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2006 Yamaha Roadliner Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 23, 2016
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Mar 19, 2015

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 Yamaha Roadliner. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–5 of 5

EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Aug 23, 2016

TAKA TAKE RECALL THERE IS LOUD NOISES COMING FROM MY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AT 35 TO 40 MPH SOUNDS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS FALLING APART AND DOING ALOT OF DAMAGE I HAVE HAD TO STOP DRIVING IT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM SO WE NEED TO FIX THE ISSUE IT WAS AT SLOW SPEEDS DOING 35 TO 45MPH IN TOWN

NHTSA ID
10898108
Incident
Aug 20, 2016
Mileage
29,899 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 25, 2016

3RD GEAR FAILING. GRINDING. ENTIRE ENGINE HAS TO BE REMOVED TO FIX . THIS IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM AND A RECALL MUST BE DONE. 2600.00 REPAIR.

NHTSA ID
10888173
Incident
Jul 1, 2016
Mileage
22,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 5, 2015

THE VEHICLE MAKE A PRONOUNCE RATTLING SOUND IN 3RD GEAR. OTHERS HAVE HAD THE THIRD GEAR FAIL AFTER NOTICING THIS RATTLING SOUND.

NHTSA ID
10746540
Incident
Aug 27, 2014
Mileage
22,600 mi
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Apr 10, 2015

MY 2006 YAMAHA ROADLINER HAS AN INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEM. THE BIKE WILL RUN FINE BUT WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN, ECT AND THE BIKE WILL STALL. THE RPM WILL START DROPPING ONCE THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN AND IT WILL NOT STOP GOING DOWN UNTIL THE BIKE STALLS. THE ENGINE WILL DROP TO AROUND 500 RPM, FIGHT TO STAY ALIVE FOR A SECOND, AND THEN SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER THE BIKE WANTS TO AND I HAVE FOUND NO WAY TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR A DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE BIKE WILL START BACK UP AFTER BUT YOU NEED TO KEEP THE THROTTLE TWISTED TO ABOVE 1000RPM TO KEEP IT GOING. I WAS ALMOST HIT WHEN A RED LIGHT TURNED GREEN YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF THIS STALLING PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID
10704885
Incident
Apr 3, 2015
Mileage
8,700 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Mar 19, 2015

THE NOW INFAMOUS 3RD GEAR ISSUES FOR 2006-7 STAR ROADLINER/STRATOLINER HAS AFFLICTED MY BIKE SINCE 2009. I HAD FULL EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND THE DEALER DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE 3RD GEAR CHATTER AS A PROBLEM. ALMOST EVERYONE I HAVE EVER MET THAT OWNS ONE HAS THE 3RD GEAR PROBLEM AND HAS GOTTEN HOSED OVER IT. YAMAHA NEEDS TO OWE UP TO THIS DEBACLE AND RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10695418
Incident
Jun 12, 2009
Mileage
9,250 mi

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.

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