2006 Yamaha V-star
Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
20
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Yamaha V-star.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BOLT SHEARED OFF OF THE MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT, DAMAGINE THE SPLINES ON THE GEAR. BIKE AT LOW RPMS AND ACCELERATING FROM A … |
| 2015-08-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE RIDING, THE RETAINING BOLT THAT HOLDS THE UNIVERSAL JOINT YOKE BROKE OFF AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE HOUSING AN… |
| 2015-07-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE AN YAMAHA V-STAR 1100 AND THE MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT BROKE. THE SHAFT SHEARED OFF WHERE THE NUT TIGHTENS THE UNIVER… |
| 2015-07-22 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA V STAR 1100. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AN ABNORMAL GRIN… |
| 2015-05-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 (NA) YAMAHA V-STAR 1100. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM… |
| 2014-12-27 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA V-STAR MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BOLT LOCATED ON THE SHAFT PINION DRIVE … |
| 2014-08-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA V-STAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMI… |
| 2014-06-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE RIDING AT AROUND 50 MPH THE MOTORCYCLE REAR TIRE JERKED AND SHOOK THEN LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE BACK TO SKID OUT … |
| 2013-07-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND STARTING TO DECELERATE THERE WAS A LOUD WHINING/SREECHING SOUND AND A CLATTERING SOUND FR… |
| 2012-10-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CRUISING AT ABOUT 50MPH, HEARD WHINNING SOUND WHEN DECELERATING. NUT BROKE OFF WITH SHAFT STILL IN IT FROM MIDDLE DRIVE… |
| 2012-08-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SLOW SPEED RIDING FORTUNATELY, GRINDING NOISE HEARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH FROM REAR OF MOTORCYCLE. INSPECTED REAR WHEEL AND A… |
| 2012-06-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE RIDING AT 55 MPH THE MOTORCYCLE REAR TIRE LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE BACK TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER TAKING THE … |
| 2011-07-03 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED NEW 2006 YAMAHA V STAR 1100 IN MARCH OF 2008. AS OF JULY 2011 HAS 4400 MILES. STARTED MAKING STRANGE NOISE W… |
| 2011-07-02 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 V- STAR SILVERADO 1100. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON MY WAY TO A MOTORCYCLE CONVENTION. I STARTED TO… |
| 2011-05-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA V-STAR CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO JERK. THE VEHIC… |
| 2011-01-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA V-STAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL AND S… |
| 2010-03-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN LOUD GRINDING NOISE FOLLOWED BY RAPID DECELERATION OCCURRED. LUCKILY TH… |
| 2009-11-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY WIFE HAS A 2006 YAMAHA V-STAR 1100 CUSTOM. THE BIKE HAS JUST OVER 15,000 MILES ON IT. AS WE WERE COMPLETING A RIDE … |
| 2009-09-30 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 YAMAHA VSTAR CUSTOM MOTORCYCLE. THE OUTPUT SHAFT BROKE IN SEP 2009, WITH ONLY 30,000 KILOMETRES ON THE B… |
| 2009-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE V-STAR. THE MIDDLE GEAR LOCKED CAUSING THE REAR TIRE TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING… |