2006 Yamaha 1100 Silverado problems, complaints & recalls

2018-06-18 · Power Train · 47,900 mi

“rode bike about 3 hours prior with no indication of problem. after parked the 3 hours i heard a loud whine/howl coming from middle of bike. dealer mechanic discovered middle drive yoke just about sheared off the shaft. visual inspection shows about 50% or more sheared off. from the list it appears to be a trend.…”

2012-07-24 · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · 24,342 mi

“starter when trying to start would not turn over motor, but the starter would turn over. i have found that yamaha knows of this issue it has happened to anyone that owns a yamaha vstar, 650cc and 1100cc, the repair bill cost between $900.00 to $1,200 , and even after repairs bye even dealers you can have this same issue again. i know one man that h…”

2012-06-05 · Power Train · 25,000 mi

“i'm experiencing a severe whining noise on deceleration especially in 3rd, 4th and 5th gears. contacted the yamaha dealership where i purchased the motorcycle and they have never heard of the problem. upon researching this problem on the internet i realize there are other owners of this motorcycle with the same problem. the nut connecting the trans…”

2011-11-03 · Power Train · 19,000 mi

“purchased motorcycle 5/2011 three months later it started to make a loud noise when decelerating. its makes this noise when motorcycle is moving but engine is not under load. i took the bike to two different dealers and both of them said it was the middle gear set. the repair cost was $2300. this is crazy. three months riding for $2300. i just boug…”

2011-04-21 · Power Train:automatic Transmission · 20,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2006 yamaha xvs-1100 v-star silverado motorcycle. the contact was driving approximately 65 mph when a bolt fractured from the middle gear drive shaft and began rattling around inside the yoke of the u-joint as the bolt lodged inside the yoke. the vehicle was taken to an authorized yamaha dealer and they refused to repair the …”

2011-02-14 · Power Train:manual Transmission · 50,411 mi

“driving 60 mph on hwy18 the bike started vibrating and the speedometer started bouncing, pull the clutch in and all problems go away. the "middle gear" out put shaft of the transmission snapped off inside the nut that holds the drive shaft joke on. to replace the broken out put shaft the engine and transmission needs to be taken apart. $2500.00 rep…”

2010-12-29 · Power Train:driveline · 15,800 mi

“at first i had a very loud whining sound which came on all of a sudden. i took it to the yamaha dealer which he heard at first but then it went away. he said they had a bulletin from yamaha about greasing the splines in the drive train which he did, even though he couldn't duplicate the noise.i picked the bike up and at around 10 miles later the …”

2010-08-05 · Power Train:driveline · 26,100 mi

“middle driven shaft retaining bolt sheared off while riding down the highway. *tr…”

2010-07-01 · Power Train:driveline · 10,000 mi

“2006 v-star 1100. shaft problem it busted in half as i was pulling out of my driveway. motorcycle company i took it to said they have never seen anything like this. had no warranty and the dealer would not cover. updated ivoq 08/27/10 *tr…”

2009-12-14 · Power Train:driveline · 60,160 mi

“yamaha v star xvs1100 middle gear shaft breaks off at nut securing u-joint assembly to shaft. the gear shaft broke with out warning while traveling at about 30 mph. the bike has 60k miles. the nut can get lodged between ujoint and swingarm pivot bolt this can cause the drive shaft to lock up, also locking up the rear tire, sending the motorcycle in…”