2003 Yamaha Road Star Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR. HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE VEHICLE USING THE JACK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE SHOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY MOUNT HAD FRACTURED. HE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS NEVER REPORTED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 29,500.

NHTSA ID

10296134

Incident

Oct 28, 2009

Mileage

29,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 YAMAHA ROAD STAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR TIRE STRUCK THE TOP OF THE REAR FENDER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR SHOCK MOUNT CAUSED THE FAILURE; AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000. UPDATED 12/04/07

NHTSA ID

10209317

Incident

Oct 4, 2007

Mileage

59,000 mi

CARBURETOR ON 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR (XV1600) WILL SPIT GAS OUT ON HOT CYLINDER HEADS AND CRANKCASE UNPREDICTABLY. HAPPENS WHEN RESTARTING ENGINE AFTER ENGINE HAS BEEN STOPPED FOR A SHORT PERIOD AFTER COMING IN FROM A RIDE. RIDE CAN BE SHORT OR LONG; UNPREDICTABLE. WAS CHECKED BY DEALER DURING FIRST FEW MONTHS WHEN NEW AND CARB NEEDLE WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED AND OCCURS EVERY FEW MONTHS THEREAFTER AND IS ONLY RESOLVED BY TURNING OFF FUEL VALVE BEFORE STOPPING SO CARB EMPTIES. NUMEROUS OTHER RIDERS HAVE SEEN SAME PROBLEM. LAST EVENT FOR ME SHOWN BELOW IN INCIDENT DATE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10186611

Incident

Jan 4, 2007

Mileage

18,000 mi

WHILE RIDING M Y 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING IT TO SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR ANY RECALLS ON THE BIKE. WHEN I FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL I TOOK THE BIKE TO MY LOCAL DEALER, THE RAN THE VIN# AND SAID THAT IT HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE RECALL STATES THAT AFTER THE MODIFICATIONS ARE COMPLETE STAMP A "*" ABOVE THE A ON THE VIN#. MY BIKE DOES NOT HAVE THE STAMP, THE DEALER SAID THAT DON'T MATTER BECAUSE HE KNOWS IT WAS DONE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE RIDING THE BIKE SINCE THE RECALL STATES DO NOT RIDE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH WILL RESULT. IF THE BIKE SHIFTED PROPERLY I WOULD FEEL MORE CONFIDENT THAT THE WORK WAS COMPLETED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10183407

Incident

Oct 15, 2006

NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIRS DONE, A WEEK LATER, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10083947

Incident

May 20, 2004

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD THE RECALL NOTICE SINCE JANUARY, AND DEALER HAD NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS AS OF YET.*AK

NHTSA ID

10083898

Incident

Jan 10, 2004

Mileage

2,000 mi

CONSUMER WAS WAITING FOR RECALL 03V309000 REPAIR PARTS FOR 8 MONTHS. THE RECALL LETTER STATED MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL REPAIRED. DEALERSHIP HAD NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10080095

Incident

Jan 8, 2004

Mileage

1,000 mi

4TH PINION GEAR EXCHANGE KIT.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 03V-309000. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RIDE THE VEHICLE FOR 90 DAYS BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10074026

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. PARTS WERE COMING IN ,BUT AT A VERY SLOW PACE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10073671

Mileage

800 mi

THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON 1/21/2004 IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL# 03V309000 SUBJECT:REAR WHEEL LOCK UP. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST AND HAS NOT RECEIVED THE FREE REMEDY YET. *NM *LA

NHTSA ID

10064847

RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *MR *LA

NHTSA ID

10073383

PARTS TO PERFORM RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR 4 MONTHS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10072169

Incident

Jan 6, 2004

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. YAMAHA, US 6555, KATELLA AVENUE, CYPRESS, CA 90630. 714-761-7300. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR.*AK *JB SERVICE MANAGER (VICTOR)

NHTSA ID

10059523

Incident

Feb 20, 2004

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER SARAH. *AK

NHTSA ID

10068657

Incident

Apr 21, 2004

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE BACKLOG OF MOTORCYCLES THAT NEED REPAIRS, IT WOULD BE A WHILE BEFORE HIS MOTORCYCLE RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR NEEDED. *PH

NHTSA ID

10071539

COMPLAINT RELATIVE TO THE UNREASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME CONSUMER HAS TO WAIT TO HAVE RECALL PERFORMED. *PH

NHTSA ID

10071536

CONSUMER RECEIVED YAMAHA RECALL ON TRANSMISSION COMPONETS. *PH *JB

NHTSA ID

10068574

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO SAID PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND IT WILL BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10064751

Mileage

4,000 mi

RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 2 MONTHS.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10064618

Incident

Jan 20, 2004

THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE MOTORCYCLES OF THE CONSUMERS THAT BOUGHT THEIR MOTORCYCLES FROM THIS DEALER. THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. *AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10063445

Incident

Jan 9, 2004

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 28,2004. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE IN ABOUT FOUR TO SIX WEEKS. THE CONSUMER RECENTLY CONTACTED THE SAME DEALER, WHO STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS, AND HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM YAMAHA AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SHIPPED. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED YAMAHA, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10063395

Incident

Jan 28, 2004

NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON FEBRUARY 12, 2004. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER,AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE. ALSO, NO DATE WAS PROJECTED AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10059506

Mileage

1,550 mi

YAMAHA FAILURE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION PART(S) THAT WAS RECALLED OVER THREE MONTHS AGO. *PH CONSUMER SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR AND OBTAIN THE NEEDED REPLACEMENT PART FOR MOTORCYCLE. *LA

NHTSA ID

10067451

YAMAHA UNABLE TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. *PH *SC RECALL #03V309000. *JB

NHTSA ID

10067442

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10067183

Incident

Apr 14, 2004