2003 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flhtcui

ENGINE FAILURE AT 30000 AND 48700 MILES. THE FIRST ENGINE FAILURE WAS PAID BY ME $5479.10. THE SECOND ENGINE FAILURE WAS PAID BY HARLEY DAVIDSON CUSTOMER RELATIONS, THANK YOU HARLEY DAVIDSON. THE CAM SHAFT TENSIONER IS A KNOWN HAZARD AND SHOULD BE CHANGED AT ABOUT 25000 MILES ON ALL TC 88 ENGINES. PLASTIC PIECES CAN BREAK OFF AND GET IN THE OIL PUMP BREAKING THE OIL PUMP. HARLEY DAVIDSON SHOULD ADD CHANGING THE CAM SHAFT TENSIONER TO THEIR SERVICE SCHEDULE AT EVERY 25000 MILES. I WILL BUY A HARLEY DAVIDSON AGAIN BUT MAKE SURE TO SERVICE CAM TENSIONER EVERY 25000 MILES. I AM NOT SURE IF THE 2015 MOTORCYCLES HAVE FIXED THIS PROBLEM. IF YOU HAVE ENGINE FAILURE CONTACT HARLEY DAVIDSON CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TRY TO GET THEM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. HARLEY JUST MIGHT HELP YOU OUT, LIKE THEY HELPED ME OUT. *TR

MY 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCUI ULTRA CLASSIC HAD A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A CAM SHAFT TENSIONER AT 29,705 MILES.THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT FOR $5479.10 DOLLARS. MANY MOTORCYCLES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE. THIS WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING. WHICH CAN LEAVE THE RIDER STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AT 48,700 MILES TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE, LESS THEN 20,000 MILES FROM THE 29,705 MILES ENGINE FAILURE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INJURED BOTH TIMES. THE CAM SHIFT TENSIONER IS A KNOWN HAZARD AND SHOULD BE ON A RECALL LIST. SEARCH HARLEY DAVIDSON CAM SHAFT TENSIONER ON THE INTERNET AND IT IS EASY TO SEE WHY ALL TC 88 MOTORS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY HARLEY DAVIDSON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC FLHTCUI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V134000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

QUIT WHILE RIDING, TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. FORCED TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD WHILE DEALING WITH TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. EVENT HAS HAPPENED ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. RECALL #0113 WAS ISSUED BY HARLEY DAVIDSON ON APRIL 15, 2004. RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE. IN ADDITION THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE THE RECALL. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER CONDITION CONTINUES AND HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. JUST HAPPENED AGAIN FRIDAY JULY 12, 2012. CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROX. 19,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WOBBLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REAR RIM WAS FOUND FRACTURED AND WAS REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I HAVE A 2003 HARLEY ELECTRA GLIDE CLASSIC. I HAD 2957 MILES ON A REBUILT MOTOR DONE BY A HARLEY CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THIS IS A TOURING BIKE AND IS NOT ABUSED, I AM 59 YEARS OLD AND DRIVE IT LIKE A MATURE ADULT. THE CRANK SHAFT ON MY BIKE BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOTOR AT 78 MILES AN HOUR. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE BIKE DID NOT WRECK OR A PISTON GO THRU THE CASE. I TOOK THE HARLEY BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND WHEN HE TOOK IT APART HIM AND THE MACHINIST CHECKED IT OUT. APPEARS THAT THE CRANK HAD NOT BEEN TEMPERED CORRECTLY, LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN TEMPERED TOO MUCH. MY MECHANIC CHECKED AROUND AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW OF THESE INCIDENTS. OF COURSE HARLEY WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

TL*. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING HE EXPERIENCES UNEXPECTED INTERRUPTION OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. IN 2004 HE HAD HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL# 04V134000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS). AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED.HE HE SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, IN WHICH A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,856. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

ON JULY 24, 2008 I WAS RIDING MY 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC. AS I SLOWED TO ENTER A PARKING LOT, GAS BEGAN SPEWING FROM UNDER THE GAS TANK ONTO THE HOT ENGINE AND EXHAUST HEADERS. WHITE SMOKE FUMES BEGAN COMING OFF THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED, GET OFF THE BIKE AND TURN IT OFF. I WAS AN INSTANT AWAY FROM A FIRE. I HAD GASOLINE SOAKED INTO MY JEANS. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT ME AND THE BIKE DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE. I HAD THE BIKE TRUCKED TO THE LOCAL HARLEY DAVIDSON STORE IN FORT WASHINGTON, MD. THEY SAID THAT SOMETIMES THE FUEL HOSE GETS OLD AND COMES OFF. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY. THEY GAVE THE OLD ASSEMBLY TO ME. THE SERVICE REP STATED THAT SHE HAD ONLY SEEN THIS HAPPEN 1 OTHER TIME IN 5 YRS. I TOLD HER THAT 1 TIME IS TOO MANY AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS RECALLS OF THIS ISSUE. I TELEPHONE HARLEY DAVIDSON CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THIS PARTICULAR ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN RE-DESIGNED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 2003. I ASKED WHY THEY HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL, BUT THE REP COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ANSWER. TODAY I WAS TELLING MY STORY TO A FRIEND, WHO HAS THE EXACT SAME HARLEY AS MINE. HE SAID THAT SOON AFTER HE BOUGHT HIS BIKE IN 2003. HE RECEIVED A RECALL FOR AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WHILE THE BIKE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THE PROBLEM, THE SERVICE TECH TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE GOING REPLACE THE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY ALSO. APPARENTLY HARLEY DAVIDSON KNEW OF THE POSSIBLE FUEL LINE FAILURE BACK THEN. WHY DIDN'T THEY ISSUE A RECALL? I GUESS NO ONE HAD BEEN BURNED UP YET. THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF BIKES, JUST LIKE MINE, MADE IN 2003. THERE ARE PROBABLY THOUSANDS ON THE STREETS WITH THE ORIGINAL FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY. I BELIEVE THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. *TR