| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007110393 | Incident Date: May, 31 2007 |
| Consumer's City: BOULDER | Consumer's State: CO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| Model Name: FJR13 | Model Year: 2007 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JYARP15E87A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 29 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Altitude-related stalling and surging. when increasing elevation by approx 1500 feet or more, bike will stall coming out of corners or at low loads when applying throttle below 3500 rpms. increasing throttle opening does nothing for approx 2-3 seconds and then motor suddenly surges. very dangerous in traffic or slick pavement situations. problem appears to go away when motor is shut off and turned back on again. problem progressively returns when elevation increases, becoming undrivable until another shut-off. took bike to dealer with complaint. yamaha rep states owner must pay $75.00/hr for tech to ride bike until problem is replicated, despite numerous complaints of similar instances on internet user groups. no resolution as yet. *tr |
