2009 Harley-Davidson Flhx Problems

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 .

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.

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 .

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.