My complaint is the lack of notification of maintenance and lubrication of the drive shaft coupler can cause it to seize resulting in injury or death. Also the manufacture does not identify this part for maintenance in the owners, shop or maintenance manuals concerning our model: xvs 650. * cb
The worst 1999 Yamaha XVS650 problems
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Recalls
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What 1999 Yamaha XVS650 owners say
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Consumer stated that owner's manual did not indicate that driveshaft connected to the differential needed to be lubricated, other wise rear wheel will lock up, causing serious accidents. Consumer will provide pictures of damages caused by driveshaft not being lubricated periodically.
Yamaha fails to identify the drive shaft coupling area as requiring maintenance in the user manual, shop manual and tech manuals. Coupling area requires lubrication otherwise the area may seize and cause the rear wheel to lock up thereby causing an accident or may even result in death.
Yamaha installed improperly heat treated 5th gears in the 1999/2000 yamaha vstar motorcycles. These gears prematurely wear down and can cause the transmission to lock up and cause an accident.
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Questions about the 1999 Yamaha XVS650
Is the 1999 Yamaha XVS650 reliable?
Owners have filed 4 complaints about the 1999 Yamaha XVS650, close to a typical XVS650 model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1999 Yamaha XVS650?
Transmission and drivetrain, with 4 complaints.
How many recalls does the 1999 Yamaha XVS650 have?
No recalls on record.
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