NHTSA Complaint #10419537 — 2006 YAMAHA XV19

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME ISSUE. SEE COMPLAINTS #10396064 FILED 15 APRIL 2011 AND #10410158 FILED 30 JUNE 2011. SINCE THESE TWO COMPLAINTS I HAVE HAD THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE AND HAD MORE THINGS CHECKED.AND STILL THE MOTORCYCLE CONTINUES TO DIE RANDOMLY. TODAY, AUGUST 15 2011 I TOOK MY GRANDDAUGHTER FOR A RIDE TO BREAKFAST AND A LITTLE SIGHTSEEING LOCALLY AND 3 TIMES IT DIED ON US WHEN COMING TO STOPS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. NOW WHEN I'M BY MYSELF I CAN DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM BUT WHEN I'VE GOT MY GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME WERE TALKING A WHOLE NEW SAFETY CONCERN WHICH IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. SINCE AUGUST 2 2011 MY BIKE HAS DIED 12 TIMES IN FIVE DAYS OF RIDING. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE DETAIL I CAN GIVE THAN WHAT I'VE DETAILED IN THE PREVIOUS TWO COMPLAINTS. AS I'VE ALSO STATED IN MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS, I'VE BEEN TRACKING FELLOW RIDERS WITH TH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND AM NOW UP TO 59 RIDERS OF THE SAME MOTORCYCLE THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE CONFINED TO THE 2006 MODEL YEARS BUT I'VE GOT MODELS THROUGH 2009 WITH THE 2007 MODELS INCREASING IN NUMBERS REPORTED TO ME. I HOPE SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO GET REAR ENDED AND DIE BEFORE THIS GETS RECTIFIED. *TR