2002 YAMAHA YAMAHA Electrical System12v24v48v Battery Problems

DESPITE COUNTLESS CALLS TO CUSTOMER RELATIONS, YAMAHA CONTINUES TO DENY KNOWLEDGE OF THE BATTERY LEAK PROBLEM THAT HAS PLAGUED R6 MOTORCYCLE OWNERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. INSTEAD, THEY ACCUSE OWNERS OF USING THIRD PARTY . *AK BATTERY CHARGERS AND LEAVE THEM WITH OVER $1700 WORTH OF DAMAGE. OWNERS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE WITHIN THE 1 YEAR WARRANTY WILL HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED AT YAMAHA'S EXPENSE. THEN LATER EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. IN WHICH CASE, THEY ARE LEFT WITH THE BILL. MY ACID LEAK WAS EXTENSIVE COVERING THE BACK HALF OF THE BIKE. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE LEAK, BECAUSE I WAS NOT AWARE TO WHAT BATTERY ACID LOOKED LIKE; I ASSUMED IT WAS DIRT OFF THE ROAD. I WAS INFORMED OF IT BY A MECHANIC WHO WAS CHANGING MY OIL. THE DAMAGES WERE TALLIED BY MY LOCAL YAHAMA DEALER (MOTOFIXX) AT AROUND $2200, WHICH YAMAHA REFUSED TO...

THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID (YAMAHA R6 2002). *NLM. *AK

YZFR6 MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PARK AND HE NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY ACID HAD LEAK OUT ON THE MOTORCYLE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS YAMAHA WOULD NOT REPLACED PARTS DAMAGED BY BATTERY ACID. VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TT

BATTERY LEAKAGE: AFTER DRIVING MOTORCYCLE AROUND OAHU FOR ABOUT AN HOUR ON 15 AUG 02, I STOPPED FOR FOOD. UPON RETURNING TO MY MOTORCYCLE, I DID A QUICK WALK AROUND INSPECTION AND NOTICED A WHITE, CRUSTY SPOT LOCATED ON THE LEFT TOP SIDE OF THE SWINGARM. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I SAW THAT THERE WAS BATTERY ACID DRIPPING FROM THE BATTERY BOX UNDER THE SEAT AREA. ACID WAS DRIPPING ON SWINGARM, REAR SUSPENSION SPRING, BATTERY BOX, AND CHAIN. CORROSION ON SWINGARM, SPRING, OR CHAIN COULD LEAD TO STRUCTURE FAILURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. HAVING DONE FURTHER RESEARCH INTO THIS MATTER, IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER R6 OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED TO YAMAHA BY MANY OF THEM, AND YAMAHA HAS AND HASN'T REPLACED THE DAMAGED PARTS, DEPENDING ON DEALERSHIP. APPARENTLY, THE SEALED BATTERIES ARE FAULTY, AND GAS PRESSURE BUILDS UP...

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2002 YAMAHA R6 STREET MOTORCYCLE - OEM BATTERY BEGINS TO LEAK ACID ON SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS (SWINGARM, SHOCK, SHOCK LINKAGE, LEFT FOOTPEG, GEAR SHIFT LEVER, DRIVE CHAIN, GEARSHIFT LINKAGE, SUBFRAME, REAR FENDER)THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. MANY REPORTS AT WWW.HOUNDHEAVEN.COM/BATTERYLEAK.HTM. REPORTED TO ALWAYS HAPPEN AROUND 2000MILES ON VEHICLE. MANY REPORTS THAT WHEN MANUFACTURER REPLACES DAMAGED COMPONENTS, IT HAPPENS AGAIN AFTER ANOTHER 2000 MILES AND MANY TIMES THIS OCCURS AFTER FACTORY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, LEAVING CUSTOMER WITH DAMAGED COMPONENTS AND A LARGE REPAIR BILL.

BATTERY ACID LEAKED ALL OVER THE SWING ARM, CHAIN, SHOCK RESERVOIR, AND REAR SHOCK. BIKE IS ONLY 3MONTHS OLD W/3500 MILES. HEARD SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUTH THIS SAME PROBLEM.*AK

THE BATTERY HAS BEEN LEAKING ACID ONTO MY SWINGARM, REAR SHOCK, AND CHAIN. YAMAHA IS COVERING THIS UNDER THE 1-YEAR WARRANTY, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO OWN A YZF-R6 AND A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED. I AM ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGED.

LET THIS BE KNOWN, THIS IS HAPPINING TO HUNDREDS OF R6 OWNERS. WE WILL BE HEARD. THIS COULD CAUSE MAJOR PARTS TO FAIL. I DONT WANT TO SEE A DEATH BECAUSE OF THIS!!!!!NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

BATTERY LEAKED ONTO THE INSIDE OF MOTORCYCLE CORRODING EVERYTHING, I HAVE NEVER USED A BATTERY CHARGER AND HAVE NEVER DROPPED OR LAID DOWN THE BIKE. IT ALSO HAS NEVER BEEN TRUCKED OR TRAILED. *AK

BATTERY LEAKED CAUSING SWING ARM, CHAIN, AND SHOCK DAMAGE. BATTERY IS LEAKING MOST LIKLY DUE TO OVER CHARGING BY THE MOTORCYCLE, CREATING A FIRE HAZARD.

BATTERY LEAKED,REPLACED, BUT DAMAGED MANY OTHER PARTS NOT REPLACED. *AK

ONLY HAD THE BIKE FOR 2 MONTHS AND NOTICED A LEAK (BATTERY ACID)COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT WHICH IS WHERE THE BATTERY IS LOCATED. A WHITE LIKE SUBSTANCE IS FORMING ON THE SWINGARM, CHAIN, AND SHOCK. CALLED DEALERSHIP SAME DAY OF NOTICE. PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED AS OF YET.*AK

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED BATTERY WAS LEAKING.*AK