Yamaha XV19 engine problems
12 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
41 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
19,600 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2009 model years. Data snapshot: . 38 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
12 of 41 complaints match this topic (29.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10166258 · 2006-08-22 (August 22, 2006)
I WAS RIDING HOME FROM CINCINNATI ON MY 2005 YAMAHA ROAD STAR GOING WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 74. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN MY V-TWIN ENGINE INSTANTLY LOST POWER. THE SEMI IN THE PASSING LANE BEHIND ME HAD TO LOCK UP HIS BRAKES CAUSING ALL WESTBOUND TRAFFIC TO COME TO A STAND STILL. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, NOBODY GOT HURT THIS TIME. I HAD THE BIKE TOWED HOME SO I COULD INSPECT WHY THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. AFTER REMOVING REAR CYLINDER HEAD, I FOUND SLUDGE ON ONE OF THE EXHAUST VALVES AND THE VALVE WAS STICKING. THIS IS …
Owner-reported narrative. 1,050 miles reported. Look up ODI 10166258 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10166264 · 2006-08-22 (August 22, 2006)
POSSIBLE FAILURE OF VALVES IN REAR CYLINDER OF THE YAMAHA ROAD STAR CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. THIS CAN (AND HAS) PUT THE DRIVER AND / OR PASSENGER IN DANGER. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THESE MOTORCYCLES FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND YAMAHA HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT OR PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10166264 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10397353 · 2011-04-25 (April 25, 2011)
MY 2006 YAMAHA STRATOLINER XV1900 STALLS WHEN I PULL THE CLUTCH COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I FIRST GOT MY BIKE. IT HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE BIKE IS HOT OR COLD. I CALLED YAMAHA TO COMPLAIN AS IT STALLED WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND CAUSING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR ME AND MY PASSENGER. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF A PROBLEM, YET WHEN I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER, THERE WAS A TECH BULLETIN DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM AND SPECULATING ON POSSIBLE RESOLUTIONS. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THI…
Owner-reported narrative. 21,220 miles reported. Look up ODI 10397353 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10397832 · 2011-04-23 (April 23, 2011)
ENGINE STALLED AND CUT OFF AT ~25 MPH THREE TIMES WHEN DECELERATING IN MAR 2008 (~5,500 MILES), OCT 2009 (~11,500 MILES), AND APR 2011(~15,200 MILES), JEOPARDIZING THE OPERATOR'S SAFETY. PER YAMAHA/STAR ROADLINER OWNERS BLOG THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND REQUIRES MANUAL UPWARD ADJUSTMENT OF ENGINE IDLE RPM.
Owner-reported narrative. 5,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10397832 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10398388 · 2011-04-30 (April 30, 2011)
I HAVE A 2006 YAMAHA STAR STRATOLINER THAT STALLS WHENEVER I ENGAGE THE CLUTCH AND DOWNSHIFT WHEN APPROACHING A STOP CREATING A HAZARD AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. INCIDENT AS BEEN 2007 TO PRESENT. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 50 miles reported. Look up ODI 10398388 at NHTSA ↗