2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU Problems & Recalls

ABS System failure causing brakes to fail

ABS System failure causing brakes to fail

ABS System failure causing brakes to fail

I was riding my motorcycle with a group of bikes and had to make an emergency stop. When the brakes were applied, as directed in the owners manual, the ABS failed and caused the rear tire to lock and skid. The resulting skid caused a loss of control of the motorcycle and ultimately laying the bike d...

I was riding my motorcycle with a group of bikes and had to make an emergency stop. When the brakes were applied, as directed in the owners manual, the ABS failed and caused the rear tire to lock and skid. The resulting skid caused a loss of control of the motorcycle and ultimately laying the bike d...

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION NEAR MY HOME. I HAD TO STOP QUICKLY AS A CAR TURNED INTO MY LANE JUST A HEAD OF ME. I APPLIED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES OF MY MOTORCYCLE BUT THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER DID NOT MOVE AT ALL. IT WAS AS IF IT WAS FROZEN IN PLACE. I HAD NO CONTROL...

Mileage: 51,080

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE ULTRA FLHTCUI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 18V076000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREELEY HARLEY-DAVIDSON AND WILD WEST MOTORSPORTS, INC. LOCATED AT (3010 29TH ST, GREELEY, CO 80631 (970)...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU. WHILE RIDING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND WERE INOPERABLE. MOMENTS LATER, BOTH THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE MOTORCYCLE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO CE...

Mileage: 21,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HANNUM'S HARLEY-DAVIDSON (1011 W BALTIMORE PIKE, MEDIA, PA 19063, (610) 566-5562) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNO...

Mileage: 11,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU (ULTRA CLASSIC). WHEN REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF GREENVILLE (30 CHROME DR, GREENVILLE, SC 296615) DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONT...

Mileage: 30,000

I,M LIVING IN THE NETHERLANDS. OWNER OF A HARLEY DAVIDSON. MY STEEL REAR BRAKELINE WAS SANDED THROUGH.( RESULT NO BRAKE WHILE RIDING) I WENT TO MY DEALER IN BELGIUM, I REPORTED BY THE AFTERSALES MANAGER MR. ANDERSON HARLEY DAVIDSON BENELUX. I ASKED THEM TO TAKE ACTION. (SAFETY RESEARCH) I SENT A E-M...

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V076000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO SANDY'S HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORT CENTER (11940 N MAPLE ISLAND RD, FREMONT, MI 49412, (231) 924-3020) FOR SERVICING. WHIL...

Mileage: 21,000

KNOWN DEFECT IN THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WIRING IS NOT BEING CORRECTED BY LOCAL DEALERS WHEN PROBLEM VEHICLES ARE PRESENTED FOR SERVICE. I BELIEVE A RECALL IS WARRANTED TO ENSURE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ALREADY IDENTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER ARE IMPLEMENTED BEFORE MORE OPERATORS/RIDERS ARE PLACED IN DANG...

Mileage: 22,500

ABS UNIT FAILED I HAVE NO REAR BRAKE ON THE MOTORCYCLE.

Mileage: 56,000

I RECEIVED A RECALL ON HD ULTRA CLASSIC 2008 ABS SYSTEM. HOWEVER ABOUT 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE FRONT BRAKE FROZE UP AND BECAME NON-FUNCTIONAL RESULTING IN A VERY UNSAFE EXPERIENCE. WILL THIS RECALL COVER THIS OR AM I ON MY OWN TO PAY FOR THIS FAILURE? I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES IN MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER...

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THE REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP WITH NO WARNING. LUCKILY I WAS GOING STRAIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO RECOVER THE SKIDDING BIKE BEFORE I HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I BROUGHT MY BIKE THE LOCAL DEALER AND THE CLAIM THE ABS MODULE IS BAD.NO ONE MENTIONED TO ME ABOU...

Mileage: 9,200

1. SUDDEN THROTTLE LOST CONTROL, GET TO SHOULDER, TURNED BIKE OFF AND STARTED. RANDOMLY HAPPENED. 2. LAST YEAR I REPLACE ECU - IT'S OK OVER A YEAR AND NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN. 3. I SEARCH IN INTERNET - MANY OWNER HAVE SAME ISSUES AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX. THE DEALER SERVICE CHARGE ME A LOT OF MONE...

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS LOCKED IN PLACE. LUCKILY THE REAR BRAKE STILL WORKED AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP. AFTER I STOPPED AND PULLED OVER I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BRAKE LEVER TO MOVE AGAIN. IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN ON ...

Mileage: 25,000

I AM CONTACTING YOU TO IMPLORE THAT YOU LOOK INTO THE POSSIBLE NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY OF THE HARLEY DAVIDSON 2008 TOURING MODELS. I HAVE NOW REPLACED PORTIONS OF MY REAR WHEEL ON MY 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU THAT SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REPLACED AS OFTEN...

Mileage: 117

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE EXPRESS WAY A CAR CHANGED LANES IN FRONT OF ME TO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE REAR BRAKE BUT COULD NOT PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN. I SWERVED AND USED THE FRONT BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN TO CREATE SPACE BETWEEN MYSELF AND OTHER TRAFFIC. I CONTINUED HOME KNOWIN...

Mileage: 36,000

THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER SUDDENLY BECAME VERY HARD TO PULL. I KNEW FROM OTHER RIDERS EXPERIENCES WITH THIS THIS SAME PROBLEM THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM). MY HARLEY CERTIFIED MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT THE ABS MODULE HAD GONE BAD. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL HARLEY-DAVIDSON...

Mileage: 50,000

ON CITY STREET APPLIED FRONT BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE TURN AND LEVER WAS ROCK SOLID. NO FRONT BRAKE AT ALL. ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ON. REAR BRAKE WORKED. DEALER SAID THEY HAD TO ORDER ABS MODULE FROM HARLEY DAVIDSON BECAUSE HARLEY DAVIDSON NEEDED THE OLD ONE TO INSPECT. BIKE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER ...

Mileage: 20,900

REAR BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP- NO REAR BRAKES- ABS MODULE FAILED-VALVE NOT LETTING BRAKE FLUID TO GET TO REAR BRAKE CALIPER-DANGEROUS SITUATION. WORKED FINE ON THE WAY TO RESTAURANT. CAME OUT TO LEAVE AND NO REAR BRAKES.

Mileage: 15,000

AT THE END OF AUGUST 2016, I WAS RIDING MY 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON AND WITHOUT WARNING, MY REAR BRAKE FAILED. THANK GOD, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, NOT ON THE MAIN STREET. I TOOK IT DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT TOOK OVER TWO HOURS OF LABOR TO FIGURE OUT THAT IT WAS THE ABS UNIT THAT FAILED. EVEN THE TECH...

Mileage: 72,716

COMPENSATOR SPROCKET ASSEMBLY IS MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE ON START UP AND WORSE WHEN ENGINE IS HOT

Mileage: 26,064

COMPENSATOR SPROCKET ASSEMBLY IS MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE ON START UP AND WORSE WHEN ENGINE IS HOT

Mileage: 26,064

THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER FROZE UP LEAVING ME WITHOUT ANY FRONT BRAKES. IT WAS WORKING NORMALLY DURING A RIDE WITH MY WIFE AS A PASSENGER, THEN JUST FROZE UP. THANKFULLY IT WAS NOT AT A CRITICAL MOMENT AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND CALLED AAA FOR A TOW. I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT ON...

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU. WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE AT 30 MPH, IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS, CONNECTING THE THROTTLE AND CARBURETOR, WAS FAULTY. THE PINS ON THE HARNESS...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU. WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE AT 30 MPH, IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS, CONNECTING THE THROTTLE AND CARBURETOR, WAS FAULTY. THE PINS ON THE HARNESS...

Mileage: 30,000

RIDING AT 60 MPH STARTED TO SLOW DOWN DO TO A PULSATING REAR CALIPER. TRIED TO STOP WITH THE FRONT ONE AND THERE WAS NO PRESSURE AND SQUEZZED ALL THE WAY TO THE END UNRESPONSIVE. REAR WORKED, STOPPED FOR A MINUTE TO CHECK...NO LICKAGE AND NO SIGN OF ANYTHING WRONG. STARTED RIDING AGAIN AND A MINUTE ...

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. I APPLIED MY REAR BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ATTEMPTED THE REAR BRAKES AGAIN, AND STILL, NOTHING. I THEN APPLIED MY FRONT BRAKES, THIS CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE, AND WE CRASHED.

Mileage: 65,000

I HAD JUST GOT ON I65 HEADING SOUTH. I WENT MAYBE 2 MILES, AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN, MY MOTORCYCLE ACTED LIKE IT HAD JUST RAN OUT OF GAS. OR SOMEBODY HAD HIT THE KILL SWITCH. I KNOW IT HAD GAS. AS IT WAS WINDING DOWN IN REVOLUTIONS, I TRIED EVERYTHING WITH THROTTLE, KILL SWITCH, IGNITION SWITCH. WHE...

Mileage: 42,000

WHEN CITY DRIVING AT 25 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, AS YOU ARE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND APPLYING THE REAR BRAKES IF YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP, THE ABS SYSTEM RESTRICTS YOUR BRAKING ABILITY AND THE MOTORCYCLE WILL ROLL INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE STOPPING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO Y...

Mileage: 44,000

ACCESSORY P/N 91573-06 (CENTER STAND) FAILED. IT WAS PURCHASED MARCH 2009 FROM A LOCAL H-D DEALER AND INSTALLED PER PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS. IN AUGUST 2016 IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING USE THAT THE RIGHT AND LEFT LEGS HAD SEPARATED AND CAN MOVE INDEPENDENT OF ONE ANOTHER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A PARK...

Mileage: 54,500

REAR BRAKE LINE WAS WORN THRU AND LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND USE OF REAR BRAKE. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CLUTCH CABLE IN CONTACT WITH THE REAR BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE HAD 64,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE WAS WHEN APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I WAS TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. ...

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FOOT BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE FRONT BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IN ORDER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 35,102

THE REAR BRAKE WILL LOCK UP FOR AN INSTANT IF YOU ARE APPLYING THE BRAKE AND YOU HIT A BUMP OR OVER A HOLE.

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND UTILIZING A HAND BRAKE AND FOOT BRAKE TO STOP, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE MOTORCYCLE RODE INTO AN INTERSECTION. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY NON-FUNCTIONAL. ...

Mileage: 36,584

MY FRONT BRAKE LEVER LOCKED UP! NO FRONT BRAKES!! ABSOLUTELY NO MOVEMENT AT ALL WHEN APPLYING FRONT BRAKE, WITH OR WITHOUT BIKE BEING STARTED! NO ABS LIGHT ON. THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT (AFTER REVIEWS OF MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE DOING SAME AS MINE, ON MANY DIFFERENT...

Mileage: 23,000

THERE IS A SPEED WOBBLE STARTING IN THE 60'S AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE 70'S+ ON STRAIGHT ROADS AND CURVES. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS AND I STILL CONTINUE TO SPEND MONEY ADJUSTING ETC. THE BIKE I'VE SPENT THOUSANDS IN LABOR AND PARTS TO FIX AND OR ADJUST THE BIKE WITHOUT SUCCESS. I'VE CALL...

Mileage: 26,000

THERE IS A SPEED WOBBLE STARTING IN THE 60'S AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE 70'S+ ON STRAIGHT ROADS AND CURVES. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS AND I STILL CONTINUE TO SPEND MONEY ADJUSTING ETC. THE BIKE I'VE SPENT THOUSANDS IN LABOR AND PARTS TO FIX AND OR ADJUST THE BIKE WITHOUT SUCCESS. I'VE CALL...

Mileage: 26,000

MY COMPENSATOR WENT BAD ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHILE MY BIKE WAS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS JUST NORMAL NOISE. NOW COME TO FIND OUT HARLEY DAVIDSON KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR COMPENSATOR. THEY DON'T EVEN LAST 20,00 MILES AND I THINK THEY SHOULD RECALL THEM. ALL YOU HAV...

Mileage: 49,312

08 ULTRA CLASSIC ANNIVERSARY ISSUE. SAME ABS LOCKUP ON FRONT BRAKES, AS IT WAS MOVED TO OTHER SIDE OF BASEMENT, WHEN I NOTICED THAT I ONLY HAD ABOUT HALF INCH OF MOVEMENT. 3 WEEKS LATER, I GET READY TO RIDE AND THE FRONT BRAKE HAD NO MOVEMENT. TRACED BACK TO ABS MOD. THESE VALVES IN THE MODULE SHOUL...

Mileage: 44,000

2008 ULTRA CLASSIC ELECTRA GLIDE HARLEY DAVIDSON. GAS TANK LINING PEALED OFF INSIDE THE TANK RESULTING IN SHEDDING FUEL FILTERS, LINE, PUMP, INJECTORS. ALL PARTS INSIDE THE TANK HAND TO BE REPLACED. $1800 WORTH OF PARTS PLUS THE TANK HAD TO BE BLASTED AND RECOATED $600. POWER WOULD CUT OUT WHEN ...

Mileage: 52,000

IN APRIL 2012 I WAS EXPERIENCING LOUD NOISES FROM THE PRIMARY SIDE OF MY 96 V TWIN ENGINE AND IT WOULD NOT START. UPON INSPECTION BY A CERTIFIED HARLEY TECH. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND COMPENSATOR SPROCKET WERE DAMAGED DUE TO THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE SPLINES AND GEARS. AS AD...

Mileage: 29,985

WHILE RIDING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA BIKE BEGAN LURCHING AND UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT SPEED OR RPM. TOOK TO SHOP AND THEY STATED BIKE DID NOT HAVE ANY CODES DISPLAYING. THEY LUBRICATED ALL CONNECTIONS ON THROTTLE ASSEMBLY AND IT TEMPORARY RESOLVED ISSUE. NOW WHEN I START THE BIKE THE THROTTLE IS UN...

Mileage: 6,500

WHILE RIDING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA BIKE BEGAN LURCHING AND UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT SPEED OR RPM. TOOK TO SHOP AND THEY STATED BIKE DID NOT HAVE ANY CODES DISPLAYING. THEY LUBRICATED ALL CONNECTIONS ON THROTTLE ASSEMBLY AND IT TEMPORARY RESOLVED ISSUE. NOW WHEN I START THE BIKE THE THROTTLE IS UN...

Mileage: 6,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCUI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE O-RING AND THE FUEL FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BU...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCUI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE O-RING AND THE FUEL FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BU...

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE COMING TO A SLOW STOP USING BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES THE FOOT PEDAL FOR THE REAR BRAKES FELT SOFT AND WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD. UPON STOPPING THE MOTORCYCLE I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE MOTOR. DURING EXAMINATION I SAW THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING AT THE POINT WHE...

Mileage: 45,546

WHILE RIDING MY 2008 FLHTCU AT LOW SPEEDS MY FRONT BREAK LEVER BECAME FROZEN IN PLACE, THE LEVER WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES AT ALL. THE BIKE DID NOT DISPLAY ANY FAULT CODES. I TOOK THE BIKE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY VERIFIED MY ABS MODULE HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACED. MY COMPLAINT IS, THE B...

Mileage: 21,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE AND EXITING ON THE OFF RAMP, I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FRONT BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTIONING ABS MODULE. THE FRONT BRAKE COULD NOT BE APPLIED. THE BRAKE LEVER WAS FROZEN AS IF IT WERE WELDED IN PLACE.. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS WARNING PRIOR TO THIS TIME. ...

Mileage: 53,912

THE INSIDE OF TIRE CAME APART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WIRING IN THE THROTTLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN ...

Mileage: 14,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE COTNACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT END WOBBLED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 27,000

I HAVE A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC THAT HAS DEVELOPED A REAR WHEEL WOBBLE WHILE CORNERING OR GOING THROUGH CURVES. THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE THE REAR WHEEL SLIDES OR SHIFTS TO THE SIDE WHILE CORNERING UPSETTING THE BALANCE OF THE BIKE AND MAKING IT UNCOMFORTABLE/DANGEROUS TO RIDE. IT HAS PROGR...

Mileage: 38,000

I HAVE A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC THAT HAS DEVELOPED A REAR WHEEL WOBBLE WHILE CORNERING OR GOING THROUGH CURVES. THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE THE REAR WHEEL SLIDES OR SHIFTS TO THE SIDE WHILE CORNERING UPSETTING THE BALANCE OF THE BIKE AND MAKING IT UNCOMFORTABLE/DANGEROUS TO RIDE. IT HAS PROGR...

Mileage: 38,000

I HAVE A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC THAT HAS DEVELOPED A REAR WHEEL WOBBLE WHILE CORNERING OR GOING THROUGH CURVES. THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE THE REAR WHEEL SLIDES OR SHIFTS TO THE SIDE WHILE CORNERING UPSETTING THE BALANCE OF THE BIKE AND MAKING IT UNCOMFORTABLE/DANGEROUS TO RIDE. IT HAS PROGR...

Mileage: 38,000

COMPLETE FAILURE OF REAR BRAKE. LINE FAILURE DUE TO CHAFING FROM CLUTCH CABLE AND LOSS OF FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 38,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE CARBURETOR. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED; HOWEVER, THEY WOU...

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE RIDING AT 60MPH, THE ENGINE SLOWED THE BIKE DOWN TO 25MPH. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC WHERE A SURPRISE SLOW DOWN WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS ABLE TO RIDE THE BIKE ON THE SHOULDER AT 25MPH, AND LET TRAFFIC GO AROUND ME UNTIL THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAFELY GET OFF OF ...

Mileage: 31,540

WHILE RIDING AT 60MPH, THE ENGINE SLOWED THE BIKE DOWN TO 25MPH. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC WHERE A SURPRISE SLOW DOWN WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS ABLE TO RIDE THE BIKE ON THE SHOULDER AT 25MPH, AND LET TRAFFIC GO AROUND ME UNTIL THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAFELY GET OFF OF ...

Mileage: 31,540

I WAS OPERATING MY 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU WHEN I APPLIED MY REAR BREAKS ONLY TO FIND I HAD NO REAR BREAKS. I STILL HAD MY FRONT BREAKS THAT WORKED VERY WELL. I HAVE 9,600 MILES ON THE MOTROCYCLE. I TOOK MY MOTORCYCLE TO THE HARLEY DEALER AND ASKED THE SERVICE WRITER TO CHECK MY REAR BREAKS ...

Mileage: 9,600

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 HARLEY ULTRA CLASSIC THE BIKE BEGAN TO SKID AND VIBRATE AT 50 MPH. THOUGHT I WAS GOING DOWN THEN BEGAN TO FREE UP, AND I STOPPED. CALLED FOR PICKUP AND TRANSFERRED TO HARLEY SHOP IN TYLER, TX I ASK TO CK COMPENSATOR SPROCKET AS WAS TOLD SAME DAY WHEN GETTING NEW TIRES AT ANOTHE...

Mileage: 20,000

I WAS RIDING AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN MY FRONT WHEEL BEARING STARTED TO FAIL (NOISE ONLY, NOT CATASTROPHIC). I WAS NEXT TO AN INDEPENDENT HARLEY SHOP AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE BEARING REPLACED. DURING A CONVERSATION WITH THE OWNER, I LEANED THAT HARLEY CHANGED WHEEL BEARING WITH 2007 MODELS. HE HAD NEVER...

Mileage: 19,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU MOTORCYCLE, WITH DUNLOP D402 TIRES, LINE SIZE MU85B16 M/C77H, DOT NUMBER: 301823DAF4M18M. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, WHEN THE REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, AND LANDED FLAT AS THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE THROWN ...

Mileage: 13,000

I OWN A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCUI. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT HAS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. IT WILL ONLY IDLE. RIGHT NOW. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 3 WEEKS AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT GET THE NEEDED PART FOR ANOTHER 3 WEEKS. IT IS AN UPGRADED PART...

Mileage: 14,100

STOCK COMPENSATOR ON 2008 ULTRA CLASSIC FAILED AND NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT TO PUT THE UPGRADED ONE IN. LUCKY I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. HARLEY IS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE STOCK COMPENSATOR IS INFERIOR TO THE UPGRADE A...

Mileage: 15,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS THE SECOND SET OF TIRES THAT DELAMINATED. THERE WERE ALSO LARGE PIECES OF THE TIRE SEPARATING ON SEVEN DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE TIRE; ALTHOUGH, THERE WAS 95% OF THE TREAD DEPTH THAT WAS STILL ON THE TIRES....

Mileage: 32,000

2007/08/09/10 HARLEYDAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES WITH THE 96IN/103IN MOTORS THE STOCK COMPENSATOR ASSEMBLY WEARS OUT PREMATURE BECAUSE IT AS MADE FOR THERE 88IN ENGINE AND AFTER A WHILE YOUR ENGINE WONT START IF IT DOES IT BACK FIRES THREW THE AIR CLEANER AND COULD CATCH ON FIRE THE COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT THIS...

Mileage: 17,000

FRONT BRAKE ROTOR FOUND TO BE WARPED AT 12,946 MILES AFTER BRAKE PADS CHANGED AT 10,163 MILES. ONLY ONE ROTOR WARPED CAUSING A LESSENING OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. WARPING OF ROTOR (S) APPEARS TO BE ON-GOING HARLEY DAVIDSON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 12,946

FAULTY COMPENSATOR ON HARLEY. *TR

2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON. CONSUMER STATES DESIGN FLAW AND SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH MOTORCYCLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTORCYCLE HAD BEEN AT THE REPAIR SHOP SINCE SEPT 9, 2010 BECAUSE OF A THROTTLE PROBLEM CREATED BY THE BIKE GOING INTO LIMP MODE ON ITS OWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN OR WHILE AT A STOP. ...

2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON. CONSUMER STATES DESIGN FLAW AND SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH MOTORCYCLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTORCYCLE HAD BEEN AT THE REPAIR SHOP SINCE SEPT 9, 2010 BECAUSE OF A THROTTLE PROBLEM CREATED BY THE BIKE GOING INTO LIMP MODE ON ITS OWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN OR WHILE AT A STOP. ...

COMPENSATOR FAILED ON 2008 HD FLHTCU. CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL AND COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. HD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 13,480

MY MOTORCYCLE WHEN I STARTED REMAINED AT HIGH IDLE AND WOULD NOT REDUCE TO NORMAL. I WAS WITH A GROUP OF RIDERS WHO WERE LEAVING SO I TOOK OFF AS IS AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BIKE ONLY SLOWED TO 2000 RPM'S ALMOST CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO CAR AHEAD OF ME. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND MOT...

Mileage: 11,570

MY MOTORCYCLE WHEN I STARTED REMAINED AT HIGH IDLE AND WOULD NOT REDUCE TO NORMAL. I WAS WITH A GROUP OF RIDERS WHO WERE LEAVING SO I TOOK OFF AS IS AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BIKE ONLY SLOWED TO 2000 RPM'S ALMOST CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO CAR AHEAD OF ME. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND MOT...

Mileage: 11,570

IRON BLOCK HARLEY DAVIDSON REFUSED TO PERFORM A SAFETY RECALL ON MY HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC FUEL CANISTER. *TR

Mileage: 10,995

2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCUI (ULTRA CLASSIC. ENGINE QUIT WHILE CRUISING AT 50MPH. DIAGNOSED AS IGNITION COIL FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 8,300

MOTORCYCLE RIDING ON A CLEAR DAY ON NEW CONCRETE 2 LANE HIGHWAY, VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC IN RURAL IOWA. TOTAL OF THREE MOTORCYCLES. ALL THREE BRAND NEW HARLEY TOUR BIKES, ALL WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES. I WAS LAST BIKE IN GROUP WHEN MIDDLE BIKE EXPERIENCED REAR WHEEL WOBBLE WHILE ENTERING A SWEEPING CURV...

Mileage: 900

WOBBLE IN FRAME OF 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC. MANY AFTERMARKET PARTS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, BUT THE COMPANY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. THE FLAW COULD BE LIFE THREATENING AND CAUSE CRASHES. *TR

Mileage: 5,120

I NOTICED A VIBRATION ON OUR MOTORCYCLE WHEN WE REACHED 65 MPH OR FASTER ON THE MOTORCYCLE FROM THE WARRANTY REPAIRS LAST MONTH. WHEN I POLISHED THE MOTORCYCLE I NOTICED A AN IMPERFECTION ON THE REAR DRIVE GEAR. IT MAY BE A CASTING PROBLEM. I HAVE PICTURES TO SEND. PLEASE ADVISE. SINCERELY, ...

I HAVE A HARLEY DAVIDSON 2004 ULTRA CLASSIC ELECTRAGLIDE AND AS MY WIFE AND I WERE RIDING LAST SATURDAY, SHE FELT THE BACK OF HERE SEAT GO BACK. SHE ALMOST FELL OFF THE BIKE AND IF IT WASN'T FOR THE LICENSE PLATE BRACKET NOT ONLY WOULD I HAVE LOST THE TOUR PACK, BUT MY WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN SCATTERED...

Mileage: 25,212

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V357000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THE CONTACT WO...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V357000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP). HE CALLED THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC FLHTCU. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR, HE HEARD A CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTI...

Mileage: 300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V357000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGES ON THE VANCE HINES PIPE ON THE EXHAUST DUE...

Mileage: 74,000

OUT FOR AN AFTERNOON RIDE WITH FRIENDS ON MY 08 ELECTRA GLIDE ULTRA CLASSIC. WHILE ENTERING A LEFT CURVE, THE THROTTLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THIS CAUSED THE BIKE TO SPEED UP UNEXPECTEDLY AND DRIFT RIGHT. TRIED RETARDING THE THROTTLE AND GOT NO RESPONSE. DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH AND APPLIED REAR B...

Mileage: 500

THE THROTTLE CONTROL ON THE MOTORCYCLE IS A "THROTTLE BY WIRE" TYPE OF CONTROL AND THE IDLE POSITION DOES NOT REMAIN CONSTANT. ONE TIME THE MOTOR WILL IDLE AT 1050 RPM'S AND THE NEXT TIME IT WILL IDLE AT 1400 RPM'S. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE THE IDLE POINT WILL INCREASE AND YOU CAN END UP WI...

Mileage: 250

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE PERTAINING TO THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD RECEIVE THE NECESSARY PARTS TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER DID A SYSTEM OF "WAVE SHIPME...

2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU ELECTRA GLIDE ULTRA CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE MAKING A SCREAMING NOISE. *NJ THE DEALER CLEANED THE PADS WITHOUT REMOVING THEM WITH BRAKE CLEAN. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE PAD PINS, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED 10...

FUEL FILTER HOUSING INSIDE GAS TANK. FAULTY HOUSING BREAKS. *TR

Mileage: 7,200

THROTTLE ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN. TOOK IT TO DEALER ON MAY 30TH TO REPAIR. WAS TOLD THAT HARLEY IS WORKING ON A FIX. WHEN IN TIGHT TURN IF BIKE ACCELERATES LOSS OF CONTROL AND LIFE CAN OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 450

2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE DEFECTIVE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT THE DAY HE BOUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE. MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MOTORCYCLE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP, HE BEGAN TO GEAR THE MOTORCYCLE DOWN ...