While exiting a town I accelerated to highway speed then my engine stalled out and went into limp-home mode not allowing any more than an idle, very dangerous. Luckily I was not passing anyone or riding in a group when the engine lost all acceleration, worse would have been trying to cross a busy intersection. Certain disaster!!
Engine & cooling
Harley-Davidson Flhrc Engine problems by year
8 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Harley-Davidson Flhrc's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
Engine complaints by model year
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I was having issue with batterys going bad and it turns out to be the compensator in which if I didn't get fixed it could have caused me to crash my bike. It's a known issue with in theses years from 08 to 2011.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 harley davidson road king. The contact stated the burning fumes emitted from the engine compartment. After inspecting the motorcycle he noticed that three different wire harness melted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was not available. The failure and current mileage was 14,500.
2008 Harley-davidson roadking taken to the shop for excessive vibration. At 10,000 miles, the compensator sprocket on this motorcycle disintegrated and replaced by the dealer under warranty.. This sprocket is connected to the main shaft this incident was diagnosed as a loose engine mount at first. The dealer tightened it, but it did not correct the problem. I took it back and they claimed it was the compensator sprocket. Replaced it and vibration was not corrected. They tore it back down and found that...
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there was excessive runout on the primary crank (around .015) My research seems to lean toward harley-davidson increasing their runout spec in recent history. This type of play and vibration on the primary crankshaft of a motorcycle could lead to catastrophic engine failure, lockup, fire etc. Which could cause the rider to go down and possibly be fatally injured. The shop is rebuilding the motor under warranty (only 25k on the motor). However, I am concerned that there is a problem with 2008 and early 2009 models from postings on the web with similar stories. *Tr
We have 2 - 2007 harley davidson road king custom motorcycles and they run so hot you can hardly sit on the bike. The heat on your legs is extreme. I would like harley to make my bike run cooler before I have serious engine problems or I get burnt and so I can enjoy riding my bike!
Random stalling of motorcycle while being operated. The stalling happened numerous times, approximately 20 times, and has been ongoing for a 5 week period with no success in diagnosing or correcting the problem. The stalling occurred at low speed and at moderate speed 55 mph). It occurred a few times while idling at a red light. There was no indication when it will happen, it was like someone pulled the plug. The dealership could not determine the cause nor get an error code on the computer. They have...
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replaced the 02 sensor twice, the ecm module, the crank positioning sensor and the temperature monitoring sensor at different times with the same result. I returned the motorcycle stating that the same problem was occurring. *Ak
This complaint is about a saftey issue with the 2007 harley davidson road king I purchased in dec 2006. The bike has a very loud clatter emitting from the engine, sounds like the valve train or transmission. It appears that this problem has the attention of many 2007 owners with late 2006 production release motorcycles. The bikes also run very hot and are not ridable in weather over 70 degrees. Im concerned that there is possible mechanical failure eminent wich could result in fatal consequences. Halrey davidson...
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customer service proclaims that there is nothing wrong and will not take responciblity for these problems. They did issue a tourqe smoothing recalibration that did nothing fr the loud clatter emitting from the engine, and ultra hot temps. We need your help.
Dt*: the contact stated the heat from the engine and exhaust caused burns to the contact's inner thighs twice. The vehicle could be driven if the temperature outside was over 75 degrees. The dealership and factory representative determined the vehicle was operating under normal conditions. Updated 12/26/2006 - the 2007 hd touring models have a new and bigger engine. The exhaust pipes on these models are 450-600 degree f and are only 3-4 inches from the driver's legs. They caused burns, are distracting, and uncomfortable. *Nm
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