Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Yamaha Road Star.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-11-10 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUM… |
| 2008-08-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL (GASOLINE) IS SPRAYED FROM REAR PORT OF CARBURETOR. AS MUCH AS 2 OZ MAY BE EMITTED AND SPRAYED ON HOT EXHAUST PIP… |
| 2004-10-02 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND REAR WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CO… |
| 2004-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE WERE NO "EVENTS" LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF MY FUEL SYSTEM. WHILE RIDING IN TRAFFIC I NOTICED AN ODOR OF RAW FU… |
| 2004-03-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET THE MOTORCYCLE REPAIRED BY THE … |
| 2004-03-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ON JANUARY 14 2003 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAI… |
| 2004-02-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH TRANSMISSION LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATES THE SECOND GEAR BROKE. *AK |
| 2004-02-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MOTORCYCLE LEAKS FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT MOTORCYCLE WILL CATCH FIRE. *AK |
| 2004-02-05 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PARTS TO PERFORM TRANSMISSION FAILURE RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2 … |
| 2004-02-05 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICED (NHTSA 03-V-309-000) REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION GEARS AND … |
| 2004-01-30 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THA… |
| 2004-01-29 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACEMENT PARTS HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMO… |
| 2004-01-20 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE REAR WHEEL LOCK UP RECALL 03V309000 FOR OVER 2 MONTHS BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE NOT AVA… |
| 2004-01-09 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | YAMAHA ISSUED A RECALL OF MY MOTOR VEHICLE ( A 2001 ROAD STAR) FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE D… |
| 2003-09-23 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 03-V-309-000: IN THE TRANSMISSION ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE SECOND/THIRD PINION GEAR MAY BE INCORRECTLY … |
| 2003-09-20 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE THIS MAKE AND MODEL BUT MY VIN FALLS OUTSIDE… |
| 2003-09-16 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. *AK A POLICE OFFICER WITNESSED THE CONSUMER SKID T… |
| 2003-07-10 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I'M FILING THIS OVER CONCERN ABOUT MY 2001 YAMAHA ROADSTAR, WHICH HAS HAD SOME LOUD INTERMITTENT KNOCKING SOUNDS COMING… |
| 2003-07-09 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A RATHER HIGH INCEDENCE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES WHICH CAUS… |
| 2003-07-09 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONCERN OVER NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON YAMAHA ROAD STAR'S AND YAMAHA'S FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE SUCH FAILURES.*… |
| 2003-07-09 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FEAR OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE FROM KNOWLEDGE OF MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN CRASHES DUE TO TRANSMISSION LOCKU… |
| 2003-07-09 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I'M CONCERNED THAT MY 2001 YAMAHA MIDNIGHT ROADSTAR MAY HAVE BEEN DEALT A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT LEADS TO CATASROP… |
| 2003-07-09 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF MY TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP AND CAUSING MYSELF AND/OR MY WIFE HARM. I'VE HEARD OF MAN… |
| 2003-07-08 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONCERN ABOUT TRANSMISSION LOCK UP ON MY MOTORCYCLE. OTHERS THAT I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH VIA INTERNET FORUMS HAVE … |
| 2003-07-08 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 YAMAHA ROADSTAR MOTORCYCLE, THERE HAS BEEN MEMBERS OF THE ROADSTAR FORUM THAT HAVE TOLD STORIES OF TRANSMI… |
| 2003-07-08 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR SILVERADO MODEL #XV16ATN-B VIN #[XXX] FROM MAXEY'S CYCLE INC. 4112 NW 39TH EXP. OKLAHOM… |
| 2003-07-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION MADE NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY AND OIL PUMP GEAR. THE NOISE NO LON… |
| 2003-07-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S WIFE CALLED TO REPORT ENGINE PROBLEM. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | CONCERNED ABOUT TANSMISSION FAILURE ON YAMAHA ROADSTAR MOTORCYLES FROM 1999-2001. I HAVE HEARD THROUGH DIFFERENT FORUM… |
| 2003-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FEAR OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE FROM KNOWLEDGE OF MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN CRASHES DUE TO TRANSMISSION LOCKU… |
| 2003-06-24 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | Yes | 14 | YAMAHA XV1600 MOTORCYCLE TRANSMISSION IS BREAKING AND LOCKING UP. THIS LOCKS THE REAR WHEEL AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 50 MILE… |
| 2003-06-14 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND WHEN SHIFT GEAR MANUAL TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *AK |
| 2003-06-08 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONCERNED MY TRANSMISSION MIGHT FAIL AS ONE THAT WAS MANUFACTURED ONE NUMBER FROM ME FAILED. ALSO CONCERN OVER NUMBER … |
| 2003-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE IS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2003-05-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *NLM |
| 2003-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *NLM |
| 2003-04-27 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2001 YAMAHA ROADSTAR,TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP,CAUSING ME TO CRASH,APPOXIMATELY 45MPH. *AK |
| 2003-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT MY 2001 YAMAHA ROADSTAR AND THE POSSIBLE EVENT OF A CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE SO… |
| 2002-09-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | GRINDING NOISE IN TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD. *AK |
| 2002-08-09 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ON THE WAY BACK FROM STURGIS, SD MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 YAMAHA ROAD STAR 1600 LOCKED UP WITH MY WIFE AND I ON THE … |
| 2002-07-07 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS CONDITION IS POTENTIALLY LETHAL. I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN FATALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAIL… |
| 2002-04-25 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION LOCK UPS IN ROAD STARS. I OWN A 2001 MIDNIGHT, STAR AND TRANSMISSION … |
| 2002-02-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN RIDING MOTORCYCLE AND WHEN IT GETS HEATED OR HOT,FUEL WOULD FLOW OUT OF CARBURETOR ONTO PIPES AND DRIVER'S LEGS… |
| 2002-01-11 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN REAR WHEEL PULLS ITSELF OUT OF LEAN, AND CAUSES MOTORCYCLE TO HIT A CURB. DEALER AND … |
| 2001-06-26 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MOTORCYCLE HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURETHER INFORMAT… |
| 2001-04-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS AT AROUND 55 MPH, CARBURETOR LOADS UP WITH FUEL, WHEN ACCELERATING IT POPS. DEALER HAS ADMITTED THERE IS… |
| 1901-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V 309 000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY, 2004. LATER, CONSUMER CONTACTED… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DUE TO THE TYPE OF DESIGN, TO CORRECT THE DEFECT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE FRAME AND TOTALLY DISMANT… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEAL… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION IS MAKING AN UNKNOWN KNOCKING SOUND ALL THE TIME INCLUDING COLD START. THE CAUSE HAS NOT YET BEEN DET… |