Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 20 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2007 Harley-Davidson Flhx. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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ENGINE PRODUCES EXCESS HEAT THAT CAN BURN YOU AND WHEN HOT RUNS ERRATIC AT IDLE. ESPECIALLY NOTICBLE WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THE SYSTEMS GETS SO HOT IT CAN BURN YOUR LEGS. I HAVE AN OLDER HARLEY AND THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH IT
THE COMPENSATOR SPROCKET FAILED WHICH DESTROYED THE CLUTCH BASKET THAT SENT CHUNKS OF THE CLUTCH BASKET INTO THE PRIMARY CHAIN LOCKING UP THE MOTOR INSTANTLY AT 65 MILES AN HOUR LUCKILY I'VE RODE MY ENTIRE LIFE AND DIDN'T CRASH OR GET HIT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE THE NEW PRIMARY SET UP WAS INTRODUCED HARLEY WILL NOT TAKE THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY I GUESS NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE CRASHED OR DIED
BIKE STALLS AND STOPS WHEN AT A LIGHT. ALSO IDLE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 7000 AND 12000 RPMS THEN JUMPS TO 14000. ALMOST HAD 2 ACCIDENTS WITH WIFE ON THE BACK . BROUGHT TO REPAIR TWICE SPENT ALMOST $600 DOLLARS. RETURNED TO HARLEY DEALER AND THEY SAID OH THAT'S JUST WHAT HAPPENS WITH 2007 STREET GLIDES. ITS A "GLITCH " HARLEY HAD. NOTHING I COULD DO??????????????????????????? HELP !PLEASE! *TR UPDATED 1/22/2015 *JS
ALL TOURING HARLEYS FROM 07-10 WITH STOCK COMPENSATOR SPROCKETS SEEN TO FAIL AROUND 25,000 MILES AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED DO TO WEAK DIAPHRAGM SPRINGS. *TR
AT 70 MPH ON MY 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX THE COMPENSATOR BROKE APART. I COULD HEAR SOME NOISE ON THE LEFT SIDE WHERE THE PRIMARY COVER IS. AFTER STOPPING AND THEN STARTING THE MOTOR BACK UP, WHEN I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION BACK IN GEAR THE PRIMARY LOCKED UP AND FROZE EVERYTHING UP. IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. IF YOU LOOK AT FORUMS, THIS SEAMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THE NEWER HARLEY'S WITH THE 96" MOTOR. WITH MINE BRAKING THE WAY IT DID, IT MESSED UP THE TRANSMISSION SHAFT AS WELL AS THE MAIN ENGINE SHAFT RESULTING IN A (ESTIMATED) $6000 REPAIR. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT. HARLEY KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL. *TR
THE HARLEY DAVISDSON TECHNICIAN REPLACED FUEL PUMP TO FUEL FILLTER HOSE DUE TO A HOLE IN THE ORIGINAL. THEY REPLACED THE ORIGINAL HOSE WITH A SHORTER HOSE .I LOOKED UP RECALLS ON HARLEY DAVIDSON AND FOUND THAT 2008 HARLEY HAVIDSON HAVE A RECALL ON THAT SAME HOSE. WORK WAS DONE AT [XXX] SALEM HARLEY-DAVIDSON 3601 SILVERTON RD NE SALEM, OR 97305 503-363-0634 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX MOTORCYCLE EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP TIRES, SIZE: 130/70818. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS CRACKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT IT WAS FINE FOR THE TIRES TO EXHIBIT SMALL CRACKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE TIRES WERE EXCHANGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,300. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 0-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHIFT FROM THE DRIVING GEAR INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. ALSO WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THAT PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.
2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX OIL LEAK FROM LOWER LEFT HAND SIDE OF ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION.STARTED TO LEAK AFTER 18,000 MILES.I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE HONORED BY HARLEY DAVISON!
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX MOTORCYCLE. SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2007, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHEN THE CONTACT PULLS IN THE CLUTCH WITHOUT THROTTLE. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, THE ISSUE OCCURRED ON OCCASION. HOWEVER, AFTER JANUARY OF 2008, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONSISTENTLY SHUT OFF WHENEVER THE CONTACT PULLED IN THE CLUTCH WITHOUT THROTTLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AFTER HE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO THE FAILURE. SECONDLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AFTER BEING RESTARTED AND WOULD IDLE AT 4,000 RPMS. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AT LEAST EIGHT TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO THIS FAILURE AND WAS INJURED. THIRDLY, WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS PULLED, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST TEN TIMES AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FROM TEN MINUTES TO AN HOUR FOR IT TO RESTART. HE FEELS THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000.
REAR WHEEL HAD "BURRS" ON THE INSIDE RIM WHICH ALLOWED A SUDDEN ESCAPE OF AIR, RESULTING IN A BLOW-OUT. THE MOTORCYCLE JERKED SUDDENLY AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE MOTORCYCLE. HARLEY REPLACED THE REAR WHEEL UNDER WARRANTY. HARLEY TECH TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO PRIOR COMPLAINT #10236331. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH OR GREATER, THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO TURN LEFT AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING EXCESSIVELY. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STEERED OUT OF THE LANE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 11/10/08 *BF UPDATED 11/13/08. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET GUIDE FLHX. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE RADIO SHUTS OFF. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE REVS TO 3,000 RPM AND TIGHTENS UP ON ITS OWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATES. THE DEALER HAS KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A TOTAL OF TWO MONTHS WITHIN THREE VISITS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
I HAVE A 2007 HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE. THE BIKE IS ONE YEAR OLD THIS PAST JULY. I HAVE NEVER TOUCHED ANY OF THE MECHANICAL ELEMENTS OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY SERVICES DONE BUY THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE BIKE FROM. (HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF OCEAN COUNTY). I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON HIGHWAY 37 ON TUESDAY EVENING 29 JULY 2008. I WAS CUT OFF BY A DRIVER IN A CAR ENTERING MY LANE FROM THE LEFT SIDE. I BEGAN TO BRAKE HARD. THE CAR MISSED ME BUT AS IT GOT IN FRONT OF ME IT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN. I WAS ON THE BRAKES HARD TRYING TO STOP AND STILL MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE. AT THIS TIME THE HANDLE BARS OF THE MOTORCYCLE ROTATED DOWNWARD AROUND THE GAS TANK OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND I COULD NOT STEER THE MOTORCYCLE LEFT OR RIGHT. I SMASHED MY FACE UNTO THE FRONT FAIRING AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE BIKE TO A STOP WITHOUT DUMPING IT OR HITTING THE CAR. THE STEERING MECHANISM OF A MOTORCYCLE OR ANY VEHICLE SHOULD NOT FAIL DURING BRAKING. THIS INCIDENT ONLY COST ME A FAT LIP AND THE SCARE OF MY LIFE AS WELL AS A MOTORCYCLE THAT I NO LONGER CAN DEPEND ON FOR MY SAFETY. I CONTACTED HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF OCEAN COUNTY AND TALKED TO NOREEN THE GENERAL MANAGER THERE ABOUT THE INCIDENT. SHE SAID "BRING THE BIKE IN AND WE WILL TIGHTEN THE HANDLE BARS FOR YOU". I TOLD HER I WOULD NOT RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE IN THE CONDITION IT IS IN. SHE SAID SHE WOULD CONTACT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME A CALL. NOT ONCE DID SHE ASK ABOUT MY WELL BEING OR THE PARTICULARS OF THE INCIDENT. SHE ALSO SAID THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENCE OF THE HANDLE BARS ROTATING AND SHE FELT IT WAS DUE TO HIGH ADRENALINE IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT. THAT IS ABSOLUTE BS TO ME. THE HANDLE BARS OF A MOTORCYCLE SHOULD NOT MOVE IN THE RISER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE SERVICE MANAGER TO CONTACT ME. *TR
REAR TIRE BLOW OUT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF AND MY MOTORCYCLE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE @ APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
OIL LEAK. IT IS ON THE SEAM WHERE THE ENGINE/TRANNY ARE BOLTED TOGETHER HTTP://WWW.HDFORUMS.COM/M_2861339/TM.HTM. *TR
THE MOTOR CYCLES OVERHEATS WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMP RISES ABOVE 80 DEGREES. ONCE IT OVERHEATS THE BIKE STARTS TO BACK FIRE AND RUNS RUFF. DEALER HAS NO FIX FOR IT. BIKE ALSO MAKES A NOISE WHEN IT IS IN 5TH GEAR. ONCE AGAIN DEALER HAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL DEALERS THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. *TR
2007 HD FLHX PURCHASED IN SEPT 07.THIS BIKE HAS HAD THE ROCKS IN THE CAN SOUND COMING FROM TRANSMISSION,PRIMARY OR ENGINE SINCE NEW. IT HAS COMPLETELY DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TWICE AND HAD TO DRIFT OFF ROAD,TURN IGNITION SWITCH OFF,THEN BACK ON TO RESTART. AFTER 8 MONTHS OF THIS WITH NO SATISFACTION FROM DEALER,AREA REP, HD CUSTOMER SERVICE,THEIR ENGINEERS EVEN AFTER MINE AND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME COMPLAINT HAVE BEEN TRIED BY THEM TO BE FIXED,ID LIKE AN ANSWER,A FIX,OR REPLACEMENT OF THIS DEFECTIVE UNIT. MY CASE NUMBER BY THEM WAS 446-568 DURING THEIR TESTING IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. I HAVE NEVER BEEN GIVEN ANY DOCUMENTATION OF THE TESTING THEY HAVE DONE. NO PAPER TRAIL FOR THIS COMPLAINT. ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS BY MYSELF AND OTHERS HAVE GONE NO WHERE YET SECRETLY ATTEMPTED TO BE ADDRESSED. THE MOCO WILL NO LONGER SPEAK WITH ME. REPLACING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO GEAR OIL 85/140WT IS NOT WHAT OWNERS MANUAL RECOMMENDS. *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN 5TH AND 6TH GEAR AND THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER'S VISION TO BLUR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
2007 HD,EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION WHINE IN 5TH GEAR,AND CLANKING NOISE AT TIMES FROM 5TH TO 6TH GEAR. HD CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS NO HELP NOR DEALER ALTHOUGH MANY OTHER NEW OWNERS EXPERIENCING EXACT CONDITIONS. DEALER AND FACTORY SAY ITS NORMAL FOR OTHERS HAVE NO SYMPTOMS. NO FAILURE OR ACCIDENTS YET. *JB
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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