| Issue ID | 815967 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10355094 |
| Manufacurer | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| Brand | YAMAHA |
| Model | YW125 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 05/09/10 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 2009 yamaha zuma 125cc: fuel pump failure... Scooter only has 320 miles!!! Upon riding the 1st 3 miles, the motor heats up and the fuel pump quits. Without notice, the scooter loses all power and rapidly decelerates as the drive belt does not disengage until bike slows to approximately 5 mph. This is extremely dangerous in chicago traffic as nobody cares or thinks you might actually be having mechanical issues! Now you are stranded and have to shut off all power to the scooter and wait for it to cool down. The longer you wait the farther you will be able to go... I think this is due to the amount of fuel that is able to gravity drip into the gas lines during cooldown. Audibly, you can hear the decreased duration of the fuel pump engaging until there is zero engagement of the fuel pump. Repeating this sequence might get you another 1/2 mile. Now, you have no choice but to push. This is a serious safety issue to encounter in traffic and yamaha should be embarrassed to have such issues with a $3000 new machine. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 320 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LINDENHURST, IL |
| VIN pattern | LPRSE48Y19AXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 08/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 40 |
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