2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC Service Brakes Problems

Bought the HD new in 2008 and used all warranty plans for 1st 10 years of ownership. They performed all work per their guidelines. Never once did they flush the system as this recall mentions every 2 years? While riding down my driveway the rear brake failed to engage on a gravel road and I loss control using my front brake to stop before entering a 2 lane road with traffic at 45 MPH. Loss of control caused the bike to crash on the road. 2 months after the crash I get a recall notice on this issue. My ABS failure was directly related to this crash yet HD claims it is not? Really, the ABS freezes due to moisture in the fluid and its my fault that 10 years of preventive MX by my dealership failed to change the fluid? Can someone light the fire under HD and get this recall expanded to cover this part. Maybe use one of the 87,000 IRS agents the Biden Admin is hiring to work on this. I followed the rules and ALL MX required yet only now its an owner issue to replace the ABS module at a cost of $1,000.00. Hold HD accountable for selling an ABS system in 2008 that was not vetted properly on a first year run model.

AFTER STARTING BIKE AND LEAVING DRIVEWAY, BIKE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR THE WINTER, APPROACHED FIRST STOP SIGN NO BRAKES ON REAR. BRAKE PEDAL HARD NO MOVEMENT. LIGHTS COME ON, NO BRAKE RESPONSE..... FRONT BRAKES WORK.... ABS MODULE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO HD FORUMS.

Mileage: 63,588

WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE ON CITY STREETS THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER BECAME VERY HARD A LOSS OF FRONT BRAKES OCCURRED. THANK GOD THE REAR STILL WORKED. THEY KEPT ME FROM CRASHING INTO CAR AHEAD OF ME. NOW THE MOTORCYCLE HAS NO FRONT BRAKES AT ALL. MOTORCYCLE WAS MAINTAINED UNTIL 9/2017 BY A PREPAID MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AND ESP WARRANTY.

Mileage: 55,000

THE OWNER OF 2009 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTC IN MAY 2017 THE REAR BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE PEDDLE WAS LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE PUSHED DOWN WITH ANY AMOUNT OF FORCE. FORTUNATELY THE FRONT BRAKE WAS STILL FUNCTIONAL AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW MY SPEED WITH OUT CRASHING. THIS FIRST OCCURRED GOING OUT MY 1/4 MILE GRAVEL DRIVEWAY WITH A 90 DEGREE TURN AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER THE INCIDENT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE REAR BRAKE PEDDLE TO SLOWLY MOVE DOWNWARD WITH A GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE AND WITH MULTIPLE PUSHES IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY FOR THE REST OF MY 60 MILE RIDE. THE FROZEN REAR BRAKE PEDDLE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE BIKE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. BEFORE I WOULD RIDE THE BIKE I WOULD NEED TO PUT GREAT PRESSURE ON THE PEDDLE AND PUMP IT SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. EVENTUALLY I COULD NOT GET THE PEDDLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AND THE BIKE IS IN FOR REPAIRS. THE FRONT BRAKE CONTINUED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY OVER THE ENTIRE TIME PERIOD. THE BIKE HAS ABS BRAKES AND APPARENTLY A CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED THAT WILL COST $1,100 TO REPLACE. COPY

Mileage: 1,100

IN MAY 2017 THE REAR BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE PEDDLE WAS LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE PUSHED DOWN WITH ANY AMOUNT OF FORCE. FORTUNATELY THE FRONT BRAKE WAS STILL FUNCTIONAL AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW MY SPEED WITH OUT CRASHING. THIS FIRST OCCURRED GOING OUT MY 1/4 MILE GRAVEL DRIVEWAY WITH A 90 DEGREE TURN AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER THE INCIDENT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE REAR BRAKE PEDDLE TO SLOWLY MOVE DOWNWARD WITH A GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE AND WITH MULTIPLE PUSHES IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY FOR THE REST OF MY 60 MILE RIDE. THE FROZEN REAR BRAKE PEDDLE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE BIKE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. BEFORE I WOULD RIDE THE BIKE I WOULD NEED TO PUT GREAT PRESSURE ON THE PEDDLE AND PUMP IT SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. EVENTUALLY I COULD NOT GET THE PEDDLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AND THE BIKE IS IN FOR REPAIRS. THE FRONT BRAKE CONTINUED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY OVER THE ENTIRE TIME PERIOD. THE BIKE HAS ABS BRAKES AND APPARENTLY A CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED THAT WILL COST $1,100 TO REPLACE.

Mileage: 37,000

HARD BRAKE PEDAL, COULD NOT APPLY REAR BRAKE WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT A INTERSECTION. HAD TO USE FRONT BRAKE TO STOP. HARLEY DEALER SAYS IT'S THE ABS MODULE AND THAT THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER, FOR THERE ARE MANY THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 24,540

MY FRONT BRAKE LEVER FROZE NOT ALLOWING APPLICATION OF THE FRONT BRAKE. I WENT INTO MY GARAGE AND DID MY NORMAL PRE RIDE CHECK WHICH INCLUDES TESTING THE BRAKE LEVER/PEDAL FEEL, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. I STARTED THE BIKE CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND TURNED IT OFF AFTER I WAS THROUGH. I THEN WENT TO BACK MY MOTORCYCLE OUT OF THE GARAGE WHICH IS ON A SLIGHT DECLINE AND WENT TO APPLY MY FRONT BRAKE LEVER TO STOP THE BIKE...IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THANKFULLY THE REAR BRAKE WAS STILL FUNCTIONAL AND I GOT THE BIKE STOPPED BEFORE ANY DAMAGE COULD BE CAUSED. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE AN ABS HCU FAILURE AND THAT THEY WOULD BE GLAD TO CHECK IT OUT FOR ME. I WENT INTO THE HOUSE AND LOOKED UP HARLEY ABS FAILURE AND FOUND OUT THERE WERE SEVERAL CASES LIKE MINE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH.

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHPE ELECTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM NOT WORKING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 04/18/17 LJ

Mileage: 34,000

FRONT HAND BRAKE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY ON AN OFF RAMP AND APPROACHING RED LIGHT. STOPPED USING REAR BRAKE. LEVER WAS FROZE IN POSITION WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW BRAKE TO BE APPLIED. HAD BIKE TRAILERED TO HARLEY DAVIDSON SHOP AND THEY REPORTED A FAILURE OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (WHICH THEY STATED ON RECIPT). UNIT WAS REPLACED AT MY COST. I KEPT AND STILL HAVE THE FAILED UNIT.

Mileage: 50,000

ABS ELEC CONTROLLER (MODULATOR) FAILED. BIKE STARTED UP AND INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWED ABS WAS WORKING, PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND LIGHT WENT OUT...(ALL NORMAL). THEN I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP AND APPLIED BOTH BRAKES AND THE REAR LOCKED UP INSTEAD OF PULSING TO A STOP, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND BROUGHT THE BIKE IN FOR SERVICE AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS MOD. HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACING. AT NO TIME DID THE INDICATOR LIGHT EVER COME ON AND STAY ON TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS.

Mileage: 32,000