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2002 Harley-Davidson Flht Engine problems

Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 2002 Harley-Davidson Flht's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 50% of all its complaints, most recently on March 8, 2010. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

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Engine complaints

Engine & cooling

I own a 2002 harley davidson flht. Last year (2009) I noticed that my fairing started to vibrate excessively when the engine was at 1500 to 2200 rpm. I bought the motorcycle new and previously did not have this problem. The bike vibrated so bad that the fairing bracket broke. I had my mechanic replace the bracket as well as the front motor mount, which did not help the vibration. My mechanic (independent) believes my engine crank shaft has "turned" or in other words is out of tolerance. After researching the...

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problem on line, I have discovered numerous other harley davidson owners have the same problem, with motorcycles from 2001 to 2010 with the same problem. My bike has around 30,000 miles on it, and vibrates so bad at the mentioned rpm's that I can't even see through my mirrors, making this a safety issue as well. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10317621
Engine & cooling

Tl* - the contact called regarding the 2002 flht electric glide standard harley davidson motorcycle. The contact stated that while the motorcycle was being repaired the mechanic discovered the cam tensioner was worn out . The mechanic replaced the cam tensioner with a mechanical tensioner. The failure mileage 40,000. The contact stated his concern was that there were no warning indicators to indicate the cam tensioner failure. *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10184022
Engine & cooling

Ambiant air that is coming off motor gradually burns passenger or driver over a period of time. Consumer not aware that he is being burnt until it is too late. Please provide any further information.*Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 8017891

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