Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › starter assembly. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System › Starter Assembly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FINAL DRIVE SYSTEM, MID SHAFT THAT HOLDS U-JOINT TO DRIVESHAFT BROKE OFF AT 2ND THREAD POINT AND NUT WITH BROKEN SHAFT FRAGMENT WAS BEING THROWN AROUND BETWEEN THE UJOINT AND DAMAGING BEARINGS AND YOKE. *TR
2000 1100 YAMAHA VSTAR MOTORCYCLE HAS A MECHANICAL DEFECT WITH THE STARTER THAT CAUSES INTERIOR DAMAGE TO THE CYCLE. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THIS PROBLEM IS STRONGLY ON THE INTERNET. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
START WENT BAD AND ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I TRIED TP GET THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM REPEATEDLY UNDER WARRANTY WHEN INITAL SYMPTOMS STARTED TO OCCUR BUT WAS TOLD IT COULD NOT REPAIRED UNTIL IT FAILED, WHICH OF COURSE WAS AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *LA
THE STARTER BOLTS ARE TWISTED INDICATING INTERNAL PROBLEMS. THIS IS A PROBLEM COMMON TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL. WHILE YAMAHA HAS YET TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE STARTER, THEY HAVE REPLACED IT ON ITS CURRENT MODELS INDICATING THEY ARE INDEED AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IMPLIES GUILT ON THEIR PART BUT THE BURDEN IS ON THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *LA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM- STARTER ASSEMBLY. *LA
I HAVE A YAMAHA V STAR 1100. 2000 YR .I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER . AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ON THE WEB .I HAVE FOUND OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEED TO BE LOOKED IN TO FOR I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT YAMAHA HAS SAID THAT THAY HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLM BUT IT IS AT THE COST OF THE OWNER . LIKE I SAID THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK
6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.