2007 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHRC Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHRC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE REAR BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED SEVERAL TIMES THEY FAILED TO ENGAGE AND FUNCTIONED RANDOMLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, PROVIDED A COVER FOR THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS TO PREV...

WHILE CHANGING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY I ENCOUNTERED A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING. I CHECKED THE STEERING HEAD BEARING FOR PROPER ADJUSTMENT PER FACTORY SPECS AND FOUND IT TO BE PROPERLY ADJUSTED. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE SAME WOBBLE AND NOTED WHEN SPEED IS INCREASED THE WOBBLE APPEARS WITHOUT BEING PROVOKED ...

Mileage: 1,200

IT START ABOUT A YEAR AGO, MY BIKE THEN HAD 25,000 MILE ON IT. IT WAS GETTING HARD TO START AFTER THE MOTOR WAS WARM. I CHANGE THE SPARK PLUGS, SPARK PLUG CABLES, IGNITION COIL AND BATTERY AND ITS WAS STILL HARD TO START. I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER WITH ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT AND THEY DIAGNOSE ...

Mileage: 25,000

I WAS RIDING MY 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD KING CLASSIC AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH A PASSENGER WHEN THE BOLTS HOLDING THE REAR SPROCKET TO THE REAR WHEEL STARTED BACKING OUT. THE HEADS OF THE BOLTS STARTED HITTING THE SWING ARM AND SHEARING OFF. AS THIS HAPPENED THE BIKE LURCHED VIOLENTLY AND WAS D...

Mileage: 24,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD KING. THE CONTACT STATED THE BURNING FUMES EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER INSPECTING THE MOTORCYCLE HE NOTICED THAT THREE DIFFERENT WIRE HARNESS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANU...

Mileage: 14,500

I PURCHASED FRONT AND REAR TIRES FROM AN AVON VENDOR AT STURGIS, ND IN AUG 2010. 200 MILES LATER, ON MY WAY HOME, THE FRONT TIRE BLEW AT 70MPH. AFTER NEARLY CRASHING I MANAGED TO GET THE BIKE TO COME TO A STOP. AFTER RECEIVING A TOW I CALLED DAVID ALARI, THE DEALER WHO SOLD AND INSTALLED THE TIRES. ...

Mileage: 200

THE ELECTRONIC CRUISE CONTROL ON THE 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD KING FLHR FAILED TO DISENGAGE AFTER FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE APPLIED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF MOTORCYCLE IN A TURN CAUSING A CRASH AND SEVERE INJURIES TO RIDER. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC CRUISE CONTROL ON THE 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD KING FLHR FAILED TO DISENGAGE AFTER FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE APPLIED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF MOTORCYCLE IN A TURN CAUSING A CRASH AND SEVERE INJURIES TO RIDER. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON, AND FROM THE FIRST MILE IT HAS HAD A SEVERE PULL TO THE LEFT. I HAVE AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION THAT CONFIRMS MY COMPLAINT. HARLEY-DAVIDSON REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS WARRANTY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 1

FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITH THE THROTTLE. SOMETHING BROKE CAUSING THE BIKE TO RUN WITH WIDE OPEN THROTTLE AND NO WAY TO SLOW THE ENGINE DOWN WITHOUT TURNING THE SWITCH OFF. I WAS RIDING THE BIKE ON I-95 RUNNING 70 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE NEXT ISSUE WAS WITH AN OXYGEN SENSOR CAUSING THE BIKE TO RUN R...

Mileage: 2,700

WE HAVE 2 - 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD KING CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES AND THEY RUN SO HOT YOU CAN HARDLY SIT ON THE BIKE. THE HEAT ON YOUR LEGS IS EXTREME. I WOULD LIKE HARLEY TO MAKE MY BIKE RUN COOLER BEFORE I HAVE SERIOUS ENGINE PROBLEMS OR I GET BURNT AND SO I CAN ENJOY RIDING MY BIKE!

RANDOM STALLING OF MOTORCYCLE WHILE BEING OPERATED. THE STALLING HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES, AND HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A 5 WEEK PERIOD WITH NO SUCCESS IN DIAGNOSING OR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. THE STALLING OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED AND AT MODERATE SPEED 55 MPH). IT OCCURRED A FEW...

Mileage: 2,886

RANDOM STALLING OF MOTORCYCLE WHILE BEING OPERATED. THE STALLING HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES, AND HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A 5 WEEK PERIOD WITH NO SUCCESS IN DIAGNOSING OR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. THE STALLING OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED AND AT MODERATE SPEED 55 MPH). IT OCCURRED A FEW...

Mileage: 2,886

RANDOM STALLING OF MOTORCYCLE WHILE BEING OPERATED. THE STALLING HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES, AND HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A 5 WEEK PERIOD WITH NO SUCCESS IN DIAGNOSING OR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. THE STALLING OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED AND AT MODERATE SPEED 55 MPH). IT OCCURRED A FEW...

Mileage: 2,886

RANDOM STALLING OF MOTORCYCLE WHILE BEING OPERATED. THE STALLING HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES, AND HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A 5 WEEK PERIOD WITH NO SUCCESS IN DIAGNOSING OR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. THE STALLING OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED AND AT MODERATE SPEED 55 MPH). IT OCCURRED A FEW...

Mileage: 2,886

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A SAFTEY ISSUE WITH THE 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD KING I PURCHASED IN DEC 2006. THE BIKE HAS A VERY LOUD CLATTER EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE, SOUNDS LIKE THE VALVE TRAIN OR TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS THE ATTENTION OF MANY 2007 OWNERS WITH LATE 2006 PRODUCTI...

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A SAFTEY ISSUE WITH THE 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD KING I PURCHASED IN DEC 2006. THE BIKE HAS A VERY LOUD CLATTER EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE, SOUNDS LIKE THE VALVE TRAIN OR TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS THE ATTENTION OF MANY 2007 OWNERS WITH LATE 2006 PRODUCTI...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHRC MOTORCYCLES TRANSMISSION MADE A RATTLING SOUND. THE SERVICE DEALER EXPRESSED THERE WAS NO DEFECT OR FIX AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OF A DEFECT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEAT FROM THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST CAUSED BURNS TO THE CONTACT'S INNER THIGHS TWICE. THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN IF THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS OVER 75 DEGREES. THE DEALERSHIP AND FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. UPD...

Mileage: 1,200