2001 Yamaha Yamaha problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train:manual Transmission (14) · Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery (11) · Vehicle Speed Control (1)
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Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (1)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine 2002-03-27 · M2002007 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
subject regarding driven sprocket mounting stud breakage. *tt
What owners report
2007-02-21 · Power Train:manual Transmission · 22,000 mi“it is widely known that the 1st and 2nd generation yamaha yzf r1 transmissions have faulty 2nd gears which will "slip" while accelerating, or outright becomes useless causing the rider to skip 2nd gear all together and go straight to 3rd gear. this is dangerous in situations where it's necessary to accelerate to the flow of traffic and the torque …”
2004-07-31 · Power Train:manual Transmission“this complaint is for the 2001 yamaha 660 raptor. there are hundreds of cases where the transmission goes out and locks up the vehicle. this can cause serious injury to whoever is riding. the problem that is a known problem according to dealerships cost up to and over $1000 depending on the damages. yamaha should recall this issue before someon…”
2004-03-05 · Power Train:manual Transmission“i have a yamaha raptor 660r 2001 atv. that has many faulty parts on it that yamaha knew of and corrected in the 2002 models. but did not offer to fix the problem in the 2001 models. the problems are the transmission, starter, clutches and carb boots blowing off. yamaha offer a updated transmission for the 2001 for a very large price. how can they o…”
2003-12-01 · Power Train:manual Transmission · 💥 crash“transmission locked up and the rider went over the handlebars. *ak…”
2003-10-30 · Power Train:manual Transmission“my 2001 yamaha raptor 660 experienced a complete failure of 2nd gear while in the middle of the woods. the machine was not abused or used improperly and had under 200 hours on it. i called yamaha about getting it fixed and the politely told me that they were not aware of any problem, did not have any bulletins or recalls on the 2001 raptor and th…”
2003-08-31 · Power Train:manual Transmission · 💥 crash“while climbing a hill reaching the peak rear tires locked up (transmission seezed) causing loss of control over the bike. the vehicle (atv) then rolled backwards on top of me. it caused minor scrapes, bruising and soreness. substantial damage to the bike also.when i tried to call the dealer where i had bought my bike they denied any problems with t…”
2003-08-13 · Power Train“ltr fm john and lori redmond (co) request help in getting yamaha motor corp to recall the defective transmission on their road star motorcycles. *mr other vehicles include road stars, silverados, midnight stars, wild stars, warrior, and v-star. the consumer felt that yamaha was involved in a cover up. they were not consistent with dealing wi…”
2003-07-22 · Electrical System:ignition:switch · 9,750 mi“2001 yamaha royal star, tour deluxe motorcycle. ignition switch went bad. lights stay on when key is removed. engine still cranks with key removed but won't start unless key is in the 'on' position. ignition switch gets extremely hot. …”
2003-04-07 · Power Train:manual Transmission“the yamaha raptor motorcycle exhibited transmission failure. *ak *jb…”
2003-03-24 · Power Train:manual Transmission“i was riding my 2001 yamaha raptor up a hill when i got to the top, i heard a loud pop and my wheels locked up, at first i thought it was the chain but then i went to take it out of gear and it would not go out of gear, i took the sprocket off to get the chain off so i could get it towed back to my vehicle. luckily i was on sand, because if i was o…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.