2003 Harley-Davidson Flhtcui Problems

I I WAS ON THE FWY AND POWER WENT OFF , WAS ABLE TO RESTART , NOE AT HOME I CAN START THE BIKE BUT POWER SHUTS DOWN WITH IN A COUPLE MINUTES , CAN'T RIDE HAVE CHECKED STATOR,VALTAGE REG IS NEW ? CAN'T FIND THE PROBLUM HEPL

BIKE SHUTS DOWN NO POWER NO LIGHTS EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN

ENGINE FAILURE AT 30000 AND 48700 MILES. THE FIRST ENGINE FAILURE WAS PAID BY ME $5479.10. THE SECOND ENGINE FAILURE WAS PAID BY HARLEY DAVIDSON CUSTOMER RELATIONS, THANK YOU HARLEY DAVIDSON. THE CAM SHAFT TENSIONER IS A KNOWN HAZARD AND SHOULD BE CHANGED AT ABOUT 25000 MILES ON ALL TC 88 ENGINES. PLASTIC PIECES CAN BREAK OFF AND GET IN THE OIL PUMP BREAKING THE OIL PUMP. HARLEY DAVIDSON SHOULD ADD CHANGING THE CAM SHAFT TENSIONER TO THEIR SERVICE SCHEDULE AT EVERY 25000 MILES. I WILL BUY A HARLEY DAVIDSON AGAIN BUT MAKE SURE TO SERVICE CAM TENSIONER EVERY 25000 MILES. I AM NOT SURE IF THE 2015 MOTORCYCLES HAVE FIXED THIS PROBLEM. IF YOU HAVE ENGINE FAILURE CONTACT HARLEY DAVIDSON CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TRY TO GET THEM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. HARLEY JUST MIGHT HELP YOU OUT, LIKE THEY HELPED ME OUT. *TR

MY 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCUI ULTRA CLASSIC HAD A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A CAM SHAFT TENSIONER AT 29,705 MILES.THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT FOR $5479.10 DOLLARS. MANY MOTORCYCLES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE. THIS WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING. WHICH CAN LEAVE THE RIDER STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AT 48,700 MILES TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE, LESS THEN 20,000 MILES FROM THE 29,705 MILES ENGINE FAILURE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INJURED BOTH TIMES. THE CAM SHIFT TENSIONER IS A KNOWN HAZARD AND SHOULD BE ON A RECALL LIST. SEARCH HARLEY DAVIDSON CAM SHAFT TENSIONER ON THE INTERNET AND IT IS EASY TO SEE WHY ALL TC 88 MOTORS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY HARLEY DAVIDSON. *TR

ON JULY 24, 2008 I WAS RIDING MY 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC. AS I SLOWED TO ENTER A PARKING LOT, GAS BEGAN SPEWING FROM UNDER THE GAS TANK ONTO THE HOT ENGINE AND EXHAUST HEADERS. WHITE SMOKE FUMES BEGAN COMING OFF THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED, GET OFF THE BIKE AND TURN IT OFF. I WAS AN INSTANT AWAY FROM A FIRE. I HAD GASOLINE SOAKED INTO MY JEANS. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT ME AND THE BIKE DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE. I HAD THE BIKE TRUCKED TO THE LOCAL HARLEY DAVIDSON STORE IN FORT WASHINGTON, MD. THEY SAID THAT SOMETIMES THE FUEL HOSE GETS OLD AND COMES OFF. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY. THEY GAVE THE OLD ASSEMBLY TO ME. THE SERVICE REP STATED THAT SHE HAD ONLY SEEN THIS HAPPEN 1 OTHER TIME IN 5 YRS. I TOLD HER THAT 1 TIME IS TOO MANY AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS RECALLS OF THIS ISSUE. I TELEPHONE HARLEY DAVIDSON CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THIS PARTICULAR ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN RE-DESIGNED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 2003. I ASKED WHY THEY HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL, BUT THE REP COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ANSWER. TODAY I WAS TELLING MY STORY TO A FRIEND, WHO HAS THE EXACT SAME HARLEY AS MINE. HE SAID THAT SOON AFTER HE BOUGHT HIS BIKE IN 2003. HE RECEIVED A RECALL FOR AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WHILE THE BIKE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THE PROBLEM, THE SERVICE TECH TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE GOING REPLACE THE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY ALSO. APPARENTLY HARLEY DAVIDSON KNEW OF THE POSSIBLE FUEL LINE FAILURE BACK THEN. WHY DIDN'T THEY ISSUE A RECALL? I GUESS NO ONE HAD BEEN BURNED UP YET. THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF BIKES, JUST LIKE MINE, MADE IN 2003. THERE ARE PROBABLY THOUSANDS ON THE STREETS WITH THE ORIGINAL FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY. I BELIEVE THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MASSIVE FUEL LEAK. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WOBBLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REAR RIM WAS FOUND FRACTURED AND WAS REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS TECH INTERNATIONAL VALVE STEMS, MODEL TR413. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR TIRE ON THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FLATTENED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM CAP AND CORE WERE BOTH MISSING. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 10-07-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD A NEW VALAVE CORE AND CAP PUT ON THE BIKE AND THE NEXT DAY WHILE RIDING, THE TIRE WENT FLAT AGAIN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE VALVE STEM. UPDATED 10/09/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS TECH INTERNATIONAL VALVE STEMS, MODEL TR413. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR TIRE ON THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FLATTENED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM CAP AND CORE WERE BOTH MISSING. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 10-07-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD A NEW VALAVE CORE AND CAP PUT ON THE BIKE AND THE NEXT DAY WHILE RIDING, THE TIRE WENT FLAT AGAIN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE VALVE STEM. UPDATED 10/09/08. *JB

INNER PRIMARY SEAL FAILURE LEADING TO OIL SPRAY ON TIRE AND DRIVE BELT, CAUSING UNSTABLE HANDLING AND RAPID FAILURE OF DRIVE BELT CAUSING POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL

MOTORCYCLE GOES INTO A HIGH SPEED WOBBLE AT BETWEEN 75 AND 85 MILES PER HOUR. *AK