Harley Davidson Fxdwg 2008

Model Fxdwg made in 2008 by Harley Davidson got 18 consumer complains there is 1 recall as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling, equipment and fuel system, gasoline. Technical service bulletines regarding steering. There was one recall concerning engine and engine cooling .

Model 2008

Recalls


CampaignManufacturerManufacturing dateType# of units affectedDate Owner notified MfgRecall Initiated byManufacturers of recalled vehicles/productsReport Recieved DateRecord Creation DateRegulation Part NumberFMVSS Number
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
07V535000HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANYfrom 07/03/2007 to 09/06/2007V (Vehicle)53811/26/2007MFRHARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY11/20/200711/20/2007
Defect SummaryOn certain motorcycles built and shipped to california, the catalytic muffler protective heat shield was not installed. this condition could allow direct contact with this muffler and cause injury.
Consequence SummaryIf contact occurs while riding, it could cause loss of control of the motorcycle, leading to injury or death.
Corrective SummaryDealers will install the heat shields to the mufflers free of charge. the recall began on november 26, 2007. owners may contact harley davidson at 1-414-343-4056.
NotesHarley-davidson recall no. 0133.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
STEERING
M-1215B01/29/200810025364Steering stem nut/washer. this bulletin is to inform dealers of updated parts and service procedures to eliminate loss of clamp load on upper steering stem nut. *pe08/04/2008

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
07/06/200825001
 I received first degree burns to my thighs. this engine is known to be a problem with being hot as i found out after i purchased the motorcycle. i was stuck in traffic, due to an auto accident. while moving at a slow speed or stopped this engine gets hundreds hotter than normal operation. *tr
EQUIPMENT - MOTORCYCLE - HELMETS
01/30/2008101/30/2008
 I feel the helmet laws for motorcycle riders is an infringment of my rights under the constitution of the united states. *tr
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
05/05/20094500
 My gas gauge has never worked properly. it will go to empty and stay there with 1/2 tank of gas, until i cut the power of and back on it will reset to i/2 tanks for a short period of time. have replaced sending until 3 time . harley will not do anything to fix the problem. the problem has been on all v-rod since 2003 the first year they came out. need someone help. if it was a car the would have fixed the problem with a recall.i have had to wall one time to get gas.
07/16/200818621
 Ait aprox 1,800 miles, my 2008 harley davidson flhtc experienced a failure of the fuel filter shell while i was riding the motorcycle. i was exiting interstate 65 south in brentwood, tn and upon attempting to accelerate from the exit, i was almost hit from behind by a car. the motorcycle gave no warning/indication of a problem. upon attempting trough the exit ramp. the bike sputtered and almost stopped, while the automobiles behind me locked up their brakes trying to avoid me. i was able to make it home after suffering intermittent sputtering and the bike has remained in my garage since then. my nearest dealer has a part on order, but not in stock. i was told they have seen several of these parts fail on year 2008 motorcycles. there should be a recall as these are dangerous. *tr
07/17/200826111
 The motorcycle just stopped running. fuel tank was full but no fuel was getting to the engine. left me stranded. would not start and had to be towed to the dealer. this is what happened to me. http://www.hdforums.com/m_3599675/tm.htm. *tr
07/06/200862501
 On sunday july 6 2008 i was traveling southbound on interstate 95 around port st lucy in the middle lane at about 70 mph when my 2008 flhtcu just died for no apparent reason fortunately i was able to make it over to the shoulder of the road without incident i did a search of this sort of problem and found many similar ones but with no recall notice from harley davidson ,i did bring it to the dealer and they said they were aware of the problem in the fuel system and that they would order the parts ,i feel that this could have been a much worse scenario had the been no way for me to pull over quickly without traffic and that serious injury could have happened please investigate this problem before others get injured or die. *tr
06/30/200824001
 Engine almost died while pulling out into rush hour traffic. real bad mis-fire with spitting and sputtering. took to shop and was told that it has a cracked fuel line fitting. i read a forum and learned that this is a serious problem and there is no safety recall. this could potentially cause a death. my harley davidson road king classic is an 2008 model that i have has less than a month and have about 2400 miles on it. i am concerned since there is no recall that this will happen again and might have a grim outcome. *tr
06/28/200811501
 Fuel pump and/or lines internal to fuel tank fail and cause vehicle to run poorly or even die out and fail to restart. *tr
06/27/2008958
 While riding in heavy morning traffic in houston tx. motorcycle begins to display loss of fuel symptoms and quit running almost causing sever accident. i was able to get the bike to the shoulder of the freeway. where i was able to restart and limp the bike a few blocks then it had to be towed back to the dealer. bike had a build date of 9/07 it was purchased 6/08. harley davidson has known about the catastrophic failure of the fuel pump pressure regulators on its 08 models for many months due to a defective part. this particular vehicle had been in possession of its dealer since oct. 07 and no one attempted to replace the defective part or notify me that a potentially hazzardous situation could occure. there are currently (7) '08 harley davidson motorcycle at my dealer with the exact same problem all waiting on a back ordered redesigned part
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
07/23/200825801
 Fuel filter canister failure for 2008 harley davidson ultra classic. bike has a build date of 09/07. this is a known problem on the early model o8's and harley is not doing anything to fix the problem. yet they have updated the filter canister. there has been numerous failures. these have been noted on the various harley davidson forum websites. many riders like myself are taking a proactive approach and replacing canister before it fails and leaves the rider stranded or worse in a serious accident. it only fails once. depending on the circumstances when it fails, this could have deadly effect on rider. corrected problem by buying new updated canister and replacing old one. upon inspection of old one, it had stress cracks on canister tabs. there needs to be a recall on part # 62229-08. the updated part # is 62229-08a. had to put this under fxdwg, because there is no flhcui listed on website. *tr
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
05/21/20115100
 2008 harley davidson night rod special rear brake light switch is located 1/2 from the exhaust pipe. this switch gets hot and melts the switch allowing all the brake fluid to leak out and create a complete failure of the rear brake. this is a very dangerous situation.
09/26/20081
 Brand: harley davidson. model: xr1200 (new model not reported in your model list). crash with injuries. front brakes failure by lock-up on a new hd xr1200 owned by hd and lent to me for a demo-ride (or test). the main witness has stated in writing that he has checked and double-checked that the front wheel was still blocked by the front brakes even after the crash. there is also a police report with pics, and a medical report with xrays. all the documents are at your disposal. *tr