Consumer Complaints

Vehicles / Yamaha / Xv1700
Id Vehicle Make Vehicle Model Model Year Complaint Summary
007124933 YAMAHA XV1700 2006 Up date.. yamaha has refused to extend my warranty after a valve job. bike still backfires during warm up, and shuts off during idle. strong odor of
007121299 YAMAHA XV1700 2006 2006 yamaha roadstar cast - i had 4,000 miles on the bike. i was riding in congested traffic one day and being an air cooled motorcycle it was running
007118321 YAMAHA XV1700 2007 2nd reported occurence - motorcycle loss power on rear cylinder again. valve stuck open causing bike to almost stop on route 2 in heavy traffic.
007117779 YAMAHA XV1700 2006 I bought a 2006 yamaha roadstar 1700 new from the dealership. just before the one year warranty expired the motorcycle started to backfire and stall
007114312 YAMAHA XV1700 2005 I have a 2005 yamaha roadstar motorcycle, which leaks gas after riding, then stopping, then trying to restart. it leaks a large amount of gas, even
005113151 YAMAHA XV1700 2005 I have a 2005 yamaha road star. since the purchase of this bike i have had problems with sticking valves on the rear cylinder. it's the exhaust
006111225 YAMAHA XV1700 2006 2006 1700cc yamaha rosd star. dangerous to own and ride due to sticky valves. motorcycle loses power on curves and on straight roads due to
007109042 YAMAHA XV1700 2007 Stuck valves on a 2007 yamaha road star with only 800 miles on it. i only rode it for 6 days. dealer put 350 miles on it before my purchase. also,
006108350 YAMAHA XV1700 2005 Rear cylinder exhaust valve sticks causing engine to lose power, back fire, cut out & at times stall. dealer rejetted carburetor, cleaned air
007106690 YAMAHA XV1700 2005 Motorcycle engine will not run properly due to valves sticking. back fires and dies in intersections. back fires and slows on freeway. we believe it
006106619 YAMAHA XV1700 2006 Purchased motorcycle new in september 2006. in december 2006 i started having drivable problems. after discussing with other owners of similar
007106559 YAMAHA XV1700 2005 Sticking valves caused the motorcycle to run very poorly in traffic and loss of power, resulting in necessary stops on highways. i have previously
007106439 YAMAHA XV1700 2006 Upon taking off, with bike under load, 1 cyclinder will cease functioning causing a loss of power and a stalling of the motor. there has not been a
007106430 YAMAHA XV1700 2005 One cylinder in the bike seemed to go dead and while turning the motorcycle will bog and stall....have to take really big chances when turning into
006106357 YAMAHA XV1700 2006 In the morning i go through a normal starting procedure of motorcycle recommended by the dealer and by yamaha. within 1 mile the engine choked/
007106342 YAMAHA XV1700 2006 While pulling out into traffic, the motorcycle 2006 yamaha roadstar lost power, back fired and almost died. there was traffic approaching, and i
007106339 YAMAHA XV1700 2007 1500 MILES AND MOTORCYCLE EXHAUST VALVES STUCK OPEN. *AK
007101898 YAMAHA XV1700 2006 Gas seems to boil out of the carburetor after shutting off the motorcycle when hot and overflows onto the hot engine case and exhaust. this happens
007100568 YAMAHA XV1700 2007 2007 yamaha 1600/1700 roadstar motorcycle the carburetor is pushing out gas onto the engine block when you shut it off gas spills out onto engine
006100555 YAMAHA XV1700 2005 I was riding my motorcycle out of aspen colorado when i stopped to get gas. i filled the tank on my motorcycle. i then went inside and took a 15 min
007100369 YAMAHA XV1700 2005 I have a 2005 yamaha roadstar 1700 motorcycle. when the motorcycle is restarted, after it is hot,gas overflows from the carburetor all over the engine
007096666 YAMAHA XV1700 2007 Tl*- the contact stated that the 2007 yamaha yzf- r1 had acceleration problems since he drove the motorcycle off the dealership parking lot.
007096514 YAMAHA XV1700 2007 Tl* the contact owns a 2007 yamaha yzfr1. when driving his motorcycle and it gets to 5,300-5,600 rpm, the motorcycle did not accelerate properly.
006096465 YAMAHA XV1700 2007 Tl*- the contact stated that the 2007 yamha yzf r1 motorcycle took approximately 4-9seconds to accelerate when in second gear. this problem generally
006087813 YAMAHA XV1700 2003 Bike would miss at certain rpm's(3200) usually on upshift thru the gears..then at interstate speeds (82-84 mph in 5th gear)it would continually miss.
006085837 YAMAHA XV1700 2005 I was riding my 2005 yamaha roadstar warrior motorcycle from my home in the dfw area to hill country. approximately 100 miles into the trip my bike

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