Yamaha XVS1100 transmission problems
11 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
45 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
19,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1999 to 2006 model years. Data snapshot: . 39 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
11 of 45 complaints match this topic (24.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10617783 · 2014-07-30 (July 30, 2014)
I WAS RIDING ALONG ON US 380 IN MCKINNEY, TX AND AS I APPROACHED A SIGNAL LIGHT, I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND THAT'S WHEN I HEARD A MYSTERIOUS WINING SOUND. THE SIGNAL TURNED GREEN AND AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE WINING PROGRESSED TO A LOUD CLANKING AND GRINDING SOUND SO I STOPPED TO CHECK THE DRIVE SHAFT, IT WAS FINE. I CALLED FOR A TRAILER AND TRANSPORTATION OF THE MOTORCYCLE BACK TO MY HOMETOWN OF DENISON, TX, 52 MILES ONE WAY. UPON RETURNING HOME, I DISMANTLED THE MOTORCYCLE AND FOUND THAT THE NUT ON THE OF POWER SHAFT (MIDDLE DRIVE GEAR) HA…
Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10617783 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11329482 · 2020-06-17 (June 17, 2020)
I WAS OUT RIDING MY 2002 YAMAHA V-STAR 1100 CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE THAT I OBTAINED FROM MY STEPDAD. WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60MPH ON A 2-LANE STATE HIGHWAY APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. UPON DECELERATION THE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD WHINING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND I FELT THE REAR WHEEL START TO BIND UP. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TOOK THE BIKE HOME ON A TRAILER. I LATER PUT IT IN MY SHOP TO INSPECT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS MYSELF. INSPECTION REVEALED A SNAPPED MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT WHERE THE YOKE/U-JOINT CONN…
Owner-reported narrative. 65,213 miles reported. Look up ODI 11329482 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10583615 · 2014-04-19 (April 19, 2014)
I HAVE A 2004 VSTAR 1100 CUSTOM (XVS11000) WITH 52,000 MILES. I STARTED HEARING A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I WOULD DOWN SHIFT (SIMILAR SOUND YOU HEAR WHEN BACKING UP IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR). SOON AFTER THE NOISE STARTED THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. JUST AS I WAS GETTING READING TO PULL INTO THE GAS STATION UP AHEAD (ABOUT .5 MILES) TO CHECK ON IT I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE LOOSE BALL BEARINGS JUST RUNNING AROUND IN THE TRANSMISSION. NEEDLESS TO SAY I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. TOOK THE BIKE DOWN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP/SE…
Owner-reported narrative. 52,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10583615 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10460790 · 2012-06-06 (June 6, 2012)
MOTORCYCLE STARTED MAKING NOISE WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN WHEN SHIFTING. TOOK IT TO A MOTORCYCLE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT HAD GONE BAD. HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS BIKE. CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED NOW. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 22,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10460790 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11331828 · 2020-06-30 (June 30, 2020)
I WAS DRIVING MY NEWLY BOUGHT (USED) MOTORCYCLE, BOUGHT IT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER. IT HAS ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. DROVE IT HOME NO PROBLEM, BY THE END OF THE WEEK I WAS GOING UP A HILL AND HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE AS SOON AS I LET OFF THE THROTTLE. LOOK AT THE BIKE ONCE I GET HOME AND THE MID DRIVE SHAFT THAT TRANSMITS POWER FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE FINAL DRIVE HAD SNAPPED OFF AT THE END. THE BOLT HAD BROKE OFF. WHILE RESEARCHING FORUMS ON THE INTERNET THIS PROBLEM HAS COME UP MANY MANY TIMES WITH THIS YEAR OF MOTORCYCLE. THE HEAT TREA…
Owner-reported narrative. 30,645 miles reported. Look up ODI 11331828 at NHTSA ↗