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2000 Harley-Davidson Fxdwg 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 May 28, 2003
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 2000 Harley-Davidson Fxdwg, 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

  • Engine2100.0%

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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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

THE CAM BEARINGS OF MY 2000 FXDWG [DYNA WIDE GLIDE] DESTROYED THEMSELVES IN KANSAS CITY AND THE BIKE WAS REPAIRED AT HARLEY DAVIDSONS EXPENSE DUE TO POOR ENGINE DESIGN AND A LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO ME TELLING ME OF THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOW BROKEN AGAIN WITH AN $1,800 BILL. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL CRASH AND I FEEL THEY SHOULD PUT A NEW ENGINE IN MY BIKE AND ALL OF THE OTHERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE NEEDED THE CAM BEARINGS REPAIRED. LITTLE DO THEY KNOW WHAT IS COMING THEIR WAY WITH THEIR ENGINES. FIXING THE CAM BEARINGS IS ONLY PART OF THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKEING OF THE CAM BEARINGS CAUSE ALL OF THE METAL SHAVINGS TO DAMAGE THE ENGINE. HARLEY SAYS THAT SINCE THE BIKE HAS 9,000 MI. ON IT SINCE THE REBUILD THAT IT IS NOT THEIR FAULT. DOES THAT MEAN ALL HARLEYS ARE DESIGNED TO ONLY LAST 30,000 MI.? THEY ARE JUST ANOTHER ENRON, SCREWING THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR POOR MANUFACTURING AND PROFIT. NOT FIXING THEIR MISTAKES ONLY MAKES THEIR CUSTOMERS FOOT THE BILL AND NOT THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY. PLEASE PUT OUT A RECALL ON ALL OF THE LATE 1999 AND EARLY 2000 MODELS OF HARLEY'S THAT WERE EFFECTED BY CAM BEARING FAILURE. THERE IS NOT A REASON IN THE WORLD FOR NOT HAVING A RECALL WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE COST OF THEIR BIKES.

NHTSA ID 10020654 · filed May 28, 2003

ON JANUARY 22,2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON SENT A LETTER TO CUSTOMERS ALERTING THEM OF A ENGINE CAM BEARING FAILURE PROBLEM. WHEN THIS BEARING GOES BAD IT WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP ALSO CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THUS CAUSING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH. HARLEY DAVIDSON WILL NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM UNTIL IT HAPPENS. THAN IT'S TO LATE. *AK

NHTSA ID 745646 · filed May 21, 2001

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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