2007 Yamaha Yzf-R1 Owner Complaints

I ALMOST DROPPED THE BIKE WITH MY SON ON THE BIKE WITH ME IN A INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOAF IN THROTTLE IN FIRST GEAR. THE BIKE STUMBLES AND MISFIRES FROM IDLE UP TILL AROUND 2000 RPMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE NOTIFIED YAMAHA DIRECTLY WITH NO HELP. THEY STARTED CHANGING OUT THE COMPUTERS IN THE BIKES THEN THEY STOPPED. I JUST BOUGHT THE BIKE WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY HAVING MY CHILD ON THE BIKE WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE BARELY WERE MISSED BY A CAR DUE TO THE BIKE STUMBLING AND SHIFT OFF IN THE INTERSECTION AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. IT TOOK EVERYTHING IN ME TO PREVENT MY SON FROM BEING STRUCK BY THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 07 AND 08 MODELS. THERE ARE FEW COMPLAINTS PROBABLY DUE TO THE OTHER OWNERS DIED ON THIS BIKE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. WE WERE ON A CITY STREET AT A INTERSECTION. AS I WENT IN MOTION THE BIKE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND ALMOST HIT US BOTH KILLED. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE BIKE AND PERMANENTLY FIX THEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10864476

Incident

Apr 30, 2016

Mileage

16,000 mi

2007 AND 2008 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLES HAVE FAULTY ECU WHICH CAUSES BIKE TO STALL WHEN COASTING OR STOPPING AND LAG WHEN ACCELERATING AT CERTAIN RPM RANGES. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR BOTH THE RIDER AND OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY. YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND INITIALLY EXCHANGED FAULTY ECU'S AT NO CHARGE BUT QUICKLY STOPPED DOING THIS. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURE AND WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS, BOTH WHEN I WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND AFTER IT HAD EXPIRED, AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10408703

Incident

Jul 18, 2007

Mileage

500 mi

2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1. MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE INTAKE VALVE IN THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER TO RUB ON THE GUIDE AND CAUSES THE VALVE TO BREAK OFF INTO THE CYLINDER. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO CATCH IT EARLY AND TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR GUY. HE DISASSEMBLED THE HEAD AND FOUND THE BAD VALVE. SENT IT OUT TO BE MACHINED AND THE MACHINIST WAS UNABLE TO GET A VALVE GUIDE TO PRESS IN DUE TO THE BAD MACHINING FROM THE FACTORY. HE THEN HAD TO MACHINE IT OUT AND REPLACE WITH A DIFFERENT GUIDE. I CALLED YAMAHA WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NO ONE ELSE HAD REPORTED A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I LATER LEARNED THAT THEY DO KNOW ABOUT IT AND IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOUND IN MANY OF THE 2007 R1'S PRIMARILY THOSE STAMPED 02/07 ON THE VIN. I CALLED YAMAHA BACK AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO SINCE THE WORK WAS ALREADY DONE AND IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE R1 FORUM UNDER THE MECHANICAL HELP THREAD. TITLED RECALL ON 07/08 SHOULD THEY? CAN WE PUSH THIS? I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE BIKE WAS LOSING A LITTLE POWER AND THEN IT BEGAN TO GET WORSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10350452

Incident

Jun 1, 2010

Mileage

12,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL TICKING COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THE NOISE PROGRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY BACKFIRE WITH LIMITED POWER AND PRESSURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE CAUSED BY THE VALVE STEM WHICH WAS PLACED INCORRECTLY AND COULD POTENTIALLY BREAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

NHTSA ID

10347834

Incident

Jun 28, 2010

Mileage

7,000 mi

PURCHASED 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 LAST SEPTEMBER. THE BIKE EXHIBITED A LAG IN THE THROTTLE AROUND 5,000 RPM, AND THE ENGINE WILL ALSO STALL AT RANDOM, USUALLY AT THE WORST TIME. THIS BIKE HAS STALLED AT LEAST 20 TIMES AT INTERSECTIONS, AND STALLED ANOTHER 6 TIMES JUST YESTERDAY! THE THROTTLE LAG ISSUE HAS BEEN FIXED BY A DEALER. THE STALL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE STALL PROBLEM SCARES ME. IT MAY LEAD TO MY DEATH!!! YAMAHA NEEDS TO FIX THIS NOW! *TR

NHTSA ID

10227981

Incident

May 15, 2008

Mileage

10 mi

USUALLY IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPM BIKE DELAYS OR STALLS VERY BAD FOR ABOUT THREE OR FOUR SECONDS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10216802

Incident

Apr 14, 2007

Mileage

1 mi

HAS EXTREME THROTTLE LAG IN SECOND GEAR AT AROUND 5500 RPM. PROBLEM ISN'T PRESENT EVERYTIME, BUT CAN BE DUPLICATED BY PUTTING THE BIKE INTO SECOND GEAR AND STAYING AT 5500 RPM FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS AND THEN APPLYING GENEROUS THROTTLE. A LAG USUALLY AROUND 3 SECONDS AFTER POWER APPLICATION CAN BE FELT. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST BE INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. AT THAT RPM AND GEAR SETTING THE BIKE IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE AND CAN CAUSE AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION ON THE PUBLIC ROADS FOR NOT ONLY THE MOTORCYCLIST BUT FOR OTHER MOTORISTS AS WELL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10207312

Incident

Oct 29, 2007

Mileage

980 mi

MY NEW 2007 YAMAHA YZF R1 HAS A SEVERE "LAG" WHEN RIDING AT 5500 RPM'S IN 2ND GEAR. EVERY TIME I GET ON THE ROAD TO RIDE I EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AT YAMAHA'S NON RESPONSIVE ATTITUDE WITH THIS ISSUE. I WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND FOR SOME REASON I AM JUST BRUSHED OFF AND THEY JUST RESPOND WITH, "WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU" . *JB

NHTSA ID

10198497

Incident

May 1, 2007

THE MOTORCYCLE AT APPRX 5500 RPMS (45-50MPH) IN SECOND GEAR HAS AN EXTREME LAG ISSUE. YOU CAN TURN THE THROTTLE BUT THE BIKE WILL NOT RESPOND. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE DUE TO TAKING AWAY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER THROUGH TRAFFIC OR MATCHING SPEEDS OF TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL AS WELL IN A CORNER WHEN BECOMING UNRESPONSIVE TO THE THROTTLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10197458

Incident

Jul 25, 2007

Mileage

425 mi

THE 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 HAD INTERMITTENT AND SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND STALLED WHILE RIDING. THIS WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT YAMAHA WAS AVOIDING TO RECALL. IT WAS EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10195913

Incident

Jul 9, 2007

Mileage

12 mi

THE 2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1 HAS SIGNIFICANT LAG OR AFLAT-SPOT" IF YOU WILL AT APPROXIMATELY 48 MPH IN SECOND GEAR. ANY ATTEMPT TO ROLL ON THE THROTTLE AT THAT POINT WILL RESULT IN THE BIKE NEARLY STALLING AND OR CUTTING OUT BEFORE SLOWLY ACCELERATING. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANY OWNERS OF THE MOTORCYCLE. IF YOU EVER HAD TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A PROBLEM AT THAT SPEED, YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST BRACE FOR IMPACT. ALSO, 45 MPH IS A VERY COMMON SPEED LIMIT IN OUR LOCAL AREA, AND IT WAS NOT A PLEASANT FEELING WHEN YOU ROLL ON THE THROTTLE AND NOTHING HAPPENS. KEEP IN MIND, MY 10 FAILURES IS JUST THE BEGINNING. IT IS 10 AND COUNTING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10193386

Incident

Jun 14, 2007

Mileage

102 mi

THE BIKE WAS BUMPED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND FELL OVER. THE BRACKET FOR THE RIGHT-SIDE REARSET BRACKET BROKE AT THE BOLTS.

NHTSA ID

10193076

Incident

Jun 10, 2007

Mileage

894 mi

RUN THE BIKE IN SECOND GEAR WITH THE RPMS AT 5500 WHICH IS AROUND 48 MPH. HOLD YOUR BIKE STEADY AT THIS RPM FOR A MOMENT AND THEN OPEN THE THROTTLE PRETTY FULL. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE BIKE TAKES BETWEEN 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE IT WILL RESPOND ALSO THE BIKE IS STALLING OUT IN A LOW GEAR ALSO STARTING ISSUES PLEASE NOTE I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT (REASON) I HAD A 2006 YZF R1 THAT WAS STOLEN SO I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE MOTORCYCLE

NHTSA ID

10193063

Incident

Jun 6, 2007

Mileage

10 mi

1. I WAS CRUISING IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPMS, I GAVE IT GAS BUT THE BIKE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, I STARTED TO LET OFF THE GAS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN BURST OF POWER, CAUSING THE REAR END OF THE BIKE TO KICK OUT SIDE WAYS AND THROWING ME OFF THE BIKE, FLIPPING AND TUMBLING. 2.THE MOTORCYCLE FAILED TO OPERATE AS IT SHOULD HAVE, THE CONSEQUENCE WAS THE MOTORCYCLE BEING DESTROYED AND ME BEING SEVERELY INJURED. 3. NOTHING WAS DONE, YAMAHA DENIED MY CLAIM TELLING ME THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10192352

Incident

May 4, 2007

Mileage

1,345 mi

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE 2007 R-1 MOTORCYCLE AND HAVE BEEN HAVING CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE LAG. 2ND GEAR AT 5500 MPH THE MOTORCYCLE HAD NO POWER. I FOUND THIS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PASSING VEHICLES AND ACCELERATING THROUGH TURNS. I FELT THAT YAMAHA WAS NOT DOING THEIR PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM. $12,000 LATER AND UNHAPPY. PLEASE HELP. *AK

NHTSA ID

10191410

Incident

Apr 1, 2007

PAYED $13,000 FOR A MOTORCYCLE THAT DOES NOT RESPOND APPROPRIATELY...2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM. MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL A GOOD TIME AFTER I'VE ACCELERATED. CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND WILL NOT BE ELIMINATED UNTIL ECU IS CORRECTED BY YAMAHA! COULD COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE OR LIMB IF INJURED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10191291

Incident

Apr 5, 2007

Mileage

650 mi

2007 YAMAHA YZF-R1. WHILE RIDING IN SECOND GEAR AT 5500 RPMS AND WHEN FULL THROTTLE WAS USED THERE WAS A LAG OF AROUND 4 SECONDS. WHEN DROPPING DOWN TO 5000 RPMS OR 6000 RPMS, AND USING FULL THROTTLE RESPONSE WAS INSTANTANEOUS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10191201

Incident

May 1, 2007

Mileage

660 mi

WHEN RIDING ABOUT 5500 RPMS IN SECOND GEAR THE THROTTLE SYSTEM BECAME COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. THE ENGINE WILL NOT GAIN RPMS NO MATTER HOW FAR THE THROTTLE WAS TURNED. ONE MUST LET THE THROTTLE RETURN TO THE STARTING POSITION AND THEN SLOWLY TURN IT BACK TO ACCELERATE. THIS WAS A STARTLING EVENT, EVEN WHEN IT IS KNOWN TO HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE IN THE COURSE OF RIDING THERE WERE SO MANY OTHER FACTORS TO BE CONCERNED WITH, SUCH AS NOTING THE POSITION OF OTHER TRAFFIC, STEERING, ETC. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND WAS MOST DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN/MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10190541

Incident

Mar 22, 2007

Mileage

600 mi

IN SECOND GEAR GOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN OPENING THE THROTTLE THE MOTORCYCLE STAYED AT 50 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 SEC BEFORE SLIGHTLY ACCELERATING AT THAT POINT. THE OTHER DAY IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULD BARELY GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THIS HAPPENED WITH ALL 2007 YAMAHA YZF VEHICLES. WHEN I CONTACTED YAMAHA THEY SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF IT, BUT HAVE NO PLANS ON FIXING IT YET OR IF THEY EVER DO! *AK

NHTSA ID

10190490

Incident

May 9, 2007

SEVERE THROTTLE LAG IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM WHICH EQUATES TO ABOUT 48 MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID

10190469

Incident

May 10, 2007

Mileage

1 mi

ON MY YAMAHA YZF R1 THERE IS A DANGEROUS LACK OF RESPOND TIME WHEN THE THROTTLE IS OPENED. WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT IS AT LEAST 50 MPH, AND THE MOTORCYCLE IS RUNNING IN SECOND GEAR WITH THE RPMS AT 5500 WHICH IS AROUND 48 MPH, THEN HOLD THE MOTORCYCLE STEADY AT THIS RPM FOR A MOMENT AND THEN OPENING THE THROTTLE PRETTY FULL THE MOTORCYCLE WILL TAKES BETWEEN 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE IT WILL RESPOND. *AK

NHTSA ID

10190454

Incident

May 10, 2007

JUST PURCHASED 2007 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLE WHICH NOW HAS 200 MILES ON IT. THE MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN RPMS ARE HELD AT 5500 IN SECOND GEAR. NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE PAST A CAR BEFORE AN INTERSECTION. THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE , WHICH LED TO A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, POSSIBLY FATAL SCENARIO. *AK

NHTSA ID

10190448

Incident

May 9, 2007

Mileage

200 mi

I RECENTLY PURCHASE A 2007 YAMAHA YZF R-1. UNDERSTANDINGS IT IS THE FIRST YEAR YAHMAHA USES THIS TECHNOLOGY ON THE R1S WAS A CONCERN. BUT I BOUGHT IT ANYWAY. MY FEARS CAME TRUE WHEN MERGING ONTO FREEWAY. THE BIKE HAS A DANGEROUS THROTTLE LAG IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500RPMS (45MPH). THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION ON ANY VEHICLE BUT ESP A 2 WHEEL MOTORCYCLE. APPARENTLY THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND YAMAHA IS NOT PLANNING A RECALL DESPITE KNOWING OF THE HAZARDOUS POSITION IT HAS PLACED ITS CUSTOMERS IN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10189847

Incident

Mar 29, 2007

Mileage

4 mi

MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 1. THE BIKE CUTS OFF ALMOST EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER THE BIKE IS IN NEUTRAL OR IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN. IT DIED APPROXIMATELY. 15-20 TIMES ON MY RIDE. 2. IF I BLIP/REV THE BIKE IN NEUTRAL OR WHILE IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PULLED IN, THE BIKE SHUTS OF AS WELL. 3. I WAS MERGING ON THE FREEWAY IN SECOND GEAR AND WHEN I WENT TO SPEED UP, THE BIKE HESITATED FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS AND THEN VERY SLOWLY PICKED UP. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I REALIZED THAT IF I'M AT 5500 RPM'S IN SECOND GEAR FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN OPEN THE THROTTLE, IT CAUSES THIS LAG EVERY SINGLE TIME. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE! I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A CAR. 4. THE BIKE ALSO REACHED 250 DEGREES SEVERAL TIMES UNDER CRUISING CONDITIONS. I CAN'T EVEN TRUST THIS BIKE TO STAY RUNNING EITHER 'CAUSE IT SEEMS IT DIES EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. 5. THE BIKE ALSO SOMETIMES TAKES QUITE A FEW TRIES TO START IT. I HAVE TO HOLD DOWN THE STARTER FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS SOMETIMES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10189407

Incident

Apr 27, 2007

Mileage

30 mi

WHILE TAKING MY 2007 YAMAHA R1 IN SECOND GEAR TO 5500 RPMS. ONCE I OPEN THE THROTTLE, THE BIKE DOES NOT RESPOND FOR A SECOND OR TWO. BUT IF I TAKE THE RPMS TO 5000 OR 6000 THE RESPONSE IS IMMEDIATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SINCE THE DAY I RODE THE BIKE OFF OF THE DEALERS LOT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO YET FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10189396

Incident

Apr 8, 2007