2002 Yamaha Road Star Warrior complaints

MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V309000. THE RECALL WAS INITIATED ON 8/22/2003, AND I WAS MADE AWARE OF IT ON 8/31/2003. I HAVE CONTACTED NUMEROUS DEALERS IN MY AREA SINCE THEN, NONE OF WHICH HAVE HAD THE ABILITY TO PERFORM THE RECALL WORK. 6 MONTHS LATER, I AM STILL NOWHERE NEAR BEING SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE, WITH NO ETA AS TO RECALL WORK COMPLETION. I AM INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF THE MANUFACTURER'S INABILITY TO PERFORM THE RECALL WORK. THE VEHICLE IS STILL BEING PAID FOR, ALONG WITH INSURANCE. MANY OWNERS I KNOW (THOUSANDS, ACTUALLY - VIA A WEBSITE THAT I FREQUENT) ARE FILING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER. I JUST WANT MY VEHICLE FIXED, AND A REASONABLE WARRANTY APPLIED TO THE WORK REQUIRED TO MEET THE SAFETY STANDARDS OUTLINE IN THE COMPLAINT ABOVE. THANK YOU.*AK

YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR RECALL OF TRANSMISSION. *AK

I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER FOUR WEEKS SINCE I RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE MY YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR IS NOW SITTING AT CHAMPION CYCLE ON WESTERN AVE IN CHICAGO AND ACCORDING TO THERE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MY SIT FOR ANOTHER TEN WEEKS.I CALLED CUSTOMER RELATIONS IN CYPRESS CALIFORNIA AND NO REPAIR KITS ARE FOR ANY WARRIOR OWNER. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED. MY VIN # ENDS 1063. I HAVE HEARD MANY REASONS FOR THIS RECALL. THE MAIN OPINION IS THAT THE NHTSA ORDERED YAMAHA TO RECALL ALL ROAD STAR WARRIORS BECAUSE OF A TRANSMISSON PROBLEM. THERE IS AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT THIS RECALL WAS UNNECESSARY. COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHO EXACTLY INSTITUTED THIS RECALL AND THE EXACT REASON THAT IT APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE? THIS ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION HAS CREATED ENORMOUS INCONVENIENCE AND LOSS OF VEHICLE VALUE. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *AK

NO INFO GIVEN. *JB

RECALL AND INACTION OF YAMAHA MOTOR CO. TO REPAIR AND ADEQUATELY WARRANTY SAFETY OF EQUIPMENT AND RIDER OF SAID EQUIPMENT. *JB

A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON ALL YAMAHA ROADSTAR WARRIORS, ONE OF WHICH I OWN. MY DEALER IS UNABLE TO OBTAIN REPAIR KITS TO COMPLETE THE WORK. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED JANUARY 04 AND I AM BECOMING CONCERNED THAT THIS PARTICULAR MOTORCYCLE MAY NOT BE OF USE DURING THE RIDING SEASON OF 04. IT SEEMS UNFAIR TO EXPECT INDIVIDUALS WHO PAID FOR THESE MOTORCYCLES TO NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE REPAIRS COMPLETED IN A TIMELY MANNER. *JB

REGARDING RECALL NO. 03V309000 I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT YAMAHA OF AMERICA'S NON-COMPLIANCE OF FIXING MY VEHICLE WITH IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. I OWN A VEHICLE WHICH I CAN NOT DRIVE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I COULD BE KILLED ON IT, BUT I CAN NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED DUE TO THE FACT THE COMPANY THAT DESIGNED THE VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM ALSO COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING TO PAY FOR A VEHICLE THAT I CAN NOT USE. *JB

MOTORCYCLE IS SUBJECT OF A SAFETY RECALL. MANUFACTURING DEFECT - TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK UP CAUSING FATAL ACCIDENT. I WAS ADVISED BY MANUFACTURER AND DEALER NOT TO RIDE BIKE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE. *JB

YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION DOES NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED PARTS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD PARTS ARE NOT EVEN BEING RELEASED BY THE CORPORATION UNTIL MARACH 2004 AND THAT THE MIDWEST STATES WOULD NOT BE A PRIORITY DUE TO COLD WEATHER. I RIDE ALL YEAR LONG, AVERAGING 18,000 MILES EACH YEAR ON MY 2002 ROAD STAR WARRIOR AND MY KZ1000P POLICE MOTORCYCLE (MY ASSIGNED DUTY VEHICLE) AND I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY YAMAHA CORPORATION IS BEING ALLOWED TO TREAT IT'S CUSTOMERS SO BADLY. I CALLED YAMAHA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE LABOR DONE TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. THEY SAID THE DEALER WOULD HAVE TO STAND BEHIND THE LABOR. MY DEALER CAN'T EVEN GET THE PARTS FROM YAMAHA TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. SO NOW I HAVE A MOTORCYCLE I HAVE TO MAKE A MONTHLY PAYMENT ON, BUT CAN NOT RIDE BECAUSE IT COULD POTENTIALLY KILL ME. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY YAMAHA CAN BE ALLOWED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN THIS MANNER. *JB

YAMAHA ROADSTAR WARRIOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF YAMAHA TO PROVIDE TIMELY REPAIRS TO A NOW UNUSABLE VEHICLE. FAILURE OF YAMAHA TO PROVIDE SUFICCIENT WARRANTY FOR SUCH AN INVASIVE REPAIR.*AK

THE MANOR IN WHICH YAMAHA IS ADDRESSING THE ROADSTAR WARRIOR RECALL IS UNFAIR TO THE CUSTOMER. YAMAHA MOTORS IS NOT PROVIDING THE REPAIR IN A TIMELY MANOR, NOR WILL THEY WARRANTY THE LABOR FOR THE REPAIR. THIS LABOR IS NOT ELECTIVE, THE TECHNICIANS THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE REQUEST FROM YAMAHA THAT THE VEHICLE IS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL THE REPAIR IS MADE IS NOT REASONABLE WHEN THEY ARE NOT YET PROVIDING THE REPAIR PARTS. MY PURCHASE WAS MADE IN GOOD FAITH WITH A COMPANY THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY RESPECTED. THIS RESPECT HAS BEEN SADLY FORGONE WITH THIS ISSUE. I AM, I MUST SAY SORRY THAT I HAVE ELECTED TO PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT FROM YOUR COMPANY AND WILL NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE TWICE.*AK

RECALL ON THE YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR. YAMAHA HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THEIR OWN RECALL OF THE TRANSMISSION ON MY MOTORCYCLE. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED IN AUGUST 2003 AND PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. 6 MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY YAMAHA OF THE RECALL AND HAVE BEEN TOLD NOT TO OPERATE THE MOTORCYCLE. 6 MONTHS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I REALIZE THE VEHICLE IS FOR PLEASURE AND IS NOT MY PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION. 6 MONTHS. THE RECALL LETTER WAS DATED JANUARY 9, 2004. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED AUGUST 2003. WHY DID YAMAHA WAIT 5 MONTHS TO SEND A LETTER. IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO THE DEALERS FOR THE REPAIR WORK. *AK

I OWN A 2002 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR THAT IS BEING RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. YAMAHA HAS AGREED TO REPAIR THE BIKE BUT WILL ONLY OFFER A 90 DAY WARRANTY ON THE PARTS, NOTHING ON LABOR. THE REPAIRS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND WILL NOT ACCORDING TO MY DEALER BE AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL. MY BIKE WILL BE DOWN FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS. THE RECALL LETTER SAID THAT RIDING THE BIKE BEFORE THE REPAIRS ARE MADE COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.*AK

2002 YAMAHA ROADSTAR WARRIOR TRANSMISSION RECALL (2,995 MI.). MY COMPLAINTS: COMPLAINT 1: THE PARTS TO AFFECT THE REPAIRS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERS. NO FIRM TIMEFRAME HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE DEALERS, BUT EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT PARTS WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE BY MARCH, 2004. DEALERS EXPECT FROM 1 TO 3 DAYS OF WORK FOR EACH MOTORCYCLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE WAITING LIST IS GOING TO BE LARGE AND THE WAIT FOR REPAIRS CONSIDERABLE. I CANNOT USE MY MOTORCYCLE UNTIL THE REPAIR IS MADE. I HAVE LOST THE ENJOYMENT OF THIS PRODUCT, I AM PAYING FOR A PRODUCT THAT I CANNOT USE, AND I AM FORCED TO INSURE A PRODUCT THAT I CANNOT USE. COMPLAINT 2: THE REPAIRS ARE BEING DONE BY MECHANICS OF VARYING DEGREES OF SKILL AND EXPERIENCE AT LOCAL DEALERSHIPS, HENCE -THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OF A QUALITY JOB (NO QUALITY ASSURANCE CHECK), -THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON LABOR, -THE ENGINE IS "REBUILT" VERSUS "FACTORY BUILT." THUS, IF MY MOTORCYCLE IS RETURNED TO ME AFTER THE REPAIR AND THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS, I WILL BE FORCED TO PAY FOR ALL THE REPAIRS. 3. MY MOTORCYCLE HAS ALREADY SUFFERED LOSS IN VALUE AS A RESULT OF THIS RECALL. I UNDERSTAND I CANNOT SELL THIS MOTORCYCLE UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. MY MOTORCYCLE WILL, IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, SUFFER FURTHER DEVALUE AND DEPRECIATION FAR GREATER THAN ITS USE AND AGE WOULD OTHERWISE DICTATE, SIMPLY BECAUSE IT WILL HAVE A REBUILT MOTOR. YAMAHA HAS NOT OFFERED ANY OFFSETTING COMPENSATIONS FOR MY LOSS OF USE, FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR SUFFERING WITH AN INFERIOR ENGINE (AFTER RE

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#:03V309000, CONTACTED YAMAHA AND THEY ARE NOT GIVING ANY INFORMATION ON WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. MEANWHILE THEY HAVE INSTRUCTED ME NOT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THEM TO DOWN MY VEHICLE WITH NOT INFORMATION ON WHEN REPAIRABLE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. LASTLY YAMAHA WILL NOT WARRANTY THE WORK PERFORMED BY THEIR SERVICE CENTERS. THEREFORE WE HAVE NO RECOURSE IF THE SERVICE CENTER PERFORMS SUB STANDARD WORK AND THE VEHICLE FAILS SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR. IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE TO CANCEL ALL PRE-ARRANGED PLANS THAT INCLUDED USE OF MY VEHICLE AT MY OWN COST. ALSO THE COST OF OWNERSHIP OF SAID VEHICLE CONTINUES WHILE IT IS NOT OPERABLE AGAIN WITHOUT ANY DATE AS TO WHEN IT WILL BE OPERABLE AGAIN.

YAMAHA HAS NOT NOTIFIED ME ABOUT A DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TO MY DEALER 4 TIMES IN LAST MONTH FOR PARTS, AND THEY ALSO MADE NO MENTION OF IT. I WOULD NOT KNOW ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION IF NOT FOR A FRIEND AT BIKE NIGHT. I SINCE HAVE PARKED THE BIKE, BUT YAMAHA HAS NO IDEA WHEN THE PARTS ARE COMING, AND WILLL ONLY PROVIDE A 90 DAY WARRANTY ON THE ONE PART THEY ARE REPLACING, BUT NOT THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL BE TAKEN COMPLETLY APART TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION.

THE OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (NHTSA RECALL# 03V 309 000/REAR WHEEL LOCKUP ) FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON FEBRUARY 17, 2004. HE LATER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MADE NUMEROUS CALLS TO YAMAHA MFR. BUT COULD NOT GET ANY STRAIGHT ANSWERS AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. *NM

I HAVE A 2002 YAMAHA ROAS STAR WARRIOR THAT HAS BEEN WAITING ON THE TRANSMISSION RECALL PARTS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN GIVEN NO DATE TO GET THE PARTS. YAMAHA CUSTOMER RELATIONS SAYS THE THE PARTS MY BE IN THE US THIS MONTH AND TO THE DEALER MID TO LATE MARCH. MY DEALER HAS 30+ BIKES TO DO AND EACH TAKE A DAY OR MORE. YAMAHA HAS SENT A RECALL SAYING NOT TO RIDE THE BIKE AND WHEN I ASK CUSTOMER RELATIONS THAY SAY PARK IT FOR A FEW MONTHS. YAMAHA IS GIVING A 90 DAY WARRANTY FOR PARTS ONLY. YAMAHA DOES NOT WANT ME TO RIDE BUT THEY ARE IN NO HURRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN ON THE WAITING LIST FOR OVER A MONTH NOW.

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL LETTER 03V309000 ON DECEMBER 2003 REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND INDICATED THAT CONSUMER SHOULD WAIT AN ADDITIONAL TWO MONTHS. ALSO, CONSUMER SHOULD NOT TO USE THE MOTORCYCLE. *AK

IN REGARD TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V309000 DATED AUGUST 22, 2003. I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY YAMAHA MOTOR COMPANY AND INFORMED THAT MY 2002 ROADSTAR WARRIOR, XV1700P, IS AFFECTED BY THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST HAVE THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED. HOWEVER AS OF THIS TIME NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO REPLACE THE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PARTS. LOCAL DEALERS, MYSELF, AND OTHER OWNERS ARE UNABLE TO GET ANY INFORMATION FROM YAMAHA AS TO WHEN THESE UNITS WILL BE REPAIRED. THE NOTIFICATION LETTER REQUESTS THAT WE NOT USE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIR IS MADE BUT THE BEST INFORMATION THE DEALERS CAN OBTAIN INDICATES IT WILL BE APRIL OR MAY BEFORE YAMAHA HAS THE PARTS NECESSARY FOR THE REPAIR. SINCE THIS FAILURE COULD RESULT IN DEATH WE ARE LEFT WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED, WHENEVER THAT MAY BE.

RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE WERE NOT PERFORMED BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR AT LEAST 2 MONTHS. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TO BE DRIVEN, PER THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA 03V309000 RECALL LETTER CONCERNING MOTORCYCLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

TWO MONTHS AGO THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD WAIT AN ADDITIONAL TWO MONTHS. *NM

YAMAHA SAFETY RECALL TRANSMISSION MODIFICATION. NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. *JB

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE SYMPTOM IS RANDOM AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON HOT DAYS OR WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT.*AK

I HAVE A 2002 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR. I BOUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE NEW FROM THE DEALER AS A 2002 LEFTOVER IN MAY OF 2003. A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE, I WAS RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE BIKE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. BEING A FEW MILES FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE, I DECIDED IT WOULD BE SAFER TO STOP THERE, SO I CONTINUED ON TO HIS HOUSE. WHEN I PULLED IN THE DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED MY REAR BRAKE ROTOR WAS GLOWING RED AND THE WHOLE CALIPER WAS SMOKING AND HOT. THE BRAKE LINE MELTED AND LEAKED FLUID ON THE HOT CALIPER AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A WATER HOSE AND EVENTUALLY TRAILERED THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER WHO EVENTUALLY FIXED IT AFTER I HAD TO SPEND MY OWN MONEY BUY AN AFTERMARKET STEEL BRAIDED BRAKE LINE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET A STOCK PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. THE REST OF THE WORK WAS DONE UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER INSTANCES WITH THE ROAD STAR WARRIOR WHERE THE REAR BRAKE FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER.*AK

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2002 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR STICKING...HAD IT SEVICED AND REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST.*AK

I OWN A 2002 YAMAHA ROAD STAR WARRIOR. THE FUEL "QUICK DISCONNECTS" ARE IN MY OPINION, DESIGNED & ENGINEERED VERY POORLY. THEY VIBRATE OFF THE SEAT. THEY HAVE NEVER LEAKED FUEL, THE LOCKING TAB MAKES IT STAY LOCKED SO IT WON'T LEAK. HOWEVER, WHEN IT IS AGAINST THE LOCKING TAB, IT MOVES OFF ITS SEAT ABOUT 3/16" AND RESULTS IN NO FUEL FLOW FROM THE UPPER TANK TO THE LOWER TANK WHERE THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP IS. THAT RESULTS IN A "STALL" SITUATION. I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WAITING FOR IT TO TURN GREEN, I STARTED OUT AS I ALWAYS DO. I WAS AT 8 MPH & THE BIKE STALLED OUT. THE LADY BEHIND CAME WITHIN INCHES OF REARENDING ME, NO EXAGGERATION. I WAS SCARED, MY HEART WAS RACING. IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HER FAULT, SHE SAW NO BRAKE LIGHT AS I WAS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES. NO, I WASN'T HURT THIS TIME. BUT IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, I WONDER IF YAMAHA MOTOR CORP. WOULD HAVE TOLD MY WIFE & DAUGHTER, "SORRY WE DESIGNED A PISSPOOR FUEL CONNECTOR THAT GOT YOUR HUSBAND & FATHER KILLED". THIS ALSO RESULTS IN A LOW FUEL LIGHT SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN THE TANK HAS PLENTY OF FUEL. THIS CONNECTOR NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED SO AS NOT TO BACK OFF WHEN THE CONNECTOR IS FULLY SEATED. BUT IT WILL VIBRATE ENOUGH TO COME OFF ITS SEAT JUST ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY KILL SOMEONE ALL BECAUSE OF DECREASED FUEL FLOW. PLEASE SHOW THIS TO YAMAHA. I KNOW ONE PERSON WITH A COMPLAINT LIKE THIS WON'T MEAN "CRAP" TO THEM BUT I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. NOT LOOKED INTO BUT REMEDIED. I'VE WORKED ON GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES FOR 14

IT IS WITH THE UTMOST CONCERN THAT I, AS AN OWNER OF A 2002 YAMAHA ROAD STAR, PROVIDE THIS COMMUNICATION TO YOU AND THE YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA. IT HAS BEEN KNOWN THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHEREBY AT UNEXPECTED TIMES THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS, WHICH CAN AND HAS CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE RIDER, THEREBY ENDANGERING THE SAFETY AND LIFE OF THE RIDER, PASSENGER, AND OTHER VEHICLES, PASSENGERS, AND PEDESTRIANS IN THE AREA. THE OCCURRENCE OF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY MEMBERS OF THE ROAD STAR RIDERS FORUM HTTP://FORUMS.DELPHIFORUMS.COM/1602/MESSAGES), WHICH IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS AND OWNERS OF ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLES ON A GLOBAL BASIS. IT IS AN ON-GOING, REPETITIVE INCIDENT AND HAS HAPPENED AS RECENTLY AS APRIL OF 2003. THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE A MATTER OF GRIEVOUS ANXIETY AND ALARM TO ME AS AN OWNER OF A ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLE. PLEASE RESPOND IMMEDIATELY WITH WHAT ACTION IS APPROPRIATE BY THE YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA IN ORDER TO ENSURE MY SAFETY AND WELL BEING, WHILE I AM ENGAGED IN OPERATING THE AFOREMENTIONED VEHICLE MANUFACTURED BY YOUR COMPANY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ACTION INTO THIS SERIOUS SITUATION. MY 2002 ROADSTAR SILVERADO CURRENTLY HAS A TRANSMISSION NOISE IN IT AND MY DEALER CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS. *AK

YAMAHA ROADSTAR 2002 MIDNIGHT STAR MFTG DATE 7/01 HAS FAULTY TRANSMISSION WHICH CAN CAUSE INJURY TO THE RIDER. *AK

YAMAHA 2002 ROAD STAR TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO ALSO LOCK UP AT BETWEEN 45-50 MPH WITH LITTLE WARNING.*AK

THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE ROTORS WERE WORN. *JB

THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED TO STOP AT A LIGHT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *TS *NLM