2006 YAMAHA V-STAR Power Train Problems

BOLT SHEARED OFF OF THE MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT, DAMAGINE THE SPLINES ON THE GEAR. BIKE AT LOW RPMS AND ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED, NO MORE THAN 5-10 MPH.

WHILE RIDING, THE RETAINING BOLT THAT HOLDS THE UNIVERSAL JOINT YOKE BROKE OFF AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND THE UNIVERSAL JOINT. CAUSING REAR WHEEL LOCK UP MOMENTARILY UNTIL IT DISLODGED THEN BEGIN TO GRIND AGAINST THE JOINT OR YOKE WHEN LODGED IN ANOTHER PART OF THE HOUSING. THIS IS THOUGHT TO BE A FLAW OR ENGINEERING DEFECT SEEING AS QUITE A FEW OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. IT IS A REALLY COSTLY REPAIR AND THE ENGINE HAS TO BE EXTRACTED AND DISMANTLED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT BECAUSE ITS TOO COMMONLY HAPPENING AND POSES A DANGER IF TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS

I HAVE AN YAMAHA V-STAR 1100 AND THE MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT BROKE. THE SHAFT SHEARED OFF WHERE THE NUT TIGHTENS THE UNIVERSAL JOINT TO THE SHAFT. THIS CAUSED THE REAR TIRE TO LOCK UP. LUCKILY I WAS MOVING AT A VERY LOW SPEED OR I WOULD HAVE SERIOUSLY BEEN HURT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 (NA) YAMAHA V-STAR 1100. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE BOLT NEAR THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

WHILE RIDING AT AROUND 50 MPH THE MOTORCYCLE REAR TIRE JERKED AND SHOOK THEN LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE BACK TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER TAKING THE MOTORCYCLE HOME AND INSPECTING THE BIKE I FOUND THE MIDDLE SHAFT WAS BROKEN AT THE NUT. I INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF YAMAHA 1100 V STAR MOTORCYCLES HAVE HAD THIS FAILURE. I WAS LUCKY, BUT THE NEXT PERSON MIGHT NOT BE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA V-STAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RING GEAR BEARING FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,535.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND STARTING TO DECELERATE THERE WAS A LOUD WHINING/SREECHING SOUND AND A CLATTERING SOUND FROM REAR OF THE MOTORCYCLE. I PULLED OVER AND VISUALLY INSPECTED VEHICLE AND CHECKED FLUID LEVELS.I TRAILERED MOTORCYCLE INTO LOCAL YAMAHA REPAIR SHOP AFTER READING IMFORMATION ON INTERNET ABOUT THIS MODEL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT SHEARING OFF. AFTER THEY REMOVED ENGINE AND TOOK APART THEY FOUND THAT THE NUT ON THE MIDDLE DRIVESHAFT WHERE THE U-JOIN/YOKE ATTATCHES SHEARED OFF. LUCKILY I HAVE READ THE REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE AND IT CAUSES THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP.ALSO SAW A REPORT ON SOMEBODY BEING KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS. I CALLED YAMAHA MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR TECHNICAL BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF 2400 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.IT SOUNDS LIKE THER SHOULD BE A...

CRUISING AT ABOUT 50MPH, HEARD WHINNING SOUND WHEN DECELERATING. NUT BROKE OFF WITH SHAFT STILL IN IT FROM MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT. *TR

SLOW SPEED RIDING FORTUNATELY, GRINDING NOISE HEARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH FROM REAR OF MOTORCYCLE. INSPECTED REAR WHEEL AND AXLE AREA, DECIDED TO DRAIN REAR FINAL DRIVE FLUID PIECES OF BEARING AND METAL CAME OUT OF DRAIN HOLE. HAVE NOT CONTACTED ANY DEALER YET WILL DO SO THIS WEEK. WAS ADVISED BY OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL MOTORCYCLE CONCERNING THE FINAL DRIVE FAILURE AND FLUID LEAKS. A FAILURE AT HIGHER SPEEDS COULD BE FATAL WITH WHEEL LOCKUP. CANNOT BE RIDDEN , PART IS 800 DOLLARS US ONLINE. *TR

WHILE RIDING AT 55 MPH THE MOTORCYCLE REAR TIRE LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE BACK TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER TAKING THE MOTORCYCLE HOME AND INSPECTING THE FAILURE I FOUND THE MID DRIVE SHAFT WAS BROKEN AT THE NUT. I INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF YAMAHA 1100 V STAR MOTORCYCLES HAVE HAD THIS FAILURE. IT APPEARS THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT NUT STARTS BACKING OFF AND EVENTUALLY CAUSES THE DRIVE SHAFT TO BREAK. THE MESSAGE BOARDS INDICATE THAT YAMAHA HAS BEEN CONTACTED MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HAD MY MOTORCYCLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND WAS NOT WARNED ABOUT THIS DEFECT. I WAS LUCKY, BUT IF A MOTORCYCLE'S REAR TIRE WHERE TO LOCK UP WHILE ON A WINDING ROAD OR PASSING THIS FAILURE MOST CERTAINLY COULD LEAD TO SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA V-STAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL AND SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEEL HAD BECOME LOCKED AND WOULD NOT ROTATE. THE FAILED COMPONENT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT FAILED AND LOCKED INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

I WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN LOUD GRINDING NOISE FOLLOWED BY RAPID DECELERATION OCCURRED. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T A LOT OF TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A CROWDED FREEWAY I'M SURE AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE MIDDLE DRIVEN SHAFT CONNECTING THE U-JOINT WITH THE TRANSMISSION BROKE LOGGING THE BROKEN PART BETWEEN THE FRAME AND U-JOINT. AFTER READING SOME ON-LINE POST, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT'S OCCURRED MUCH TOO FREQUENTLY. THE POSSIBLE INJURIES THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS FAILURE IS THE REASON I'VE LOGGING THIS ISSUE. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THIS FAILURE IS ~$3000.00. *TR

MY WIFE HAS A 2006 YAMAHA V-STAR 1100 CUSTOM. THE BIKE HAS JUST OVER 15,000 MILES ON IT. AS WE WERE COMPLETING A RIDE ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY 4-LANE BRIDGE, MY WIFE WAS RIDING THE BIKE ALONGSIDE ME WHEN I SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD CHATTERING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A BANG. THE BIKE CONTINUED TO CHATTER LIKE AN OLD WRINGER-WASHING MACHINE. WE PULLED TO THE SIDE AND LOOKED FOR SIGNS OF TROUBLE BUT COULD FIND NONE. SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME WITH THE BIKE, AT A GREATLY REDUCED SPEED. AFTER SOME DISASSEMBLY I DISCOVERED THAT THE NUT HAD BACKED OFF OF THE MIDDLE GEAR DRIVE SHAFT AND LODGED ITSELF BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE SHAFT SNAPPING OFF THE END OF THE SHAFT. I AM NOW TWO DAYS AND BETTER THAN $500 WORTH OF PARTS INTO THE REPAIR. WHEN I CHECKED ON-LINE, I LEARNED...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE V-STAR. THE MIDDLE GEAR LOCKED CAUSING THE REAR TIRE TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $2,500.00. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,559 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,600.