2002 Yamaha Road Star Warrior

I HAVE RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM YAMAHA CONCERNING A DEFECTIVE CLIP IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH COULD BREAK RESULTING IN A REAR WHEEL LOCK UP. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY YAMAHA IS ENACTING SUCH A RECALL YET, ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL DEALER, IS NOT PRODUCING THE PARTS TO FIX SUCH A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD DURING A PHONE CALL TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER IN CYPRESS, CA THAT ALL CUSTOMERS WOULD BE HANDLED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND AT NO TIME WOULD THESE PARTS BE AVAILABLE TO OWNERS UNTIL THE RECALL IS COMPLETE. SO THAT MEANS THAT YAMAHA IS BASICALLY TELLING MORE THAN HALF A MILLION CUSTOMERS F@$K YOU, WE'LL FIX YOUR BIKES WHEN WE WANT TO WITH NO WARRANTIES ON THE LABOR REQUIRED TO COMPLETELY TEAR DOWN THE MOTOR TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE 50 CENT CLIP.

RECALL OF 2002 YAMAHA ROADSTAR WARRIOR. JUST LEARNED YAMAHA WAS NOTIFIED OF NEED TO RECALL IN AUGUST OF 2003...HOWEVER I ONLY RECENTLY RECEIVED A NOTICE AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY LOCAL YAMAHA DEALER THAT YAMAHA DOES NOT HAVE PARTS FOR THE FIX AND DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. YET YAMAHA CONTINUES TO MANUFACTURE NEW MODELS OF MY MOTORCYCLE. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS WRONG.*AK

I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL FOR MY BIKE. I BOUGHT IT IN MORGANTOWN, WV MID-SEPTEMBER. I'M REALLY UPSET THAT I WAS SOLD A BIKE WITH A "KNOWN" PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO SEVERAL OPTIONS WITH REGARD TO "DECEPTIVE TRADES PRACTICES ACT", AND WILL BE TALKING TO MY LAWYER VERY SOON. I'M ALSO VERY UPSET IN HOW THEY ARE HANDLING THE ENTIRE SITUATION. I HAVE A BIKE THAT I'M STILL PAYING ON, WITH INSURANCE, BUT CAN'T RIDE IT...AND NO-ONE KNOWS WHEN ANYTHING WILL HAPPEN.*AK

THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MY YAMAHA ROADSTAR WARRIOR SINCE AUG 22, 2003 FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INFORMATION FROM YAMAHA UNTIL LATE JANUARY 2004 ABOUT THIS RECALL. IN THE RECALL NOTICE IT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE OPERATED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN INURY OR DEATH. THIS VEHICLE IS MY MAIN MODE OF TRANSPORATION. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER THAT SOLD ME THIS VEHICLE (I PURCHASED IT NEW) AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT AS OF THE END OF FEBRUARY 2004 THAT YAMAHA HAS NOT YET SHIPPED ANY PARTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT I AM 17TH ON THE LIST OT HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED AND THAT IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST 2 MONTHS FROM THE TIME THEY GET THE PARTS UNTIL THEY CAN ACTUALLY DO THE WORK TO FIX THE VEHICLE. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THE FIX CAN BE COMPLETED. THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD BE UP TO YAMAHA CORPORATE TO SUPPLY ANY LOANER VEHICLES. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT YAMAHA CORPORATE BY PHONE AND I HAVE ALWAYS GOTTEN A BUSY SIGNAL.*AK

YAMAHA ROADSTAR GAS TANK WASHER AND TRANSMISSION RECALLS. I PURCHASED MY MOTORCYCLE IN JUNE 2003. I LATER FOUND OUT ABOUT A RECALL TO THE GAS TANK WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF ON MY BIKE BEFORE SALE. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE TO THIS DATE. *AK MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT HOWEVER IS THAT APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BIKE FOR TRANSMISSION BACK IN AUGUST 2003. I GOT A LETTER IN FEBRUARY 2004. THIS MAJOR WORK IS TO BE DONE AT A DEALERSHIP. NO WARRANTY HAS BEEN OFFERED. NO PARTS TO REPAIR ARE AVAILABLE TILL MARCH/APRIL. YAMAHA HAVE ADVISED NOT TO USE UNTIL WORK DONE. TO DATE I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RIDE FOR 3 MONTHS SINCE I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL IN DECEMBER AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RIDE TILL WHO KNOWS WHEN??

RECALL OF MY 2002 YAMAHA ROADSTAR WARRIOR FOR A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I, AND OTHER OWNERS I KNOW, ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED WITH YAMAHAS DELAY IN GETTING THE NEW PARTS TO THE DEALERS SO THE REPAIRS CAN BE COMPLETED. IT ALSO SEEMS UNFAIR THAT THE ARE ONLY OFFERING A 90 DAY WARRANTY ON PARTS, NOT LABOR, WHEN THE REPAIR REQUIRES THE COMPLETE DISASSEMBLY AND REBUILDING OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ON MY MOTORCYCLE AND THE ENGINE IS HAVING TO BE REBUILT DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT SEEMS A NEW ORIGINAL WARRANTY (1 YEAR/UNLIMITED MILES) WOULD BE MORE IN ORDER. I CAN'T BELIEVE CONSUMERS WHO HAD NEW AUTOMOBILES, AND HAD TO RETURN THEM TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE ENGINE REMOVED AND REBUILT , WOULD BE SATISFIED WITH THE TREATMENT ROADSTAR OWNERS ARE RECEIVING FROM YAMAHA. I'M STILL WAITING FOR PARTS TO ARRIVE AT MY LOCAL DEALER.*AK