2002 Yamaha Road Star Warrior

I OWN A 2002 YAMAHA ROADSTAR WARRIOR WHICH IS INVOLVED IN A RECALL WHICH I HAVE NOT RECIEVED A LETTEROR PHONE CALL FROM YAMAHA OR MY LOCAL DEALER I ONLY FOUND OUT AFTER I CALLED. THE THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN YAMAHA WAS SENDING THE PARTS SO THEY PUT ME ON A WAITING LIST. THE LACK OF COMUNICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE WHEN MY SAFTY IS INVOLVED. NOW THEY SAY WHEN THEY FIX THE BIKE THE LABOR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE PARTS ARE FOR90 DAYS. THEN I HAVE TO BREAK THE BIKE IN FOR 600 MILES AGAIN AND HAVE THE FIRST SERVICE DONE AGAIN AT MY COST (APPROX $300). I BOUGHT THIS BIKE LAST SUMMER AND ONLY HAVE 1100 MILES ON IT. NOW THE REMAINING PORTION OF MY WARRANTY IS RUNNING OUT WHILE MY BIKE SITS IN MY GARAGE BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. SEEING HOW THEY ARE REBUILDING THE MOTOR I THINK THE NORMAL 1 YEAR WARRANTY SOULD BE GIVIN WITH THE REPAIR. ALSO I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FIRST SERVICE AFTER THEY FIXED IT I PAID THAT ONCE ALREADY THEN LAST THE COMMUNICATION IS HORRIBLE IF DIDN'T HAVE FRIEND WITH THE SAME BIKE MY FAMILY MAY HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL AFTER MY REAR TIRE LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 75 MPH CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL CROSS THE MEDIAN AND GET HIT MY A SEMI- TRUCK HEAD ON AND DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAMAHA MOTOR CORP. HAS PERFORMED A RECALL ON ALL 02-04 ROADSTAR WARRIOR MOTORCYCLES. THEY HAVE ADVISED THEIR CUSTOMERS NOT TO RIDE THEM, AS THE TRANSMISSION COULD SEIZE, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE DEATH. HOWEVER, THEY ARE OFFERING ONLY A LIMITED 90 DAY WARRANTY ON PARTS AND SERVICE AND ARE MAKING ALL OF THEIR FAITHFUL CUSTOMERS WAIT UPWARDS OF SIX MONTHS TO PERFORM THE RECALL. MEANWHILE, US CUSTOMERS ARE STILL MAKING OUR PAYMENTS, PAYING OUR INSURANCE, AND WILL ALSO HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER INITIAL 600 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED AFTER THE RECALL WORK IS DONE ($250) AS THE RESULT IS, IN ESSENCE, A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THIS IS HORRIBLY WRONG THE WAY THAT YAMAHA IS HANDLING THIS. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? *JB

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