2012 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU103 Problems & Recalls

2012 ROAD GLIDE ULTRA. ABS MODULE HAS GONE BAD AT 48000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE AND THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION NOW. MOTORCYCLE IS NOT ROAD WORTH AND NOW PARKED.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAVANNAH HARLEY-DAVIDSON DEALER (912-925-0005, LOCATED AT 1 FORT ARGYLE RD, SAVANNAH, GA 31419) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED TH...

Mileage: 31,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU ELECTRA GLIDE ULTRA MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT WAS STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO...

Mileage: 14,172

KICKSTAND SPRING BROKE CAUSING BIKE TO JUMP NINTO 180 DEGREE CRASH

Mileage: 37,600

KICKSTAND SPRING BROKE CAUSING BIKE TO JUMP NINTO 180 DEGREE CRASH

Mileage: 37,600

START VEHICLE AND NO CHARGING. LESS THAN 12V ON DASH GAUGE. 2ND TIME IN TWO WEEKS THIS HAS HAPPENED. CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT COME ON. 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, AND VOLTAGE IS NOW 14V. CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT SWITCH OFF. SUSPECT A FAULTY VOLTAGE REGULATOR. HAD THIS HAPPEN ON THE 05 FLHTCU ...

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE ULTRA FLHTCU. WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE, THE VOLTAGE FLUCTUATED AND THE MOTORCYCLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A TECHN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR OF THE MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO WOBBLE. THE CONTACT DECREASED IN SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE STOPPED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER NO DIAGNOSI...

Mileage: 12,000

ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) FAILURE. FRONT BRAKE LEVER AND REAR PEDAL LOCKED OUT. NO BRAKING ABAILITY. COMPONENT FAILURE MODE LEAVES VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKING ABILITY CAUSING ACCIDENT W/O FATALITY. HARLEY DAVIDSON MO CO NOTIFIED WITH NO RESPONSE. CONTACTED 800-258-2464.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HORN OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HORN WAS NOT PROPERLY SEALED AND NEEDED TO BE REPL...

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE TAKING MY HARLEY DAVIDSON FOR A RIDE, ABOUT 30 MILES INTO THE RIDE, I NOTICED ABNORMAL SOUNDS COMING FROM MY FRONT WHEEL AREA. IT SOUNDED AS IF I HIT A ROCK, OR THAT MY TIRE WAS GOING FLAT. I SLOWED DOWN AND AS I PULLING INTO A GAS STATION, I COULD HEAR MORE NOISES AND FEEL VIBRATIONS. IT SOUN...

Mileage: 11,901

I WAS TRAVELING IN THE COMMUTER LANE ON I-10 WEST IN PHOENIX ARIZONA. MY 2012 HARLEY DAVIDSON ENGINES LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BIKE WENT INTO A SAFETY MODE. I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 1500 RPM'S. I HAD THE BIKE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNAB...

Mileage: 13,082

DURING OPERATION, UPON INITIAL DELIVERY, I NOTED HEAT COMING UP THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOTORCYCLE. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER NOTED HEAT UNCOMFORTABLE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WITH MY COMPLAINT, I WAS TOLD THE LOCATION OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSES HEAT TO RISE CAUSING DISCOMFORT TO THE RIDER AN...

Mileage: 50

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2012 HARLEY DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECREASING SPEED TO ATTEMPT A LEFT TURN, THE THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED AND CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO GO INTO OVERSPEED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE MOTORCYCLE AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE CO...

Mileage: 2,494

WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT I NOTICED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE SLOWED VERY QUICKLY AND THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER WAS VERY STIFF (VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT). WHEN LIGHT CHANGED IT TOOK AN EXCESS OF POWER TO GET MOVING. AFTER TURNING INTO A SIDE STREET I NOTICED THAT IT REQUIRED MORE THAN USUAL POWER TO CONT...

Mileage: 2,590

REAR BRAKE PEDAL HARD AND ROTORS GET HOT SEEMS LIKE THE CALIPER IS NOT RELEASING ALL THE WAY I WENT TO THE HARLEY DEALER IN ERIE PA. TWICE THE FIRST TIME THE TECH TOOK DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT AN MILE AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM MY ROTORS HAS ALREADY TURNED BLUE FROM THE HEAT AND I TOOK IT BACK TODAY B...

Mileage: 1,400