Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / XVS650 / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003236120 Incident Date: Sep, 17 2003
Consumer's City: GLENDORA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: XVS650 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JYAVM01Y91A Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 18 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 14 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 2001 yamaha v-star 650 classic motorcycle. over time i began to hear a "major" howl coming from the engine area. yamaha claimed they had no info. on any howl problem!! later, on the yamaha v-star forum, i learned that there was a batch of 5th gears for the transmission, that were not heat treated correctly. as the gears got older... the howl began. many folks were forced to have the repairs done at their own expense because they didn't know about the mfg. defect!!! after the defect was uncovered... yamaha still would only pay for the "parts" !! parts are worth maybe $100... compared to the total bill of $1,500 or more. i also had to have my transmission rebuilt, so please add me to your list of complaints on this problem. the sad part is that yamaha still refuses to admit anything!!! many people are paying large repair bills because they don't know about the problem. thank you for your help in this matter. wayne cornell. *jb