Vehicle description: motorcycles. The engine cam bolt can lose its clamp load and/or break.
Engine & cooling
Harley-Davidson Flhtcui Engine problems by year
18 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Harley-Davidson Flhtcui's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
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Latest Flhtcui engine complaints
Engine failure at 30000 and 48700 miles. The first engine failure was paid by me $5479.10. The second engine failure was paid by harley davidson customer relations, thank you harley davidson. The cam shaft tensioner is a known hazard and should be changed at about 25000 miles on all tc 88 engines. Plastic pieces can break off and get in the oil pump breaking the oil pump. Harley davidson should add changing the cam shaft tensioner to their service schedule at every 25000 miles. I will buy a harley davidson again...
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but make sure to service cam tensioner every 25000 miles. I am not sure if the 2015 motorcycles have fixed this problem. If you have engine failure contact harley davidson customer service and try to get them to pay for the repairs for this known problem. Harley just might help you out, like they helped me out. *Tr
The motorcycle reved up to 4500 rpm wile at an idle and would not return to proper idle. *Tr
My 2003 harley davidson flhtcui ultra classic had a catastrophic engine failure due to a cam shaft tensioner at 29,705 miles.The engine was rebuilt for $5479.10 Dollars. Many motorcycles have had the same problem at about the same mileage. This will cause the engine to stop running. Which can leave the rider stranded in the middle of the roadway. This has happened again at 48,700 miles total engine failure, less then 20,000 miles from the 29,705 miles engine failure. Luckily I was not injured both times. The cam...
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shift tensioner is a known hazard and should be on a recall list. Search harley davidson cam shaft tensioner on the internet and it is easy to see why all tc 88 motors should be recalled and fixed by harley davidson. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 harley davidson ultra classic flhtcui. The contact stated while driving 80 mph on a highway, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact mentioned that the ehicle was repaired under recall nhtsa campaign number: 04v134000 (electrical system). However, the remedy failed to repair the problem. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was 29,000.
Harley dealership told me to upgrade the cam tensioner on the twin cam 88 motor from 1991-1996. They have a tendencey to "explode" after 20-25k miles. $500 For the part #25284-11, $500-$1000 for labor. There is nothing in the service manuals for checking this part. To replace it requires a complete motor tear down. This should be recalled for a motor part not to last over 20k miles.
I have a 2003 harley electra glide classic. I had 2957 miles on a rebuilt motor done by a harley certified mechanic. This is a touring bike and is not abused, I am 59 years old and drive it like a mature adult. The crank shaft on my bike broke on the right side of the motor at 78 miles an hour. I was lucky that the bike did not wreck or a piston go thru the case. I took the harley back to my mechanic and when he took it apart him and the machinist checked it out. Appears that the crank had not been tempered...
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correctly, looked like it had been tempered too much. My mechanic checked around and it appears that there have been quite a few of these incidents. Of course harley will not admit that there is a problem. *Tr
Failure has not occured on my bike however numerous reports from others and dealer recommendation to have cam chain tensioners checked because as I was told, it is not a question of whether but when they will fail. Failure results in immediate loss of power which under highway conditions, for example would lead to deceleration, as in passing or merging onto a freeway. Consequently, probability is high that collision will occur resulting in death or severe injury to the rider. Thus it appears to be a safety...
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issue but it is not being addressed as such and unless an owner of a twin cam 88 bike is aware of the potential for disaster, the dealers nor the home office have notified harley owners to my knowledge. This has been a known difficulty for several years and if you are fortunate to have avoided a crash and gotten your bike to a dealer for upgraded tensioners it still remains that we owners have been left hanging without information unless we call and then are saddled with a high cost to repair what is a manufacturers defect known to the manufacturer. As failure has not occured I had to submit numbers in required fields in order to get the complaint stated. I appologize for the disparity but want you to be informed. I intend to contact the company and request satisfaction for myself and other rider/owners before deaths occur. Some may have already but been filed as unkown cause or rider error or some other fiction. *Tr
Inner cam bearing failed on my 2006 harley davidson ultra classic. The motor had to be completely rebuilt including new bearings, oil pump, camshafts. Cam cover and all gaskets. *Tr
Speedometer goes to zero regardless of vehicle speed, engine idle control degrades. Problem seem to be greater during hot weather. Have seen similar complaints from other riders with similar equipment. *Tr
2000 Harley-davidson flhtcui (electra glide ultra classic) cam chain tensioner failed at 37,400 miles. Large chunk of material blocked oil flow. *Tr
This complaint was related to a warranty repair item on a known defective part from harley-davidison twin cam motors 1999 - 2000. Rear cam bearing failure. In 08/2006 I purchased a 1999 flhtcui with 6000 miles. Harley did a warranty repair on these motorcycles up to 50000 miles or 5 years. The previous owner did not bring the motorcycle to dealer for repair of defective part. Therefore, I contacted harley davidson to see if they would replace defective bearing since it was an issue of when this part was going...
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to fail, not if this part was going to fail. There was nhtsa safety recall# 99v003000 for a cam bolt failure, rendering the motorcycle inoperable, why not for the cam bearing defective which could render the motorcycle inoperable at highway speeds ,and also cause excessive motorcycle damage. *Ak
2006 Ultra classic has smoked since day I bought it! Had only 2 miles on it when I was given the pdi by salesman. Bike is still smoking on startup when cold. So far harley's only answer is to wrench my engine, which in essence means I have purchased a used bike for a new price! *Jb
Engine stopped running after a camshaft bearing broke while motorcycle was being driven at 55 mph. Owner had to coast to side on busy highway after hearing grinding sound. Dealership would not fix motorcycle once towner received an extended warranty notification before this incident. *Ak this failure resulted in complete engine shutdown while driving. *Slc
The cam bearing failed and after delivery to the dealership they told me that the cam bolts had also came loose
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
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