Tl* the contact owns a 2006 yamaha yzfr1. As soon as the vehicle accelerated, it began to lose power. When approaching a stop, the vehicle stalled. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 17,000.
Yamaha YZFR1 loss of power problems
13 of the 175 owner complaints about the Yamaha YZFR1 describe sudden loss of power, most of them for the 2007 model year.
- owner complaints
- 13
- worst model year
- 2007
- typical mileage
- 3,500
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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Tl*the contact owns a 2008 yamaha yzfr1. While driving approximately 30 MPH the vehicle began to lose power and he heard a ticking noise coming from the engine. The failure recurred whenever he operated the vehicle so it was taken to an independent repair shop where he was informed that was a known failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 600. The current mileage was unavailable.
Low speed, low RPM power loss. Total engine power loss (engine dies). Suspected tps failure. Took motorcycle to dealer ship for repair. Problem still exists. Took a second time to dealer, did not replace tps, said it checked out ok. I understand there is a 3rd generation tps that can be used.
The 2007 yamaha yzfr1 had intermittent and significant loss of power and stalled while riding. This was a well known problem that yamaha was avoiding to recall. It was exceedingly dangerous.
2007 yamaha yzf-r1, significant power lose in second gear at 5500 rpms. While in second gear if I hold steady at 5500 miles and approximately 48 MPH for a few seconds then apply the throttle the motorcycle does not pick up speed as normal. At 5000 or 6000 rpms the motorcycle picks up speed as normal. I can duplicate this problem at will and have done so many times. This problem will also arise in corner exit and traffic merging. A lose of power with a car on ones tail is scary at best and deadly at worst.
I have a 2007 yamaha r1, and while riding in 2nd gear at 55mph I had a loss of power when I was attempting to merge on the highway. Yamaha is aware of this problem and refuses to deal with it.
Loss of power when trying to merge into traffic in second gear at 5500 RPM's.
When vehicle is in second gear at 5500 rpms it has a temporary loss of power. It is a danger when trying to merge into traffic. Only north american bike have this problem as far as I know.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2007 yamaha yzfr1. While driving approximately 52 MPH in second gear the vehicle had a loss of power. It took approximately 3 seconds before the vehicle would accelerate. The road conditions were clear. The dealership informed the contact this was a natural occurrence, and it was a characteristic of the vehicle. The contact spoke with the manufacturer, and they stated the samething. The vehicle currently has 3500 miles.
On february of 2004 I purchased a brand new 2004 yamaha yzf-r1 from an authorized yamaha dealer in covina, ca. Recently, I was riding the above-mentioned motorcycle on a rural highway when suddenly and without warning stalled. The bike lost all power and the rear tire locked up sending the bike into a rear wheel skid, I was able to pull the clutch in and recover control of the bike. I pulled along side of the road and tried to regain my composure as I had almost crashed. I decided to checked the bike over, I looked for obvious lose wires or connections and found none. I checked the gas level and I had over half a tank of fuel remaining. I tried calling my local dealership but there was no cell phone signal in that particular area. Having no other recourse, I reluctantly decided to ride the motorcycle home. On the way home the motorcycle stalled two more times in less than a 15-mile distance. Thankfully I was able to adjust my riding to compensate for the stalling. A few days later I loaded the motorcycle in the back of my pick-up truck and took it to a local yamaha dealership. I described the problem to the lead mechanic whom seemed perplexed by my description of the problem. I told the mechanic that I was a member of an online forum, www.r1-forum.com, and that I had read of other yamaha r1 owners with similar problems. He agreed to take a look at the problem. The mechanic gave the bike a cursory look and determined that there was nothing wrong that he could determine. I explained to the mechanic that other members of the forum had crashed because of similar problems and that I was concerned. I pleaded with him to call yamaha motor corp. To see if anyone else had similar problems or if they had issued a safety warning or anything similar. I have not heard anything back from the dealer and I have tried to contact them several times about this issue.
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No recalls on record for this model year.
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The model years with the most reports are 2007 (6 complaints), 2004 (5 complaints) and 2006 (1 complaints).
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