2007 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY-DAVIDSON TRI GLIDE FLTR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVE BELT MALFUNCTIONED AND BECAME MISALIGNED. IN ADDITION, THE BEARINGS THAT HELD THE PIVOT SHAFT TOGETHER EXHIBITED PREMATURE EXCESSIVE WEAR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. ANOTHER UNKNOWN DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE BEARINGS WERE FAULTY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BEARINGS CONTAINED FRAGMENTS OF RUBBER AND METAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SHIFTING FLY WHEEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SHIFTING FLY WHEEL ALSO CAUSED THE OIL PUMP TO BECOME FRACTURED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO APPROVED FACTORY REMEDIES THAT WOULD REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SO THAT THE ENGINE COULD BE DISASSEMBLED, WELDED AND TRUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR THE REPAIR IF THE REMEDY WAS NOT APPROVED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,868.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY-DAVIDSON TRI GLIDE FLTR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVE BELT MALFUNCTIONED AND BECAME MISALIGNED. IN ADDITION, THE BEARINGS THAT HELD THE PIVOT SHAFT TOGETHER EXHIBITED PREMATURE EXCESSIVE WEAR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. ANOTHER UNKNOWN DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE BEARINGS WERE FAULTY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BEARINGS CONTAINED FRAGMENTS OF RUBBER AND METAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000.

ENGINE KNOCKS AND KICKS BACKS, ON STARTING AND WHEN ACCELERATING,HAS BEEN WORKED ON SEVERAL TIMES, BY HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALER. THE PROBLEM I'VE BEEN TOLD IS THE COMPENSATOR SPROCKET AND ASSEMBLY . THROUGH MANY FORUMS AND TALKS WITH OTHER HARLEY RIDERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, THE FIX TO THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE RESEARCHED THE COMPENSATOR IS FOR IT TO BE REPLACED WITH THE SCREAMING EAGLE COMPENSATOR PART #40274-08.IF THIS IS NOT RECALLED OR REPAIRED BY HARLEY IT CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE FOR THE OWNER TO REPAIR APPROX. 600.00 DOLLARS BUT MORE IMPORTANT THE COMPENSATOR CAN COME APART POSSIBLY BUSTING THE PRIMARY CASE LETTING OIL TO SPILL ON TO ROAD AND TIRES WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY HURTING SOMEONE OR WORSE KILLING SOMEONE. *TR

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR (UP TO 3ED GEAR OR DOWN TO N) . TRANSMISSION WILL POP OUT OF 6YH GEAR BACK INTO 5TH GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AM AFRAID THE TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK UP CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC HAS DEVELOPED A VERY LOUD RATTLE AND KNOCK IN THE DRIVELINE. IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS VERY LOOSE AND GETTING READY TO COME APART. I HAVE TAKEN THE BIKE TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES AND THE HAS NOT BEEN ANY FIX FOR THE PROBLEM YET. THERE IS A WEBSITE (WWW.HDFORUM.COM) WHERE THERE ARE MANY, MANY 2007 ULTRA CLASSIC OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. I FEAR THAT IF WHATEVER IS LOOSE INSIDE THE DRIVELINE COMES APART AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT COULD CAUSE REAR WHEEL LOCKUP AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVISON FLHTCU MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 17,000.

STARTED MY '07HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU AND BACKED OUT OF PARKING STALL, BIKE WAS ALREADY IN 1ST GEAR, STARTED TO RELEASE THE CLUTCH TO MOVE THE BIKE WHEN THE ENGINE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE WITH NO INPUT FROM ME. THE BIKE LURCHED FORWARD SO I IMMEDIATELY TWISTED THE THROTTLE OFF AND APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKE BECAUSE I WAS HEADING FOR A CURB. AGAIN THE ENGINE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE ON IT'S OWN. THE BRAKE HAD NO EFFECT SO BEFORE I HIT THE CURB I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND STRAIGHTENED THE BIKE SO I WOULD HIT THE CURB AT A RIGHT ANGLE AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID A TREE. THE BIKE FLEW ABOUT 4-5 FT AND LANDED ON GRASS. I TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE BIKE BUT DESPITE MY EFFORTS THE ENGINE REMAINED WIDE OPEN. I PULLED IN THE CLUTCH BUT THE BIKE SWERVED IN THE SLIPPERY GRASS AND WENT DOWN ON IT'S LEFT SIDE. THE BIKE RIGHTED ITSELF AND KEPT GOING BUT FELL IMMEDIATELY AGAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS SCENARIO REPEATED ITSELF ONE MORE TIME FALLING ON THE LEFT SIDE ONLY THIS TIME IT FELL MORE VIOLENTLY AND EJECTED ME INTO THE DIRT. AS I WAS LAYING THERE I HEARD MY MOTORCYCLE ROARING AND SAW THAT IT HAD FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE ABOUT 30 FEET AWAY AND WAS LAYING PERFECTLY HORIZONTAL WITH THE REAR WHEEL SPINNING. THE BIKE WAS SLOWLY TWISTING ON THE GRASS FROM THE TORQUE OF THE ENGINE AND I HAD A MOMENT OF FEAR THINKING THAT IF THE WHEELS DUG IN AGAIN THERE'S NO TELLING WHICH DIRECTION IT WOULD GO AND I COULDN'T MOVE. I TRIED TO TWIST MY BODY AROUND TO PUT MY FEET TOWARDS THE BIKE AS MY ONLY DEFENSE BUT COULDN'T DO IT. FORTUNATELY, AFTER ABOUT 3 SECONDS, THE ENGINE QUIT. PEOPLE CAME TO MY AID IMMEDIATELY AND IN 15 MINUTES I WAS IN AN AMBULANCE. I SPENT TWO WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH 3 BROKEN VERTEBRAE, 1 BROKEN COLLAR BONE, 2 BROKEN SHOULDER BONES AND 6 BROKEN RIBS. THE BIKE IS IN MY GARAGE. I WON'T LET ANYBODY TOUCH IT UNTIL I GET AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO EXAMINE IT. MY BEST GUESS IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. IT TRIED TO "RESUME" SOME FORMER SPEED. *TR

FRONT BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

2007 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU. CLUTCH CABLE CONTACT WITH REAR BRAKE LINE CAUSED HOLE TO BE WORN IN BRAKE LINE. TOTAL LOSS OF FLUID RESULTED IN FAILURE OF REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. CONTACTED HARLEY-DAVIDSON BAYSIDE IN PORTSMOUTH, VA AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER REPLACEMENT OF LINE. STATED THEY WOULD CALL COMPANY AND REPORT BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS RIDING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, WITH HIS SPOUSE ON THE BACK OF THE BIKE AND HER FOOT ON THE FOOT BOARD, THE FOOT BOARD DETACHED FROM THE BIKE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A BOLT FELL OFF INSIDE THE FRAME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,624 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND GREATER AROUND THE CORNERS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL MOMENTARILY. THE VEHICLE STOPS WOBBLING ONCE THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN CONSIDERABLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE STILL EXISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,834 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,100.

EXCESSIVE HEAT. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 70 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PUSH IN THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WHICH CAUSED A FUSE TO BLOW. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD TO BE TURNED OFF BY USING THE MASTER SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE, THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUSE WITH A BIGGER FUSE. THE SECOND TIME THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,100.AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH A FACTORY INSTALLED RADA DEFLECTOR. UPDATED 05/21/07. *JB

2007 HARLEY-DAVIDSON TWIN CAM ENGINE HAS EXCESSIVE HEAT. WHENEVER AIR TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 95 THE AIR COOLED ENGINE DOES NOT COOL PROPERLY. DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM ENGINE, THE BACK OF MY LEGS ARE GETTING EXTREMELY HOT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONCENTRATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

MICHELIN COMMANDER 11 TIRE, SIZE 149-90-B16REAR, SEPARATED, 8" SECTION OF CAP TREAD CAME OFF TIRE. TIRE IS 14 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 8252 MILES ON IT. *TR