Yamaha YZF-R1 engine problems
15 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
59 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
5,310 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2002 to 2020 model years. Data snapshot: . 50 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
15 of 59 complaints match this topic (25.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10115570 · 2005-04-27 (April 27, 2005)
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ENGINE STALLED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.*AK *BF *NM
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10115570 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10135280 · 2005-09-04 (September 4, 2005)
(1) AROUND 5,000 MILES I NOTICED MY BIKE STARTED STALLING OUT AT 4,000 RPM OR LESS. (2) ENGINE WOULD IDLE REALLY LOW AND STALL OUT. BIKE WOULD USUALLY NOT START BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. LAST YEAR IN THE FALL I WAS IN A TURN AND MY BIKE STALLED OUT AND I LOSS CONTROL AND CRASHED. I INJURED MY RIGHT HAND, CHEST, RIGHT LEG AND HAD DAMAGE TO MY BIKE, CLOTHES AND HELMET. (3) I FOUND THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIPS DENY HAVING A PROBLEM AND CLAIM I AM THE ONLY PERSON. THEY SAID THE CAN'T FIX SOMETHING IF THEY C…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10135280 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10136794 · 2005-09-16 (September 16, 2005)
I OWN A 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 (PURCHASED NEW). ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF MAY OF 2005 THE MOTORCYLE WOULD STALL ON ME WHEN THE BIKE WASN'T MOVING OR WHENEVER THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. BASICALLY THE BIKE'S IDLE WOULD DROP TO ABOUT 500 RPM, THE BIKE WOULD RUN REALLY ROUGH, AND IT WOULD STALL WHENEVER THE CLUTCH WAS PULLED IN OR WHEN THE SPEED WAS DECREASED TO BELOW 5 MPH. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE PROBLEM IS STARTING TO OCCUR THAT THE BIKE WOULD BUCK AND THERE WOULD FEEL LIKE THERE WASN'T ANY ENGINE BRAKING. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE …
Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10136794 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10137437 · 2005-09-23 (September 23, 2005)
MY MOTORCYCLE CUTS OFF AND STALLS. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10137437 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10156614 · 2006-05-02 (May 2, 2006)
WHAT HAPPENED WAS, I WAS TRAVELING ON I-84W AT ABOUT 60-70 MPH AT 6TH GEAR WHEN MY MOTORCYCLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. A 18-WHEELER TRUCK WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND ALMOST RAN ME OVER SINCE I SUDDENLY SLOWED. THERE WAS ONE EVENT PRECEDING THIS WHERE MY BIKE WAS WARMING UP AND STALLED. I THOUGHT I RAN OUT OF GAS, BUT AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE VERY COMMON TO YAMAHA R1'S. HERE IS A 60+ PAGE THREAD OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING PROBLEMS: HTTP://WWW.R1-FORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?THREADID=98831&PER…
Owner-reported narrative. 3,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10156614 at NHTSA ↗