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2003 Yamaha ROADSTER problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

5 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2003 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:Manual Transmission:Floor Shift Assembly
1
Seats:Motorcycle
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train:Manual Transmission3
Power Train:Manual Transmission:Floor Shift Assembly1
Seats:Motorcycle1

Power Train:Manual Transmission: 3; Power Train:Manual Transmission:Floor Shift Assembly: 1; Seats:Motorcycle: 1

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
3
2004
1
2005
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20033
20041
20051

2003: 3; 2004: 1; 2005: 1

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 10025680 · 2003-07-08 (July 8, 2003)

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW 2003 YAMAHA ROAD STAR - SILVERADO MOTORCYCLE FROM ENGELHART CENTER, MADISON, WI. SINCE THE DAY I DROVE IT HOME IT HAS HAD A PERSISTENT KNOCK, WHICH I IDENTIFIED FOR THE MECHANICS AT THE 600 MILE SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS. I AM ALSO VERY CONCERNED AFTER LEARNING ON THE ROAD STAR FORUMS WEBSITE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMREOUS TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND LOCKUPS AT ANY TIME WITH 2000 AND 2001 ROADSTARS. IT IS DISTRESSING THAT YAMAHA HAS NOT RECALLED ALL ROADSTARS TO REMEDY THIS S…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10025680 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10025683 · 2003-07-08 (July 8, 2003)

CONCERNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2003 YAMAHA ROADSTAR 1600CC MOTORCYCLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TRANNY FAILURES IN 2000, 2001, AND 2002 MODEL YEARS AFTER MOTORCYCLE GETS OVER 8K ON THE ODOMETER. 2003 HAVE NOT BEEN OUT LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MILEAGE BUT THERE HAVE BEEN NO MODIFICATION TO THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE PRODUCTION 2000. YAMAHA CORPORATION REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. TRANNY FAILURE RESULTS IN REAR WHEEL LOCK-UP WHEN SHIFTING INTO 4TH OF 5TH GEAR. THIS LOCKUP HAS RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURIES AND COULD RESULT IN…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10025683 at NHTSA ↗