Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Yamaha Yzf-R6 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
DUE TO A FAULTY BATTERY I NOW HAVE BATTERY ACID ON MY SWINGARM, SHOCK, AND CHAIN. THIS HAS MESSED THE COSMETICS OF MY BIKE UP BADLY. THE FAULTY BATTERY WAS NOT MY FAULT, BUT YET YAMAHA WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX IT!*AK
ACID LEAK FROM THE BATTERY FOR UNKNOWN REASON...I HAVE NOT DONE ANY WORK OR MADE ANY ADJUSTMENTS WHATSOEVER TO THE BATTERY...IT IS COMPLETELY STOCK. IT IS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY 2001 YAMAHA R6 ALONG THE WAY. *NM
FAULTY BATTERY, ONE OF THOUSANDS ON 1999 TO 2002 YAMAHA YZF R6, LEAKED ACID ALL OVER MY BIKES FRAME, SUBFRAME, RESET, AND SHOCK, CAUSING CORROSION. IT ALSO LEAKED ON THE BACK OF MY GAS TANK UNDER THE SEAT WHERE IT IS NOT VISIBLE UNLESS THE SEAT IS TAKEN OFF CAUSING THE PAINT TO PEEL OFF AND THE TANK TO RUST, ALMOST ALL THE WAY THROUGH. ALSO LEAKED ON THE CHAIN CAUSING CORROSION PROBABLY WEAKENING THE CHAIN. YAMAHA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE FAULTY BATTERY PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND MADE NO ATTEMPT TO LET ME OR OTHER R6 OWNERS KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM VOLUNTARILY OR ATTEMPT TO REPLACE THE FAULTY PART EVEN AFTER THEY REDESIGNED THE BATTERY JUST TO SOLVE THIS EXACT PROBLEM.*AK
2001 YAHMAHA R6 MOTORCYCLE WITH A DEFECTIVE BATTERY, IT CAUSES THE BATTERY TO LEAK ON COMPONETS OF THE BIKE AND LEAVES A PERMANENT STAIN ON THE SWINGARM, SHOCK AND OTHER AREAS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURENCE FOR THIS YEAR.*AK
YAMAHA 2001 R6 BATTERY LEAKED ALL OVER SHOCK, SWINGARM, GAS TANK, FRAME, CHAIN, AND REAR WHEEL. THE BATTERY HAS NEVER BEEN ON A BATTERY CHARGER, THE BIKE HAS NEVER BEEN TIPPED OR WHEELIED PARKED ON AN INCLINE CARRIED UP A RAMP OR BEEN STRAPPED TO A ROLLER COASTER DOING LOOPS SO THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR A BATTERY THAT IS CLAIMED NOT TO LEAK. THE BIKE ONLY HAS 3583 MILES AND IS WELL MAINTAINED.*AK
BATTERY ACID FROM LEAKY OEM BATTERY HAS DAMAGED THE SWINGARM, SHOCK ASSEMBLY, AND FOOT PEG/SHIFTER ASSEMBLY.*AK
2001 YAMAHA YZFR6 HAS A LEAKING BATTERY THAT DRIPS CORROSIVE ACID ON THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND ONTO THE SWINGARM. *LA
I HAVE THE 2001 YAMAHA R6 WITH 3600 MILES ON IT AND THE BATTERY HAS LEAKED ALL OVER THE BACK OF MY BIKE CAUSING MY SWING ARM,CHAIN,SHOCK TO GET ACID ALL OVER THEM.
MY '01 YAMAHA R6 HAS A BATTERY LEAK. RUINED MY SWINGARM AND CHAIN. STAINED IT WHITE.*AK
I HAVE A 2001 YAHAMA YZF-R6 AND THE BATTERY LEAKS ACID ONTO THE REAR SHOCK AND SWINGARM. I FELT IT WAS DANGEROUS SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY, REAR SHOCK AND SWINGARM.*AK
BATTERY LEAKING ACID. *AK
BATTERY IS LEAKING BATTERY ACID AND HAS DAMAGED THE SWING ARM, SHOCKS, AND THE REAR WHEEL. *AK
MY 2001 YAMAHA R6 IS LEAKING BATTERY ACID ALL OVER MY SWINGARM, SHOCK, CHAIN AND FOOTREST. YAMAH WILL NOT RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE BATTERY PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE REDESIGNED THE BATTER WITH THE VENT HOLES IN A DIFFERENT PLACE TO PREVENT THE BATTERY ACID LEAK PROBLEM. THEY ARE HOPING THAT THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AFTER THE 1-YEAR WARRANTY IS EXPIRED SO THEY CAN REFUSE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED PARTS AND DEFECTIVE BATTERY. YAMAHA HAS A DESIGN FLAW AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED WHETHER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED OR NOT. A FAULTY DESIGN SHOULD NOT BE A WARRANTY ISSUE, BUT A RECALL ISSUE. MY $8000 MOTORCYCLE WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION AND NOW IT IS RUINED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, AND MY RESALE VALUE IS SUBSTANTIALLY EFFECTED. *AK
MY 2001 YAMAHA YZF R6 HAS A BATTERY LEAK, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN IT LEAKED IT DAMAGED MY SWINGARM, REAR SHOCK, AND ALL RELATED COMPONENTS. YAMAHA SINCE HAS SECRETIVELY CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE BATTERY, AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON OLDER STYLE BATTERY, LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH ABOUT 1700.00 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. *JB
BATTERY ACID FROM SEALED BATTERY LEAKING ONTO VITAL COMPONENTS. METAL BREAK DOWN FROM ACID CONTACT. PARTS AFFECTED- DRIVE CHAIN, SWINGARM, REAR SHOCK AND LINKAGE HOLD SHOCK TO SWINGARM. *NLM
MY 2001 YAMAHA R6 MOTORCYCLE IS LEAKING BATTERY ACID CAUSING DAMAGE TO STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF THE MOTORCYCLE.
NO SUMMARY.
BATTERY LEADED ON SWINGARM AND REAR SHOCK CAUSING MAJOR CORROSION. SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR ANSWERS AND FOUND HTTP://WWW.HOUNDHEAVEN.COM/BATTERYLEAK.HTM. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*768011
CONSUMER STATES BIKE'S BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID.
THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID OUT ALL OVER THE SWINGARM, SHOCK, FOOTPEG, AND CHAIN. THE LISTED COMPONENTS ARE RUINED. A DANGEROUS SITUATION EXISTS IN THAT THE CHAIN IS DAMAGED BY THE ACID AND MAY BREAK WHILE IN OPERATION. I CONTACTED YAMAHA AND WAS NOT TREATED WELL AT ALL. THEY SAID IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I LET THE BATTERY DISCHARGE. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE SINCE REDESIGNED THE BATTERY. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED BY YAMAHA. THERE IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE HERE. NLM
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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