Harley Davidson Xl883c 2005

Model Xl883c made in 2005 by Harley Davidson got 3 consumer complains as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling and service brakes, hydraulic. Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling.

Model 2005

Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1168A11/10/200510017979Inner rocker covers. *tt12/12/2005

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
08/10/200827961
 Bought my bike new had 15 miles on it. and have been fixing this bike since day one.. dealer replace the crank position sensor twice under warranty and i replaced it once after warranty .that is four sensors in less then . 3,000 miles..not to mention that it is extremely dangerous when this part fails ...you lose total power of motorcycle and could very easy lose control and crash..this is an urgent problem..as my sensor went on me again today 8/10/08....please help...i know there has been other complaints on this problem...thank you... the part number is 32804-04a and it is called crank position sensor... *tr
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS
06/11/20079000310/01/2004
 In may 2006 i took the harley davidson to the dealer after the rear brake pads needed to be replaced at approximately 9,000 miles. dealer acknowledged pads wore out prematurely due to faulty master cylinder. master cylinder rebuilt and motorcycle released. in june 2006 brakes failed and motorcycle returned to dealer. master cylinder replaced with new unit. in june 2007 at 22,000 miles. brakes failed. pads replaced, fluid checked, master cylinder did not function as designed. the failure could have caused a serious crash or death. parts to rebuild cylinder have been updated twice with new part number and improved design. harley david son indicated this was not a safety issue. brakes were a safety issue.*ak
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER
06/11/20079000310/01/2004
 In may 2006 i took the harley davidson to the dealer after the rear brake pads needed to be replaced at approximately 9,000 miles. dealer acknowledged pads wore out prematurely due to faulty master cylinder. master cylinder rebuilt and motorcycle released. in june 2006 brakes failed and motorcycle returned to dealer. master cylinder replaced with new unit. in june 2007 at 22,000 miles. brakes failed. pads replaced, fluid checked, master cylinder did not function as designed. the failure could have caused a serious crash or death. parts to rebuild cylinder have been updated twice with new part number and improved design. harley david son indicated this was not a safety issue. brakes were a safety issue.*ak