2008 Harley-Davidson Flhrc problems, complaints & recalls

2020-11-01 · Unknown Or Other · 38,587 mi

“on numerous occasions while attempting to warn drivers attempting to cut me off, or just letting them know that i am concerned for my safety by their driving habits, i have honked the horn on my motorcycle with little or no reaction. simply put, the horn on this motorcycle is about as loud as a fart in a rainstorm! i have talked with numerous other…”

2018-09-04 · Service Brakes · 12,500 mi

“rear brake switch wiring melted. brake switch began leaking profusely. dealer says brake fluid exchange recalled for year. the switch was not. however, forums say this is a common problem due to excessive exhaust header heat. the dealer told me the switch has been redesigned. i have one ordered. this problem happened spontaneously and could …”

2017-11-20 · Service Brakes · 25,400 mi

“while starting to exit an interstate highway and entering the radiused exit ramp, i applied both front and rear brakes on my motorcycle in order to slow from 65 mph to a safe exit speed. while entering the turn, the brake pedal for the rear brakes, went all the way down. i lost all rear braking ability on the exit ramp. i was unable to safely slow …”

2015-10-20 · Power Train · 23,748 mi

“2008 harley-davidson roadking classic with 23,748 miles started having excessive vibration and the starter made a loud "bang" during hot starts...also noticed a loud clunk sound from the primary chain case when shutting the engine off. the harley-davidson dealership diagnosed the problem to be a worn compensator and sprocket. apparently these compo…”

2015-02-26 · Power Train · 30,345 mi

“the gear shift and heal-toe shift levers fell off the motorcycle while traveling on an interstate highway at a speed of about 75 mph, leaving no mechanism for changing gears. i have received anecdotal information from many other riders of harley davidson motorcycles that the loss of the heal-toe shift levers is a frequent occurrence, and they are …”

2013-07-22 · Vehicle Speed Control · 17,749 mi

“while driving at a speed of 60 mph, i encountered a horse drawn carriage on the side of the road. i applied my foot operated rear brake first and found that the cruise control would not disengage. only after i applied my front hand brake could i get the cruise control to disengage. this is a very dangerous situation that could have lead to serious …”

2013-04-23 · Vehicle Speed Control · 5,000 mi

“while traveling on the beltway at 60 miles an hour my motorcycle went into a limp mode. speed dropped to 15 miles an hour quickly and would not go above 15 mph. this has happened to me several times. recently took the bike to the dealer and they replaced a sensor in the handle bar. this did not fix the problem, have to take the bike back to the…”

2010-10-21 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine · 25,000 mi

“2008 harley-davidson roadking taken to the shop for excessive vibration. at 10,000 miles, the compensator sprocket on this motorcycle disintegrated and replaced by the dealer under warranty.. this sprocket is connected to the main shaft this incident was diagnosed as a loose engine mount at first. the dealer tightened it, but it did not correc…”

2010-07-14 · Steering

“our 2008 harley davidson road king classic with cruise control and abs pulls to the left if constant pressure is not applied to the handlebars. if you take your hands off the bars it will promptly cross the center line and would be heading into oncoming traffic. we made the dealer aware of this shortly after purchase. we have continued to point it …”

2010-06-23 · Electrical System · 6,545 mi

“my harley davidson 2008 road king check engine light keeps coming on and harley davidson can't seen to offer a solution. the error code is po577 and has something to do with the cruise control. i've had it in 3 times with the same results. no fixes. in to the dealer twice under warranty one time after that. *tr…”