2006 Yamaha FJR1300AE

2006 YAMAHA FJR1300. VEHICLE WAS BEING RIDDING AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, ABS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THE GEAR INDICATOR WAS ALSO FLASHING. THIS IS THE AE MODEL WITH ELECTRICAL SHIFTING. IT WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR AND WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN IT TO THE PARKING LOT IN HIGH GEAR AND TURN OFF THE MOTOR. CALLED DEALER AND HE CLEANED A CORRODED GROUND SPIDER AND VEHICLE IS NOW OPERATING PROPERLY AGAIN. *TR

THERE WERE NO MEMORABLE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE MOTOR, ELECTRICAL, OR IGNITION SYSTEMS. ALL SYSTEMS REMAIN STOCK FROM THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER. THE MOTOR WAS CUTTING IN AND OUT LIKE THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL INTERRUPTION. AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE MOTOR WAS CUTTING IN AND OUT, THE TURN SIGNALS AND HIGH BEAMS INDICATOR WOULD TURN ON FOR AS LONG AS THE MOTOR WAS CUTTING IN AND OUT, WHICH WAS VERY FAST (EXAMPLE: .5 SECOND). THIS CONDITION CONTINUED FOR 3 MONTHS WITH NO REGULARITY. THE COMPLETE FAILURE FINALLY OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE MOTOR STARTED. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE. FOUND AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR (KNOWN AS S4 SPIDER GROUND) THAT SERVES AS A COMMON GROUND TO 5 OTHER ELECTRICAL WIRES WAS MELTED, LIKE IT WAS OVER HEATING FROM INSIDE THE CONNECTOR. THIS CONNECTOR DOES NOT CONTACT ANY HOT SURFACES. I CLEANED THE CONNECTOR WITH ELECTRICAL CONTACT CLEANER. I PICKED OUT THE MELTED PLASTIC THAT WAS BLOCKING THE CONNECTOR HOLES. I ALSO CLEANED OFF THE CONNECTOR PLUG THAT CONNECTS ALL THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TERMINALS TOGETHER DUE TO CORROSION AND MELTED PLASTIC STUCK TO IT. FINALLY, I APPLIED DIE-ELECTRIC GREASE TO THE CONNECTORS TO REDUCE CORROSION AND IMPROVE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CONNECTORS AND THE CONNECTOR PLUG. I COULD NOT REPLACE THE CONNECTOR WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE HEAD LIGHT ELECTRICAL HARNESS. THIS FIX LASTED FOR 1 YEAR BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. I DID THE SAME CLEANING AS I HAD MENTIONED ABOVE, BUT IT FAILED AGAIN AFTER 2 MONTHS. I THEN SOLDERED 2 SEPARATE WIRES TO THE TOP OF THE 6 PRONG CONNECTOR AND ATTACHED THOSE WIRES TO TWO DIFFERENT POINTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE LAST FIX HAS LASTED 11 MONTHS WITH NO MORE EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING TO THE S4 GROUNDING PLUG. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY MORE ENGINE CUTTING IN AND OUT SYMPTOMS EITHER. *TR

2006 YAMAHA FJR1300AE WITH 20,000 MILES. LEFT ME STRANDED WHEN IT SUDDENLY WOULD NOT START. SYMPTOMS INCLUDED: 1.THE FUEL GAUGE BAR DISPLAY SHOWS A FULL TANK AND THE WHOLE BAR DISPLAY IS BLINKING ON AND OFF. 2. HORN WON'T WORK 3. THE HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAM INDICATOR IS ON, ALTHOUGH THE HEADLIGHT IS NOT ON AND SWITCH IS IN THE LOW POSITION 4. BOTH TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS ARE STEADY ON 5. NO ERROR CODES 6. NEUTRAL INDICATOR IS ON THIS IS A MOTORCYCLE WITHA COMPUTERIZED CLUTCH - SO NO MANUAL SHIFT. WHEN IT IS DEAD THERE IS NO MOVING IT. TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED A MELTED GROUND JUNCTION IN THE MAIN ELECTRICAL HARNESS UNDER THE FUEL TANK. REPLACED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER HARNESSES AT A COST OF OVER $1000. *TR

THIS IS ON A 2006 YAMAHA FJR1300AE MODEL MOTORCYCLE WITH ABOUT 26K MILES ON IT. I STARTED THE MOTORCYCLE, IT RAN FOR ABOUT 1 TO 2 SECONDS THEN SHUTDOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY OCCURRENCE. UPON INSPECTION BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP SERVICE TECHNICIAN IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN OVERHEATED, MELTED GROUND JUNCTION IN THE MAIN ELECTRICAL HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER IS GOING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MAIN HARNESS UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAVE. THE OLD HARNESS IS BEING SENT BACK TO THE OEM FOR INSPECTION. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM MONITORING CERTAIN INTERNET FORUMS FOR THIS MACHINE THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING IDENTICAL FAILURES. INASMUCH AS THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE TO SUDDENLY STOP RUNNING, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS OR FATAL CRASH INJURY. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, WHICH STRANDED MY WIFE AND I 20 MILES NORTH OF LEAKY TEXAS ON RD 336, WHICH IS AN OPEN CATTLE RANGE AREA WHERE CELL PHONE'S DON'T HAVE COVERAGE, IN THE MIDDLE OF A 100 DEGREE DAY ON 9 AUGUST 2008. HAD STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET A BOTTLE OF WATER OUT OF THE SADDLE BAG, WHEN IGNITION SWITCH TURNED BACK TO "ON" POSITION, NOTHING HAPPENED. HAD ALREADY LEARNED FROM THIS SITE THAT YAMAHA FJR'S HAVE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES. CUT INTO THE WIRE HARNESS COMING FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, CUT THE BROWN AND RED WIRES, AND SPLICED IN A 30 AMP TOGGLE SWITCH, WHICH BYPASSED MY IGNITION SWITCH AND RESTORED POWER. LEARNED ABOUT THE NEED TO CARRY PARTS TO BYPASS THE SWITCH DUE TO ALL THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES REPORTED ON THIS SITE. *TR