2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flhx

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY FLHX MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A LOUD NOSE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2012, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

COMPLETE THROTTLE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ERROR CODES COLLECTED INDICATE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE RESPONSE FAILURE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. POSTINGS ON HD FORUMS INDICATE THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD ON HD MOTORCYCLES FROM 2008 FORWARD WITH AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HAZARD FOR WHICH HD HAS FAILED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY OR OFFER TO CORRECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE! *TR

2008 HARLEY FLHX, WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THE VEHICLE LOSES THROTTLE CONTROL, THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING JUST NO THROTTLE RESPONSE 'FLY BY WIRE THROTTLE', THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ECM, THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR PINS WITH NO RESULTS. THIS SITUATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE LATEST EVENT HAPPENING NOV 4, 2010, THE ORIGINAL EVENT HAPPENED OVER A YEAR AND HALF AGO. THE DEALERSHIP HAS PUT AT APPRX 3000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE DURING THIS LONG PROCESS. *TR

FLY BY WIRE THROTTLE ON TOURING AND CRUISER HARLEY-DAVIDSONS BEGINS TO REV / RACE WITHOUT EVEN TURNING THE HANDLE. HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY ONCE IT BEGINS. PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS DURING TURNS AND STARTING OUT IN TRAFFIC. HAS OCCURRED ON MY MOTORCYCLE ABOUT 15 TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. 3 TIMES IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH IN A TURN. CALLED LOCAL HD DEALER AND THEY CAME TO PICKUP MOTORCYCLE 5/25/10 TO SERVICE. SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS THROTTLE SYSTEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE IN AUGUST OF 2008. ALL WAS GREAT UNTIL JUNE 2009 A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE 5000 MILE SERVICE. I WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE TO WORK AND IT SIMPLY SHUT OFF, AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES IT RESTARTED. I LET IT GO THINKING IT WAS JUST A FLUKE, BUT AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS IT HAPPEN AGAIN. THEN, AFTER SEVERAL MORE WEEKS, AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER 7/28/09 AND THEY KEPT IT A WEEK AND SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE BIKE HOME AND AGAIN, A FEW WEEKS LATER, IT SHUT OFF ON THE WAY TO WORK. IT HAPPENED EVERY FEW WEEKS. THE LAST TIME I HAD JUST PASSED A TRUCK ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. THE TRUCK CAME SO CLOSE IT ALMOST HIT ME. I TOOK THE HARLEY TO THE SAME SHOP, THEY SAID THEY HAD NOBODY TO WORK ON IT FOR A WEEK, SO I TOOK IT HOME AND PARKED IT FOR A WEEK. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHO HAD DONE THE 5000 MILE SERVICE. I TOOK IT 9/18/09 AND THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK. THEY SAY THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG AND CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM EITHER. I CONTACTED HARLEY FACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAY THEY CAN DO NOTHING FOR ME.I FEEL THE NEXT TIME THE BIKE DIES I MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. *TR

2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE FLHX NOTICED NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AT LOWER SPEEDS AROUND TOWN HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT PRODUCES A HOWLING / WHINING NOISE. AND AT LOWER AROUND TOWN IT PRODUCES A CLICKING NOISE .TYPICAL NOISES THAT A FATIGUED WHEEL BEARING WOULD MAKE WHEN IT IS STARTING TO FAIL.TOOK MOTORCYCLE TO THE HARLEY DEALER TOLD THEM ABOUT THE NOISES, THEY STATED THAT THOSE NOISES WHERE NOT THERE AND ANY NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS NORMAL AND THAT THERE TIME FOR CHECKING OUT THE BIKE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY THAT CAME WITH THE BIKE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT FIND AND DEFECTED PARTS OR HEAR ANY STRANGE NOISES NOR DID THEY BOTHER TO TAKE OFF THE REAR WHEEL LIKE I REQUESTED NOT EVEN DID THEY TAKE THE TIME TO INSPECT THE REAR WHEEL. AND ON TOP OF IT ALL THEY WANT ME TO PAY $300.00 DOLLARS FOR 2 1/2 HOURS OF THERE TIME TO DO NOTHING TO THE MOTORCYCLE BUT TAKE IT FOR A TEST RIDE. *TR

THE SEAT ON MY 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX BROKE AT HE REAR BRACKET. THE BRACKET IS HELD ON TO THE SEAT BY PLASTIC TABS, WHICH BROKE. THE SEAT SLID REARWARD UNDER ACCELERATION, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THESE BRACKETS USED TO BE ATTACHED TO THE SEAT WITH TWO BOLTS, BUT I GUESS HARLEY SAVING MONEY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY. I CALLED H-D CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY SAID THEY WOLD ONLY REPLACE THE SEAT WITH ANOTHER ONE JUST LIKE IT. IS'NT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVFIDE A SAFE MOTORCYCLE, NOT ONE THAT THE SEAT FALLS OFF OF? *TR

WHILE RIDING MY 2008 STREET GLIDE I WOULD LOSE ALL RESPONSE ON THE THROTTLE, WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE THROTTLE RANDOMLY BEGAN TO RESPOND. WHILE ON THIS PARTICULAR TRIP THE BIKE REPEATED THIS AT LEAST 10-15 TIMES. THE BIKE IS BEING TRAILER TO THE DEALER FOR REVIEW. THIS IS DEFINATELY A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE RIDING BIKE ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V357000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP) IN JULY OF 2008. HE CALLED THE DEALER ON AUGUST 4,2008 TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL AND THEY WOULD CALL HIM WHEN THEY ARRIVED. THE TECHNICIAN NEVER CALLED BACK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE PROPERLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,030.