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2002 Harley-Davidson Flstci 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 Mar 27, 2006
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 2002 Harley-Davidson Flstci, 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

  • Powertrain (other)1100.0%

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

Powertrain (other)

Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.

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From owner reports, verbatim

I BROUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE TO MY DEALER, NORTH TEXAS HARLEY DAVIDSON, ON MARCH 13TH TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY WHICH WAS SET TO EXPIRE ON MAY 14TH. THE LEAK WAS REPAIRED AND I WAS CHARGED THE $50 DEDUCTIBLE. I PICKED UP THE MOTORCYCLE AT ABOUT 6:00 PM. I DROVE IT THE 4 - 5 MILES FROM THE DEALER TO MY HOME AND PARKED IT IN MY GARAGE. THAT EVENING, I BEGAN CLEANING THE MOTORCYCLE AS THE DEALER DID NOT CLEAN IT TO MY SATISFACTION. I FOUND, TO MY COMPLETE ASTONISHMENT, THAT A PORTION OF THE REAR DRIVE PULLEY WAS NOW APART AND HANGING FROM THE REAR AXLE. I WAS SHOCKED BY THE FACT THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DRIVING HOME BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR DAMAGE CAUSED WHILE AT THE DEALER. I CERTIFY TO YOU THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT IN THAT CONDITION WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER. THE DEFECTIVE PART MARRED THE TIRE, SCRATCHED THE ALUMINUM PORTION OF THE REAR AXLE, AND DAMAGED THE BELT. THIS TYPE OF COMPONENT FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN LIFE THREATENING AS THE HANGING INSIDE PORTION OF THE PULLEY RUBBED AGAINST THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE AND COULD HAVE BECOME LODGED IN THE REAR WHEEL SPOKES. AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING, NEITHER THE DEALER OR HARLEY DAVIDSON WAS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. HARLEY DAVIDSON STATED THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM BUT A DEALER PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PARTS THAT FAILED. *JB

NHTSA ID 10153827 · filed Mar 27, 2006

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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