2009 Harley-Davidson Flhx Owner Complaints

The contact owns a 2009 Harley Davidson HLFX equipped with Shinko Tire Line: Shinko Tires E705, Tire Size: 180/65/R16, DOT Number: (N/A). The contact stated that while riding 20-25 MPH in the rain, the rear tire began to skid while rounding a curve and the contact lost control of the motorcycle. The contact continued riding; the failure occurred again while attempting to merge onto a highway. The contact pulled off to the shoulder and had the motorcycle towed to the residence. The dealer where the tire was purchased was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact attempted to notify the manufacturer and left a voicemail. The contact had not yet received a response from the manufacturer. The motorcycle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 31,000. The tire failure mileage was 250.

NHTSA ID

11546934

Incident

Sep 22, 2023

Mileage

31,000 mi

I took my bike in to Myrtle Beach Harley Davidson for the repair as described in the recall. My bike had no issues with brakes or ABS light. The service department hooked it up to their computer and the ABS light was triggered. The service caused the ABS Module to fail. They refuse to repair the damage they caused. They want me to sign a statement that I know I am leaving their shop without antilock brakes.

NHTSA ID

11491305

Incident

Oct 8, 2022

The contact owns a 2009 Harley-Davidson Street Glide (FLHX). The contact stated while driving out of his driveway at 10 MPH, the front hand-brake pedal was depressed, however felt hard. The contact stated no warning lights were illuminated. There was no crash. The contact stated he researched the failure online and found a failure related to the ABS module. The contact stated that he contacted the dealer and was awaiting appointment. The contact stated that the dealer informed him that a year ago NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V076000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) was serviced on the motorcycle. The contact believed that the failure was related to the recall. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.

NHTSA ID

11441475

Incident

Nov 18, 2021

Mileage

69,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT CAME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE REAR WHEEL SPED OFF AND THE CONTACT WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FLIPPED OFF THE MOTORCYCLE AND ONTO THE CONCRETE. THE MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A FAILED "FLY BY WIRE THROTTLE SYSTEM". THE CONTACT SUSTAINED 9 FRACTURED RIBS, FRACTURED COLLAR BONE, ROAD RASH AND THREE QUARTS OF BLOOD WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE CONTACTS LUNGS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE POLICE REPORT DEEMED THAT THE INCIDENT WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS CLASSIFIED AS A SALVAGED TOTAL BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE. THE CONTACT CALLED LIVER MORE HARLEY DAVIDSON 7576 SOUTHFRONT RD, LIVERMORE, CA 94551 (925) 606-0100 WHERE THE DEALER OFFERED TO BUY THE MOTORCYCLE BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,926. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11252070

Incident

Aug 7, 2019

Mileage

20,926 mi

HUNDREDS OF RIDERS IN FORUMS ONLINE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE WHERE THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE MOTORCYCLE'S WIRE PINS GOING INTO THE THROTTLE INDUCTION MODEL ACTUATOR BECOMES DISRUPTED WHILE RIDING. HARLEY-DAVIDSON HAS PROGRAMED THE BIKE TO SHUT DOWN THE RPMS TO NO MORE THAN 2,000 AND SHUTTING DOWN ONE OF THE TWO CYLINDERS. THIS POSES VERY SERIOUS AND IMMEDIATE RISK OF DEATH TO THE RIDER AS THE BIKE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING OR BRAKE LIGHTS DROPS IN SPEED VERY QUICKLY ON A HIGHWAY RESULTING IN POSSIBLY GETTING REAR-ENDED BY A VEHICLE, OR GETTING RUN OVER TRYING TO CROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC, OR GOING SIDEWAYS IF IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE; IN THE CASE OF A MOUNTAIN ROAD, THIS COULD MEAN FALLING TO ONE'S DEATH. ALL OF THIS COULD BE PREVENTED BY HD REPLACING THE EXISTING WIRING HARNESS(ES) WITH A SLIGHTLY LONGER ONES SO THE EXTREME ANGLE OF THE WIRE INPUT DOESN'T PUT STRESS ON THE PINS, AND THE BIKE CONTINUES TO OPERATE NORMALLY. ALSO, CHANGING THE PROGRAMMING SO THAT THE BIKE CAN GO ABOVE 15MPH IF "LIMP MODE" IS REQUIRED FOR SOME REASON WOULD LIKELY PREVENT SOMEONE FROM BEING KILLED. IT WAS TERRIFYING TO HAVE AN 18-WHEELER BARRELING DOWN ON MY FROM BEHIND BECAUSE THE BIKE WENT FROM 75MPH TO 40MPH IN LESS THAN 2 SECONDS. I HONESTLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE A TERRIBLE DEATH. FORTUNATELY THIS DRIVER SAW MY FRANTIC WAVING OF THE HANDS. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT, I'D BE DEAD.

NHTSA ID

11195998

Incident

Apr 12, 2019

Mileage

55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE (FLHX) MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT DOWNSHIFTED AND USED THE FRONT BRAKES TO DRIVE BACK TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MOTORCITY HARLEY-DAVIDSON DEALER (24800 HAGGERTY RD, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48335) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE CONTROL BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS NO FOLLOW-UP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,262.

NHTSA ID

11074490

Incident

Sep 28, 2017

Mileage

17,262 mi

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FRONT AND REAR, HARD PEDAL TOP AND BOTTOM. VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP.

NHTSA ID

11072316

Incident

Dec 15, 2017

Mileage

26,199 mi

MY FRONT BRAKE LEVER BECAME STUCK AND WOUND NOT FUNCTION WHILE LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY ONTO A CITY STREET. I WAS TRAVLING A LOW SPEED AND ABLE TO STOP THE BIKE WITH THE REAR BRAKE, HOWEVER, I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE MOTORCYCLE BEFORE ROLLING INTO THE STREET AND CJECCKING FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NO TRAFFIC WAS COMING AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE MOTORCYCLE BACK AROUND AND BACK INTO THE GARAGE. THIS ISSUE WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER BY REPLACING THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MODULE (ABS HCU, SERVICE TOURING PART NUMBER 48343-09)

NHTSA ID

11066769

Incident

Jan 12, 2017

Mileage

26,888 mi

TRANSMISSION IS POORLY MANUFACTURED. MOTORCYCLE HAS 40K MILES AND WHEN RING ON SHIFTER GETS HOT, IT BECOMES BRITTLE CAUSING IT TO BREAK OFF 1/4" CAUSING BIKE TO LOOSE POWER AND GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP, PIECE HAD DAMAGED OTHER 5 GEARS CAN PROVIDE PICTURES IF NEEDED

NHTSA ID

11003736

Incident

Jun 28, 2017

Mileage

40,000 mi

I PUSH MY HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX 2009 OUT OF THE GARAGE AND APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKE AND STARTED THE MOTORCYCLE. AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE WAS WARMED UP GOT BACK ON THE MOTORCYCLE AND TRIED TO SQUEEZE THE FRONT BRAKE LEVEL BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE AND I COULD NOT ENGAGE THE FRONT BRAKE. BEFORE STARTING THE MOTORCYCLE THE FRONT BRAKE WAS FINE BUT AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE WAS STARTED THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER WILL NOT MOVE. I TURNED THE MOTORCYCLE OFF AND PUSH IT BACK INTO THE GARAGE AND A MONTH LATER THE FRONT BRAKE LEVEL STILL WILL NOT MOVE. THE MOTORCYCLE HAD RECEIVED ITS 20,000 SERVICE ONLY ABOUT FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FRONT BRAKE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10937400

Incident

Oct 15, 2016

Mileage

20,816 mi

WHILE RIDING REAR BRAKE BECAME STIFF AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE REAR ABS BEGAN TO CHATTER AND INTERMITTENTLY ENGAGE. FRONT BRAKE WORKED AS EXPECTED AND ALLOWED VEHICLE TO BE SLOWED. THIS WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND NOT A PANIC STOP. IF THIS WAS ON A BUSY CITY STREET IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10927146

Incident

Nov 16, 2016

Mileage

40,265 mi

WHEN DRIVING THE BIKE GOES IN TO WHAT THEY CALL LIMO MODE , I HAVE NO THROTTLE AND WON'T GO , IT HAPPENED MANY TIMES PASSING ON HI WAY SPEEDS , LOCAL HD DEALER DON'T SEEM TO HAVE A FIX , I FEEL THIS IS A DANGER AND AFTER DOING SOME LOOKING I SEE THOUSANDS OF CASES LIKE MINE , IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES ITS VARY DANGERS .

NHTSA ID

10887385

Incident

Jul 17, 2016

Mileage

18,000 mi

THE THROTTLE BY WIRE FAILED WHILE RIDING. I HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT FROM BEHIND. THE DEALER BLAMED CORROSION ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD OF THE INDUCTION MODULE. COATING THE CONNECTOR IS A TEMPORARY FIX. AFTER THE 3RD FAILURE I HAD IT TOWED AND HAD A NEW INDUCTION MODULE INSTALLED. I SPENT $450 FIXING A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH A WIDE RANGE OF THE MOST POPULAR HD MOTORCYCLES.

NHTSA ID

10861528

Incident

Apr 24, 2016

Mileage

37,415 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET RIDE FLHX MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE THROTTLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE INDUCTION MODULE KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,569. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ *CN

NHTSA ID

10762093

Incident

Sep 1, 2010

Mileage

23,569 mi

I WAS JUST RIDING DOWN THE I-405 FREEWAY NEAR SEATTLE, WA AT ABOUT 70 MPH IN THE LEFT WITH NO SHOULDER AVAILABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO. THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY FAILED AND I HAD NO POWER. I SLOWED DRAMATICALLY AND WAS NEARLY RUN OVER BY A TRUCK. I PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND MOVED 3 LANES RIGHT TO GET TO THE SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO BE HIT WHEN I HAD NO THROTTLE CONTROL. I CALLED A FRIEND AND HE CAME ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND TOWED ME HOME. I FEEL THAT I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED IN THIS INCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10748784

Incident

Aug 6, 2015

Mileage

60,128 mi

WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PROCEEDED TO APPLY THROTTLE WITH NO RESPONSE. LET OUT CLUTCH AND ROLLED NO FASTER THEN 20 MPH WHILE CARS WERE BACKING UP BEHIND ME. AFTER ROLLING AT 20 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY HUNDRED YARDS, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER IN A SAFE LOCATION WITH OUT BEING RUN OVER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10633060

Incident

Sep 14, 2014

Mileage

21,792 mi

DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON MAJOR INTERSTATE. HEARD LOUD NOISE AND THOUGHT DRIVE BELT BROKE OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE AS MOTORCYCLE WAS JUST COASTING AT THIS POINT. ENGINE AND THROTTLE FINE BUT NO FORWARD MOTION. ALSO THOUGHT MAYBE TRANSMISSION UNTIL I CHECKED REAR WHEEL AND SPROCKET. APPEARS REAR BEARING FAILURE WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE. CHECKED OTHER POSTINGS AND FORUMS ON INTERNET (HARLEY SITES) AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT LOW MILEAGE BEARING FAILURES, BOTH FRONT AND REAR. APPEARS DEALERSHIPS AND MANUFACTURER JUST GIVE IDIOTIC EXCUSES INSTEAD OF STANDING BEHIND THIS PROBLEM, SUCH AS DON'T RIDE IN THE RAIN. THEY TEST THEIR MOTORCYCLES IN INTENSE WATER TESTING PROCEDURES FOR CRYING OUT LOUD ATTEMPTING TO FIND ANY DEFECTS OR PRODUCE SOME TYPE OF FAILURE. THEY APPARENTLY WILL NOT ISSUE ANY RECALL OR GENERATE SERVICE BULLETINS CONCERNING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS ARE PUT AT GRAVE RISK DUE TO FAULTY BEARINGS BEING SUPPLIED TO HARLEY DAVIDSON AND INSTALLED. THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY AND OBLIGATION TO PROTECT THE MOTORING PUBLIC AND THEIR FIRST PRIORITY SHOULD BE IN MANUFACTURING AND SELLING A SAFE PRODUCT. THIS NEEDS AT THE LEAST TO BE INVESTIGATED OR LOOKED INTO BY YOUR AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT. DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD ON THIS, LOOK AT ALL OF THE RESPONSES TO THIS SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT OR PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10586460

Incident

May 4, 2014

Mileage

6,400 mi

ACCELERATING FROM A STOP UP TO SPEED WHEN LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE, ENGINE WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 1500-2000 RPM. WAS ABLE TO LIMP TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT BIKE DOWN AND WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED IT. IT STARTED UP AND RAN AS NORMAL. TALKED TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND MADE THEM AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SEEMED VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE AND SAID TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME A COST TO FIX. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ON A MANUFACTURES RECALL. WHAT IF I WERE TRYING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE AND LOST THE ABILITY TO MERGE . *TR

NHTSA ID

10544039

Incident

Sep 16, 2013

Mileage

9,300 mi

WHILE RIDING DOWN THE I 65 SOUTH, I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A 18 WHEELER ON THE LEFT. AS I DID I NOTICED THE CAR IN FRONT SWERVE INTO MY LANE AND I TRIED TO THROTTLE TO GET OVER AND I LOST POWER NEARLY SLAMMING INTO THE OTHER CAR. YESTERDAY AS I PULLED OUT TO MERGE ONTO THE HIWAY I AGAIN LOST THROTTLE(POWER) AND HAD TO SWEARVE TO AVOID BEING HIT BY ON COMING TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ID

10542403

Incident

Sep 6, 2013

Mileage

45,000 mi

ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AND GOES INTO AN IDLE MODE. THIS EVENT ALSO OCCURS WHEN YOU'RE ACCELERATING UP TO ROAD SPEED AND OCCURS WITHOUT ANY WARNING, INCLUDING SITUATIONS WHERE YOU'RE ENTERING INTO AN INTERSECTION AND POTENTIALLY IN THE PATH OF OTHER VEHICLES - IN NORMAL SITUATIONS, YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO HAVE A SAFE DISTANCE TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION. WHEN ENGINE GOES INTO IDLE YOU'RE BASICALLY WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO MOVE OFF THE ROAD SAFELY WITHOUT POTENTIAL FOR COLLISION. THE LATEST SITUATION OCCURRED ON 7/3/2013 WHILE I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE AND ACCELERATING TO 70 MPH, WITH A PASSENGER ON THE BIKE. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WENT INTO IDLE AT 2000 RPM WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO DECELERATE OR ACCELERATE. I WAS TRAPPED ABREAST OF THE VEHICLE I WAS PASSING - IF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, I COULD HAVE LOST ANY ABILITY TO TAKE ACTIONS TO GET BACK INTO MY PROPER LANE OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID A CONFLICT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10523474

Incident

Jun 7, 2012

Mileage

25,600 mi

THE PROBLEM BEGAN AROUND APRIL OF 2012. WHEN I STARTED THE MOTORCYCLE, THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE MOTORCYCLE WILL IDLE AT 1000 RPM BUT THE THROTTLE WILL NOT WORK WHEN TWISTED TO ACCELERATE ENGINE. IT REMAINS AT IDLE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO RESET THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. IT ALSO HAPPENED VARIOUS TIMES WHEN MOTORCYCLE WAS IN MOTION AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET STRUCK ON HIGHWAY FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. MOTORCYCLE HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING WHILE RIDING CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PUSH MOTORCYCLE HOME OR ATTEMPT TO REPAIR IT TO NO AVAIL. I BROUGHT MOTORCYCLE IN TO HARLEY DAVIDSON FOR REPAIR AT ADAMIC HARLEY DAVIDSON, JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. THEY STATED THEY FIXED IT MOTORCYCLE BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING AFTER APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES, NOW MOTORCYCLE WILL IDLE BUT THERE IN NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AT ALL. WORK ORDER NUMBER:661593, DATE OF SERVICE 7/25/12. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I SEE THIS AFFECTS MANY 2009 HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES, SPECIFICALLY FLHX MODELS AND AT LEAST ONE FATAL ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF IT. IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND I WANT OTHERS TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I SEARCHED FURTHER ON THE INTERNET TO FIND A MEMORANDUM ISSUED BY HARLEY DAVIDSON TO SEE THAT THIS DOES EFFECT 2009 HARLEY DAVIDSON WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE FLY BY WIRE THROTTLE SYSTEM. THEY STATED THAT IT NORMALLY HAPPENS AROUND 8,000 MILES AND IT IS CAUSED BY CORROSION ON THE PINS OF THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. HARLEY DAVIDSON'S REMEDY TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO CLEAN OR REPLACE THE PINS IN THE MODULE AND COAT WITH ELECTRO-GREASE. IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN REPEAT PROCESS. AT THIS TIME MY MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT RUN AND IS NOT USABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10478161

Incident

Jun 1, 2012

Mileage

7,550 mi

WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE FRONT WHEEL STARTED TO SEIZE UP AND WAS WOBBLING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10460840

Incident

Jun 6, 2012

Mileage

16,000 mi

I HEARD A NOISE AS WELL AS FELT THE FRONT END FEEL WEIRD LIKE I MAY HAVE HAD A FLAT AS WELL AS A SCREECHING NOISE. I PULLED THE BIKE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT FOR WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE NOISE AS WELL AS THE WEIRD FEELING OF THE FRONT END. WHEN I LOOKED I COULD SEE THE BALL BEARING COVER OPEN AND I COULD SEE THE BALL BEARINGS. I PARKED THE BIKE UNTIL I COULD GET MY TRAILER AND TAKE IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT HD. I WAS TOLD BY THE HD REP THAT THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH BEARINGS WEARING OUT WITH MY MODEL BUT WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE IS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY FAILURES WITH THE NEW STYLE BEARINGS, (9276A). I HAVE HAD MY BIKE SERVICED AT HD SINCE SHE WAS BRAND NEW AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE CHECKED THESE BEARINGS WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF MY MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES. I FEEL MY SAFETY AS WELL AS MY PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN COMPERMISED BY THIS NEGLECT OF NOT CHECKING UNTIL SOMETHING FAILS.

NHTSA ID

10458731

Incident

May 11, 2012

Mileage

46,559 mi

HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX 2009 STREET GLIDE WE WERE ON VACATION LEAVING ONE TOWN TRAVELING TO ANOTHER AND TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE LEFT HAND LANE MOVING WITH TRAFFIC, WHICH WAS THICK WITH CARS, CAMPERS, TRUCKS. ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELT THE MOTOR CYCLE LOOSE POWER, I GLANCED DOWN AND NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND I GLANCED IN MY RIGHT REAR VIEW MIRROR AND THERE WAS A TRACTOR TRAILER GRILL CLOSE. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER ON THE LEFT AND I FELT OUR LIVES THREATENED ALL I COULD DO WAS MOTION WITH MY HAND MY INTENTIONS OF MOVING RIGHT TO WHERE THERE WAS SAFETY AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. THE FOLLOWING CODES I RETRIEVED FROM MY MOTOR CYCLE: P1511 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL POWER MANAGEMENT MODE, P2135 TPS CORRELATION ERROR, P2176 TAC CLOSE POSITION NOT LEARNED MY MOTOR CYCLE IS BONE STOCK AND SHE HAS BEEN SERVICED BY HARLEY ALL RECORDS AND SERVICE ARE CURRENT. I DRIVE MY MOTOR CYCLE DAILY WEATHER PERMITTING AND I BELIEVE HARLEY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS TYPE FAILURE SINCE 2008 BY THE FOLLOWING LINKS, HTTP://WWW.SCRIBD.COM/DOC/55139820/2008-LATER-TOURING-TT418-1 TT418: DTCS P2135 AND P2101 THEORY AND DIAGNOSTICS NOVEMBER 3, 2009 THE FOLLOWING LINK WILL SHOW THAT THE CONNECTING PINS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO FAIL SINCE EARLY 2008 BUT ARE ONLY REPLACED WHEN THE PROBLEM ARISES NOT BEFORE PLACING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN DANGER OF LOOSING THEIR LIVES. HTTP://WWW.BOX.COM/SHARED/EY21A590D6 THE FAILED COMPONENTS BOX ABOVE WILL NOT TAKE ANY INFO THAT I TYPE INTO IT, SO I PLACED THEM INTO THIS BOX. EVERYONE THAT DRIVES A MOTOR CYCLE WITH THIS THROTTLE BY WIRE PIN CONFIGURATION SHOULD BE NOTIFIED BY HD AND HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED BEFORE THEIR LIVES ARE PLACED IN JEOPARDY BY THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. *JS *TR

NHTSA ID

10455356

Incident

Apr 8, 2012

Mileage

44,688 mi

THE WIRING CONNECTOR AT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR/SERVO IS GETTING A BAD CONNECTION DUE TO THE ROUTING OF THE WIRE HARNES AND THE EXTREME PRESSURE BEING PUT ON THE PINS INSIDE DUE TO THE WIRES BEING PULLED TO TIGHT. THE PINS WEAR FROM VIBRATION AND PRESSURE CAUSE THE 5 VOLT SIGNAL TO DIMINISH CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. I WAS GOING UP I65 NORTH OF MONTGOMERY IN THE CENTER LANE. THE BIKE WENT INTO LIMP MODE LOSING ALL POWER ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET BY VEHICLES BEHIND ME. THIS ISSUE IS A SIMPLE FIX TO REROUTE WIRING OVER TOP OF THROTTLE BODY TO CONNECTION POINT. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10453335

Incident

Mar 12, 2012

Mileage

28,000 mi