Harley-Davidson Flhr Engine problems by year

I have oil in my breather which is a result from engine sumping problems, I have had Harley Davidson to check recalls and there were none., the bike has 22853 miles on it. Also Harley Davidson checked maintenance records to see if my oil pump had been replaced, they said it had not. The sumping problems could cause a catastrophic failure and an accident

Engine gets hot and stalls out in traffic due to engine case filling with oil, harley calls this wet sumping, hundreds of bike engines are blowing up all over the world, its all over the internet, with harleys new m8 engine, the bike stalls out with no warning, ive had cars and trucks almost run me over.

COMPENSATOR FAILURE

I was exiting the freeway at 55mph when I slightly banked right, the engine died. I coasted to the side, turned the ignition switch off, then back on and it started and ran perfectly. The engine died again while entering the freeway at a later time. Again, I was banking to the right on a sweeping turn. The bike started as before after coasting to side of the onramp. I rode without a problem until I entered the freeway at the same on ramp a few hours later. The engine died in the same exact place. This is a dangerous situation! *Tr

Right side of the engine overheating to the point of burning my pants and legs. Completely unacceptable for a $20k bike. Harley states that is is normal. There is nothing normal for a rider to burn his/her legs. *Tr

Several times over the past 2 years I have lost ability to control my throttle. Throttle position closes and does not accept inputs from the accelerator. Several times while traveling on the expressway the throttle has shut and the motorcycle went into 'limp home' mode. This will only allow a speed of approximately 10-15mph (dangerous while traveling at high rates of speed). The concern is well know by the harley davidson company. They have even issued a technical tip bulletin (#tt418a) on the subject. However, no...

Pulled up to a stoplight everything was fine, went to pull away after light changed bike lost power felt like it was running on one cylinder and would not accelerate. Managed to get out of traffic without getting hit shut bike off then restarted the bike and acceleration returned to normal. Checked for codes and had a p2135 throttle position sensor cleared codes and has not returned as of yet but getting ready to take a trip and don't trust this bike.... *Tr

Stock compensator failed at 12300 miles. Hd suggests replacing with upgraded screaming eagle compensator. High speed failure could result in serious bodily injury. *Tr

Ecm plug caused bike to buck and run erratically. Brought back to dealer numerous times until they changed the plug. They blamed on the aftermarket seat made by mustang seat for the bike but it happened with the stock seat as well. It seems others are saying the same happened to them with stock seats. *Tr

2001 Harley-davidson flhr road king motorcycle with 15,500 miles on motor had excessive wear on the oil pump and needed to be replaced at an expense of over $500.00. There was excessive scoring on the pump cams which means metals within the engine lower end have caused the scoring of the metal parts of the oil pump. *Tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 (na) harley davidson road king. While pulling out of a service station at 15 mph, the contact heard a banging noise coming from the primary case. The bolt that holds the compensation brackets in the primary case came out, which caused the vehicle to stop running. He pulled off the road and had the vehicle towed. The dealer that repaired the vehicle stated that the bolt was installed improperly when it was manufactured, and the incorrect lock type was used. The failure mileage was 2,723 and current mileage was 2,900.

Front cylinder head gasket failed on my 2008 h-d flhrse4 at only 1900 miles resulting in oil leak. Dealer is checking both cylinders and heads for warpage prior to replacing gaskets. This appears to be an on going issue with the 110 motors and is well documented on the various owner forums. *Tr

Drive belt suddenly broke when accelerating in 2nd gear. Had rider passenger in moderate traffic.*Ak

1999 Harley davidson 88 cubic inch twin cam engines have a known problem with cam bearings. Many of the bearings are failing causing the engine to seize, die or stall causing a hazard to the rider and passenger. Harley davidson is aware of this problem and has an update kit of parts available to dealers to fix the problem. They are refusing to take any action until the engine actually fails. I believe there should be a recall to repair the known defects within this engine. I contacted harley davidson customer...

Original equipment ie. (Factory cams and cam bearings) replaced with stage 1 performance cams and new bearing sets at approx. 10,000 Miles through the original dealership.