2004 Yamaha YZFR1 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 11%of 37 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 10,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2004 Yamaha YZFR1, 11% of the 37 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have a 2004 Yamaha r1 that would idle down to 500 RPM and then shut off while bike was in motion. This happened many times until the bike would not run for a mile before shutting off. The only way to shut the bike back on was to turn the key completely off and then turn the bike back on. I took the bike to heyser cycle in laurel, md. They replaced the tps sensors with no resolve. Then finally replaced the entire set of throttle bodies which seemed to cure the problem.. This was replaced in march of 2005. I had approx. 11,000 miles on the odometer. …”
NHTSA complaint #10162057, filed 2006-07, 21,000 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10262704, filed 2009-03, 10,000 miles“I was traveling on interstate 395 from the woodbridge, va. Area during heavy traffic time in the morning on my way to work. About a mile away from the exit that I normally take for work my r1 started to jerk or it seemed as it was not getting enough gas, but as I downshifted the bike dropped it's RPM really rapidly and the bike shut completely off, at this time I was traveling about 60 MPH. I immediately pulled the clutch and tried to hit the ignition starter switch which seemed to do nothing. …”
NHTSA complaint #10163374, filed 2006-07Related recalls
- 06V371000Sep 28, 2006On certain motorcycles, an improperly designed throttle position sensor could cause an intermittently unstable idle when the engine is at idling speed when…Covers: Yamaha YZFR1 2004–2005, XV1700 2002–2005, FJR1300 2003–2005 +1 more
Related service bulletins
- 10020286Jul 26, 2006Unstable engine idling.
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2004 Yamaha YZFR1
19 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsTires
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Yamaha YZFR1
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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