Owners filed 27 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › 12v/24v/48v battery. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Manual Transmission | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Ignition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I HAVE 2002 YAMAHA YZFR6 THAT HAS NEVER BEEN RACED AND HAS BEEN RIDDEN NORMALLY THROUGH IT'S LIFETIME. SECOND GEAR HAS STARTED TO SLIP. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE R6. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE MOTORCYCLE YET BUT REPAIRS WILL REPLACE SECOND GEAR, SIXTH GEAR, THE SHIFT FORK FOR THE GEAR AND THE SHIFT DRUM. REPAIR COST IS QUOTED AT APPROXIMATELY $1500.*AK
2002 YAMAHA YZF R6 BOUGHT NEW 8-25-02.BATTERY LEAKED ACID ONTO REAR SHOCK,SWINGARM,SHIFT LEVER,REAR SET,CHAIN GUARDD,CHAIN,SPROCKET.DATE OF LEAK WAS 6-7-04.BATTERY ACID STAINED ALL PARTS.CAUSED CHAIN TO RUST,ALSO CAUSED IT TOO KINK.YAMAHA DENIES WARRANTY FOR PARTS,SAYS BATTERY,CHAIN AND SPROCKETS ARE NORMAL WEAR ITEMS.EVEN THOUGH ITS NOT NORMAL FOR A BATTERY TOO LEAK ACID.WILL NOT COVER SWINGARM AND SHOCK BECAUSE ITS COSMETIC DAMAGE AND DOES NOT HURT PERFORMANCE OF PARTS.IT JUST LOOKS BAD.SO I WILL HAVE TOO PAY FOR REPAIRS.*AK
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2002 YAMAHA R6 IN THE SPRING OF 2003. IT WAS PURCHASED AS A LEFTOVER FROM POWER MOTORSPORTS IN PALATINE IL. IT CURRENTLY HAS 5,684 MILES ON IT, AND I CAME HOME SATURDAY AFTER A RIDE AND NOTICED THAT BATTERY ACID WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE SWINGARM AND CHAIN, AND SOME OTHER STUFF THAT I PROBABLY CAN'T SEE. I CONTACTED ROXY'S CYCLES IN CHAMBERSBURG PA WHERE I CURRENTLY LIVE, AND THEY SAID TO CONTACT YAMAHA WHICH I HAVE NOT DONE YET.*AK
THE BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID FROM THE TOP. THE ACID IS CORRODING THE REAR SWING ARM, THE SHOCKS, AND THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT IS HOLDING THE BATTERY IN PLACE.*AK
I OWN A 2002 YAMAHA YZF-R6 PURCHASED IN 7/02 BRAND NEW. ON 4/9/04 I NOTICED A ACID LEAK ONTO THE SWINGARM, SHOCK RESERVOIR AREA COMING FROM THE ABOVE BATTERY TRAY, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING FROM ONE OF THE TERMINALS.*AK
I OWN A 2002 YAMAHA R6 WITH ONLY 2,400MILES, AND THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID ALL OVER OTHER COMPONETS OF THE BIKE RUINING THE APPERANCE OF IT. THE FACTORY WARRANTY IS OVER BUT I PURCHASED A 3 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THROUGH TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF THE YAMAHA PEOPLE THEY WILL ONLY COVER ONE SMALL COMPONENT AND NOT REPLACE ALL THE PIECES OF IT THAT ARE RUINED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE AND THEY ARE BLAMING IT ON THE CUSTOMER INSTEAD IT IS REALLY YAMAHA'S FAULT OR THE BATTERY MANUFACTURER. I WANT SOMETHING TO BE DONE AND MY BIKE TO BE COMPLETLY FIXED SO THIS DOESNT HAPPEN AGAIN. I DID NOT SPEND $8,000 TO HAVE IT'S VALUE RUINED BECAUSE OF YAMAHA AND THEY NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK
BATTERY LEAK ON MY NEW 2002 YAMAHA R6. STAINED SWINGARM AND SHOCK. VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT YAMAHA REFUSES TO DEAL WITH. *JB
MY BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID ALL OVER MY SWING ARM. MY MOTORCYCLE HAS 3500 MILES ON IT, IT IS AN 02. IT JUST STARTED LEAKING THE OTHER DAY AFTER A LONG TRIP OF ABOUT 200 MILES. I HAD TO ORDER A NEW BATTERY AND SWING ARM IT IS GOING TO COST ME ABOUT 500$ TO GET MY BIKE BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS. *LA
YAMAHA R6 2002 BAD 2ND GEAR. PREMATURE WEAR AND HIGH COST OF REPLACEMENT.
I'M A 2ND OWNER OF A 2002 YAMAHA R6. THE BATTERY LEAKED ONTO THE SWINGARM, ETC. WARRANTY IS OVER, YAMAHA WOULD NOT HELP!!! NEXT BIKE WILL NOT BE AN YAMAHA!*AK
BATTERY FROM MY 02 YAMAHA R6 LEAKED. IM ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE BIKE HAS 6,000 MILES ON IT. THE ACID LEAKED ALL OVER REAR SHOCK EATING AWAY THE METAL NOW THE SHOCK IS RUINED. LUCKILY I NOTICED BEFORE RIDING OR POSIBLY COULD OF HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE ACID ALSO LEAKED ONTO THE SWING ARM AND ATE THREW THE FINISH ON THAT ALSO. *AK
YAMAHA YZF R6 2002 BATTERY IS LEAKING. CAUSING DAMAGE TO SWINGARM,SHOCK,CHAIN,REARSET,SHIFTLEVER,SHIFT ROD,ETC.*AK
SECOND GEAR SLIPS UNDER ACCELERATION, BATTERY LEAKED ACID ON REAR ASSEMBLY OF MOTORCYCLE, COOLING FAN NO LONGER OPERATES, MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS OVERHEATS IN TRAFFIC. *AK
I OWN A 2002 YAMAHA YZF R6, IT HAS A GS BATTERY IN IT MODEL GT9B-4 RECENTLY AFTER RIDING THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID ALLOVER THE MOTORCYCLE SHOCK, SWING ARM, CHAIN, SPROCKET AND OTHER ASSORTED PARTS. I PROCEEDED TO CALL THE BATTERY MANUFACURER GS ABOUT THE BATTERY AND THEY STATED THAT THE BATTERY MADE FROM 1999-2002 WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT YAMAHA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH YAMAHA AND THEY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE INCIDENT, I SPOKE TO THE GS BATTERY PEOPLE AGAIN AND THEN CALLED YAMAHA AGAIN AND FINALLY GOT SOMEONE TO ADMIT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAVE HEARD OF THE BATTERIES LEAKING BEFORE MY MOTORCYCLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP BEING EVALUATED TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPLACE THE PARTS FOR FREE. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM IF THE BATTERY MANUFACTURER ADMITS IT IS A DEFECTIVE BATTERY WHY DOES YAMAHA NOT RECALL THE MOTORCYCLES AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS? I AM WAITING NOW TO SEE WHAT THERE DECISION WILL BE. *AK
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 YAMAHA YZF-R6. A FAULTY BATTERY LEAKED AND DRIPPED ACID ON SEVERAL PARTS OF MY MOTORCYCLE. YAMAHA HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND SAID THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE ABOUT SINCE IT IS NOT AN OFFICAL RECALL.
BATTERY LEAKED ALL OVER T SWING ARM, CHAIN, REAR SHOCK, ETC. 2000 MILES ON THE BIKE, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY BY 2 WEEKS. *PH
2002 YAMAHA YZFR6 W/ 500 MILES. WENT RIDING ... ONLY 'BOUT A 20 MILES B4 A THUDERSTORM APPROACHED. I RUSHED BACK HOME AND PUT THE BIKE BACK IN THE GARAGE, LOOKED IT OVER FOR BUG GUTS, AND THEN CLOSED UP. NEXT MORNING I HAD TO GO BACK IN AND NOTICED WHITE FOAM'Y STUFF ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE 6. SO I GO TO THE LEFT SIDE AND THERE IT IS, BATTERY ACID ALL OVER THE SWINGARM, CHAIN, SHOCK, REAR SET, CHAIN GUARD, AND CHAIN GUIDE!!!!! THIS ACID SEVERLY WEAKENED MY MOTORCYCLES STRUCTURE AND IT'S ABILITY TO WITHSTAND STRAIN UNDER NORMAL RIDING CONDITIONS! IT'S NO LONGER SAFE! I CALLED THE DEALER, THREE DEALERS TO BE EXACT (LUMBERTON YAMAHA, SANDHILLS YAMAHA, & MERIDIAN YAMAHA, ALL IN NC). THEY ALL SAY THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND YAMAHA WILL DO NOTHING 'CAUSE THE BIKE IS OVER A YEAR OLD. HOWEVER, I FIND OVER 500 DIFFERENT PERSONAL REFERENCES TO THIS ISSUE ON THE NET.*AK
I PURCHASED A 2002 YAMAHA R6 JANUARY 2002, AND BY THE 6 MONTH THE BATTERY STARTED TO LEAK ACID OVER PARTS OF THE BIKE. I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER WHERE I WAS STAIONED AT(GUAM). HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO ABOUT IT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL OF ALL RECENT R6'S FOR TH E LEAKING BATTERY. IT HAS BECOME A HUGE PROBLEM AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I JUST RETURNED TO THE USA FROM GUAM AND I AM TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED NOW IN AMERICA. I APPRECIATE YOU HELP. *AK
2002 YAMAHA R6. BATTERY WAS FOUND LEAKING. ACID DAMAGE TO SWING ARM, REAR SHOCK, CHAIN AND FRONT SPROCKET. *NLM
BATTERY ACID LEAKED ALL OVER SWING ARM, SHOCK AND SHOCK RESERVOIR, AND CHAIN. I CALLED YAMAHA CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF LEAKING BATTERIES, ALTHOUGH I FOUND A WEBSITE (WWW.HOUNDHEAVEN.COM) WITH DOZENS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODELS AND SAME LEAKING BATTERIES. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, IN HOPES THAT IT'S COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (THE BIKE IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD). *NLM
20 of 27 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.