2009 Yamaha XVS65 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 2009 Yamaha XVS65, 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
- Brakes240.0%
- Transmission240.0%
- Powertrain (other)120.0%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
REAR BRAKE FAILURE AND TOTAL DESTRUCTION FROM A SINGLE MISSING BOLT. REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY LOST BOTTOM BOLT, ON BRAKING THIS RESULTED IN THE ENTIRE DRUM SPINNING AND BREAKING CONTROL ARM FROM DRUM AND WRAPPING LINKAGE ARM AROUND BRAKE DRUM. COMPLETE LOSS OF REAR BRAKES. *TR
AT 750-1,000 MILES MAJOR CLUTCH SLIPPAGE WAS DETECTED. THIS PREVENTS ACCELERATION TO AVOID ACCIDENT ZONES OR RETREAT FROM ACCIDENT ZONE. AT 3,600 MILES FRONT BRAKE FAILURE WAS DETECTED. WHERE DEPRESSION OF BRAKE LEVER TOOK FOUR DEPRESSIONS TO RETURN PRESSURE. NO ACCIDENT IN EITHER CASE, HOWEVER NEAR COLLISIONS AND INTRUSION OF VEHICLES INTO ACCIDENT ZONES HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF CLUTCH FAILURE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 YAMAHA XVS65Y. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS COOLED DOWN IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD FOUR FEET ONCE IT HAS BEEN RESTARTED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TEN TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER NOT TO START THE VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR, BUT RATHER TO START IT IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 230 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1.
AT 750-1,000 MILES MAJOR CLUTCH SLIPPAGE WAS DETECTED. THIS PREVENTS ACCELERATION TO AVOID ACCIDENT ZONES OR RETREAT FROM ACCIDENT ZONE. AT 3,600 MILES FRONT BRAKE FAILURE WAS DETECTED. WHERE DEPRESSION OF BRAKE LEVER TOOK FOUR DEPRESSIONS TO RETURN PRESSURE. NO ACCIDENT IN EITHER CASE, HOWEVER NEAR COLLISIONS AND INTRUSION OF VEHICLES INTO ACCIDENT ZONES HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF CLUTCH FAILURE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY OF YAMAHA VSTAR TAKES ON WATER WHEN RIDING IN RAIN, OIL DEGRADES AND RESULTS IN INTERIOR BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILURE. METAL SHAVINGS CAN BE FOUND INSIDE FINAL DRIVE UNIT. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF POSSIBLE BEARINGS BREAKING FREE AND RESULTING IN SPLINE LOCKUP... RENDERING A REAR TIRE LOCKUP AT ANY SPEED. METAL SHAVINGS CAUSE OIL SEALS TO FAIL RESULTING IN OIL BEING SPLATTERED ONTO REAR TIRE AND RESULTS IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT COULD RENDER THE OPERATOR WITHOUT TRACTION OF REAR TIRE ON CORNERING LEFT OR BRAKING DUE TO OIL ON TIRE. ON DISASSEMBLE OF THE FINAL DRIVE, BEARING BALLS WERE ALMOST BROKEN FREE AT 25,000 MILES OF SERVICE. IF BALL BEARINGS HAD BROKEN FREE, LOCKUP OF SPLINE COULD HAVE OCCURRED AS OTHERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPAIR. IN ORDER FOR CONSUMER TO TRANSPORT MOTORCYCLE SAFELY AFTER OIL SEAL FAILURE AND OIL ON TIRE, A TOW IS REQUIRED AND ABOUT 200 DOLLARS IN PARTS TO REPAIR. *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
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