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2006 Harley-Davidson Flsti 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 Aug 16, 2014
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 2006 Harley-Davidson Flsti, 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

  • Engine1100.0%

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

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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From owner reports, verbatim

MY WIFE AND I WERE RIDING DOWN TO THE KEYS OF FLORIDA FROM NC WHEN JUST BEFORE ENTERING THE FLORIDA STATE LINE A LOUD PANGING NOISE STARTED IN THE MOTOR. I TOOK THE BIKE TO ADAMECS HARLEY DAVIDSON OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY TELL ME THE LOWER MAIN BEARING HAS EATEN INTO THE CASE OF THE MOTOR. PRETTY MUCH THE MOTOR IS SHOT. I'VE BEEN A H.D. OWNER-RIDER FOR 33 YEARS. I TAKE THIS BIKE TO THE H.D. DEALER FOR REGULAR SCHEDULE SERVICES AND RUN ONLY H.D. SYNTHETIC OIL. I'VE NEVER HAD A BOTTOM END GO OUT TILL NOW. WITH ONLY 52000 MILES I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD NOW EITHER. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED I'VE BEEN TALKING TO PEOPLE AND HAVE ALREADY COME UP WITH 4 OTHER PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I THINK HARLEY DAVIDSON HAS A DEFECT BEARING OR SOMETHING DOWN THERE. *TR

NHTSA ID 10625710 · filed Aug 16, 2014

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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