2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TUNED UP AND THE OIL WAS CHANGED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 6,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TWO MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNO...

Mileage: 6,000

CPSC# I1180305A. 2001 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE RECENTLY DEVELOPED TWO FUEL LEAKS. ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FUEL INJECTED HARLEY DAVIDSON'S. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINE QUICK DISCONNECT FITTINGS THAT WERE USED TO C...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. FAULTY STATOR. CAUSED THE BIKE TO LOOSE LIGHTS AND STALL ON THE INTERSTATE IN MODERATE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE REPLACEMENT STATOR IS A UPGRADED PART DUE TO ...

Mileage: 19,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 TO 70 MPH THE VEHICLE WOBBLED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE HANDLEBARS CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER NO CRASH OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DESIG...

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE RIDING OUR 2001 ULTRA CLASSIC (HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE) ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE, THE RADIO AND HEADSETS QUIT WORKING. I NOTICED THE VOTE GAGE STOPPED WORKING. I PUT ON MY TURN SIGNAL TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT; THEY DID NOT WORK. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE BIKE SHUT DOWN AND COULD ...

Mileage: 13,507

THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE STATOR, BECAUSE IT BURNED UP. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE BIKE WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE DEALER NOTED THE STATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT WAS REPLACED. IN AUG. 2004 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO HELP ON THE SECOND DEFECT. *JB *SC

Mileage: 16,000

THE ORIGINAL SEAL FROM THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAK WHILE TRAVELING THE OIL BLOW ONTO THE REAR TIRE. CAUSING HIM TO SLIP ON THE ROAD. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

DRIVESHAFT BROKE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL TO FIRST GEAR AS VEHICLE WAS ROLLING. TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL RESULTED. AN ACCIDENT WAS BARELY AVOIDED WHEN CAR BEHIND ALMOST STRUCK THE MOTORCYCLE. MFG. / DEALER WOULD NOT COVER UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY OR EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN. VEHI...

REAR TOOTHED DRIVE BELT FAILED AS I BEGAN TO PULL AWAY FROM GASOLINE PUMP. THIS LEAVES THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY MEANS OF PROPULSION. HAD THIS HAPPENED IN COMUTER TRAFFIC IS WOULD BE VERY HAZARDOUS TO PERSONAL SAFETY. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER HAULING THE VEHICLE NEARLY 100 MILES TO ...