2010 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHX Problems & Recalls

Front Brakes do not work. I can not operate brake lever will not pull in, brakes have been service to manufacture recommendations, Rear brakes work, the front brake has failed in ABS unit and failed not working.

THE THROTTLE BY WIRE CONNECTOR HOOKS IN BEHIND THE BREATHER. DUE TO THE HARD TURN OF THE CONNECTOR GOING INTO THE PLUG IT BENDS THE WIRES RESULTING IN THEM BREAKING OVER TIME. THIS CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO LOSE THROTTLE AND GO INTO LIMP MODE CAUSING ME TO VERY CLOSELY COME TO GETTING RUN OVER ON THE...

Mileage: 22,002

THE THROTTLE BY WIRE CONNECTOR HOOKS IN BEHIND THE BREATHER. DUE TO THE HARD TURN OF THE CONNECTOR GOING INTO THE PLUG IT BENDS THE WIRES RESULTING IN THEM BREAKING OVER TIME. THIS CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO LOSE THROTTLE AND GO INTO LIMP MODE CAUSING ME TO VERY CLOSELY COME TO GETTING RUN OVER ON THE...

Mileage: 22,002

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE (FLHX). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE BRAKE FLUID WAS PURGED, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BUMPUS HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF JACKSON (326 CARRIAGE HOUSE DRIVE, JACKSON, TN 38305, (731) 248-0091) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THA...

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HARLEY- DAVIDSON FLHX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WAS ENGAGED TO GET THE MOTORCYCLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. TH...

Mileage: 23,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL ACTUATOR/INDUCTION MODULE FRACTURED INTERNALLY ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPONENT WAS NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND. IN ADDITION, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE PART FAILED AGAIN AND HAD TO BE...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL ACTUATOR/INDUCTION MODULE FRACTURED INTERNALLY ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPONENT WAS NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND. IN ADDITION, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE PART FAILED AGAIN AND HAD TO BE...

Mileage: 30,000

HARLEY DAVIDSON HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE FLUID ON SELECT TOURING MODELS OF WHICH I OWN. UNFORTUNATELY THEIR INFERIOR BRAKE FLUIDE CAUSED MY FRONT BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND BECOME UNUSABLE, THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED DUE TO THE BRAKE FLUID. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE ISSUE, I ORD...

Mileage: 24,000

HARLEY DAVIDSON HAS DONE A VOLUNTEER RECALL ON THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ONLY OFFERING TO REPLACE BRAKE FLUID. UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO TYPE OF BRAKE FLUID USED THE PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) TO FAIL AND LOCK UP RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES FRONT OR BACK OR BOTH. THIS RESULTS IN...

Mileage: 16,000

I WAS OUT RIDING STOPPED TO GET GAS TURNED THE BIKE OFF FILLED UP STARTED THE BIKE BACK UP WENT TO PULL OUT ONTO THE STREET AND HAD NO REAR BRAKES THE PEDAL WAS LOCKED IN THE UP POSITION AND HARD A ROCK I COULD NOT DEPRESS IT.I RODE BACK HOME WITH ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES WORKING I DID SOME RESEARCH AN...

Mileage: 67,606

I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE AND WENT TO HIT THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER TO SLOW DOWN IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC WHEN I COULD NOT PULL MY FRONT BRAKE LEVER. I HAD TO REMOVE MY FEET FROM THE HIGHWAY PEGS QUICKLY TO HIT THE BACK BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT ...

Mileage: 42,000

MY 2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE LOST REAR BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING PEDAL BECAME HARD AS IF IT WAS STUCK LUCKILY I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED. IT'S CURRENTLY AT A HARLEY DEALER AND THEY TELL ME IT'S THE ABS BRAKE MODULE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IF THAT ISN'T ENOUGH THEY TELL ME THE PART IS O...

Mileage: 1

MY REAR BRAKE PEDAL HAS LOCKED IN POSITION MAKING THE REAR BRAKES INOPERABLE. THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. NO ABS TROUBLE INDICATION LIGHT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE THAT CAN AFFECT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. THIS ABS SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS AS IS. THE SYS...

Mileage: 29,000

HD FLHX WITH ABS BRAKES. UPON COMING TO AN INTERSECTION THE FRONT BRAKE COULD NOT BE PULLED. VERY DANGEROUS. HAD THE BIKE PICKED UP AND THE DEALER DID TESTS BUT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WEEKS LATER (02-17-2016) THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED A FAUL...

Mileage: 6,100

I WENT TO GET ON MY BIKE AND THE FRONT BRAKES COULD NOT BE PUSHED. I DID SOME CHECKING AND FOUND THAT MY ABS UNIT WAS NOT LETTING ME APPLY THE FRONT BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 30,650

WHILE RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE I ATTEMPTED TO USE MY BRAKES. I WAS FRIGHTENED TO REALIZE I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO REAR BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AS A ROCK WITH NO ASSIST AT ALL. I TOOK IT TO THE HARLEY DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY ABS MODULE WAS BAD. WHAT MADE IT EVEN WORSE IS THAT I KNOW THE ABS SYSTEM I...

Mileage: 31,000

THERE IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE COMPENSATOR SPROCKET ON STARTERS IN THE BIG TWIN CLASS THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME & HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED ADEQUATELY FROM HD. THE STARTER DOES NOT ENGAGE FULLY FAIRLY OFTEN WHEN THE BIKE IS STARTED. MY DEALER AS WELL AS OTHER DEALERS I HAVE SP...

Mileage: 10,000

WHILE RIDING ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO PULL OFF ON SHOULDER AND SHUT THE BIKE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, BIKE WOULD RUN FINE FOR APPROX. 20 MILES AND IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. HAPPENED FOUR TIMES ON 9/6/14. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, HARLEY DAVIDSON IS AWARE...

Mileage: 43,200

WHILE RIDING ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO PULL OFF ON SHOULDER AND SHUT THE BIKE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, BIKE WOULD RUN FINE FOR APPROX. 20 MILES AND IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. HAPPENED FOUR TIMES ON 9/6/14. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, HARLEY DAVIDSON IS AWARE...

Mileage: 43,200

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 50 MPH AND MY THROTTLE SHUT OFF AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" (SHUT OFF ONE CYLINDER). I HAD TO CROSS ONE LANE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I COULD RESTART MY BIKE. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T HEAVY TRAFFIC OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. I SEE THAT T...

Mileage: 10,550

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 50 MPH AND MY THROTTLE SHUT OFF AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" (SHUT OFF ONE CYLINDER). I HAD TO CROSS ONE LANE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I COULD RESTART MY BIKE. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T HEAVY TRAFFIC OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. I SEE THAT T...

Mileage: 10,550

THE MOTORCYCLE GOES INTO LIMP HOME MODE AND THROWS SEVERAL CODES WHICH ARE ALL RELATED TO THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, RPM'S, AND THROTTLE POSITIONS. I SPOKE WITH MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND THEY ADVISED ME TO FIRST CLEAN THE CONNECTOR AT THE TH...

Mileage: 29,500

THE MOTORCYCLE GOES INTO LIMP HOME MODE AND THROWS SEVERAL CODES WHICH ARE ALL RELATED TO THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, RPM'S, AND THROTTLE POSITIONS. I SPOKE WITH MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND THEY ADVISED ME TO FIRST CLEAN THE CONNECTOR AT THE TH...

Mileage: 29,500

THE MOTORCYCLE GOES INTO LIMP HOME MODE AND THROWS SEVERAL CODES WHICH ARE ALL RELATED TO THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, RPM'S, AND THROTTLE POSITIONS. I SPOKE WITH MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND THEY ADVISED ME TO FIRST CLEAN THE CONNECTOR AT THE TH...

Mileage: 29,500

ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. HAD TO CYCLE THE IGNITION 3 TIMES TO RESET. DIAGNOSIS WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY MODULE. DEALER SAID IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IS HAPPENING FASTER THAN THEY CAN GET THE PARTS IN TO FIX. BIKE CURRENTLY HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR 3 WEEKS AND PARTS ARE STILL ON BACK ORDER. HARLEY DAV...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE WIRE SENSOR, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF FUEL CI...

Mileage: 4,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE WIRE SENSOR, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF FUEL CI...

Mileage: 4,300

I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, AFTER BEING ASSURED THE BIKE WAS SAFE TO RIDE. I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT A CRUNCHING NOISE AND VIBRATION WITH SLOW SPEED BRAKING. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I GOT 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. MY FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I PULLED OVER TO DISCOVER I HAD AN AXEL WI...

I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, AFTER BEING ASSURED THE BIKE WAS SAFE TO RIDE. I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT A CRUNCHING NOISE AND VIBRATION WITH SLOW SPEED BRAKING. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I GOT 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. MY FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I PULLED OVER TO DISCOVER I HAD AN AXEL WI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF T...

Mileage: 3,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF T...

Mileage: 3,000

I WAS RIDING, WHEN MY MOTORCYCLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND HAD TO TOW IT HOME, WHERE I DISCOVERED THE COMPENSATOR SPROCKET HAD COME LOOSE. LUCKILY, I WAS RIDING SLOWLY WHEN IT HAPPENED. HAD I BEEN RIDING AT SPEED AND/OR ON A HIGHWAY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC....

Mileage: 2,477

I OWN A 2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD GLIDE MOTORCYCLE. THE BIKE HAS APPROXIMATELY 13000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE THROTTLE QUITS WORKING AND HAS NO RESPONSE WITH NO WARNING OR SYMPTOMS. THE FIRST OCCASION WAS WHEN I WAS PASSING A CAR AND THE ENGINE RPM'S WENT FROM 4000 TO IDLE AND THERE W...

Mileage: 12,500