2006 Yamaha XV19: engine stalls while driving

Filed Mar 5, 2012 · Transmission · 28,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 yamaha xv19 motorcycle. The contact was driving 30 MPH when the vehicle exhibited a load noise while in third gear. The contact stated the vehicle did not stall or have a defect but he was concerned that there could have been an issue with the transmission. The contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer or a local mechanic for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was 28,000.

Filed Jul 24, 2011 · Electrical · 50 miles · KY

My 2006 yamaha roadliner stalls almost every time I stop at a red light. It happens when I let up on the throttle and push in the clutch. My wife and I have almost been run over 20 or 30 times and almost turned the bike over many times because of this. I asked my yamaha dealer to help me but they say there is no problem on the bike. It looks to me like the only way to fix this problem is to get rid of the bike and never buy another yamaha.

Filed Jul 12, 2011 · 6,200 miles · OK

Motorcycle intermittently stalls or will not start.

Filed Jul 1, 2011 · Fuel system · 38,000 miles · CA

This is a follow up complaint with the federal safety agency. To reiterate that complaint see complaint id: 10396064 since filing that complaint I have had the bike back to the dealer for more adjustments and checking which at first seem to work but within a few days the problem returns. I just returned from a 6700 mile trip across the country and my bike had been running well with no stalling since the last adjustment a couple weeks earlier. Four days into the trip I was down in louisiana when it died several times over a few hours time. One of the ways to seemingly stop the bike from quitting like it does is to disconnect the clutch lever safety interlock switch. This switch keeps the bike from being started when the bike is in gear but will allow it to start if the clutch lever is pulled in. When the switch is disconnected you must make sure the bike is in neutral to start it but it has kept the bike from dying when coming to a stop....until I was on my trip. After disconnecting the switch as I and others have been doing for the last couple years the bike died for the first time just as if it was still connected. When your sitting at an intersection or at a freeway off ramp waiting for a light to change and the bike dies like it does you must shut the bike off completely and then turn the key back on and let the bike go through it's startup diagnostics which take about a minute or longer. Other cars coming off freeways don't know your dead on the road and a few of us have come close to being run over. I've personally had two close encounters with one squealing tires right up to within 5 feet of me when this has happened. Yamaha has denied there is a problem even after numerous calls by many fellow owners of this model bike including myself. I'm still trying to work with yamaha but the federal safety agency needs to apply some pressure to them to do some type of investigation into the cause of this problem and stop denying it doesn't exist before a rider ends up seriously injured or killed.

Filed May 11, 2011 · Engine · 1,850 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

My motorcycle engine stops running unexpectedly and without warning. It happens approximately every 50 miles or so. The worst consequence so far is that it made me fall to the pavement resulting in injuries to my knees, elbow and back. My bike continues to stall without warning and I have not been able to rectify this situation.

Filed Apr 30, 2011 · Fuel system · 50 miles · MT

I have a 2006 yamaha star stratoliner that stalls whenever I engage the clutch and downshift when approaching a stop creating a hazard at a busy intersection. Incident as been 2007 to present.

Filed Apr 25, 2011 · Fuel system, Transmission · 21,220 miles · FL

My 2006 yamaha stratoliner xv1900 stalls when I pull the clutch coming to a stop. This has been happening since I first got my bike. It happens regardless of whether or not the bike is hot or cold. I called yamaha to complain as it stalled while coming to a stop and causing an extremely unsafe situation for me and my passenger. I was told that they were not aware of a problem, yet when I took the bike to the dealer, there was a tech bulletin describing the problem and speculating on possible resolutions. Many other owners have complained of this issue. Many speculate that it is a defective clutch switch and the method by which the clutch switch interacts with the ecu.

Filed Apr 23, 2011 · Engine · 5,500 miles · VA

Engine stalled and cut off at ~25 MPH three times when decelerating in mar 2008 (~5,500 miles), oct 2009 (~11,500 miles), and apr 2011(~15,200 miles), jeopardizing the operator's safety. Per yamaha/star roadliner owners blog this is a common problem with this model and requires manual upward adjustment of engine idle RPM.