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2005 Harley-Davidson Flhtc 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 Aug 12, 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 2005 Harley-Davidson Flhtc, 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

  • Body & structure266.7%
  • Tires & wheels133.3%

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

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTC. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE PIPE THAT HOLDS THE TOUR PACK HAD SEVERED, WHICH WEDGED THE TOUR PACK BEHIND THE LICENSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

NHTSA ID 10196285 · filed Jul 13, 2007

CONSUMER 2005 HARLEY DAVIDSON FRONT RIGHT OF THE FRAME HAS EXPOSED METAL. *TS (11/16/05) THE COATING WAS CHIPPING NEAR AND ON THE WELD EXPOSING THE BARE METAL WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY RUSTED. *SC

NHTSA ID 10143197 · filed Nov 16, 2005

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

DRIVING MY HARLEY ELECTRA GLIDE CLASSIC DOWN I-90 IN SOUTH DAKOTA AT AROUND 80 MPH MY BIKE STARTED TO SWAY FROM FRONT TO BACK. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD AT FIRST, SINCE IT WAS A ROAD WITH LINES, WITH SUCK FOR BIKES. IT STARTED GETTING WORSE SO I SLOWED AND PULLED OVER. FLAT REAR TIRE. D402 FROM DUNLOP.. I FEEL GLAD TO BE ALIVE. I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC DID NOT FIND ANYTHING IN THE TIRE, BUT THE LEFT SIDE WAS ALL BUBBLED. HE SAID THERE WAS NO WAY OF KNOWING IF IT CAUSED THE FLAT OR WAS THE RESULT OF THE FLAT. *TR

NHTSA ID 10349110 · filed Aug 12, 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

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