2017 Harley-Davidson Flde Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2017 Harley-Davidson Flde, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes150.0%
- Engine150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
IF I CAN WRITE THIS MAIL, IT'S BECAUSE I'M STILL ALIVE. I'M GIUSEPPE AND I'M LIVING IN BRUSSELS BELGIUM. I HAVE A HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET ROD 750 SINCE SEPTEMBER 2017 BUT I RIDE SINCE MARCH 2018. I BOUGHT MY STREET ROD AT HARLEY-DAVIDSON BRUSSELS. IN APRIL 2018, MY DEALER MADE THE FIRST SERVICE AT 5000KM. THIS SATURDAY THE FIFTH OF THIS MONTH JANUARY AT 05:45 AM, I WAS RIDING HOME AFTER WORK. I WAS ALONE ON THE ROAD AND FORTUNATLY, I WAS RIDDING ONLY AT 50 KM/H ( 31 MILES. SUDANLY, THE PISTON OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF THE FRONT WHEEL WAS ACTIVATED WITHOUT REASON AND BLOCKED THE WHEEL. I FELL AND I FINISH MY WORK DAY IN THE HOSPITAL WITH A BROKEN THUMB, AN INJURED SHOULDER AND A BROKEN KNEE. TO RIDE WITH A HARLEY-DAVIDSON, IT'S A DREAM SINCE I WAS CHILD. NOW, I'M 53 AND I WANT TO STILL TRUST IN H-D BIKE AND H-D SERVICES. NOW, MY BIKE IS IN THE GARAGE OF THE H-D BRUSSEL, I'M VERRY ANGRY AND ANRAGED BECAUSE I RISKED MY LIFE. NOT BECAUSE OF AN OTHER DRIVER WHO WAS ON THE PHONE AND HE DOENS'T SAW ME, NOT BECAUSE OF THE GROUND WAS WET. BUT BECAUSE THE H-D MECANISME ARE NOT RELIABLE. I REMINDER YOU THAT IF I WAS RIDING AT 120 KM/H, I WAS DEAD. I WANT TO COMPLAINT ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. WE ARE THE 10 OF JANUARY, 5 DAYS AFTER MY ACCIDENT AND I'M ALWAYS THINKING, '' WTF!!!! I RISKED MY LIFE BECAUSE I WAS RIDING???!!!'' I'M SORRY GUYS, BUT I WILL NEVER GIVE UP.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
MY ENGINE WOULD STALL OUT INTERMITTENTLY. TYPICALLY WOULD OCCUR WHEN STOPPING OR GOING. WOULD NOT RESTART WITH CLUTCH IN. HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. A FAULTY CLUTCH MODULE WAS THE CAUSE. THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES BY MY DEALERSHIP.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .