2009 Harley-Davidson Flhx problems, complaints & recalls

2026-10-02 · Service Brakes

“the anti-lock braking system has been defective. a little over a year ago i took the motorcycle to biggs harley in san marcos, ca to address the cause of the abs light coming on intermittently. they said they fixed it. shortly after leaving the dealer the abs light came on again intermittently. it is now back at the dealer for the same problem …”

2023-09-27 · Tires · 31,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2009 harley davidson hlfx equipped with shinko tire line: shinko tires e705, tire size: 180/65/r16, dot number: (n/a). the contact stated that while riding 20-25 mph in the rain, the rear tire began to skid while rounding a curve and the contact lost control of the motorcycle. the contact continued riding; the failure occurred ag…”

2022-10-28 · Service Brakes

“i took my bike in to myrtle beach harley davidson for the repair as described in the recall. my bike had no issues with brakes or abs light. the service department hooked it up to their computer and the abs light was triggered. the service caused the abs module to fail. they refuse to repair the damage they caused. they want me to sign a statement …”

2021-11-23 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 69,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2009 harley-davidson street glide (flhx). the contact stated while driving out of his driveway at 10 mph, the front hand-brake pedal was depressed, however felt hard. the contact stated no warning lights were illuminated. there was no crash. the contact stated he researched the failure online and found a failure related to the ab…”

2019-08-28 · Vehicle Speed Control · 20,926 mi · 💥 crash

“tl* the contact owns a 2009 harley davidson street motorcycle. the contact came to a stop at an intersection, the rear wheel sped off and the contact was ejected from the vehicle. the contact flipped off the motorcycle and onto the concrete. the motor malfunctioned due to a failed "fly by wire throttle system". the contact sustained 9 fractured ri…”

2019-04-13 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 55,000 mi

“hundreds of riders in forums online have reported the same issue where the contact between the motorcycle's wire pins going into the throttle induction model actuator becomes disrupted while riding. harley-davidson has programed the bike to shut down the rpms to no more than 2,000 and shutting down one of the two cylinders. this poses very serious …”

2018-02-23 · Service Brakes · 17,262 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2009 harley-davidson street glide (flhx) motorcycle. while driving approximately 35 mph, the rear brakes locked up. the contact downshifted and used the front brakes to drive back to his residence. the vehicle was taken to the motorcity harley-davidson dealer (24800 haggerty rd, farmington hills, mi 48335) where the technicia…”

2018-02-12 · Service Brakes · 26,199 mi

“anti lock brakes front and rear, hard pedal top and bottom. vehicle does not stop.…”

2018-02-03 · Service Brakes · 26,888 mi

“my front brake lever became stuck and wound not function while leaving my driveway onto a city street. i was travling a low speed and able to stop the bike with the rear brake, however, i was not able to stop the motorcycle before rolling into the street and cjeccking for oncoming traffic. no traffic was coming and i was able to turn the motorcyc…”

2017-07-07 · Power Train · 40,000 mi

“transmission is poorly manufactured. motorcycle has 40k miles and when ring on shifter gets hot, it becomes brittle causing it to break off 1/4" causing bike to loose power and gear while traveling at highway speeds. when taken to repair shop, piece had damaged other 5 gears can provide pictures if needed…”