Yamaha ROAD STAR engine problems
10 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
317 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
6,115 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1999 to 2009 model years. Data snapshot: . 134 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
10 of 317 complaints match this topic (3.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10736151 · 2015-07-23 (July 23, 2015)
DRIVING 75MPH ON HIGHWAY, LOSS OF POWER, LOUD BANG! REAR TIRE LOCKED UP FOR A SECOND. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH. ENGINE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE PUSHED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TRAILERED HOME. TOOK ENGINE APART TO FIND OIL PUMP GEAR BROKEN. VERY COMMON ISSUE BUT NO RECALL FROM YAMAHA! IF YOU HAVE A 99-2002 ROAD STAR YOU ARE AFFECTED! THANKS FOR NOTHIN YAMAHA!
Owner-reported narrative. 28,654 miles reported. Look up ODI 10736151 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 891662 · 2001-06-29 (June 29, 2001)
VEHICLE STALLS AT AROUND 55 MPH, CARBURETOR LOADS UP WITH FUEL, WHEN ACCELERATING IT POPS. DEALER HAS ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH CARBURETOR, BUT NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. *AK *SLC
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 891662 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10096525 · 2004-10-27 (October 27, 2004)
ENGINE STALLS WHILE WARMING UP, RUNNING ON ONLY ONE CYLINDER. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 550 miles reported. Look up ODI 10096525 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10113792 · 2005-03-09 (March 9, 2005)
WHEN RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE AND PULLING OFF FROM A STAND STILL MOTORCYCLE BACKFIRED AND THEN STALLS OUT. OWNER STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 22 DAYS, BUT THE DEFECT STILL HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT DID NOT GET ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THEM EITHER. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 2,980 miles reported. Look up ODI 10113792 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10166028 · 2006-08-19 (August 19, 2006)
THE 2004-2005 AND POSSIBLY THE 2006-2007 YAMAHA XV17 MOTORCYCLE HAVE A DEFECT WHICH CAUSES THE REAR CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVES TO STICK OPEN SHORTLY AFTER STARTING. THIS CAN CAUSE SUDDEN POWER LOSS REQUIRING THE OPERATOR TO MANEUVER A STALLED VEHICLE OFF A BUSY HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING A LEFT TURN FROM A STANDING STOP, WITH THE FRONT WHEEL TURNED, THE OPERATOR COULD LOOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND BE SERIOUSLY INURED OR KILLED. THE PROBLEM VANISHES WHEN THE ENGINE IS FULLY WARMED UP. YAMAHA IS CORRECT…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10166028 at NHTSA ↗