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2002 Harley-Davidson Fxstdi 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 Dec 30, 2008
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 Fxstdi, 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

  • Transmission1100.0%

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

Transmission

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.

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From owner reports, verbatim

I PURCHASE MY 2002 HARLEY DEUCE FROM A LOCAL DEALER ROSSITERS IN THE SUMMER OF 2008 JUST AFTER IT RECEIVED ITS 30K SERVICE FROM THIS DEALER. ONE DAY AFTER PURCHASE WE TOOK A RIDE WITH FRIENDS TO LEESBURG BIKEFEST THIS SUMMER 2008. ON THE WAY BACK APPROX 300 MILES ON THE NEW (TO ME) BIKE THE REAR WHEEL SPROCKET STARTED MAKING NOISE. AFTER PULLING OVER WE FOUND THAT ALL FIVE OF THE BOLTS HAD NOT ONLY WORKED LOOSE BUT WERE MISSING ABOUT HALF OF THEIR HEAD DEPTH FROM GRINDING INTO THE SWING ARM. TIGHTENING IS ALL UP GOT ME HOME. RETURNED THE BIKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOOK CARE OF IT, MEANING THEY NEVER GAVE ME A REASON ON THE HOW OR THE WHY THIS COULD OF HAPPENED AND HOW THEY OR I COULD PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE. AFTER PUTTING ON A CHROME SPROCKET COVER FOR ME AND NEW CHROME BOLTS. I PICKED UP MY BIKE AND HAD A LIFTER PIN COME LOOSE WITHIN 400 MILES AND CRACK THE CASE BUT THAT'S NOT THE STORY I'M WRITING ABOUT. AFTER FIXING THE SPROCKET I PUT APPROX 3K MILES ON THE BIKE AND WAS CRUISING HOME WHEN MY BUDDY HEARD MY ALL TO FAMILIAR NOISE COMING FROM MY BIKE AGAIN. 3 OF THE CHROME BOLTS WERE LOOSE,1/2", AND 2 WERE BROKEN RIGHT OFF. AGAIN TIGHTENING GOT ME HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME DEALER AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD @#$%@#$^#$&%^ . THEY WANTED MONEY TO FIX THE BIKE AND WOULD NOT CONSIDER THIS A COMEBACK ON THEIR PREVIOUS WORK. AS MUCH OF A SAFETY ISSUE THIS IS AND WHAT LITTLE REGARD, OR CONCERN I GOT IN RESPONSE FROM THEM HORRIFIES ME TO THINK OF WHAT ELSE THEY HAVE DONE. IF IT IS CAUSED BY A BAD PART IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED. IF THIS IS A MECHANIC'S ERROR, SCARY IT HAPPENED TWICE. HELP. I AM HAVING A QUALIFIED PERSON LOOK AT IT NOW TO TRY TO DETERMINE HOW AND WHY THIS HAPPENED, TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID 10253223 · filed Dec 30, 2008

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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