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 May 19, 2006
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 Aug 10, 2005
What this page shows
Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 Yamaha Zuma. 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 1–6 of 6
Engine
Filed May 19, 2006
2005 YAMAHA MAJESTY FLUTTERS, STALL AND TURNS ITSELF OFF PERIODICALLY WITH NO WARNING. THIS PROBLEM IS BEING REPORTED ON THE YAMAHA MAJESTY CHAT ROOMS ESPECIALLY YAHOO. I CONTACTED YAMAHA OF AMERICA AND THEY STATED NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED. THE CHAT ROOMS HOWEVER REFLECT THAT YAMAHA HAS RECOGNIZED A PROBLEM WITH SOME OF THE SCOOTERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE REPLACED FAULTY ECU IN 2006 BIKES UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM EXTENDS BEYOND 2006 AS MY SCOOTER IS A 2005 AS ARE OTHERS BEING REPORTED IN THE CHAT ROOMS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITHOUT NOTICE AND WHILE THE BIKE IS MOVING AND SOONER OR LATER WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I BOUGHT THE SCOOTER USED AND THE STALLING OCCURRED THE SECOND WEEK I HAD THE BIKE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE PREVIOUS OWNER TO SEE IF HE HAD A PROBLEM. THE MAJESTY CHAT ROOMS ESPECIALLY YAHOO REPORTS MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER A STOP AND MAKING A TURN. *JB
NHTSA ID
10157890
Incident
May 17, 2006
Mileage
1,465 mi
Brakes
Filed Nov 21, 2005
Crash reported1 injury reported1 death reported
DID YOU KNOW THAT WAL-MART IN THEIR "FLUID CHECK PROGRAM "WILL CHECK EVERY FLUID IN YOUR VEHICLE BUT WILL NOT CHECK YOUR BRAKE FLUID. *NM
NHTSA ID
10143401
Incident
Nov 21, 2005
Brakes
Filed Sep 27, 2005
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2005 YAMAHA ZIMA SCOOTER. THE SAFETY DEFECT WAS THE FRONT DISC PADS ON THE FRONT BRAKES .THEY WORE OUT AT 1800 MILES. METAL ON METAL SOUND. WHILE DRIVING HEARD FRONT BRAKE METAL TO METAL SOUND. INCIDENT OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER, 2005. NO CRASHES REPORTED. NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. . NO INJURIES REPORTED. MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, MANUFACTURER TOLD CONTACT THAT IT WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR.*AK
NHTSA ID
10137909
Incident
Sep 15, 2005
Mileage
1,780 mi
Visibility
Filed Sep 23, 2005
DISCOVERED THAT MY NEW 2005 YAMAHA VENTURE WAS DELIVERED WITH FRACTURED/BROKEN WINDSHIELD MOUNTING . UPPER FARING AND CHROME TRIM ARE BROKEN AND OTHER INVISIBLE DAMAGE MAY BE PRESENT. SAFETY HAZARD WINDSHIELD COULD FLY OFF AND STRIKE THE RIDER OR PASSENGER, INJURY OR DEATH A POSSIBILITY ! *JB
NHTSA ID
10137446
Incident
Sep 21, 2005
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 15, 2005
COMPLAINED TO YAMAHA DEALER OF WHINE/HOWL ON MY 2005 ROYAL STAR VENTURE. KEPT FOR 52 DAYS OUT-OF-SERVICE, WHEN RETURNED DISCOVERED THAT THE FINAL DRIVE HAD LOST ALMOST ALL ITS FLUID, COULD HAVE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, INJURY/DEATH. DEALER PRUDENTLY REMOVED WHINE/HOWL FROM MY SIGNED WORK ORDER !*JB
NHTSA ID
10132850
Incident
Jun 2, 2005
Mileage
460 mi
Engine
Filed Aug 10, 2005
1 injury reported
MY 2005 YAMAHA ROYAL STAR VENTURE MOTORCYCLE DISCHARGES DANGEROUSLY HOT AIR FROM THE COOLING FAN, 140 DEGREES AT 50 MPH AND 168 DEGREES WHEN STOPPED AT IDLE. THE SUPER-HOT AIR IS DIRECTED ON YOUR LEGS. MY LEGS WERE BURNED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATE THE BIKE IS ACCEPTABLE. *NM
NHTSA ID
10132235
Incident
May 19, 2005
Mileage
459 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.