2006 Yamaha V-Star problems, complaints & recalls

2015-11-05 · Power Train · 19,000 mi

“bolt sheared off of the middle drive shaft, damagine the splines on the gear. bike at low rpms and accelerating from a complete stop at a stop light when failure occurred, no more than 5-10 mph.…”

2015-09-25 · Power Train · 21,670 mi

“while riding, the retaining bolt that holds the universal joint yoke broke off and became lodged between the housing and the universal joint. causing rear wheel lock up momentarily until it dislodged then begin to grind against the joint or yoke when lodged in another part of the housing. this is thought to be a flaw or engineering defect seeing as…”

2015-08-10 · Power Train:driveline:driveshaft · 23,266 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2006 yamaha v star 1100. the contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph, an abnormal grinding noise emitted from the rear passenger side of the vehicle. the contact also noticed that the speedometer failed. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the driveshaft needed to be replace…”

2015-08-04 · Power Train · 30,000 mi

“i have an yamaha v-star 1100 and the middle drive shaft broke. the shaft sheared off where the nut tightens the universal joint to the shaft. this caused the rear tire to lock up. luckily i was moving at a very low speed or i would have seriously been hurt.…”

2015-05-12 · Power Train · 16,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2005 (na) yamaha v-star 1100. while driving approximately 25 mph, an abnormal noise emitted from the rear of the motorcycle. the motorcycle was driven to the contact's residence where it was discovered that there was a loose bolt near the drive shaft. the motorcycle was not taken to the dealer nor repaired. the manufacturer w…”

2015-04-23 · Power Train · 20,100 mi

“while riding at around 50 mph the motorcycle rear tire jerked and shook then locked up and caused the back to skid out of control. after taking the motorcycle home and inspecting the bike i found the middle shaft was broken at the nut. i investigated the problem and hundreds if not thousands of yamaha 1100 v star motorcycles have had this failure. …”

2015-01-27 · Power Train:driveline:driveshaft · 17,500 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2006 yamaha v-star motorcycle. the contact stated that a bolt located on the shaft pinion drive fractured. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the driveshaft needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 17,…”

2014-09-04 · Suspension · 4,535 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2006 yamaha v-star. the contact stated while driving approximately 70 mph, an abnormal noise emitted from the rear of the vehicle. no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the technician diagnosed that the ring gear bearing fractured and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was n…”

2013-09-06 · Power Train · 34,000 mi

“while driving the vehicle and starting to decelerate there was a loud whining/sreeching sound and a clattering sound from rear of the motorcycle. i pulled over and visually inspected vehicle and checked fluid levels.i trailered motorcycle into local yamaha repair shop after reading imformation on internet about this model having problems with the m…”

2012-10-22 · Power Train · 20,000 mi

“cruising at about 50mph, heard whinning sound when decelerating. nut broke off with shaft still in it from middle drive shaft. *tr…”