2008 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu complaints

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 THE ROAD. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED 4 TO 5 MINUTES. I THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE RESPONDED NORMALLY, AND I RODE HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THE LAST TIME WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS FOR ME AS I WAS IN 55MPH, ALMOST BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE OPPORTUNITY TO EXIT THE ROAD WHERE I GOT OFF AND FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. *TR

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 AS I TOLD HIM THERE WERE NO BREAKS. THE SERVICE WRITER WALKED OUT TO MY MOTORCYCLE BENT DOWN ON ONE KNEE UNDER THE RUNNING BOARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE, PUSHED DOWN ON THE BREAK AND SAID YOU HAVE A PIN HOLE IN YOUR BREAK LINE CAUSED BY THE CLUTCH CABLE RUBBING ON THE BREAK LINE. I HAD CONCERNED THAT HE KNEW EXACLTY WHERE TO LOOK AND I ASKED IF THIS WAS SOMETHING HE HAD SEEN BEFORE, HE ANSWERED YES I HAVE SEEN IT A FEW TIMES AND AS A MATTER OF FACT HE JUST HAD ANOTHER ONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, IT WAS A 2003 AND HE WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND ASKED THAT I BRING IT BACK THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY. HAVING BEEN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR FOR MANY YEARS AS A MOTOR POLICE OFFICER. I SENT AN E-MAIL TO HARLEY CUSTOMER CARE AND GOT A PHONE CALL BACK AND I TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM, THE REPRESENATIVE THERE HAD NOT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE AND I STATED I THOUGHT THEY HAD A PROBLEM WHEN THE DEALER SERVICE WRITER GOES TO THE EXACT PLACE WHERE THE PIN HOLE WAS. I TOLD HIM I WAS CONCERNED IF THIS HAD HAPPEND AT LEAST THREE TIMES AT THE SAME DEALER IT HAD TO BE MORE OF A PROBLEM AND HE SHOULD CHECK TO SEE HOW MANY BREAKLINES HAD BEEN ORDERED FOR THE SAME MODEL. HIS STATEMENT TO ME WAS THEY RECEIVE

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 ANOTHER SHOP THE COMPENSATOR SPROCKET WAS GOING OUT. HAVE NOT RECEIVED BIKE FROM HARLEY SHOP BUT THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THAT COMPENSATOR SPROCKET ORDERED AND UPGRADED FROM EXISTING SPROCKET. I AM AWARE OF OTHER COMPENSATOR SPROCKETS GOING OUT ON 08 MODELS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT HARLEY NO LONGER SUPPLIES THE STOCK COMPENSATORS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE A DEATH OCCURS. *KB

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 REPLACED A WHEEL BEARING, EXCEPT ON BIKES WITH VERY HIGH MILEAGE, PRIOR TO THE 2007 MODEL. HE HAS CHANGED AN ALARMING NUMBER ON 2007 AND NEWER MODELS WITH AROUND 20000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I PICKED UP A JULY '11 THUNDER PRESS MOTORCYCLE NEWSPAPER LATER AT MY LOCAL HD DEALER. THERE WAS A LETTER TO THE EDITOR ABOUT FAILED WHEEL BEARING ON 2008 HARLEY'S AND WHEEL BEARING MADE IN MEXICO. I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH FAILURES ON MOTORCYCLES, BUT THERE SHOULD BE ONE. IN THE MEAN TIME, IT APPEARS THAT HD HAS A VERY HAZARDOUS WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM. I HOPE HD HAS LEARNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND MADE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, AS THEY DID A MAJOR OVERHAUL ON MANY MODELS IN 2009. THANK YOU.

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 100 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE. BOTH THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN UPDATED 09/26/11

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. I FEEL A RECALL IS WARRANTED. IT DID THIS WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

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 AND HARLEY NOW PUTS THE UPGRADE STOCK ON THE 2011 BIKES. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NOT COST SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

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. THE TIRE BRAND NAME, METZLER ME880 MARATHON, SIZE MU85B/16, DOT# XE13J7032609 AND SERIAL #E375R0023664.

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 AND HAS REPLACED IT WITH A SCREAMIN EAGLE COMPENSATOR ASSEMBLY PART ON ALL 2011 MODELS THE NEW PART COST 300 DOLLARS TO REPLACE AND HARLEY WONT PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THE ENGINE DOESNT SHOW A CODE FOR THIS THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP IN AND FORCE THEM TO REPLACE THESE WITH THE NEW ONES YOU CAN CONTACT AMERICAN IRON MAG IN THERE TECK DEPT ASK THEM THEY CAN EXPLAIN IT TO YOU BETTER PLEASE HELP IT STARTS TAKING PLACE ABOUT 17K TO 18K MILES ON YOUR CYCLE. *TR

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

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. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO WAY TO TEST THE BIKE UNTIL THE WEATHER IMPROVES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECTIFIED. *JB

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

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 MOTOR COMPANY INSTRUCTION WAS TO USE A IDLE RESET PROCEDURE CONSISTING OF TURNING THE IGNITION ON-OFF 4 TIMES. THIS WORKED FOR A FEW STARTS THEN WOULD OCCUR AGAIN. I RECENTLY SAW A BLOG IN A CHAT ROOM WHERE MOTOR COMPANY HAD ISSUED A TECH BULLETIN WHERE A DOWNLOAD TO THE ECU WOULD RESET THE CALIBRATION TIMING OF THE IDLE PROCEDURE. I ASKED THE DEALER TO UPDATE MY ECU AND THE RESPONSE WAS THAT BECAUSE I HAD MODIFIED MY BIKE IT WOULD COST $150 FOR THE UPDATE. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND AFTER MANY TRANSFERS WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH BULLETIN OR UPDATE I THEN GAVE THE PHONE TO DEALERS SERVICE MGR WHO GAVE THEM INFO HE HAD AND TOLD HIM TO NOT CHARGE FOR THE UPDATE AS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ACTION AND THE DEALER UPDATED AND I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM SINCE. I THINK SINCE THIS IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE THE UPDATE SHOULD BE ANNOUNCED AND PERFORMED UNDER NORMAL WARRANTY. THIS DEFECT ONLY SEEMS TO EFFECT 08M AND 09M BIKES WHERE MOTOR COMPANY UPDATED FROM CABLE THROTTLE CONTROL TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. *TR

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

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

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 CURVE AT 60 MPH.BIKE "WALKED" ITSELF ACROSS ONCOMING LANE AND INTO DITCH BEFORE RIDER COULD STOP IT. BIKE AND RIDER WERE NOT SERIOUSLY HURT. BIKE WAS DRIVABLE BUT FOR SAFETY, HAULED TO DEALER. DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG AND NEVER HEARD OF PROBLEM BEFORE. UPON SEARCHING WEBSITES, FIND OUT MANY WITH SAME PROBLEM AND SAME RESPONSE FROM DEALER AND HARLEY, OWNER REFUSED DEALERS CLAIM OF NOTHING WRONG WITH BIKE AND ENDED UP ACCEPTING LOW BALL BUYBACK OFFER FROM DEALER. PROBLEM IS INHERENT DESIGN FLAW IN RUBBER ISOLATOR DONUTS IN REAR SWING ARM ALLOWING LATERAL MOVEMENT OF REAR WHEEL. *TR

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

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, BRIAN CULLIVER *TR

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 ON THE STREET. THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE TOUR PACK BROKE WERE THE SCREWS GO THROUGH IT LIKE IF SOMEONE HAD HACKSAW THE PIPE. I FELL THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE HERD THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. SOME OF MY FELLOW RIDERS HAVE TAKE TO ME ABOUT THIS. I WOULD APPRECIATE AN ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM. THANKYOU, RAFAEL *TR

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 WOULD RECEIVE A CALL WHEN THEY ARRIVED. HE WAS NEVER CALLED SO THE DEALER WAS CALLED AGAIN. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE PARTS, THEY REPAIRED OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE NEXT SHIPMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. *UPDATED 10/20/08 *BF AS OF OCT 7, 2008 THE BIKE STILL HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/21/08

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 REPAIR, WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL AUGUST 4, 2008. THE DEALER PLACED HIM ON A WAITING LIST AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HIM WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND THE PARTS TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND WOULD CALL THE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING DAY. AS OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2008, THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN SHIPPED, NOR HAS THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE.

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 NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,061 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 TO THE RECALLED COMPONENT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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 BRAKES IN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE BIKE DOWN WITHOUT RESULTS. THIS RESULTED IN A SERIOUS SINGLE RIDER CRASH WITH LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THIS BIKE HAS FLY-BY-WIRE THROTTLE. HARLEY DAVIDSON CUSTOMER SERVICE STATES THAT THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THROTTLE ISSUES WITH THE NEW TOURING MODELS SINCE SUMMER OF 2007. HOWEVER INFORMATION/RECALL HAS NOT BEEN PASSED ON TO THE CUSTOMER CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE, SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT BE SO FORTUNATE. *TR

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 WITH THE "IDLE POINT" AT 1800 RPM'S WHEN IT SHOULD BE SETTING AT 1050RPM'S. HARLEY DAVIDSON HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION TO ADDRESS THIS HIGH IDLE CONDITION AND IT PUTS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN DANGER OF A ACCIDENT. *TR

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 SHIPMENTS", SENDING ONLY A FEW PARTS TO EVERY DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN.

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 MILES LATER. *JB

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

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

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 FROM A SPEED OF 35 MPH AND BEGAN TO FEATHER THE FRONT BRAKE TO REDUCE SPEED. THE SECOND TIME HE GENTLY SQUEEZED THE FRONT BRAKE HANDLE, AND IT DIDN'T FEEL COMPLETELY NORMAL. THE THIRD TIME HE TOUCHED THE BRAKE LEVER THE FRONT BRAKE AND WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED. HE IMMEDIATELY RELEASED THE BRAKE LEVER GRIP WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKED. THE SPEED AT THAT TIME WAS 5-10 MPH. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND IT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAVEMENT THEN FELL OVER ON THE CONSUMERS LEG. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE THAT HIS BIKE WAS EQUIPPED WITH BREMBO BRAKES THAT WERE CONSIDERED HIGH END BRAKES USED ON EXOTIC CARS AND RACING BIKES. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE BRAKES WOULD BUILD UP PRESSURE WHEN FEATHERING FOR A STOP, INSTEAD OF RELEASING PRESSURE WHEN THE LEVER WAS RELEASED, IT WOULD HOLD THE PRESSURE AND WHEN ENOUGH PRESSURE BUILT UP THE BRAKE WOULD LOCK THE NEXT TIME IT WAS TOUCHED. *JB