# 2004 YAMAHA ROAD STAR — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `623978` · 2007-05-14 · Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** YAMAHA
- **Model:** ROAD STAR
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
- **Miles at failure:** 8,000
## Narrative
FOR OVER A YEAR 2004 YAMAHA ROADSTAR MOTORCYCLE  HAD THE VALVES STICKING WHILE RIDING IT , CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. IT HAD 8000 MILES ON IT . THIS HAPPENED AT 4500 MILES.  I DID  WHAT YAMAHA ADVISED  TO DO TO AVOID THE SITUATION, IT DIDN'T HELP. THEY KEPT  GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. THEY KNEW  IT WAS  A PROBLEM  WITH THIS  MOTORCYCLE  HAD TWO CARBURETOR FIRES AFTER IT LOST POWER, AND I HAD TO HIT THE THROTTLE HARD TO GET THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *AK
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