2007 Yamaha FJR1300

Defect. YAMAHA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 FJR1300 MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 2006, THROUGH MARCH 2009. THE GROUND JOINT CONNECTOR OF THE WIRE HARNESS COULD OVERHEAT AND BECOME DEFORMED, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN INTERMITTENT GROUND WIRE CONNECTION. IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS NOT PROPERLY GROUNDED, THE IGNITION SYSTEM AND/OR OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS COULD MALFUNCTION, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL.

Risk. IF THE MOTORCYCLE STALLS WHILE BEING RIDDEN, THERE COULD BE A CRASH RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. YAMAHA DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL WIRE SUB-LEAD OR, IF THE GROUND JOINT CONNECTOR HAS ALREADY BEEN DAMAGED FROM OVERHEATING, DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW MAIN WIRE HARNESS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 8, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-800-962-7926.

Defect. YAMAHA IS RECALLING 9,300 MY 2006-2009 FJR1300 MOTORCYCLES. THE INTERNAL SWITCH WIRING COULD BECOME DISCONNECTED. IF THIS OCCURS ELECTRICAL CURRENT FLOW WILL BE STOPPED AND THE ENGINE COULD STALL.

Risk. IF THE ENGINE STALLS, THE OPERATOR MAY BE UNABLE TO START OR RESTART THE ENGINE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 16, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-800-962-7926.

FAILURE ON REPAIR OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 11V338000 RECALL DATE: JUNE 28,2011 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 990061 FAILURE DESCRIPTION: ON MONDAY 8/22/2016 , I STARTED EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I WAS STRANDED AND COULD NOT START BIKE. HAVING READ ON 'FJRFORUM.COM ' ABOUT "GROUND WIRE JUNCTION CONNECTION" OR 'GROUND BUSS CONNECTORS' ISSUES AND THE SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, I SUSPECTED THAT I HAVE A 'GROUND BUSS CONNECTORS' ISSUE. MY BIKE HAD THE RECALL DONE IN 2011. SYMPTOMS: INTERMITTENT A) IGNITION IN ON POSITION, NOT ATTEMPTING TO START BIKE. 1) BRAKE ACTIVATED (EITHER HAND OR FOOT) -> BRAKE LIGHTS WORK NORMALLY AND NO ABNORMAL ACTIVITY 2) RAISE/LOWER WINDSCREEN -> RESULTS IN VERY SLOW OR NO MOVEMENT AND THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. 3) HIT HORN -> NO HORN SOUNDS BUT BOTH TURN SIGNALS LIGHT AND THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. 3) TURN ON EITHER TURN SIGNAL -> THE TURN SIGNAL WILL FLASH AND THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATES B) IGNITION IN ON POSITION AND ATTEMPT TO START BIKE: 1) INTERMITTENTLY WILL START, BUT IF NOT NOTHING EXCEPT TO ILLUMINATE THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR. 3) IF IT DOES START, LIGHTS MAY GO OUT! RANDOM TURN SIGNAL BEHAVIOR! INVESTIGATION: I INSPECTED ALL "GROUND JOINTS"(AKA SPIDERS) . I COMPLETED MY INSPECTION ON FRIDAY, AUG. 26. PRIMARY FINDING IS THAT THE CONNECTOR THAT MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 990061 WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX HAS A PIN THAT IS INTERMITTENTLY SHORTING RESULTING IN SCORCH/BURN MARKS ON THE FEMALE CONNECTOR. I CAN O

HIGH BEAM INDICATOR CAME ON, TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE, BIKE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING. THIS WAS ALL CAUSED BY GROUND SPIDER 6 BURNING AND FAILING.

THIS IS A YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE. IT HAS A BLOWN FORK SEAL, WHICH IS A PRETTY COMMON OCCURRENCE. THIS IS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING. THERE ARE 2 SPECIAL TOOLS NECESSARY TO REPAIR THIS, ACCORDING TO THE FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL. NEITHER OF THESE SPECIAL TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE FROM YAMAHA. THERE ARE NO SUBSTITUTES AVAILABLE EITHER, ACCORDING TO 3 SEPARATE DEALERS AND THE CORPORATE HQ IN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS QUITE A SAFETY RISK, AS I CANNOT PROPERLY REPAIR THE SUSPENSION, AND THIS WILL AFFECT THE STABILITY/CONTROLLABILITY OF THE BIKE. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE BRAKES, AS FLUID CAN LEAK ONTO THE ROTOR/PADS AND REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS. *TR

THE FUEL TANK CAP ASSEMBLY ALLOWS WATER TO LEAK BY THE RUBBER GASKET INTO THE VENT PIPE. THIS PIPE IS MADE IN SUCH A WAY SO AS TO TRAP WATER IN IT WHEN WASHING OR RIDING IN RAIN. THIS IS THEN EVIDENCED BY A GURGLING SOUND COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK CAP AREA. IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED IT COULD, OVER TIME, CAUSE THE VENT PIPE TO RUST THROUGH. THIS WOULD THEN ALLOW WATER TO ENTER THE FUEL TANK AND CONTAMINATE THE FUEL, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP SUDDENLY. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS BEING RIDDEN IT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH. A TEMPORARY FIX IS TO REMOVE THE FUEL TANK CAP ASSEMBLY AND USE HIGH PRESSURE AIR TO BLOW THE WATER OUT OF THE VENT PIPE. THIS MUST BE DONE EACH TIME THE AREA IS EXPOSED TO WATER. THERE IS NOT A REPLACEMENT GASKET AVAILABLE FROM YAMAHA. CURRENTLY, THE ONLY OPTION FOR OWNERS IS TO PURCHASE A NEW FUEL TANK CAP ASSEMBLY, FOR OVER $100, AND HOPE THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM. *JS

BIKE HAS HAD THE FACTORY RECALL THAT CONNECTS A MORE DIRECT PATH OF BATTERY GROUND TO THE S 4 BUSS. HOWEVER, THIS ONLY HELPED WITH LOAD ON THE COMPONENTS OF THE S4 CONNECTOR. MY LIGHTS WENT OUT BECAUSE THE DOWN STREAM FROM THE S4 CONNECTOR, THE S6 (HAD BURNED CONTACTS) WHICH THE FEED THE S7 CONNECTOR FOR THE LH HEAD LIGHT AND THE S8 CONNECTOR FOR THE RH HEADLIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF CURRENT FROM BOTH LIGHTS THRU ONE PIN AT THE S6 CONNECTOR CAUSE THE CONNECTOR TO BUILD UP HEAT DAMAGE AND KILL THE GROUND PATH FOR BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

THE SIDE CASE LOCK FAILED, CAUSING THE SIDE CASE (SADDLEBAG) TO FALL OPEN WHILE RIDING. THIS CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO SWERVE, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. I REPAIRED THE LOCK BY ADDING A LOCK WASHER AND LIQUID LOCKTITE TO THE SINGLE SCREW HOLDING THE LOCK IN PLACE. TWO WEEKS AGO, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE CASE. LUCKILY, THIS TIME IT HAPPENED AT VERY SLOW SPEED IN MY DRIVEWAY. IF THIS HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED, OR IN A TURN, IT COULD BE DEADLY. I CONTACTED YAMAHA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE LOCK MECHANISM UNLESS THERE WAS A VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL ORDERED BY NHTSA. ACCORDING TO THEIR PARTS WEBSITE, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ORIGINAL LOCK MECHANISMS WITH A DIFFERENT ONE ON NEWER MODELS AND NO LONGER SELL THIS PART. PART NUMBER IS 5P5-28406-01-00. THIS NEW PART IS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE ORIGINAL, DEFECTIVE PART- PART NUMBER 5JW-W9451-02-00. *TR

ENGINE SURGES ABOVE 3000 FEET ALTITUDE CAUSING UNCONTROLLED LIFTING OF FRONT WHEEL IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. *TR

I WAS RIDING HOME FROM WORK IN THE DARK ON MY 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE ON A UNLIT, CURVY, RURAL ROAD WHEN BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY DIED. ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASHING, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I AM A 30 YEAR EXPERIENCED AUTO/MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC AND CERTIFIED AS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, SO I TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN OVERHEATED/BURNED GROUNDING CONNECTOR LOCATED IN THE WIRING HARNESS ABOVE THE LEFT HEADLIGHT SHELL (BURNT CONNECTOR AND/OR PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST). BECAUSE THE CONNECTOR WAS NO LONGER USEABLE, I CUT THE CONNECTOR OFF AND SOLDERED ALL THE WIRES TOGETHER TO RESTORE THE GROUND PATH FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. AS OF TODAY, WITH 52,000 MILES ON THE MOTORCYCLE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO ADDITIONAL FAILURES OF THE HEADLIGHTS. I HASTEN TO ADD THAT THIS FAILURE IS UNRELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 11V-338, WHICH ADDRESSES A FAILURE OF A GROUNDING CONNECTOR UNDER THE FUEL TANK ON THE MOTORCYCLE. AS A VERY ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE ONLINE YAMAHA FJR1300 OWNERS COMMUNITY AT WWW.FJRFORUM.COM, I AM VERY IN TUNE WITH ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THIS MOTORCYCLE AND WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ASSIST IN AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. *KB

ELECTRICAL FAILURE DUE TO AN INADEQUATE GROUND WIRE SYSTEM. *TR

2007 FJR1300AE GROUNDING HARNESS FIRED AT CONNECTOR S4. A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THESE MOTORCYCLES. ONCE THIS HAPPENS THE BIKE GOES DEAD AND IS UNRIDEABLE AS THE ENTIRE GROUNDING SYSTEM IS SHOT. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE HAPPEN AT SPEED. I HAD TO INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET GROUNDING HARNESS TO ALLEVIATE THE AMOUNT OF VOLTAGE RUNNING THROUGH THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM. I ALSO NEEDED TO CLEAN UP THE EXISTING GROUND SPIDERS AND REWIRE A FEW CONNECTIONS. *TR

THE ENGINE QUIT, AND EVERYTHING WENT DEAD EXCEPT FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHERE EVERY LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE FUEL LEVEL LCD STARTED FLASHING. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND TAKING THE KEY OUT DID NOTHING. EVERYTHING STAYED LIT UP. THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER, EVERYTHING TURNED OFF, AND I WAS ABLE TO RE-INSERT THE KEY, AND START HER RIGHT UP. THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC DURING A NORMAL COMMUTE, ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN 24 HOURS. IT WAS EASILY REPRODUCIBLE BY INSERTING THE KEY TURNING THE BIKE ON, AND REPEATING A FEW TIMES UNTIL IT RE-OCCURRED. AT THE SHOP, THEY DISCOVERED THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY GROUNDED, CAUSING A SHORT THAT RESULTED IN SYSTEM-WIDE DISABLING OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

2007 YAMAHA FJR-1300. ENGINE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DIE AND WOULD NOT RE-START. ALONG WITH THIS, ALL LIGHTING I.E. HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. UPON INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE, I FOUND FAULTY ELECTRICAL GROUNDING "SPIDERS". I AM IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING AN AFTERMARKET GROUNDING LOOM AS A FIX TO THIS PROBLEM THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY ISSUE AS THE BIKE DIES AND ALL THE LIGHTS ARE OUT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 YAMAHA FJR 1300 MOTORCYCLE THAT HAS GROUND SPIDER FAILURE. I FIRST EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM IN JUNE WHILE ON A RIDE FROM SAN DIEGO TO OREGON. THE CIRCUIT WITH MY RUNNING LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WENT OUT. THE FUSE BURNED AND IT WOULD NOT ACCEPT A NEW FUSE WITHOUT BURNING IT OUT. IT STARTED WORKING CORRECTLY AGAIN ON ITS OWN AND WE FINISHED OUR TRIP. I RODE A FEW TIMES AFTER THAT THEN PARKED IT DURING THE SUMMER HEAT TO DO MAINTENANCE. THE BIKE WAS DOWN FOR A FEW MONTHS WHILE I WAS BUSY AT WORK AND I JUST FINISHED MAINTENANCE THIS WEEK AFTER TWO MONTHS. ON MY TEST RIDE I NOTICED THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE OFF. I CHECKED THE FUSE FOR THAT CIRCUIT AND IT WAS BLOWN. I THEN DECIDED TO CHECK THE GROUND SPIDERS SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTED FAILURES ON THE FJRFORUM.COM DISCUSSION BOARD. I FOUND A BURNED GROUND SPIDER AND WIRES. *TR

2007 YAMAHA MOTOR CYCLE MODEL # FJR1300A. ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART. FAULTY GROUND WIRING HARNESS SPYDER CONNECTIONS. *TR

THE VEHICLE, A 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE, INSTANTLY LOST ALL POWER, THE ENGINE QUIT AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WENT DEAD, LEAVING ME WITH NO WAY TO SIGNAL MY NEED TO MOVE OFF OF THE ROADWAY IMMEDIATELY. WITHIN THE FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED TWICE, MOMENTARILY. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CORRODED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION UNDER THE FRONT LEFT OF THE FUEL TANK AND WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HELP FROM POSTS ON FJRFORUM.COM CONTAINING NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. *TR

INTERMITTENT STALLING AND ERRATIC,RANDOM ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO A NO RUN CONDITION. WITH INFORMATION LEARNED FROM OTHER MOTORCYCLE OWNERS OF THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL MOTORCYCLE WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM,DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BURNED WIRING HARNESS GROUND SPIDER CONNECTION. BURNED SECTION CUT OFF AND DISCARDED. *TR

VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND VEHICLE STALLED AS IT WAS BEING PARKED. WOULD NOT RESTART. SEVERAL INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD SIMULTANEOUSLY. SUSPECTED A DEAD SHORT IN ELECTRIC SYSTEM. SEVEN KNOWN GROUND BLOCKS IN THE WIRING HARNESS WERE EXAMINED AND DETECTED SHORT CIRCUIT AND OVERHEATED TERMINALS IN S4 GROUND BLOCK. ATTEMPTED TO JUMPER THE BLOCK TO A FRAME GROUND POINT AND THAT RESULTED IN A SUCCESSFUL RESTART OF THE ENGINE, HOWEVER THE JUMPER WAS ONLY TEMPORARY COULD NOT BE PERMANENTLY ATTACHED, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. HAD GROUND BLOCK FAILED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CRASHED. *TR

2007 YAMAHA FJR 1300 AE, 11,000 MILES. - INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING. AFTER RIDING ABOUT 10 MINUTES, BEGAN DOWNSHIFTING TO EXIT THE FREEWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BECAME LOCKED IN 4TH GEAR. ONCE THIS HAPPENED, IT WOULD NOT UP OR DOWN SHIFT WITH EITHER THE HAND OR FOOT SHIFTER. THEN I STOPPED THE MOTORCYCLE AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THEN TURNED THE KEY BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO CLICK DOWN TO 2ND GEAR. REIGNITED THE ENGINE AND BIKE SNAPPED INTO GEAR (STILL IN 2ND). AFTER THIS, THE BIKE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN BUSY TRAFFIC, I MAY HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO MANEUVER EFFECTIVELY AND BEEN KILLED. TOOK THE BIKE STRAIGHT TO A SHOP AND THAT'S WHERE IT WILL STAY UNTIL THE DEFECT IS RESOLVED. *TR

STARTING IN MID 2009, THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300A MOTORCYCLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY FLICKER OFF AND ON. ON DECEMBER 21ST, 2009 THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE RIDING HOME FROM WORK IN THE DARK! PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A GROUNDING CONNECTION ABOVE THE LEFT HEADLIGHT THAT HAD CORRODED AND OVERHEATED THE CONNECTOR AND SPIDER INSERT. THE FAULTY CONNECTOR WAS REMOVED AND THE WIRES WERE SOLDERED TOGETHER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

"ALTITUDE SICKNESS" WITH 2007 YAMAHA FJR. MOTORCYCLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE, SPUTTERS, AND HESITATES, UNTIL 3500 OR SO RPMS REACHED. HAPPENS WHEN ALTITUDE IS CHANGED, OR OUT SIDE TEMPERATURE CHANGES, ESPECIALLY WHEN ABOVE 85 F. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 FJR1300 YAMAHA IN JUNE OF 08. TO DATE MOTORCYCLE HAS 1151 MILES ON IT. FROM DAY ONE MOTORCYCLE HAD A VERY STICKY CLUTCH. I ALWAYS WARM UP THE BIKE TO 2 OR 4 BARS AND THEN ATTEMPT TO PUT BIKE INTO FIRST GEAR, PULL IN THE CLUTCH WITH BRAKE APPLIED AND BIKE WOULD SHUT OFF. I WOULD RESTART THE BIKE, PULL IN THE CLUTCH WITH BRAKE GENTLY APPLIED AND BIKE WOULD CLUNK INTO 1ST AND LURCH FORWARD. WHEN COMING TO FIRST STOP, TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 3RD TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 1ST THERE WAS A 1-3 SECOND DELAY REGARDLESS OF RPM, AND AT TIMES WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT AT ALL WHICH MEANT I WOULD COME TO A STOP WITH CLUTCH PULLED IN. AS THE BIKE WOULD WARM UP THE CLUTCH BECAME LESS STICKY AS I RODE AROUND TOWN. HOWEVER, ONCE I RODE ON FREEWAY TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY 35-50MIN RIDE, AND TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT ON THE OFFRAMP BIKE AGAIN WAS STICKY OR WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT WITHOUT 1-3 SECOND DELAY. THIS BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL I FELT MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER AND I TOOK BIKE INTO DEALER AT 1151 MILES. DEALER OPENED UP CLUTCH AND FOUND THAT 2 CLUTCH TABS WERE IMPROPERLY PULLED IN? DEALER ALSO STATED THAT WASHERS WERE NOT ASSEMBLED PROPERLY. I HAVE YET TO RIDE BIKE SINCE REPAIR. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE RESULTING IN A COMPLETE AND TOTAL SHUT DOWN OF THE MOTORCYCLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A SHORTAGE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,500. UPDATED 11/14/08. *LJ UPDATED 11/18/08.*JB

IGNITION FAILURE ON YAMAHA 2007 FJR. *TR

2007 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE, FAILED IGNITION SWITCH. 9,755 MILES ON MOTORCYCLE. FOUND HISTORY OF IGNITION FAILURE ON INTERNET SITE, YET DEALERS DENY ANY SUCH THING. FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF WAY OF TRAFFIC. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. KEY MUST BE "JIGGLED" TO TURN ON MOTORCYCLE. THE KEY MUST BE IN BETWEEN ON AND OFF TO START THE BIKE. AFTER IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE KEY CAN BE TURN TO THE FULL ON POSITION. THIS PROBLEM HAS JUST SURFACED THIS WEEK. *TR

SHUT OFF BIKE TO FILL WITH GAS. WHEN DONE FILLING,TURNED KEY TO "ON" POSITION AND NOTHING HAPPENED. BIKE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. TRIED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH SAME RESULT. HAD TO GET TOWED TO YAMAHA DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED IGNITION SWITCH. CONTACTS INSIDE WERE MELTED. *TR

BRAND NEW 2008 YAMAHA FJR1300A. ENGINE FREQUENTLY STALLS UPON APPLICATION OF THROTTLE FROM A DEAD STOP. HAPPENS HOT OR COLD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT; IF I WERE ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A CAR I'D BE HIT AND INJURED. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION THAT APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING: PE 08048. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH AND POWER TO BIKE BECAME ERRATIC WHEN TURNING KEY ON. FIRST FAILURE APPEARED TO BE CLEARED UPON REPETITIVE CYCLING OF THE IGNITION WITH KEY. FINAL OCCURRENCE RESULTED WITH BIKE FAILING TO POWER UP AT ALL ROUGHLY TWO WEEKS LATER. PER INFORMATION OBTAINED ON THE INTERNET AT FJRFORUM.COM TITLED "FJRF003: IGNITION FAILURES ON FJRS", I DISASSEMBLED IGNITION SWITCH. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BROWN WIRE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE SOLDER CONNECTION WITH THE MATING RED WIRE PARTIALLY LIFTED FROM ITS SOLDER CONNECTION. SOLDER CONNECTIONS CLEANED AND RESOLDERED. BIKE APPEARS TO BE OKAY TO DATE. *TR

I PURCHASES A BRAND NEW 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300 FROM OTD MOTORSPORTS IN MARINA DEL RAY CALIFORNIA. THE MOTORCYCLE HAD 1 MILE ON THE ODOMETER. AFTER RIDING THE BIKE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS A BAD ENGINE SURGE BEGAN TO APPEAR. NOT A NORMAL SLOW METHODICAL BOOST OF ENERGY BUT A SUDDEN ALMOST OVERWHELMING BOOST OF POWER. IT WOULD CONSISTENTLY HAPPEN DURING THE TRANSITION BETWEEN DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE HAVING A PASSENGER ON THE BACK OF THE BIKE, SHE ALMOST FELL OFF DUE TO THIS POWER SURGE. I TOOK IT TO HOUSE OF MOTORCYCLE IN EL CAJON CALIFORNIA TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. SEVERAL TECHNICIANS TOOK THE BIKE FOR A RIDE AND FOUND THE SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE. AFTER TALKING WITH YAMAHA CORPORATION IN CYPRESS CALIFORNIA IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THIS WAS A "QUIRK" OF THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF BIKE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE FIX WAS SIMPLE, I PURCHASED A DYNOJET POWER COMMANDER AND A G2 THROTTLE TUBE. THE SURGE IS NON EXISTENT WITH THESE TWO ITEMS TOGETHER. IF I BYPASS THE POWER COMMANDER AND USE THE STOCK ECU THE SURGE IS STILL VERY PRONOUNCED. BEFORE I FIXED THE ISSUE, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE SURGE, A ALMOST THREW MY MESSENGER FROM THE BIKE AND B ALMOST PUT ME INTO ANOTHER LANE WHILE ACCELERATION AND TURNING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS "QUIRK" AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THE YAMAHA CORPORATION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

MY ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS COMING TO A STOP ON MY 2007 FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL INDICATIONS AND THE IGNITION SWITCH DID NOT RESPOND. I GOT THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALER IN HOUSTON AND THEY IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS SWITCH FAILURE. THE FJR FORUM AT WWW.FJRFORUM.COM/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=103354 HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO GET A REPLACEMENT SWITCH IN ABOUT 10 DAYS AND REPLACED IT FOR APPROXIMATELY $250. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH YAMAHA CORP. USA. *TR

MY IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY CAUSING MY MOTORCYCLE IGNITION TO NOT WORK AT TIMES. IT HAS NOT YET FAULTED WHEN I AM RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE BUT IT WILL NOT WORK WHEN I TURN THE MOTORCYCLE OFF AND LEAVE IT SIT. IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS I WAS ALMOST STRANDED 300 MILE FROM HOME THIS WEEKEND WHEN IT WOULD NOT WORK. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE MOTORCYCLE SUFFERED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE AND ALL ACCESSORIES, INCLUDING ALL LIGHTS, TO FAIL, NEARLY RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. MOVING THE WIRE HARNESS AT THE BACK OF THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSES THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. *TR

WHEN THE ENGINE IS DECELERATING OR BRAKING FUEL IS TURNED OFF AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THERE IS A DELAY IN FUEL DELIVERY. WHEN TRYING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY FROM THE RAMP YOU DECELERATE TO TIME YOUR ENTRANCE AND WHEN YOU ACCELERATE THE MOTORCYCLE PAUSES THEN LURCHES FORWARD EFFECTING YOUR MERGE INTO SPEEDING TRAFFIC. THIS ALSO HAPPENS TO A SMALLER DEGREE ON EACH SHIFT OF THE TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS THAT AN AIR PRESSURE SENSOR IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD PREVENTS THE FLOW OF FUEL DURING INCREASED VACUUM AND THAT THE FUEL IS NOT TURNED ON AGAIN UNTIL THE VACUUM IS REDUCED BY AN OPEN THROTTLE. YOU OPEN THE THROTTLE, THE VACUUM GOES DOWN THE FUEL TURNS ON AND THE MOTORCYCLE LURCHES FORWARD. *TR

2007 YAMAHA FJR1300A. IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE WILL RIDING IN TRAFFIC IN DALLAS. NO RESPONSE AT ALL FROM THE BIKE AND WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC. ACCORDING TO THE FJRFORUM.COM, THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE WITH THE FJR. YAMAHA SAID THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE WHEN IT HAD A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE MEDIAN. THERE WAS NO LIGHTS OF ANY KIND AND NO REACTION TO THE IGNITION SWITCH OR STARTER BUTTON. I WAS ABLE TO GET POWER BACK BY MOVING THE HANDLEBARS ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. I WENT ANOTHER 3 BLOCKS AND IT DIED AGAIN. I DID THE HANDLEBAR MOTION AGAIN AND POWER CAME BACK. IT DIED IN ANOTHER 3 BLOCKS AND I WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT HOME. I REMOVED THE IGNITION SWITCH/KEY MECHANISM AND DISASSEMBLED IT, AND THE RED WIRE HAD PULLED CLEANLY OFF THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THE DAMAGE WAS SIMILAR TO THE POST AT HTTP://WWW.FJRFORUM.COM/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=103354 EXCEPT IT WAS THE RED WIRE IN MY CASE INSTEAD OF THE BROWN. AS YOU CAN SEE BY SEARCHING THE FORUM, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF THESE FAILURES. THE PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.FJRFORUM.COM/FORUM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=26098 LISTS SIMILAR OCCURRENCES EXPERIENCED BY FORUM MEMBERS. THERE WAS A VERY TIGHT "ZIP-TIE" NEAR THE SWITCH IN THE WIRING LOOM, AND IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS EXERTED ENOUGH STRESS TO EVENTUALLY PULL THE WIRE OFF. I CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY REMOVING THE ZIP TIE AND RE-SOLDERING THE WIRE TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD. AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER MIGHT BE VERY DANGEROUS IF SOMEONE IS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. IT WAS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS SINCE IT WAS AT NIGHT AND OTHER DRIVERS COULDN'T SEE ME BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAD LIGHTS. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 21,000, 28,000, 33,000 AND 44,000 MILES. THE FAILURE HAS NOT YET OCCURRED WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS IN MOTION. THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO ENGAGE, OR TURN ON. INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES ON MOMENTARILY THEN GOES DEAD. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT TURNING ON/OFF EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A FUNCTIONING IGNITION. LOCAL YAMAHA DEALER CONTINUES TO ADVISE USING CONTACT CLEANER AND EVENTUALLY CONTACTING MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENT INDICATIONS FROM OTHER OWNERS IS THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT YAMAHA HAS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

WHILE RIDING THE 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300 THE MOTORCYCLE SHUT OFF ABRUPTLY. IT WAS AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF, ALL LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENTS WENT DARK. I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR TRAFFIC AND GET OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT, COULD HAVE BEEN UGLY. THE DEALER AT FIRST CLAIMED NO KNOWLEDGE OF SIMILAR FAILURES, WHEN PRESSED THEY ADMITTED THAT YAMAHA KNOWS THAT 2006 AND 2007 FJR IGNITION SWITCHES ARE FAILING WITH REGULARITY, YAMAHA PROVIDED A REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH. TEARING THE OLD SWITCH APART REVEALED THAT PART OF THE PLASTIC WAS MELTED AND THE MAIN FEED OUT OF THE SWITCH HAD UNSOLDERED ITSELF FROM ITS POST. HAVING THE ENGINE SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY ON A MOTORCYCLE IN TRAFFIC CAN BE DEADLY. YAMAHA ASKED IF I HAD ANY ACCESSORIES WIRED ONTO THE BIKE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED ADDITIONAL LOAD ON THE SWITCH. I DO NOT, THE ONLY LOAD ON THE IGNITION SWITCH IS WHAT IS DESIGNED IN BY YAMAHA. THE DEALER KEPT THE OLD SWITCH AFTER IT WAS TAKEN APART. I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO PHOTOGRAPH THE FAILED COMPONENTS. *TR

RIDING UP HILL SEVERE LOSS OF POWER AND POWER SURGES. SEVERAL TIMES ALWAYS RIDING UPHILL I HAVE HAD SEVERE POWER LOSSES AND POWER SURGES. CAUSED ME TO MISS TURN AND SLOW DOWN TO A STOP. I SHUT DOWN BIKE AND RESTARTED. TURNED AROUND AND WENT DOWNHILL AND THE BIKE OPERATED FINE. HAVE NOT HAD ANY REPAIRS OR MODIFICATIONS TO BIKE. THIS OCCURRED ON THE FIRST RIDE ON THIS BIKE UPHILL AND SEVERAL TIMES AFTER. HAVE ONLY RIDDEN 600 MILES ON THIS BIKE. *TR

REAR BRAKE BECAME MUSHY AND INEFFECTIVE. *TR

WHEN INITIALLY SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR A LOUD CLUNK IS HEARD IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BIKE WILL LURCH FORWARD AND TAKE OFF OR IF THE BRAKE IS APPLY THE ENGINE WILL STALL. THEN THE CLUTCH BREAKS LOOSE AND YOU CAN DRIVE AWAY. THE BIKE WILL UPSHIFT HARD AND SHIFT TIMING IS CRITICAL. THEN WHEN YOU APPROACH AN INTERSECTION AND NEED TO DOWN SHIFT YOU NEED TO USE THE BRAKES TO BREAK LOOSE THE CLUTCH. AFTER SEVERAL MILES IT WARMS UP AND BECOMES LESS STICKY. THE CLUTCH WILL DISENGAGE AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND THEN YOU CAN SHIFT. IF YOU DON'T USE THE CLUTCH FOR SEVERAL MILES IT GETS STICKY AGAIN. IF YOU LET IT SIT FOR 8 HOURS IT GETS LOCKED UP. THIS STARTED MILDLY AT 500 MILES AND HAS GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR AN INEXPERIENCED RIDER. *TR

THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS ARE THE SIZE OF PENCIL ERASERS AND ARE LOCATED OUT OF VIEW ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THEY ARE NOT VISIBLE WITH PERIPHERAL VISION DURING NORMAL DRIVING WITH THE EYES ON THE ROAD. IN ORDER TO SEE THEM THE DRIVER MUST TAKE HIS EYES OFF THE ROAD AND TILT HIS HEAD AND HELMET DOWN. THEY ARE NOT SELF CANCELING. THEY HAVE NO AUDIBLE OR TACTICAL INDICATORS AND THE VISUAL INDICATORS ARE INSUFFICIENT. CONSEQUENTLY AFTER MAKING A TURN THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE THAT THE TURN SIGNALS ARE STILL ON AND MAY DRIVE FOR MANY MILES THIS WAY. MY SELF AND OTHER DRIVERS OF THE 06-07 FJR1300 SERIES HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS AND CLOSE CALLS OF VEHICLE TRAFFIC ENTERING OUR PATH BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT WE WERE ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN. *TR

THIS IS RELATED TO THE NEW YAMAHA 2007 FJR1300A. THE ECU DOESN'T APPEAR TO TAKE REALTIME BAROMETRIC READINGS. THIS IS VERY APPARENT WHEN YOU CHANGE ALTITUDE ON MOUNTAIN ROADS, WHICH CAUSES A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHERE THE MOTORCYCLE HESITATES WHEN THROTTLE INPUT IS APPLIED. THE HESITATION GETS LONGER THE HIGHER YOU GO. IT IS A CONSISTENT, REPEATABLE ISSUE, AND HAPPENS EVERY TIME I RIDE IN THE MOUNTAINS. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO YAMAHA, BUT THEY DENY THE ISSUE EXISTS. *TR

I HAVE A YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE THAT I PURCHASED IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR THAT EXHIBITS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE AND THEY TOOK NO ACTION. I HAVE CONTACTED YAMAHA DIRECTLY. THE PRODUCT SPECIALIST I SPOKE WITH IN CYPRESS, CA ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WOULD NOT OFFER ANY DETAILS ABOUT HOW YAMAHA PLANS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE PRODUCT SPECIALIST FURTHER ADVISED THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN WOULD BE ISSUED TO DEALERS AND LETTERS WOULD BE MAILED TO CUSTOMERS WITHIN TWO WEEKS TO ONE MONTH, HOWEVER, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT OTHER OWNERS WERE TOLD THE SAME THING MANY WEEKS AGO. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO BE SEVERELY UNDER POWERED WHENEVER IT IS OPERATED AT HIGH ALTITUDES. THE FIRST TIME THAT IT OCCURRED I THOUGHT THAT I WAS RUNNING LOW ON FUEL, HOWEVER, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE AND THE MOTORCYCLE WILL EXHIBIT THESE SYMPTOMS ANY TIME THAT HIGH ALTITUDE ROADS ARE ENCOUNTERED. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLING AND FRIGHTENING WHEN IT OCCURS WHILE NEGOTIATING CORNERS OR STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. I AM INCLUDING A LINK TO FURTHER INFORMATION: HTTP://WWW.FJRFORUM.COM/FORUM//INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=23179 THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. THE DATE THAT I AM ENTERING BELOW IS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENCE.*JB

ALTITUDE-RELATED STALLING AND SURGING. *TR

WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE IN QUESTION IN THE MOUNTAINS THE ELEVATION ABOVE SEA LEVEL CHANGED FROM 1500 TO 5000 FEET AND DESCENDED AGAIN. WHILE ASCENDING THE MOUNTAIN AT LOW SPEEDS (25-30 MPH), THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT AND BEGAN TO STALL. RIGHT BEFORE STALL, THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE VIOLENTLY. CHANGES IN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 800-1000 FEET SEEM TO CORRESPOND WITH THE PROBLEM. SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING IT APPEAR TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY, THAT IS, UNTIL THE ALTITUDE CHANGES AGAIN. AS A RESULT OF THE BIKE'S ERRATIC BEHAVIOR, I NEARLY DROPPED IT TIME WHILE TRYING TO RE-ENTER THE ROAD FROM A PARKING LOT. TWO OTHER TIMES IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE NEGOTIATING LOW SPEED TURNS IN ON THE MOUNTAINSIDE. TO DATE, YAMAHA MECHANICS HAVE SAID MY CARBURETOR NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED. HOWEVER, IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WE ARE AT SEA LEVEL WITH NO SIGNIFICANT ELEVATION CHANGES WITHIN REASONABLE DISTANCES FOR THE MECHANIC. *TR

MY 2007 YAMAHA FJR 1300 MOTORCYCLE PURCHASED IN MAY 2007 HAS A VERIFIED INABILITY TO DEAL WITH ALTITUDE CHANGES OF 2000 FT. OR SO IN EITHER GOING UP, OR DOWN IN ELEVATION. DURING THE PERIODS THE MOTORCYCLE HESITATES AND THEN SURGES DURING THESE PERIODS. THIS IS ALLEVIATED BY PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND THEN RESTARTING THE ENGINE, BUT THE ACT OF HESITATING/SURGING WHILE GOING AROUND CORNERS AT SPEED LIMIT CAN BE DANGEROUS BOTH THE RIDER, VEHICLES BEHIND THE RIDER, AND POTENTIALLY TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY MY DEALER, DESERT VALLEY POWERSPORTS OF PROSSER, WA. AND REPORTED TO YAMAHA CORPORATION. I HAVE REQUESTED SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AND AM TOLD THAT THEY KNOW OF THE ISSUE, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT, AND YAMAHA IS WORKING ON A FIX. SEPARATELY BY ANOTHER DEALER I AM TOLD THAT THIS WON'T BE FIXED BY YAMAHA AND IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 MODEL. *TR

WHILE ON A 5 STATE TOUR ON OUR MY MOTORCYCLE THIS SUMMER. MY FUEL SYSTEM SEEMED TO DANGEROUSLY SURGE. THE BIKE WOULD JUST SLOW DOWN AND THEN TO RECOVER I COULD GIVE MORE THROTTLE. WITH NO RESPONSE, THEN MORE THROTTLE AND THE BIKE WOULD JUST TAKE OFF. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN I WAS CHANGING ALTITUDE. CHANGING UP HILL AND CHANGING DOWN HILL. ON MOUNTAIN ROADS IN COLORADO IN A 15 MILE PER HOUR CORNER AND YOUR BIKE JUST QUITS MAKING POWER THEN SUDDENLY RECOVERS WITH ALMOST FULL THROTTLE. WE ARE LUCKY MY KIDS STILL HAVE PARENTS. *TR

AT ELEVATION CHANGES, THE MOTORCYCLE HAS PERIODS OF SURGING, SOMETIMES PRODUCING VIOLENT THROTTLE RESPONSE. THIS COULD CREATE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN A CURVE OR WHILE PASSING. *JB

FUEL INJECTION SURGING DURING AND AFTER ALTITUDE CHANGE, LEADING TO UNRELIABLE THROTTLE RESPONSE WHICH MAKES CONTROLLING THE MOTORCYCLE DIFFICULT. IT REQUIRES THE IGNITION BE TURNED OFF TO RESET THE FUEL INJECTION. *TR