2013 Harley-Davidson Flhxi 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 2013 Harley-Davidson Flhxi, 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
- Electrical150.0%
- Engine150.0%
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
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2013 HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE HAS AT TIMES LOCKED THE THROTTLE IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION AND AT OTHER TIMES IT HAS JUST COMPLETELY SHUT THE THROTTLE DOWN. IT HAS DONE THIS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 73 MPH, THE THROTTLE WENT TO FULL OPEN. SINCE THEN I HAVE EXPERIENCE SITUATIONS WHERE THE THROTTLE JUST SHUTS COMPLETELY DOWN WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. OTHER TIMES IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EVEN GET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO RESPOND IN ANY MANNER. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS HAVE LOOKED AT THIS BIKE AT SAY THEY CAN FIND NO PROBLEM. THERE IS A PROBLEM! THIS PROBLEM/SITUATION IS AND/OR COULD BE AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM/SITUATION GIVEN THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES AND/OR IF THE WRONG PERSON WERE TO BE EXPOSED TO IT. THE LOCKING OF THE THROTTLE TO FULL OPEN AND/OR THE COMPLETE SHUTTING DOWN OF THE THROTTLE, EITHER ONE AT ANY GIVEN POINT UNDER ANY GIVEN TRAFFIC OR HIGHWAY SITUATION COULD LEAD TO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING POSSIBILITY. THINKING THAT ONE OWNS A MOTORCYCLE WITH AN OPERATIONAL CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM AND THEN FINDING OUT THAT THE SYSTEM IS LESS THAN TOTALLY FUNCTIONAL AND MAKING THAT DISCOVERY WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE IN TRAFFIC IS LESS THAN REASSURING. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND HARLEY DAVIDSON NEEDS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AND PROVIDE A REMEDY.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2013 HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE HAS AT TIMES LOCKED THE THROTTLE IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION AND AT OTHER TIMES IT HAS JUST COMPLETELY SHUT THE THROTTLE DOWN. IT HAS DONE THIS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 73 MPH, THE THROTTLE WENT TO FULL OPEN. SINCE THEN I HAVE EXPERIENCE SITUATIONS WHERE THE THROTTLE JUST SHUTS COMPLETELY DOWN WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. OTHER TIMES IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EVEN GET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO RESPOND IN ANY MANNER. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS HAVE LOOKED AT THIS BIKE AT SAY THEY CAN FIND NO PROBLEM. THERE IS A PROBLEM! THIS PROBLEM/SITUATION IS AND/OR COULD BE AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM/SITUATION GIVEN THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES AND/OR IF THE WRONG PERSON WERE TO BE EXPOSED TO IT. THE LOCKING OF THE THROTTLE TO FULL OPEN AND/OR THE COMPLETE SHUTTING DOWN OF THE THROTTLE, EITHER ONE AT ANY GIVEN POINT UNDER ANY GIVEN TRAFFIC OR HIGHWAY SITUATION COULD LEAD TO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING POSSIBILITY. THINKING THAT ONE OWNS A MOTORCYCLE WITH AN OPERATIONAL CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM AND THEN FINDING OUT THAT THE SYSTEM IS LESS THAN TOTALLY FUNCTIONAL AND MAKING THAT DISCOVERY WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE IN TRAFFIC IS LESS THAN REASSURING. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND HARLEY DAVIDSON NEEDS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AND PROVIDE A REMEDY.
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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