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2001 Yamaha MIDNIGHT STAR problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

5 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2001 model year. Data snapshot: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train:Manual Transmission is the most frequently named component, appearing in 3 of 5 complaints (60.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting360.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train:Manual Transmission
3
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
2
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train:Manual Transmission3
Power Train:Automatic Transmission2

Power Train:Manual Transmission: 3; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

No usable failure mileage is recorded. 5 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2003
1
2004
4
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20031
20044

2003: 1; 2004: 4

Pattern summary

Power Train:Manual Transmission leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 3 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10038382 · 2003-09-08 (September 8, 2003)

THE C-CLIP INSIDE TRANSMISSION WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND IT BROKE, WHICH SHEARED THE FOURTH GEAR. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10038382 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10059591 · 2004-03-17 (March 17, 2004)

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY. DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10059591 at NHTSA ↗