2006 Yamaha Fjr1300a problems, complaints & recalls

2016-08-19 · Exterior Lighting · 58,000 mi

“bike lost headlights (again). i've had electrical fixes under recall and this continues. had ignition replaced, ground fault work done, entire wiring harness replaced and now it has left me stranded again without lights. this is a dangerous situation to lose your headlights. its a known recurrent problem with this bike. high beam indicator s…”

2016-03-02 · Electrical System · 92,000 mi

“i commute on my motorcycle nearly every day throughout the year. this is the reason i have a motorcycle. my work start time is at 5:30am so i commute to work in the dark year round. i also travel a section of road that takes me through a 6 mile canyon that has no street lighting so the road is completely dark and has many turns while traveling a…”

2014-02-23 · Exterior Lighting · 30,265 mi

“ headlights failed without warning. potentially life threatening as this occurred while underway at night. the defect occurred in what is known as the s6 spider - a spider being a ground wire collector circuit on the vehicle. the vehicle has already been recalled for other spider failures, but the spider affected by this problem was not among…”

2013-11-11 · Exterior Lighting · 120,000 mi

“had the recall done on this bike per the recall letter. on oct 18 2012 lost all lights...when i was able to get bike home found a ground connector had melted. the fix by yamaha do not (the bike needs a new wire harness not a jumper. *tr…”

2012-05-30 · Exterior Lighting · 58,000 mi

“riding in western virginia, on a warm saturday afternoon, i noticed my turn signal indicator lights were both on, and flashed weirdly when i used them. i also lost the electric adjustable windshield, and discovered when i stopped that i had no headlights. this was painful because the ride i was on involved a lot of night time riding. luckily t…”

2011-06-05 · Electrical System · 78,000 mi

“aug. 3rd 2010 while driving north on ca 101 at about 4:00 pm in heavy rush hour traffic , the engine stopped dead. it would not restart. it was towed to the nearest yamaha shop where it was diagnosed and repaired. the problem was found to be a bad ground connection(spyder). the connector was removed and the wires were soldered together at the yam…”

2011-04-24 · Electrical System · 41,300 mi · 💥 crash

“total loss of power and control with failure of the motorcycle grounding harness system. *tr…”

2011-04-03 · Electrical System · 89,460 mi

“my motorcycle stopped running twice while riding down a local highway. the engine briefly shut off for a few seconds before starting back up and running normally. when it did so a number of lights came on the dash while the engine was off, including high-beam indicator, emergency flashers, and the speedo and tach stopped working. later the same…”

2010-10-30 · Electrical System · 37,500 mi

“electrical power cutout. no power to starter, multiple dash lights on, flashing fuel meter indicator, turn signal indicators, etc. not a burned out fuse but rather a fried ground point on the wiring harness. this is being reported very often on the fjr forum. my shop took pix and sent to yamaha to see what they will do about it. ground point co…”

2010-09-28 · Electrical System · 24,340 mi

“after starting my motorcycle for the first time that day, my wife and i rode it .9 miles when the engine quit running. i was midway through a steep, downhill left turn when i lost power. i stopped the bike using a combination of front and rear brakes, stopping at the stop sign at the bottom of the hill. several of the lights on the instrument clust…”