2006 Harley-Davidson Fxdbi problems, complaints & recalls

2018-08-22 · Electrical System · 18,000 mi

“the rotor cup which is secured is coming apart tearing up the stater for the alternator causing particles of the two units flying around in the primary case possibly causing the chain to jam or break the clutch pack to jam or break which could seize the bikes rear wheel the worst case cause an accident and at freeway speed could be catastrophic…”

2016-09-24 · Power Train

“of and on for about 6 months there is a knocking coming from the primary care which houses the clutch and strider stader, the dealers it seems to have been instructed to give the buyer a addendum to their owners manual that there is a problem with the inner case bearing and it needs replaced every 5000 miles nut 15000 like the maintaince schedule r…”

2016-05-10 · Power Train · 15,040 mi

“the 5 bolts holding the rear wheel drive sprocket backed out and locked the wheel up when the bolts hit the swing arm. this happened previously, about 3 years prior, but only one bolt backed out at that time. after performing a google search, this seems to be an issue that has happened to many people on harley motorcycles from mid-1990 models to cu…”

2013-05-31 · Wheels · 7,659 mi

“on 5/27/13 while riding home from work i heard a bang from the rear of my bike. i then heard rattling. i stopped and found that 3 of the 5 bolts that hold the rear sprocket on the hub were sheared off at the threads. this is not the first time. about 3 years ago the same thing happened to me. i had to removed the sheared bolts from inside the …”

2012-06-13 · Wheels · 5,125 mi

“on sunday 10 june 2012, i was traveling north on us route 301 approximately .5 miles south of rt 4 in maryland. i was riding solo on a 2006 harley davidson street bob at 50 mph. suddenly and without warning the rear drive sprocket detached from the rear wheel causing momentary lock-up of the rear wheel and loss of control. upon examination of th…”

2009-10-13 · Power Train · 13,000 mi

“inner primary bearing failure. harley davidson did a voluntary recall back in 2006 and pulled it back the same year. *tr…”

2009-10-13 · Electrical System · 13,000 mi

“charging system complete failure. stator bolts came out and led to stator coming free destroying inner primary. *tr…”

2009-08-07 · Wheels · 10,000 mi

“the bolts on the rear sprocket of my 2006 fxdb harley street bob came loose and sheared off, causing the rear wheel to lock. there was no residue indicating any type of threadlocker had been used. i bought the bike new and have never had these parts removed. this malfunction could have very easily resulted in my death at a higher speed. *tr…”

2009-07-30 · Wheels · 12,015 mi

“tl*the contact owns a 2006 harley davidson fxd motorcycle. while driving 25 mph, the contact heard a new rattling noise coming from the rear end of the motorcycle. she attempted to pull the motorcycle over to the side of the road, but both wheels locked up. she managed to pull over and loosen up the foot brakes; however, the wheels were still lo…”

2009-03-13 · Electrical System

“2006 harley davidson with bolts that come out of the rotor and lock up the stator and stop bike -harley is aware of problem and will not fix- only 11, 000 miles on bike. *tr…”