2010 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flhx

MY REAR BRAKE PEDAL HAS LOCKED IN POSITION MAKING THE REAR BRAKES INOPERABLE. THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. NO ABS TROUBLE INDICATION LIGHT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE THAT CAN AFFECT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. THIS ABS SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS AS IS. THE SYSTEM SHOULD NEVER CAUSE A LOSS OF BRAKING. THE SYSTEM SHOULD REVERT TO NON ABS BRAKING WHEN A FAILURE HAPPENS. WHEN MY REAR BRAKES FAILED , LUCKILY FOR ME , I WAS MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED ON A SIDE STREET AND WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH THE FRONT BRAKES ONLY. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'M CERTAIN THERE HAVE BEEN CASUALTIES AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT.

HD FLHX WITH ABS BRAKES. UPON COMING TO AN INTERSECTION THE FRONT BRAKE COULD NOT BE PULLED. VERY DANGEROUS. HAD THE BIKE PICKED UP AND THE DEALER DID TESTS BUT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WEEKS LATER (02-17-2016) THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY ABS HYDRAULIC MODULE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE MADE KNOWN TO HARTLEY RIDERS.

WHILE RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE I ATTEMPTED TO USE MY BRAKES. I WAS FRIGHTENED TO REALIZE I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO REAR BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AS A ROCK WITH NO ASSIST AT ALL. I TOOK IT TO THE HARLEY DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY ABS MODULE WAS BAD. WHAT MADE IT EVEN WORSE IS THAT I KNOW THE ABS SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO BE DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT DURING AN ABS FAILURE YOU ARE STILL LEFT WITH REGULAR NON ABS BRAKES. HARLEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OUT FOR THIS PART. BUT DURING MY RESEARCH ON DIFFERENT HARLEY FORUMS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND WERE LEFT WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL. HOW MANY FATAL ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS THAT THE PERSON DIDN'T LIVE TO TELL THE STORY OF A ROCK HARD BRAKE PEDAL. PLEASE USE THIS INFORMATION TO CONDUCT AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE ABS MODULE THAT HALEY-DAVIDSON IS USING ON ESPECIALLY THE 2010 MODEL YEAR. *TR

THERE IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE COMPENSATOR SPROCKET ON STARTERS IN THE BIG TWIN CLASS THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME & HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED ADEQUATELY FROM HD. THE STARTER DOES NOT ENGAGE FULLY FAIRLY OFTEN WHEN THE BIKE IS STARTED. MY DEALER AS WELL AS OTHER DEALERS I HAVE SPOKEN TO ARE AWARE OF THIS, ALSO MANY RIDERS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. IS ANYTHING PENDING WHERE HD IS CONSIDERING A RECALL. *TR

WHILE RIDING ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO PULL OFF ON SHOULDER AND SHUT THE BIKE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, BIKE WOULD RUN FINE FOR APPROX. 20 MILES AND IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. HAPPENED FOUR TIMES ON 9/6/14. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, HARLEY DAVIDSON IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX IT IF NOT UNDER WARRANTY. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE PASSING, IN A CORNER OR IN A CENTER LANE ON A FREEWAY, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 50 MPH AND MY THROTTLE SHUT OFF AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" (SHUT OFF ONE CYLINDER). I HAD TO CROSS ONE LANE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I COULD RESTART MY BIKE. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T HEAVY TRAFFIC OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. I SEE THAT THIS IS A TREND IN THESE BIKES AND HARLEY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING. *TR

THE MOTORCYCLE GOES INTO LIMP HOME MODE AND THROWS SEVERAL CODES WHICH ARE ALL RELATED TO THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, RPM'S, AND THROTTLE POSITIONS. I SPOKE WITH MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND THEY ADVISED ME TO FIRST CLEAN THE CONNECTOR AT THE THROTTLE BODY. CLEANING THE CONNECTIONS WORKED AND I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE CODES. AFTER RIDING ABOUT 150 MILES THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN AND I ENDED UP STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE. THIS TIME I COULD NOT GET THE CODES TO GO AWAY. TALKED TO MORE MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAID THAT IT WAS MY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IN THE INDUCTION MODULE, SO I REPLACED THE INDUCTION MODULE AND IT FIXED THE ISSUE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND ABOUT 800 MILES. THEN ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING THE PROBLEM CAME UP AGAIN. CALLED A FRIEND OF MINE THAT IS A HARLEY MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THERE IS A BULLETIN OUT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. APPARENTLY HARLEY USES CONNECTORS AT THE ECM AND THROTTLE BODY THAT ARE COMPLETE JUNK AND AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO HEAT AND VIBRATION THEY FAIL AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. HARLEY NEEDS TO RECALL THESE PARTS AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE. HARLEY OWNERS SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON THESE BIKES AND IT IS FRUSTRATING WHEN WE FIND OUT THAT HARLEY IS USING PARTS THAT ARE COMPLETE JUNK TO ASSEMBLE THESE VERY EXPENSIVE BIKES. I AM ABOUT 1 ISSUE AWAY FROM BECOMING A VICTORY OR INDIAN OWNER! *TR

ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. HAD TO CYCLE THE IGNITION 3 TIMES TO RESET. DIAGNOSIS WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY MODULE. DEALER SAID IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IS HAPPENING FASTER THAN THEY CAN GET THE PARTS IN TO FIX. BIKE CURRENTLY HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR 3 WEEKS AND PARTS ARE STILL ON BACK ORDER. HARLEY DAVIDSON HAS NOT LISTED IT AS A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE WIRE SENSOR, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF FUEL CIRCULATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 4,300 UPDATED 06/05/12 *BF