| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004036739 | Incident Date: Aug, 25 2004 |
| Consumer's City: HERMOSA BEACH | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| Model Name: FZ6 | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JYARJ08E14A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 30 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 18 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Riding home from work on a 2004 yamaha fz6, with just over 5k miles on it. the bike began to surge by itself and would either go to a full open throttle (without any user input) or would hold a constant rpm (regardless of user input). the first surge was very violent (wheelie style throttle input) and nearly kicked me off the back. lost grip with my throttle hand, but was able to grab clutch and avoid an accident. very inconsistent throttle response the rest of the ride home (~4 miles). sound from exhaust had also dies down and was very quiet. upon arrival at home, i parked the bike and felt the exhaust and idle - everything was normal. upon the slightest throttle input above idle, there would be no pressure from the tail pipe and the air around the exhaust would become instantly super heated. i had the bike towed to a repair shop (del amo motorsports) to have it looked at. they ran diagnostics and found no errors. how can there be no errors when the bike drove around with a mind of its own? the bike is still at the dealer, will update the report later. have had all service checks, bike has been doing fine, except for a rough idle, diagnosed as a tps problem by texas yamaha south outside of houston, tx. this was done around the 700 and again around the 1200 mile mark. problem (associated with tps, as diag. by tys) stopped around 1400 miles then showed up around 4700 and has been doing it ever since. *nm |
