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2005 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 Mar 4, 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 2005 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

  • 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

JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 35 OR 40 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE MOTOR STARTS KNOCKING LIKE HELL SOUNDED LIKE IF THE MOTOR WAS JUST GOING TO BLOW UP BETWEEN MY LEGS IM VERY GLAD THAT I'M A SKILLED RIDER IF I WASN'T I COULD HAVE WRECKED I SHUT IT OFF ADMITTEDLY. I'M BRING IT TO A SHOP BUT I GOT ON A COUPLE INTERNET SITES AND SEEN THAT OTHER RIDERS HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE AND THEY SAID ITS THE OIL PUMP IN THE 2005 DYNA WIDE GLIDES SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PICK UP TUBE OR THE PUMP IT'S SELF WHEN A INDIVIDUAL SPENDS THE TYPE OF MONEY ON A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE IT SHOULD ENDURE MORE THAN JUST PUTTING DOWN THE ROAD NEW IT COST $16,000.00 DOLLARS AND TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IS ABOUT 6 OR 7 THOUSAND DOLLARS I JUST THOUGHT THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING IT SINCE I SAW IT ON THE NET OF OTHER RIDERS SAYING THE SAME THING AS I JUST EXPLAINED AS MANY PLACES THAT I SAW IT YOU WOULD THINK HARLEY AS MANY AS THEY SELL YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD TELL YOU TO BRING YOUR BIKE IN TO CHANGE OUT THE BAD PUMP BEFORE IT BLEW THE MOTOR SO THERE WOULD BE NO BAD TALK ABOUT THERE ENGINES BUT WHY TELL THE CONSUMERS IF IT'S GOING TO MAKE THEM MORE FOR SELLING A MOTOR VERSES SELLING A CHEAP OIL PUMP IT REALLY SUCKS CAUSE IM DISABLED AND LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME SO IF I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE I WILL NOT BE RIDING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS 6 THOUSAND VERSES A LITTLE $150 PART PLUS LABOR THAT IS A DAMNED BIG DIFFERENCE WELL THANKS FOR LETTING ME VENT AND HOPE YOU LOOK INTO THE MATTER. *TR

NHTSA ID 10566925 · filed Mar 4, 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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