPDATED 1/7/2013 *JS
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
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