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1999 Harley-Davidson Fxdx Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Jul 26, 2005
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Mar 5, 2001

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Harley-Davidson Fxdx. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Engine
Filed Jul 26, 2005

99 HARLEY DAVIDSON- CAM BEARING FAILURE- THE COMPANY EXTENDED THE WARRENTY TO 5YRS OR 50,000 MI. THE FAILURE OCCURED AFTER 7 YRS. UNDER NORMAL OPERATION & THE COMPANY HAS ONLY AGREED TO PAY FOR PARTS, NOT THE LABOR, WHICH IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED THE MOTOR TO SEIZE WHILE IN OPERATION, POTENTIALLY CAUSING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH.

NHTSA ID
10130078
Incident
Jun 24, 2005
Mileage
19,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 5, 2001

RUBBER VALVE STEM IS BEING SHEARED OFF BY RIM WHEN TURNS ARE BEING MADE WHILE DRIVING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

NHTSA ID
898776
Incident
Nov 5, 2001
Engine
Filed Sep 10, 2001

THIS WAS ONE OF ELEVEN CAM BEARINGS ELYRIA H-D HAS DONE, THEY ONLY SELL 300 BIKES TOTAL A YEAR. APPROX. 1/3 OF THOSE DID NOT HAVE THE NEW TWIN CAM MOTOR. AK SCC ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****752040

NHTSA ID
10006455
Incident
Jun 18, 2001
Mileage
11,601 mi
Engine
Filed Jun 12, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND RUNNING ROUGH, AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATIION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS REPLACED CAMSHAFT.*AK THE GEAR ON THE CRANK SHAFT TURNED ON THE DRIVE SURFACE OF THE CRANK SHAFT MAKING THE CRANK SHAFT UNSEVICEABLE. *YH

NHTSA ID
890173
Incident
Oct 1, 2000
Engine
Filed May 25, 2001

HARLEY DAVIDSON HAS NOT YET ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE IMPENDING FAILURE OF THE CAM BEARING THAT IS OCCURING IN THE 1999 TWIN CAM ENGINES. THEY HAVE SENT OUT LETTERS STATING THAT THEY WILL FIX THE DAMAGE AFTER FAILURE, NOT BEFORE. AS REPORTED IN MOTORCYCLECONSUMER NEWS CURRENT ISSUE AND PAST ISSUE, THIS FAILURE CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ITS POTENTIAL OF BODILY HARM AND VEHICLE(S) DAMAGE. CAN YOU GET H-D TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE FAILURE? THIS WOULD INVOLVE A LOT LESS COST AS FAR AS MOTORCYCLE ENGINE REPAIR, AS WELL AS PREVENTING A LOT OF COST DUE TO MEDICAL AND VEHICULAR DUE TO A WRECK CAUSED BY AN ENGINE SEIZING UP. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY AND ALL HELP YOU CAN GIVE CONCERNING THIS SITUATION.

NHTSA ID
745874
EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Mar 5, 2001

THE DRIVE BELT WAS LOOSE CAUSING ENGINE NOISE, AFTER THE DRIVE BELT WAS REPLACED THE NOISE PERSISTED, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE REAR BEARING AND THERE HAS BEEN NO MORE PROBLEMS. NLM

NHTSA ID
560083

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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