2004 Harley-Davidson Flhtcui 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 2004 Harley-Davidson Flhtcui, 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
- Brakes375.0%
- Suspension125.0%
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
I WAS RIDING ON CITY HIGHWAY. STOPPED AT A INTERSECTION TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHEN THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL TURNED GREEN I BEGAN TO A SPEED OF 30MPH IN A 40MPH ZONE I NOTICE THE MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO LOSE SPEED AT THIS TIME I PULLED INTO THE BICYCLE LANE OF THE HIGHWAY TO BE OUT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC AN AT THAT SECOND THE FRONT BRAKES AN TIRE LOCKED UP PUTTING THE MOTORCYCLE AN MYSELF DOWN ON THE PAVEMENT. THE MOTORCYCLE AN MYSELF SLID APPOX 75 FEET TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER I GOTTEN UP FROM UNDER THE MOTOR I FIRST CHECKED THE FRONT WHEEL IT WAS STILL LOCKED UP I THEN PUSHED THE FRONT BRAKE HANDLE IT WAS HARD AN DID NOT MOVE. I THEN CALL FOR A ROLLBACK WRECKER TO PICKUP THE MOTORCYCLE AN MYSELF UP. THE WRECKER WAS THERE IN MINUTES. I PICKED UP THE MOTORCYCLE TO A STANDING POSITION SAT BACK ON IT AS THE WRECKER WAS BACKING UP FOR PICKUP.TO MY SURPRISE THE MOTORCYCLES FRONT TIRE BEGAN ROLL LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED AN THE BRAKE HANDLE FUNCTIONED PERFECTLY. AFTER THE INSPECTION OF THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM MY CONCLUSION WAS THE BRAKE FLUID USED BY HARLEY DAVIDSON HEATING UP AN CREATING EXPANSION OF THE BRAKE CALIPER CAUSING THE FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP. AFTER READING THE RECALL ON THE 2008 AN UP HARLEY DAVIDSON BRAKE FLUID RECALL THE SAME BRAKE FLUID IS ALSO USED ON THE EARLIER MODELS AS WELL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THIS RECALL FOR ALL YEAR THAT THIS PRODUCT THAT WAS USED BY HARLEY DAVIDSON IN THEIR MOTORCYCLES. WE HAVE NO IDEA OF THE EXTENT OF INJURIES THIS HAS CAUSED TO MOTORCYCLE RIDERS THROUGH OUT THE U.S. DUE TO INSURANCE COMPANIES PICKING UP AN DISPOSING THEIR INSURED MOTORCYCLE BEFORE ANY INVESTIGATION COULD BE CONDUCTED TO A CAUSE OF A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. SOMEWHAT TO DRIVERS ERROR ONLY. AT THIS TIME THE MY MOTORCYCLE IS IN STORAGE AN WILL NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL A CONCLUSION BY YOUR DEPARTMENT IS COMPLETED.
ON MY 2004 ULTRA CLASSIC HARLEY,WHICH I OWNED SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE FRONT MASTER CYLINDER LEVER SLOW WENT DOWN OVER THE YEARS UNTIL THE LEVER IS DOWN TO THE HANDLE GRIP. I'VE BLED THE FRONT BRAKE AND NOTHING, CHECK THE PADS LITTLE LESS THEN HALF ! SO I'M THINK THE MASTER CYLINDER IS A DEFECT. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
WOBBLE AT REAR WHEEL OF MOTORCYCLE... OCCURS WHEN IN A LONG, SWEEPING CURVE (EITHER DIRECTION) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
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
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