Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE
12/12/201270000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson flhtcu. the contact attempted to start the vehicle but flames were coming from the carburetor. the contact attempted to restart the vehicle and the failure recurred. the contact was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer to be inspected; however, they would not address the cause of failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated they would replace the compensator assembly at his expense. the failure mileage was 70,000. rvk
12/12/201270000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson flhtcu. the contact stated that he attempted to start the vehicle but flames shot out of the carbarator. the contact waited to try and start the vehicle again and the failure recurred. the contact drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and they stated that they would not address the cause of failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they stated that they would replace the compensator assembly at his expense. the failure mileage was 70,000. ap
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
05/22/20082501
 The throttle control on the motorcycle is a throttle by wire type of control and the idle position does not remain constant. one time the motor will idle at 1050 rpm's and the next time it will idle at 1400 rpm's. also while driving the motorcycle the idle point will increase and you can end up with the idle point at 1800 rpm's when it should be setting at 1050rpm's. harley davidson has not taken any action to address this high idle condition and it puts the driver and passenger in danger of a accident. *tr
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
09/09/2010103/29/2008
 2008 harley davidson. consumer states design flaw and serious safety issue with motorcycle *tgw the consumer stated the motorcycle had been at the repair shop since sept 9, 2010 because of a throttle problem created by the bike going into limp mode on its own while being driven or while at a stop. the consumer was informed the wiring harness needed to be replaced. however, the consumer stated there was no way to test the bike until the weather improves in order to determine if the problem has been rectified. *jb
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM
08/30/200874000
 Tl*the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson flhtcu. the vehicle was repaired according to nhtsa campaign id number 08v357000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:filler pipe and cap). the contact stated that the dealer would not pay for the damages on the vance hines pipe on the exhaust due to the recalled component. the vin was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 74,000.