2008 Harley-Davidson Fxdwg problems, complaints & recalls

2011-06-01 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 5,100 mi

“2008 harley davidson night rod special rear brake light switch is located 1/2" from the exhaust pipe. this switch gets hot and melts the switch allowing all the brake fluid to leak out and create a complete failure of the rear brake. this is a very dangerous situation. *tr…”

2010-09-13 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 4,500 mi

“my gas gauge has never worked properly. it will go to empty and stay there with 1/2 tank of gas, until i cut the power of and back on it will reset to i/2 tanks for a short period of time. have replaced sending until 3 time . harley will not do anything to fix the problem. the problem has been on all v-rod since 2003 the first year they came out. n…”

2010-07-22 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 28 mi

“my 2008 harley davidson night rod vrod. fuel gauge does not work. it hasn't worked since the day i bought the bike. there are more broken gauges than working ones on this model of bike. harley throws random parts and never fixes the real problem. *tr…”

2009-05-21 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 💥 crash

“brand: harley davidson. model: xr1200 (new model not reported in your model list). crash with injuries. front brakes failure by lock-up on a new hd xr1200 owned by hd and lent to me for a demo-ride (or test). the main witness has stated in writing that he has checked and double-checked that the front wheel was still blocked by the front brakes even…”

2008-07-24 · Fuel System, Other · 2,580 mi

“fuel filter canister failure for 2008 harley davidson ultra classic. bike has a build date of 09/07. this is a known problem on the early model o8's and harley is not doing anything to fix the problem. yet they have updated the filter canister. there has been numerous failures. these have been noted on the various harley davidson forum websites. ma…”

2008-07-20 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 2,611 mi

“the motorcycle just stopped running. fuel tank was full but no fuel was getting to the engine. left me stranded. would not start and had to be towed to the dealer. this is what happened to me. http://www.hdforums.com/m_3599675/tm.htm. *tr…”

2008-07-20 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 1,862 mi

“ait aprox 1,800 miles, my 2008 harley davidson flhtc experienced a failure of the fuel filter shell while i was riding the motorcycle. i was exiting interstate 65 south in brentwood, tn and upon attempting to accelerate from the exit, i was almost hit from behind by a car. the motorcycle gave no warning/indication of a problem. upon attempting t…”

2008-07-08 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 6,250 mi

“on sunday july 6 2008 i was traveling southbound on interstate 95 around port st lucy in the middle lane at about 70 mph when my 2008 flhtcu just died for no apparent reason fortunately i was able to make it over to the shoulder of the road without incident i did a search of this sort of problem and found many similar ones but with no recall notice…”

2008-07-06 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine · 2,500 mi

“i received first degree burns to my thighs. this engine is known to be a problem with being hot as i found out after i purchased the motorcycle. i was stuck in traffic, due to an auto accident. while moving at a slow speed or stopped this engine gets hundreds hotter than normal operation. *tr…”

2008-06-30 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 2,400 mi

“engine almost died while pulling out into rush hour traffic. real bad mis-fire with spitting and sputtering. took to shop and was told that it has a cracked fuel line fitting. i read a forum and learned that this is a serious problem and there is no safety recall. this could potentially cause a death. my harley davidson road king classic is an 2008…”