2003 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCUI Problems & Recalls

I I WAS ON THE FWY AND POWER WENT OFF , WAS ABLE TO RESTART , NOE AT HOME I CAN START THE BIKE BUT POWER SHUTS DOWN WITH IN A COUPLE MINUTES , CAN'T RIDE HAVE CHECKED STATOR,VALTAGE REG IS NEW ? CAN'T FIND THE PROBLUM HEPL

Mileage: 58,000

BIKE SHUTS DOWN NO POWER NO LIGHTS EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN

ENGINE FAILURE AT 30000 AND 48700 MILES. THE FIRST ENGINE FAILURE WAS PAID BY ME $5479.10. THE SECOND ENGINE FAILURE WAS PAID BY HARLEY DAVIDSON CUSTOMER RELATIONS, THANK YOU HARLEY DAVIDSON. THE CAM SHAFT TENSIONER IS A KNOWN HAZARD AND SHOULD BE CHANGED AT ABOUT 25000 MILES ON ALL TC 88 ENGINES. P...

Mileage: 48,700

MY 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCUI ULTRA CLASSIC HAD A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A CAM SHAFT TENSIONER AT 29,705 MILES.THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT FOR $5479.10 DOLLARS. MANY MOTORCYCLES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE. THIS WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING. WHICH CAN LEAVE ...

Mileage: 29,705

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC FLHTCUI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V134000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAIL...

Mileage: 3,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC FLHTCUI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V134000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAIL...

Mileage: 3,000

QUIT WHILE RIDING, TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. FORCED TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD WHILE DEALING WITH TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. EVENT HAS HAPPENED ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. RECALL #0113 WAS ISSUED BY HARLEY DAVIDSON ON APRIL 15, 2004. RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE. IN ADDITION THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAS BEEN...

Mileage: 10,889

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WOBBLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REAR RIM WAS FOUND FRACTURED AND WAS REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE...

Mileage: 52,000

I HAVE A 2003 HARLEY ELECTRA GLIDE CLASSIC. I HAD 2957 MILES ON A REBUILT MOTOR DONE BY A HARLEY CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THIS IS A TOURING BIKE AND IS NOT ABUSED, I AM 59 YEARS OLD AND DRIVE IT LIKE A MATURE ADULT. THE CRANK SHAFT ON MY BIKE BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOTOR AT 78 MILES AN HOUR. ...

Mileage: 40,079

TL*. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING HE EXPERIENCES UNEXPECTED INTERRUPTION OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. IN 2004 HE HAD HIS VEHICLE REPAIR...

Mileage: 47,856

ON JULY 24, 2008 I WAS RIDING MY 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC. AS I SLOWED TO ENTER A PARKING LOT, GAS BEGAN SPEWING FROM UNDER THE GAS TANK ONTO THE HOT ENGINE AND EXHAUST HEADERS. WHITE SMOKE FUMES BEGAN COMING OFF THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED, GET OFF THE BIKE AND TURN IT OFF. ...

Mileage: 11,400

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS TECH INTERNATIONAL VALVE STEMS, MODEL TR413. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR TIRE ON THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FLATTENED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM CAP AND CORE WERE BOTH MISSING. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 10-07-08 *BF THE CONSUMER S...

Mileage: 1,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS TECH INTERNATIONAL VALVE STEMS, MODEL TR413. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR TIRE ON THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FLATTENED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM CAP AND CORE WERE BOTH MISSING. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 10-07-08 *BF THE CONSUMER S...

Mileage: 1,300

SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE SPEED, ENGINE IDLE CONTROL DEGRADES. PROBLEM SEEM TO BE GREATER DURING HOT WEATHER. HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER RIDERS WITH SIMILAR EQUIPMENT. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE SPEED, ENGINE IDLE CONTROL DEGRADES. PROBLEM SEEM TO BE GREATER DURING HOT WEATHER. HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER RIDERS WITH SIMILAR EQUIPMENT. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

OCTOBER 14, 2005 I TOOK MY HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC INTO BRYAN HD SHOP TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL COMPLIED WITH. THE SAFETY RECALL IS FOR AN INADVERTENT LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. HARLEY DAVIDSON RECOMMENDED FIX WAS TO CHANGE OUT A CIRCUIT BREAKER. WHILE RIDING MY BIKE I HAVE EXPERIENCED FOUR OF TH...

Mileage: 35,600

I OWN A HARLEY DAVIDSON 2003 ULTRA CLASSIC FLHTCUI AND EARLY AUGUST I HAD VOLUNTARY RECALL 113 REPLACE 40 AMP WITH 50 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER. THEN OCTOBER 1ST WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE AND IT MOMENTARILY SHUTDOWN FOR AN ESTIMATED 4-5 SECONDS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALL POWER SHUT OFF THEN POWER RETURNED AND...

Mileage: 16,400

I OWN A HARLEY DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE MODEL MOTORCYCLE. I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT USABILITY OF THE HORN. RANGING FROM WORKING AS EXPECTED TO BARELY NOT WORKING AT ALL. HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE I BOUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE. PLUS HAVE HEARD MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.*JB

Mileage: 1,000

I HAVE A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE THAT WILL SHUT COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS CAUSED SOME TENSE MOMENTS BECAUSE I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP NEAR THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE OFF INCLUDING THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER SITTING IN TRAFFI...

Mileage: 17,000

2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCUI DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH STALLING AND LOSS OF ALL POWER.*MR PRIOR TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE THE CONSUMER'S MOTORCYCLE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH STALLING. SINCE HAVING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER REPLACED THE VEHICLE STALLS AND LOSES POWER. THE RECALL WAS ON THE 40 AMP MA...

Mileage: 18,690

RECEIVED WARRANTY RECALL LETTER IN APRIL 04. BIKE WAS SERVICED @ DEALER(TWIN CITIES HD, LAKEVILLE, MN) ON 5/11/05 ODOM. @ 2213, I ALSO REPORTED THIS TO HD CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE (REFERENCE SERVICE #297379). ON 6/05/05 I HAD THE 10,000 MILE CHECK COMPLETED @ THE DEALER (TWIN CITIES HD, LAKE...

Mileage: 12,200

INNER PRIMARY SEAL FAILURE LEADING TO OIL SPRAY ON TIRE AND DRIVE BELT, CAUSING UNSTABLE HANDLING AND RAPID FAILURE OF DRIVE BELT CAUSING POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL

Mileage: 2,700

RECEIVED RECALL 04V134000 CONCERNING CIRCUIT BREAKERS. CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS RECALL. CONSUMER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED . CONSUMER WAS FATALITY INJURED ON MAY 16,2004 WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE PRIOR TO HAVING RECALL REPAIRS. INF...

MASSIVE FUEL LEAK. *AK

Mileage: 4,100

MOTORCYCLE GOES INTO A HIGH SPEED WOBBLE AT BETWEEN 75 AND 85 MILES PER HOUR. *AK

Mileage: 2,350

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA-GLIDE REGARDING THE NEED TO REPLACE A 40 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER ON MY MOTORCYCLE DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF IT CEASING TO FUNCTION WITHOUT NOTICE. THE LETTER I RECEIVED STATED THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON SHOULD HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE AT THE CLOSES...

25 MAY, 2004 I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL FOR MY 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCUI IN MID APRIL. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP, PETERSON'S HD OF MIAMI, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT WAS AVAILABLE. THEY REPEATED THIS STATEMENT THE NEXT TIME I CALLED THEM. THEY...

Mileage: 4,695

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE THAT CAUSED A CRASH. *AK

Mileage: 175

2003 HARLEY FLHTC-UI EXPERIENED A COMEPLETE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH.*MR (NAR) THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THEY INSTALLED A 40 AMP MAXI FUSE

Mileage: 9,414