Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 2004 Yamaha Fz6.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2022-11-21	POWER TRAIN	No	0	Front drive shaft, chain sprocket ‘Nut/lock washer’ has came loose and fell off on the highway. Could have locked the c…
2006-09-10	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	Yes	1	YAMAHA 2004 FZ6 BIKE RUNS GOOD FOR A WHILE, AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE LOSES 90 % OF ITS POWER, I HAVE TO TURN THE K…
2006-06-09	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	(1) NO UNUSUAL EVENTS. (2) THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED CAUSING POOR GAS MILEAGE, STALLS, AND HESITATION. (3) REPL…
2006-05-12	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	Yes	1	AT 9M MILES, MY 2004 YAMAHA FZ6 BEGAN TO EXHIBIT THE FOLLOWING: 1) AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES OF OPERATION, ERRATI…
2006-03-16	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY	No	0	VEHICLE: 2004 YAMAHA FZ6 MOTORCYCLE, PURCHASE NEW 12/93. INTERMITTENTLY, THE ENGINE SURGES, CUTS OUT, LUGS, STALLS/QU…
2006-01-10	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	THE MOTORCYCLE HAD PROGRESSIVELY WORSE STALLING AT STOP-LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. AT TIMES THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD STUTTER A…
2005-10-09	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY	Yes	1	MOTORCYCLE'S IDLE RPMS CHANGE ABRUPTLY, TO THE POINT OF STALLING WHEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS ABRUPT CHANGE WAS THE SOURCE…
2005-09-16	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	MOTORCYCLE RANDOMLY WILL NOT IDLE AND STALLS BETWEEN SHIFTS. HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES. DEALER SAYS DESCRIBED SYMPTOMS …
2005-09-08	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	No	0	BIKE IDLE DROPS (600-850 RPM) WHEN CLUTCH PULLED IN CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AT RED LIGHTS, EXITING DRIVEWAYS ETC... PO…
2005-09-04	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY	No	0	TROTTLE CHUNKY/DELAYED/ERRATIC, MAKING MOTORCYCLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN CORNERS. STALLS AT STOPS, A DANGEROUS SITUATI…
2005-09-03	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	Yes	0	'94 FZ6 - 5,000 MILES. THE BIKE HAD A HARD TIME STARTING. NOW IT CAN BE RUNNING AT A STEADY 3000-4500 RPM ON THE HIGHWA…
2005-08-29	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	1. BIKE STARTED AND WARMED UP FINE. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF RIDING BIKE WAS IDLING VERY LOW AT A STOP SIGN (800-900 RPM)…
2005-08-08	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	1	BIKE STALLS WHEN CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. RPM'S DROP TO ZERO. WAS ALMOST RUN OVER BY TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WHEN ENGINE STALLS. …
2005-07-31	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	No	0	I HAVE A 2004 YAMAHA FZ-6 AND I BELIEVE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IS BAD. THE BIKE STALLS AND RUNS VERY ERRATICALLY…
2005-07-30	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	No	0	I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY YAMAHA FZ6. THE MANUAL ADVISES TO USE 87 OCTANE FUEL. I HAVE BEEN USING 87 UNTIL THE BIKE ST…
2005-07-20	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY	No	0	IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES, THE MOTORCYCLE BEGAN IDLING POORLY AND STALLING. HAD TO TURN OFF THE …
2005-07-17	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	Yes	1	THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE 2004 YAMAHA FZ6 THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE WARMS UP (APPROXIMA…
2005-07-01	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	No	0	THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED REPEATEDLY IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC.
2005-06-12	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY	No	0	ENGINE HESITATION, MISSING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITH NO THROTTLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH YAMAHA AS T…
2005-05-12	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER	No	0	2004 YAMAHA FZ6 13K+ MILES. DURING A SUSTAINED CRUISE, WITH A SUSTAINED RPM BETWEEN 4K AND 5K RPM, THE ENGINE BEGAN FAL…
2005-04-24	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER	No	0	IDLE SUDDENLY GETS ROUGH THEN ENGINE QUITS/STALLS AT RANDOM TIMES, MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPEED AFTER DOWNSHIFTING, BUT HAS …
2005-04-18	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY	No	99	1-AVERAGE USAGE, 2-MOTORCYCLES WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY, RPMS WOULD VARY CONSIDERABLY, A LOT OF HESITATION, VARIABLE …
2005-04-17	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER	No	0	THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR ISSUE WELL DOCUMENTED ON HTTP://FORUMS.SPORTBIKES.NET/FORUMS...088#POST1774088 STALLIN…
2005-03-15	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	No	0	AT ABOUT 6200 MILES WHILE PULLING UP TO A LIGHT OF A STEADY RUN MY MOTORCYCLE WOULD DIE. RESTART IT, AND IT WOULD BE …
2005-03-10	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	No	0	MY MOTORCYCLE WILL STALL AND/OR RUN ROUGH OCCASIONALLY, AND NOT IDLE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL THROTTLE INPUT. IF I TURN THE I…
2005-03-01	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	1. BIKE WAS BADLY HESITATING STARTING OFF IN 1ST GEAR FROM A STOP. 2. TURNING THE THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE WOULD SOMETIME…
2004-11-04	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	No	0	1) AT APPROXIMATELY 8000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, MY YAMAHA FZ6 BEGAN EXHIBITING PERIODIC STALLING. WHEN UNDER NORMAL P…
2004-10-28	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY	No	0	THROTTLE "JUMPS" UNEXPECTEDLY DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS OF THE MOTORCYCLE. WHEN TRAVELING SPEED WILL DECREASE AND THE E…
2004-08-26	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	No	0	RIDING HOME FROM WORK ON A 2004 YAMAHA FZ6, WITH JUST OVER 5K MILES ON IT. THE BIKE BEGAN TO SURGE BY ITSELF AND WOULD …
2004-08-24	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	No	0	I WAS RETURNING HOME TO PLANO, TX FROM A WEEKEND TRIP TO COLORADO. I WAS ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY FROM HOME, WHEN I STARTED T…
2004-08-07	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	TPS CAUSING STALLING AND ERRATIC IDLE. PROBLEM OCCURS MORE WHEN BIKE IS WARM, OFF, THEN RE-STARTED. HAVE ONLY HAD IT ST…
2004-07-19	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM	No	0	ENGINE RPM'S WOULD "STUMBLE" INCREASINGLY MORE FREQUENT, STALL AT IDLE. THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR DEFECTIVE AND NOT REA…
2004-06-13	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	MOTORCYCLE SHUTS OFF AFTER REDUCING THROTTLE DURING DECELERATION AND DURING SHIFTING. MANY RIDERS OF THE SAME MODEL MOT…
2004-05-15	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	2004 YAMAHA FZ6 5K+ MILES. WHEN CRUISING AND KEEPING THE ACCELERATOR CONSTANT, ONE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN CHANGES IN ENGI…