2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flht

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHT ELECTRA GLIDE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V076000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). WHILE UNLOADING THE VEHICLE FROM A TRAILER, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO QUEEN CITY HARLEY-DAVIDSON (5960 DIXIE HWY, FAIRFIELD, OH 45014, 513-874-4343) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ABS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE ABS WAS NOT COVERED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHT ELECTRA GLIDE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE16009 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MOTORCYCLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,934.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE HANDLE WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, MOTORCYCLE PURCHASED IN 2009, AT APPR. 12000 MILES, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED AROUND EVERY 12000 MILES SINCE NEW AND I HAVE 90,000 MILES ON IT NOW. AT APPR. 40,000 MILES, THE HOLE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED, ROTORS, CALIPERS, LINES, MASTER CYLINDER. THE BRAKES WOULD AUTOMATICALLY APPLY THEMSELVES UNTIL I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER. THEY WOULD LOCK DOWN. THEY WOULD WORK PROPERLY AFTER I SAT ON SIDE OF ROAD FOR AROUND 30 MINUTES. I TOOK IT TO HARLEY THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE ROTOR WARPING WAS NORMAL, THAT IS BS. THAT COSTS ME $300 EVERY 1200 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR ROTOR ONCE, IT NEEDS REPLACING NOW. THE DATE BELOW DON'T REPRESENT ANY ACTUAL TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE FLHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE MOTORCYCLE LOST POWER AND THE RPM DROPPED TO 1,000. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY BUT IT BEGAN TO DO SO MORE FREQUENTLY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL ACTUATOR FAILED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 23,000.

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE SEAT STARTED TO SLIDE OFF THE REAR FENDER. THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT IS HARD PLASTIC SOME HOW IT CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET SO THE SEAT WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE WHEN YOU DRIVE. THE SEAT RETENTION NUT AND THE SEAT BRACKET AND THE FENDER ARE ALL DAMAGED. FROM NORMAL USE. I TALK TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY SEE THIS ALL THE TIME. IT SOUNDS LIKE MAYBE HARLEY NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED... *TR

AT AROUND 20,000 MILES I TOOK MY MOTORCYCLE IN TO HAVE THE TIRES CHANGED AND THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE BAD AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL BEARING. A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED ON ME IN MONTANA, I AM FROM WASHINGTON STATE, ON THE FREEWAY AND I ALMOST CRASHED, I COULD HAVE DIED RIGHT THERE BUT LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN A TURN AND MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. A DEALERSHIP IN MONTANA TRAILERED MY MOTORCYCLE IN AND REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. NOW AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE IN TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED AGAIN AND THE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARING ARE BAD AGAIN AND BEING REPLACED. MY BROTHER IN LAW HAS A 2004 HARLEY ROAD KING, WITH ALMOST 50,000 MILES, AND HAS NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL BEARINGS. MY YEAR, NOT SURE WHEN HARLEY CHANGED WHEEL BEARINGS, HAVE DIFFERENT WHEEL BEARINGS THAN HIS MOTORCYCLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AND THE MECHANIC AT MY DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE WHEEL BEARING PROBLEMS. PLEASE CRACK DOWN ON HARLEY DAVIDSON ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY IS INJURED OR DIES. *TR

MY 2009 HARLEY FLHT WAS MAKING A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AT START-UP. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY OWNERS HAVING A COMPENSATOR BOLT LOOSE FROM FACTORY. I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO BRUCHMHLBACH HARLEY DAVIDSON IN BRUCHMHLBACH GERMANY AND WHEN THEY TOOK THE PRIMARY COVER OFF THEY FOUND THE BOLT TO BE LOOSE FROM THE FACTORY. HAD THE BOLT FALLEN OUT IT WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS IN MOTION IT WOULD HAVE FALLEN INTO THE SPINNING CHAIN BELOW AND LOCKED UP THE BACK WHEEL. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. HARLEY DAVIDSON HAS SINCE FIXED THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2011 MODELS BY INSTALLING THE SCREAMING EAGLE COMPENSATOR ON ALL NEW MODELS BUT THE 2009 IS LEFT UNCHANGED. *TR