Harley Davidson Flstfi 2001

Model Flstfi made in 2001 by Harley Davidson got 1 consumer complain. Consumer complaints with reference to fuel system, gasoline. .

Model 2001

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
05/01/20049900210/20/2000
 Fuel line inside of motorcycle gas tank is too long on earlier models of h-d fuel injected motorcycles. in time, vibration wears a small hole in this line, causing the motor to stall out when stopping. in early 2004 i had to brake suddenly and the bike stalled. the car behind came very close to rear-ending me. before i realized what happen, he was only a short distance from my rear tire. i pulled in the clutch and quickly let it out to start the bike again but was in fourth or fifth gear so i had to quickly down-shift to first to get moving again. the car behind me got even closer as i was doing this (all this happened in a second or two). it's amazing how fast a motorcycle decelerates when the motor quits. the bike stalled out numerous times that summer and the following two years (2005 & 2006). if a car was too close to the motorcycle when this happened, i could've been rear-ended. i took the bike in for this problem but the h-d dealer could not repeat it because (i realized the following year) it only did this when the gas tank got below 3/8 of a tank. when i originally took it in for service, i dropped it off with a full tank. only three years later did i get it serviced at a h-d dealer that they told me it has been happening to all the early fuel-injected models and that h-d corrected the problem on later models (mine is a 2001 fatboy). h-d refuses to pay for my service ($153) and i believe this should be a recall item. it is truly a safety issue and will only be a matter of time before a harley rider is killed because of it (if it has not happened already). *jb