Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed May 1, 2003CA
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *NLM
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2001 Yamaha Road Star complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2001 record →
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Sep 1, 2002CA
THIS CONDITION IS POTENTIALLY LETHAL. I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN FATALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURES IN OTHER 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STARS.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jul 15, 2002VA
MOTORCYCLE HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURETHER INFORMATION.*AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 6, 2002MI
ENGINE MAKES A SEVERE KNOCKING NOISE WHEN HOT. AFRAID SOMETHING MAY SIEZE INTERNALLY AND CAUSE ACCIDENT.
Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Feb 25, 2002CO
WHEN RIDING MOTORCYCLE AND WHEN IT GETS HEATED OR HOT,FUEL WOULD FLOW OUT OF CARBURETOR ONTO PIPES AND DRIVER'S LEGS. CAN HAPPEN AFTER MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN PARKED. HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR PROBLEM. HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. HAD CONTACTED MANUFACTURER.*AK
Suspension › Rear
Filed Feb 11, 2002MD
WHILE MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN REAR WHEEL PULLS ITSELF OUT OF LEAN, AND CAUSES MOTORCYCLE TO HIT A CURB. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Jun 29, 2001NY
VEHICLE STALLS AT AROUND 55 MPH, CARBURETOR LOADS UP WITH FUEL, WHEN ACCELERATING IT POPS. DEALER HAS ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH CARBURETOR, BUT NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. *AK *SLC
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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