2008 Harley-Davidson Fltr problems, complaints & recalls

2019-08-09 · Power Train

“tl* the contact owns a 2008 harley-davidson road glide (fltr). while riding at various speeds, the throttle body sensor failed. as a result, the vehicle stalled and lost power without warning. the contacted pulled over, restarted the vehicle, and resumed normal riding. when the failure recurred, the contact towed the vehicle to baer sport center ha…”

2019-04-02 · Service Brakes · 31,250 mi

“while riding on 3/31/2018 i was approaching a stoplight and began my down shifting and braking. i stepped on the rear brake pedal and to my surprise there was little resistance, i pumped the pedal again only to have the same result. i then pumped the pedal several times noting same result as previous attempts but was able to stop using my front bra…”

2018-02-07 · Service Brakes · 50,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2008 harley-davidson fltr. while driving 5-65 mph, the rear brakes seized several times without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer (fort worth harley-davidson, 3025 w loop 820 s, fort worth, tx 76116, (817) 717-4325) for diagnostic testing and repair. months later, the contact was notified of nhtsa campaign number: …”

2017-12-14 · Service Brakes · 66,000 mi

“front brakes failed due to bad abs module with no warning. very hard to pull in when trying to stop. worked fine and now nothing. this could have resulted in myself wrecking (rear ending) someone if it happened a busy road.…”

2017-05-02 · Service Brakes · 50 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2008 harley-davidson fltr road glide. when the brake pedal was depressed, the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. the contact had to apply the emergency brake to stop. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure, but did not offer assista…”

2017-01-14 · Service Brakes · 12,797 mi

“front brake abs system hcu failure resulting in loss of front brake function…”

2016-07-26 · Service Brakes · 36,000 mi · 💥 crash

“tl* the contact owned a 2008 harley-davidson fltr road glide. whiledriving approximately10 mph, the brake pedalwas depressed,but the vehicle failed to respond without warning. as a result,the contact sideswiped another vehicle and crashed into an aluminum bridge.a police report was filed. the contact sustained injuries to the left arm, left forearm…”

2016-04-15 · Service Brakes · 27,000 mi

“the abs module on my bike has quit working. with the ignition on the module closes and the front brakes cannot be applied. if this were to happen while riding, a crash would be inevitable. the module should be designed so that there is an emergency bypass in the event the internals inside the module becomes stuck so that the rider is not suddenl…”

2013-07-26 · Structure:body · 31,000 mi

“the passenger floorboard/footboard mounting bolt is prone to sheer off. this ejects the 10-15 pound part from the motorcycle causing a serious safety hazard. this is a common occurrence and even though the part was redesigned in 2010 to include 2 mounting bolts the harley davidson corporation has denied that there is a problem with the earlier sing…”

2012-03-16 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 50,000 mi

“the rear brake light switch failed while traveling on i-85 in atlanta, ga. on braking to exit the interstate the pedal went to the full down position with no effect on braking. i was close to work and when i got to work, i pressed the pedal to figure out what was wrong and noticed a puddle of fluid under the bike. when i depressed the pedal a large…”