2003 YAMAHA ROAD STAR Power Trainmanual Transmission Problems

WHILE RIDING M Y 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING IT TO SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR ANY RECALLS ON THE BIKE. WHEN I FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL I TOOK THE BIKE TO MY LOCAL DEALER, THE RAN THE VIN# AND SAID THAT IT HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE RECALL STATES THAT AFTER THE MODIFICATIONS ARE COMPLETE STAMP A "*" ABOVE THE A ON THE VIN#. MY BIKE DOES NOT HAVE THE STAMP, THE DEALER SAID THAT DON'T MATTER BECAUSE HE KNOWS IT WAS DONE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE RIDING THE BIKE SINCE THE RECALL STATES DO NOT RIDE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH WILL RESULT. IF THE BIKE SHIFTED PROPERLY I WOULD FEEL MORE CONFIDENT THAT THE WORK WAS COMPLETED. *JB

4TH PINION GEAR EXCHANGE KIT.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 03V-309000. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RIDE THE VEHICLE FOR 90 DAYS BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *NM

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. PARTS WERE COMING IN ,BUT AT A VERY SLOW PACE. *AK

RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *MR *LA

PARTS TO PERFORM RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR 4 MONTHS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE BACKLOG OF MOTORCYCLES THAT NEED REPAIRS, IT WOULD BE A WHILE BEFORE HIS MOTORCYCLE RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR NEEDED. *PH

CONSUMER RECEIVED YAMAHA RECALL ON TRANSMISSION COMPONETS. *PH *JB

YAMAHA FAILURE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION PART(S) THAT WAS RECALLED OVER THREE MONTHS AGO. *PH CONSUMER SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR AND OBTAIN THE NEEDED REPLACEMENT PART FOR MOTORCYCLE. *LA

YAMAHA UNABLE TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. *PH *SC RECALL #03V309000. *JB

THE CONSUMER DISSATIFIED WITH THE LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF PARTS TO PERFORM RECALL. *PH THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A BROKEN CIRCLIP. *SC *JB RECALL 03V309000.

YAMAHA DEALERS DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD RECEIVE THE PARTS TO PERFORM RECALL. *PH *LA *JB

DIFFICULTY GETTING YAMAHA TO PERFORM RECALL PERTAINING TO CERTAIN TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS THAT MAY NOT MEET QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS. *PH THE TRANSMISSION COULD ALLOW ABNORMAL WEAR THAT EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN A BROKEN RETAINING CIRCLIP. CONSUMER'S MOTORCYCLE ONLY HAS 1,300 MILES ON IT. *LA

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER 2 MONTHS FOR THE PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA RECALL# 03V 309 000/REAR WHEEL LOCKUP. OWNER RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE MFR. IN JANUARY 2004, LATER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND IT WILL BE MID TO LATE APRIL BEFORE PARTS WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

NHTSA RECALL# 03V309000 SUBJECT:REAR WHEEL LOCK UP. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE FREE REMEDY. THE CONSUMER ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT IN STOCK. *JB

THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON 1/21/2004 IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL# 03V309000 SUBJECT:REAR WHEEL LOCK UP. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST AND HAS NOT RECEIVED THE FREE REMEDY YET. *NM *LA

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO SAID PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND IT WILL BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. *AK *NM

RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 2 MONTHS.*AK *JB

YAHAMA ROADSTAR NO PARTS TO FIX RECALL.*AK

THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE MOTORCYCLES OF THE CONSUMERS THAT BOUGHT THEIR MOTORCYCLES FROM THIS DEALER. THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. *AK *SC *JB

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 28,2004. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE IN ABOUT FOUR TO SIX WEEKS. THE CONSUMER RECENTLY CONTACTED THE SAME DEALER, WHO STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS, AND HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM YAMAHA AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SHIPPED. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED YAMAHA, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK *SC *JB

RECALL - THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX MY BIKE, AND YAMAHA IS NOT DOING ENOUGH IN MY OPINION. I WOULD BE MORE SATISFIED IF THEY COULD SIMPLY GIVE ME A DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE TO MY DEALER. INSTEAD I GET THE FOLLOWING RESPONSE "WE ARE NOT SURE WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE, BUT THEY SHOULD ALL BE OUT BY THE END OF APRIL. BUT THAT IS NOT A HARD DATE, SO PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THAT AS A HARD DATE" WHAT THE HECK DOES THAT MEAN. AND THEY ALSO REFUSE TO GIVE ANY COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF USE. I AM STILL REQUIRED TO PAY MY NOTE, INSURANCE, AND MY WARRANTY IS TICKING AWAY. AND I WAS TOLD MY YAMAHA THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO COMPENSATE ANY OF THEIR OWNER. THIS IS THE WORST PRODUCT CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS. *JB

RECEIVED RECALL FROM YAMAHA ON CIRCLIP THAT DIDN'T MEET QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS. CONTACTED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE AND WILL BE PLACED ON WAITING LIST AS SOON AS PARTS WERE RECEIVED. *LA PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE UNTIL LATE FEBRUARY. CONSUMER CALLED CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OF YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FACTS GIVEN BY DEALER WAS CORRECT. *LA

NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ON JANUARY 9, 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE YAMAHA MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT IT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER TWO MONTHS FOR THE PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE.*AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS THAT WERE NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND IT COULD BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK THE RECALL WAS DATED FOR 01/09/2004 AND THE RECALL PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IT COULD BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THEY GET AROUND TO REPAIRING THE MOTORCYCLE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IT COULD BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THEY GET AROUND TO REPAIRING THE MOTORCYCLE.*AK

IN 01/09/2004 I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY MOTORCYCLE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.I CALLED MY DEALER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RECALL ,THEY TOLD ME TO CALL BACK IN A WEEK AND THEY WOULD SCHEDULE ME IN TO GET IT TAKEN CARE OF.I CALLED BACK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DONT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE IN AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 3 MONTHS AND ICALLED THEM TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE POSSIBLY 3 MORE MONTHS BEFORE I GET MY BIKE IN TO GET IT FIXED.I CANNOT RIDE MY BIKE FOR 6 MONTHS YET AM STILL PAYING FOR IT.THIS ISNT RIGHT AND TO TOP IT OFF PEOPLE WERE TELLING YAMAHA ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND NOTHING WAS DONE.I FEEL I SHOULDNT HAVE TO WAIT 6 MONTHS TO POSSIBLY GET MY BIKE FIXED.I FEEL YAMAHA HAS AND IS...

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL# 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO KEEP CHECKING UNTIL PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. *AK *LA

RECALL NO. #03V309000 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER SINCE JANUARY 9TH, 2004. THERE WAS NO INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TIME SPAN WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD BE FIXED.*AK

THE DEALERSHIP IS RECEIVING ONE REPLACEMENT PART PER WEEK TO PERFORM RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP HAS ONLY RECEIVED SECOND PART AS OF THIS DATE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING SINCE JANUARY 28, 2004.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECAL 03V 309 000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 WEEKS BEFORE THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V 309 000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND IT COULD TAKE UP TO 3 MONTHS BEFORE PARTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. *AK

DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL 2004. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 IN JANUARY 2004 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THERE WAS NO PROJECTED DATE AS TO WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK *MR

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL 2004. CURRENTLY, THE CONSUMER IS #7 ON THE LIST FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *AK *SC

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THERE WAS NO PROJECTED DATE AS TO WHEN THEY WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. *AK THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER NOT TO DRIVE THE MOTORCYCLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL HARM IT MAY CAUSE. *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ALSO, THERE WAS NO PROJECTED DATE WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK

FILING COMPLAINT BECAUSE YAMAHA IS UNABLE TO RESOLVE RECALL ISSUE IN A TIMELY MANNER. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JAN. 2004 NOT TO RIDE MOTORCYCLE DUE TO A POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I CALLED MY DEALER AND HE SAID HE WOULD ORDER THE PARTS AND NOW HE IS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NO RELEASE DATE ON THE PARTS TO FIX MY BIKE. I CANNOT USE MY MOTORCYCLE BUT I AM STILL OBLIGATED TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT I CANNOT USE. I FEEL THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN HANDLED IN A TIMELY MANNER. I JUST WANT MY BIKE FIXED. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE WORK COMPLETED AND MY DEALER HASN'T EVEN GOTTEN THE FIRST REPAIR KIT. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000/REAR CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR MOTORCYCLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. ALSO, THERE WAS NO PROJECTED DATE WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK

RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER TOOK MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER FIVE WEEKS AGO, BUT DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. ALSO, THERE WAS NO PROJECTED DATE AS TO WHEN THEY MAY BECOME AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON FEBRUARY 12, 2004. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER,AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE. ALSO, NO DATE WAS PROJECTED AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. YAMAHA, US 6555, KATELLA AVENUE, CYPRESS, CA 90630. 714-761-7300. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR.*AK *JB SERVICE MANAGER (VICTOR)

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (VP02E00017945) FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION BUT WHEN HE CONTACTED THE DEALER HE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. YAMAHA US 6555 KATELLA AVE CYPRESS CA 90630 SERVICE MANAGER (SARAH) 714 761 7300. *NM

THE OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (NHTSA RECALL# 03V 309 000/REAR WHEEL LOCKUP) FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON JANUARY 15, 2004. THE OWNER HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE YES PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES COVERAGE OF UP TO 150.00 TOWARD A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. YAMAHA IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING IT. *NM

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON HIS MOTOR CYCLE. WHEN HE CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE HIS BIKE TO BE REPAIRED HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART (TRANSMISSION) AVAILABLE AND MAY NOT HAVE IT UNTIL JUNE, 2004 OR MAYBE A YEAR FROM NOW. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT SENDING ANY MATERIAL TO THE U.S AND THE CONSUMER WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SHOP'S NAME IS CYCLE WORKS IN CARROLLTON, GA 770 832 2003. *NM *LA

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. YAMAHA, US 6555, KATELLA AVENUE, CYPRESS, CA 90630, 1714 761 7300. SERVICE MANAGER, SARAH.*AK *JB

YAMAHA'S LACK OF PARTS HAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO PUT ADDITIONAL "BREAK-IN" MILES ON THE BIKE BEFORE MY WARRANTY WILL EXPIRE. ACCORDING TO YAMAHA 5000-8000 MILES ARE REQUIRED TO BREAK IN A NEW MOTORCYCLE. *AK *MR

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. YAMAHA ROADSTAR 2003 LEROY SQUIRES, 6510 21 STREET NORTHEAST, TACOMA, WAHINGTON 98422, 253-766-4000. *AK