ZUMA 125 STALLED AT A RED LIGHT IN A LEFT TURN LANE WITH THREE LANES ON EITHER SIDE OF ME, PUTTING ME IN A DANGEROUS POSITION. AT THE TIME I HAD ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION AND DID NOT TRY TO RIDE IT AGAIN TILL THE FALL. ALL THROUGH WINTER AND SPRING I WENT WITHOUT PROBLEMS, BUT AGAIN THIS MAY IT STARTED TO ACT UP. IT WOULD NOT START IF PARKED IN THE SUN, AND WOULD OFTEN STALL IF IDLING AT A LIGHT, AFTER WHICH IT WOULD NOT START (OFTEN LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC). I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THIS PROBLEM TO DIAGNOSE IT, SO THEY JUST PREFORMED SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION, THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FUEL PUMP ISSUE. YAMAHA WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED THE CLAIM BECAUSE OF MILEAGE. AT THIS TIME I HAVE NOT MADE THE REPAIR AS IT DOES NOT SEEM COST EFFECTIVE. A 4 YEAR OLD SCOOTER WITH JUST OVER 10000 MI SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM!
2011 Yamaha Zuma 125
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 YAMAHA ZUMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 YAMAHA ZUMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT AN ELECTRIC PLUG HAD BECOME LOOSE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT 1,700 MILES LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 358 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
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.