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2004 Harley-Davidson Flhpi Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 26, 2010
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2004 Harley-Davidson Flhpi, 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

  • Brakes1100.0%

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.

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From owner reports, verbatim

I HAVE 2004 HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD KING POLICE. I WAS COMING DOWN THE CANYON AND MY REAR BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON A CURVE. I USED AS MUCH FRONT BRAKE AS I COULD WITH OUTLOCKING UP THE WHEEL. BEFORE I COULD STOP I HAD TO GO OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. I THEN HAD TO LAY THE BIKE DOWN TO AVOID GOING IN THE RIVER. A GUY STOPPED AND HELPED ME GET IT BACK UP TO THE ROAD. I NOTICE WHEN I PUSHED THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS SPRAYING OUT OF THE METAL BRAKE LINE ABOUT 2" BEHIND THE MASTER CYLINDER. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT HOME. I TOOK THE VIN# INTO TIMP HARLEY IN LINDON,UTAH AND ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER REPORTS OR RECALLS THEY TOLD ME NO. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A PHONE NUMBER TO HARLEY DAVIDSON THAT I COULD FILE A COMPLAINT TO. THEY TOLD ME NO BECAUSE THE BIKE WAS 6 YRS OLD AND HARLEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HAD THEN HAD THEM CHECK THE PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF A NEW BRAKE LINE. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT $70.00 BUT WHEN THEY CHECKED THE AVAILABILITY THEY FOUND THE BRAKE LINE MINE USED HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED AND THERE WAS A UPDATED LINE THAT WOULD COST OVER $160.00 AND WAS ON BACKORDER. IT SEEMS TO ME THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM IF THEY HAVE DISCONTINUING THE ORIGINAL LINE AND HAVE A BACKORDER ON THE NEW UPDATED LINE. I THANK GOD I DIDN'T HAVE MY WIFE OR KID ON WITH ME WHEN I CRASHED AND I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE RECALLING ALL OF THE UNSAFE LINES AND INSTALLING THE UPDATED LINE AT THE MFGS EXPENSE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

NHTSA ID 10340196 · filed Jun 26, 2010

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

Data on this page last refreshed .