Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 08/20/2010 | 4253 | ||
| 2007 harley vrscdx. the rear brakes went out while riding. pulled off the side of the road to inspect why. brake fluid was leaking from the rear brake switch. the wires on the rear brake switch were severly melted and brake fluid was leaking. my bike is 100% stock unmodified in any way with only 4253 miles. i babied the motorcycle home without rear brakes. | |||
| 08/14/2010 | 10788 | ||
| I own a 2007 harley davidson vrscdx. the rear brake switch caught on fire on 8/14/10. this switch is located directly in front of and next to the plastic fuel tank under the seat. this has happened to numerous vrod models of various years and information can be found on 1130cc.com. various people have contacted harley davidson with no response. | |||
| 07/28/2008 | 1300 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 (na) harley davidson night rod vrscdx. the contact has been experiencing balancing failure with the vehicle. the vehicle would constantly lean to the right. the dealer stated that the engine had twisted and the exhaust pipe and panel that hold the engine ran down on top of the frame, causing the vehicle to become imbalanced. in addition, the fuel gauge and speedometer displayed inaccurate readings. the contact was pulled over for driving 100 mph when the gauge only read 70 mph. the vehicle is liquid cooled with a radiator. on two occasions, the bolts that support the radiator have fallen out, which could be potentially hazardous and cause the engine to fail. all of the failures occurred within one month of purchasing the brand new vehicle. the dealer could not find any failure with the fuel gauge and the speedometer. after numerous visits, the dealer was able to determine the failure with the engine and they decided to replace the entire fuel gauge. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 1,300 and current mileage was 1,750. | |||