2011 Harley-Davidson Flhtk problems, complaints & recalls

2023-11-06 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 22,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2011 harley-davidson flhtk electra glide ultra. the contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the recall repair for nhtsa campaign number: 18v076000 (services brakes, hydraulic) was performed; however, while riding and coming to a complete stop, the front brake was engaged but failed to respond. the contact w…”

2020-05-04 · Service Brakes · 12,167 mi

“when i went to apply the rear brake the pedal was solid and brakes would not engage. i narrowly avoided crashing but not my bike is not safe to ride. after research i have found that harley has been aware of abs failure for many years that was caused by poor design of their abs system. however it is up to the consumer to replace the part. their rec…”

2020-03-04 · Power Train · 48,000 mi

“i had just pulled out onto the highway in high traffic area and my motorcycle started producing a clanking noise from the primary case and after doing extensive research, come to the conclusion that the primary compensator was failing. at the time this happened, my cycle also dropped voltage from 14.8 volts dc down to 8 or 9 volts dc and caused the…”

2018-07-06 · Service Brakes · 32,000 mi

“had brake recall done for brake flushing but intermittently the brake pedal get hard and will not stop the vehicle with the rear brake. harley dealer flushed the fluid but there is a problem with the abs controller and they say that's not part of the recall. i have flushed the fluid every year by myself so it is not a fluid problem although harley…”

2018-04-06 · Service Brakes · 31,000 mi

“loss of braking- after service of brake fluid recall- brakes failed at 70 mph on freeway. the front brake handle became stiff and had no movement or braking.…”

2018-01-06 · Service Brakes · 22,044 mi

“front brake handle became frozen....could not squeeze handle to operate front brakes. only drove a very short distance before i realized i had no front brakes....put bike back into garage and called to schedule a service appointment. harley repair shop quickly determined source of problem...a defective abs module. they indicated they had seen othe…”

2017-08-09 · Service Brakes · 17,925 mi

“my front break froze and would not work had to stop with back brake there was no warning if i were going fast i was going fast i would have hit the car in front of me i took it back to harley shop thay replaced hydronic pump 825.00 there was no warning it froze…”

2017-07-16 · Structure:body · 30 mi

“left saddlebag came off while traveling 65 mph on 4 lane road. caused many vehicles behind me to quickly avoid hitting it. the connecting studs vibrated loose causing this to fall off. not to mention an estimate of 600,00 dollars to repair saddlebag. this incident could have caused a serious accident for vehicles behind.…”

2017-06-07 · Service Brakes · 13,300 mi

“i experienced front brake issues on my motorcycle that i believe to be related to the abs system. when the problem occured, with the motorcycle in motion, on a state highway being operated at the speed limit of 45 mph, the front brake lever failed to depress under normal pressure, and would only engage if i placed an unreasonable amount of force on…”

2017-01-05 · Service Brakes · 46,670 mi

“had an issue with the abs module going bad. i had no warning light, no previous problems with the brake system at all. when getting off the interstate at 70 mph coming up to a stop sign there was no front brake at all. the lever was hard as a rock and would not pull at all. harley says it's from not flushing the fluid, but i have flushed it 3 times…”