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2006 Harley-Davidson Flhtpi 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 5, 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 2006 Harley-Davidson Flhtpi, 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

  • Brakes2100.0%

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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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

I OWN A FLHTPI. I APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKE ON THE DAY LISTED. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS ONLY GOING 4 OR 5 MILES AN HOUR. THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER MOVED ALL THE WAY UP TO THE HANDLE BAR AT WHICH POINT THE FRONT BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED ALLOWING THE BIKE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. I PUMPED THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER SEVERAL TIMES AND GOT SOME PRESSURE BACK. I TOOK THE BIKE THE DEALER WHERE ONE FRONT PAD WAS MISSING FROM THE BACKING PLATE AND THE OTHER CAME APART WHILE CHANGING THE PADS. I COULD HAVE VERY EASILY BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

NHTSA ID 10334697 · filed Jun 5, 2010

I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE RIGHT SECTION TO POST THIS, BUT I'LL TRY IT ANY WAY. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HARLEY-DAVIDSON DATED 3/11/08. IT WAS ABOUT A RECALL CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING MONTH 4/12/08. I TOOK THE BIKE IN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. ON 4/25/08 I CALLED HARLEY DAVIDSON 1-414-343-4056 AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE WAITING ON A VENDOR FOR PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM ,AND THEY HAD NO ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL FOR THE PARTS. IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER . HOW LONG SHOULD I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A RESOLUTION TO THIS RECALL? *TR

NHTSA ID 10227954 · filed May 15, 2008

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.

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Data sources

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