| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001099167 | Incident Date: Jul, 31 2001 |
| Consumer's City: SANTA CLARA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| Model Name: YAMAHA | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JYARJ04Y91A | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 03 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 30 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My motorcycle, a 2001 yamaha yzf-r6 has white spots from the battery leaking all over. the acid is leaking all over the rear swingarm, left rear set, the drive chain, and the rear shock assembly. i have noticed this when the bike was still under warranty, but i didn't know it was from the battery leaking acid. i thought it was the aluminum oxidizing or road grime. it has been happening for quite some time until i noticed it on many other r6's of different years. then i discovered that it is a serious problem on hundreds of yamaha yzf-r6's around the country!!!!!!! the problem i have is that the motorcycle is currently out of warranty but the problem started while it was on warranty. i have called yamaha customer relations and they act as though they have never heard of it. but on the online message board that i use(www.r6messagenet.com) there are hundreds of other people with the same problem that has called in. this is critical because the battery acid is leaking all over the drive chain and suspension parts that will put the motorcycle in a dangerous situation. yamaha is giving everyone that tries to bring the problem to their attention the "runaround". they blame it on an outside third party charger that i have never used!!!! please look into this and let us know what can be done about this dangerous situation. if you need more information please check www.r6messagenet.com and click on tech questions and look at the battery leak title. thank you for your time. philip gor. *ak |
