2000 Harley-Davidson Flstf

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. ALSO, AT 5,000 MILES VEHICLE HAD A GAS LEAK. THE SOURCE OR CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

TWIN CAM REAR CAM BEARING FAILS-HARLEY APPARENTLY DOESN'T KNOW WHICH BIKES HAVE WHAT BEARING IN THEM AND WON'T RECALL FOR INSPECTION EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF FAILURES ON 1999 AND EARLY 2000 MODEL YEAR ENGINES. SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD COST LIVES. DO SOMETHING PLEASE TO AT LEAST REQUIRE THE INSPECTION SO THAT A RIDER AND PASSENGER HAS THE KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL RIDE A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT BOTH HARLEY AND THE NHTSA KNOWS ARE UNSAFE. NLM

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THAT CERTAIN VEHICLES PRODUCED EARLY IN THE MODEL YEAR POSSIBLY HAVE A CAM BEARING IN THE ENGINE THAT CAN CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL AT ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. THE MANUFACTURER APPARENTLY DOES NOT KNOW WHICH VEHICLES THESE DEFECTIVE CAM BEARINGS WERE INSTALLED IN AND THUS HAS PROVIDED ALL OWNERS OF THIS CLASS OF ENGINE THAT WAS MANUFACTURED BEFORE A SPECIFIC DATE IN THE 1999 & 2000 MODEL YEARS WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TOCOVER ONLY THAT SPECIFIC COMPONENT IF IT FAILS. IN MY OPINION, THAT DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE CRTICAL SAFETY ISSUE OF A MANUFACTURER KNOWING THAT A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY IN THE UNITS THAT HAVE THE DEFECTIVE TYPE OF BEARING INSTALLED, YET THE OWNER AND PASSENGER MUST RIDE WITH CONSTANT CONCERN AND FEAR THAT THE BEARING COULD FAIL AT ANY MOMENT AND CAUSE A SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT RECALLED THE UNITS FOR AND INSPECTION TO DETERMINE WHICH VEHICLES HAVE THE POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE BEARINGS SO THAT AN OWNER CAN UNDERSTAND THE RISK OR HAVE THE BEARING REPLACED AT GREAT COST TO THEMSELVES TO RESOLVE THE SAFETY ISSUE OF NOT KNOWING IF YOU HAVE THE DEFECTIVE BEARING IN YOUR ENGINE OR NOT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE OF GREAT CONCERN AND THE MANUFACTURER'S ANSWER IS TO GIVE ALL TWIN CAM EQUIPPED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED DURING THAT TIME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR REPAIRS AS A WAY OF APPEASING THOSE UNFORTUNATE CUSTOMERS THA

RUST WAS FOUND ON THE INSIDE OF THE OIL TANK WHICH CONTAMINATED THE OIL WHICH RUNS THROUGH THE ENGINE, AND THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON LONG TRIPS (OVER 2 HOURS). THE CARBURETOR HESITATES AND POPS. NLM

CAME FROM THE ASSEMBLY LINE WITH FRONT AXLE NOT PROPERLY ON, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE FRONT WHEEL TO COME OFF/ CAUSE A CRASH AND INJURIES. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. BUT "FIXES THE PROBLEM AS IT COMES." PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK