Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / FJR13 / 2007

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007111456 Incident Date: Apr, 13 2007
Consumer's City: ANDERSON Consumer's State: SC
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: FJR13 Model Year: 2007
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#: JYARP15E47A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 10 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 16 2007
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2007 yamaha motorcycle. motorcycle surges with throttle response when changing altitude. the off & on throttle response is severe to the point of distributing the suspension while in a curve. with altitude change applying the throttle results in no speed increase for a period , and then extreme throttle response. the motorcycle is very difficult to drive safely with this condition in the mountains. the dealer adjusted the level for the fuel injection system on two occasions with very little improvement. i have contacted yamaha customer relations on two occasions without any response or suggestions for improvement. the motorcycle was purchased new on 3/17/07 from performance yamaha, seneca, sc, 864-888-8123. please help before someone loses their life with this problem.*ak