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BEARINGS IN REAR OF MOTORCYCLE HAVE FAILED. MANUFACTURER SENT A LETTER TO EXTEND WARRANTY, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *AK
Incident date: Feb 1, 2001
THIS REPORT IS MADE TO YOU BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH FAILURE OF CAM BEARINGS IN THE TC-88 ENGINES.I'VE RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE ADMITTING GUILT TO THE PROBLEM, AND EXTENDING AN ADDITIOAL WARRANTY TO IT. ACCORDING TO THEM, IT IS IN A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE THAT ARE FAILING. MANY RIDERS ARE CHANGING THEM AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE, THUS HARLEY DA
... VIVDSON IS NOT AWARE OF EXACTLY HOW MANY HAVE FAILED. THE COMPANY SOLD THE MOTORCYCLE WITH A KNOWN DEFECT AND IT WAS BOUGHT WITHOUT BEING INFORMED OF SUCH. THE COMPONENT FAILING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD RESULT IN AT LEAST 2 DEATHS, DEPENDING ON TRAFFIC, EVEN MORE. I URGE YOU , IF NOTHING ELSE, TO AT LEAST FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION FOR YOURSELF. MAYBE YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT THE PERCENTAGE OF MOTORCYCLES HAVE FAILED, AND WHICH HAD IT REPLACED AS A SAFTEY MEASURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX]Read more
HARLEY DAVIDSON JUST SENT ME NOTIFICATION THAT THE CAM BEARING HAD FAILED ON CERTAIN MODELS MOTORCYLES WITH THE TWIN CAM 88 ENGINES MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO 2000. SINCE MINE WAS BUILT DURING THIS PERIOD, THE FAILURE RATE IS GREAT. I AM CONCERNED AS IF IT FAILS WHILE I AM RIDING IT, THE THREAT OF INJURY TO ME OR MY PASSENGERS IS GREAT. I FEEL THAT IF HD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND SOMEONE COULD GET
... INJURED, THAN THIS MOTOR IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE.*AKRead more
THIS POSSIBILITY OF FAILURE CAN BE VERIFIED BY H-D. THE SAME THING CAN HAPPEN WITH A CAM BEARING FAILURE AS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE CAM BOLT BREAKING. (ENGINE QUITTING, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, INJURY OR EVEN DEATH.) THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE CAM BOLT, THERE SHOULD ALSO BE ONE FOR THE CAM BEARING.
Incident date: Jan 1, 2001
WHILE DRIVING OIL SPLASHES FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT ONTO DRIVER, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK KICKSTAND SPRING FELL OFF CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO VEER. WINDSHIELD CAME OFF AT 35 MPH INJURING THE DRIVER. *YH
Incident date: Jan 1, 2001
WHILE DRIVING OIL SPLASHES FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT ONTO DRIVER, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK KICKSTAND SPRING FELL OFF CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO VEER. WINDSHIELD CAME OFF AT 35 MPH INJURING THE DRIVER. *YH
MOTORCYCLE CAM BEARING MAKES IT WORSE AND MORE DANGEROUS. HARLEY KNOWS OF THE DEFECT AND HAS A FIX (BEARING REPLACEMENT WITH A BETTER DESIGN). THEY HAVE ALSO CHANGED THEIR DESIGN IN LATER MODELS. THEY SHOULD BE MANDATED TO RECALL EFFECTED ENGINES AND IMPLEMENT THIS FIX PRIOR TO IT FAILING AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT! THANKS YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION!*AK
HARLEY DAVIDSON REPORTS ENGINE FAILURES OCCUR AS A RESULT OF CAM BEARING FAILURE. HARLEY WILL NOT SUPPLY INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR ME TO DETERMINE IF MY ENGINE IS SUBJECT TO FAILURE. THEREFORE, I AM UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF I SHOULD SPEND THE $806.00 REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS. ENGINE FAILURE ON A MOTORCYCLE CAN BE DEADLY AND IT IS IMPERITIVE THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON PROVIDE A DETAILED DESCRIPT
... ION OF THE REASONS AND CAUSES OF THIS BEARING FAILURE SO THAT I CAN DETERMINE IF I NEED TO MAKE REPAIRS. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WILL BE APPRECIATED.*AKRead more
CAM BEARINGS ARE FAILING ON THESE MOTORCYCLES CAUSING ENGINE SEIZURE AND LOSS OF CONTROL. MFR. WILL NOT FIX UNLESS FAILURE OCCURS. THIS IS A PART WITH A DOCUMENTED PROPENSITY TO FAIL, AND THE MFR. ADMITS THIS. A RECALL IS NEEDED!
REAR CAM BEARINGS ARE BAD ON ALL 1999 MODELS AND MIDWAY THROUGH 2000 MODELS ON ALL TWIN CAM 88 HARLEYS. HARLEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE BEARING UNLESS IT GOES BAD. IF IT FAILS WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYLE IT COULD LOCK UP THE REAR WHEEL CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL AND BE INJURED OR KILLED. I BELIEVE HARLEY DAVIDSON SHOULD REPLACE THE REAR CAM BEARINGS BEFORE THEY FAIL AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT BEFO
... RE IT HAPPENS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IT SHOULD BE REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY.Read more
Incident date: Jan 23, 2001
THIS IS A PREVENTIVE REPORT !!! I AM REPORTING THIS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHER HARLEY OWNERS OF THIS YEAR ENGINE. I WISH TO HAVE HARLEY RECALL THE BIKES RATHER THEN ISSUE A 5 YR / 50,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE BEARING. IT DID NOT HAPPEN TO MY BIKE YET. BUT REPORTS IN MAGAZINE AND ON THE WEB INDICATE THAT CAM BEARING FAILURES ON CERTAIN 1999-2000 HARELY ENGINES ARE OCCURING. THE WEB INTEFACE HERE
... WOULD NOT LET ME FILE UNLESS I PUT NUMBERS IN. SO, I PUT IN NUMBERS IN IN ORDER TO GET A MESSAGE TO YOU. AGAIN IT DID NOT FAIL ON MY PARTICULAR ENGINE. I SPEAK FOR I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBERS OF BIKES THAT HAVE FAILED ACCORDING TO MAGAZINE ARTICLES AND THE WEB, AND EVEN HARLEY HAS FINALLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BUT I FEEL THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. I DO NOT INTEND TO FILE THIS AS A FALSE CLAIM ON MY BIKE. BUT IT'S A CONCERN FOR ME AND IN THE PRESS, AND HARLEY HAS RECOGNIZED A PROBLEM. IS THERE A WAY TO HAVE THEM RECALL THE BIKES? RATHER THEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE MILEAGE I STATED IS THE CORRECT MILEAGE; 9,200. AND FAILURE SHOULD BE 0 SO ONCE AGAIN THERE WAS NO FAILURE, BUT I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION AND POSSIBLY A RECALL. THE $1,000 DOLLAR DAMAGE IS A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE IN THE EVENT OF ACTUAL FAILURE. I HOPE THIS SAVE SOME PEOPLE SOME TROUBLE, AND GETS HARLEY TO ISSUE A RECALL INSTEAD OF WARRANTY EXTENSION. WE OWNERS PAID TOO MUCH FOR OUR BIKES AND DON'T NEED FAILURES THAT COULD BE PREVENTED RATHER THEN, "WHAT IF" OR " IT MIGHT FAIL." I SEE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS INFORMATION.*AKRead more
CAMSHAFT BEARING WAS PREMATURELY FAILING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND DISABLING MOTORCYCLES. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF DEFECT, AND REDESIGNED PART. BEGINNING DEC14,1999 ANY MOTORCYCLE WITH TWIN CAM ENGINE THAT WAS MANUFACTURED PRIOR DID NOT GET NEW DESIGNED PART.*AK
THE FUEL SUPPLY VALVE IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK LEAKED FUEL ONTO THE REAR CYLINDER OF COOLED ENGINE, CONSUMER REPLACED VALVE BUT AFTER ABOUT 900 MILES THE REPLACEMENT LEAKED. NLM
Incident date: Nov 3, 2000
THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES THAT HAVE CAUSED STALLING, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER THE SYMPTOMS CONTINUE. *MJS
Incident date: Dec 16, 2000
THE KICK STAND WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO BE BOLTED TO MOTORCYCLE FELL OFF AT 43 MILES, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE POWER WILL RESUME. NLM
Incident date: Oct 15, 2000
WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE THE REAR (CONTINENTAL 130/90/16 TK-17, DOT#CPXKNAXP 368) EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLSION WHICH RESULTED IN ONE FATALITY AND ONE INJURY. *MJS
1 injured
1 deaths
Incident date: Dec 6, 2000
WOULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY'S (H-D - MILWAUKEE, WI) 1999 88 CUBIC INCH, TWIN-CAM MOTORCYCLE ENGINES? THESE ENGINES HAVE A FAULTED DESIGN RELATED TO THE CAM BEARINGS AND CAM SUPPORT PLATE WHICH CAN RESULT IN CATOSTROPHIC FAILURE. THE BALL BEARINGS WHICH SUPPORT THE CAM ENDS FAIL. THIS FAILURE CAN RESULT IN THE INTERNAL DESTRUCTION OF THE LOWER END OF THE ENGINE
... WHICH WILL SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN IMMEDIATELY, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FATAL CRASH. H-D KNOWS A PROBLEM EXISTS AS THEY WILL REPAIR A BLOWN ENGINE ON A "SILENT RECALL" BASIS, BUT WON'T INITIATE A PROACTIVE RECALL. THE PROBLEM WITH THAT APPROACH IS THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATOR MUST EXPERIENCE THE HAZARD OF THE BLOWN ENGINE WHILE UNDER WAY FIRST, RATHER THAN REPLACING THESE BAD BEARINGS BEFORE AN INCIDENT OCCURS. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.Read more
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE POWER WILL RESUME. NLM
Incident date: Sep 20, 2000
THE PROBLEM CONSISTS OF INTERMITTENT, UNFORESEEN, IRREGULAR LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER UNDER A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES, CAUSING TOTAL SHUT-DOWN (NO LIGHTS OR ACCESSORIES OF ANY NATURE, ENGINE STOPS) WITH RESULTING PERSONAL ENDANGERMENT TO ME, MY PASSENGER AND MOTORING PUBLIC. PLEASE REFER TO COPIES SURFACE-MAILED LETTERS TO YOUR AGENCY OF TWO OF FOUR CERTIFIED LETTERS TO HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORC
... YCLE COMPANY IN MILWAUKEE CONSISTING OF SIX PAGES OF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM. THESE LETTER COPIES FROM ME ARE DATED OCTOBER 11, 2000 AND NOVEMBER 6, 2000 AND ARE TWO VOLUMINOUS TO RE-COPY HERE. AS AN ASIDE, IN PREPARING THIS FORM I HAVE FOUND NO WAY OF INDICATING PARAGRAPHS AND HAVE INADVERTENTLY TOTALLY ERASED THIS TEXT ON TWO OCCASIONS, THUS THIS TRUNCATED VERSION. AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE ENDANGERMENT CAUSED TO ME AND TO OTHERS, I LOST POWER AND CONTROL NUMEROUS TIMES, NECESSITATING MY COASTING ACROSS MULTIPLE LANES TO A SHOULDER WITHOUT POWER. ONCE I STALLED ADJACENT TO A CENTER DIVIDE WITH NO CLEARANCE FROM PASSING VEHICLES. ANOTHER TIME I STALLED ON THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE DURING COMMUTE TRAFFIC WITH NO CENTER DIVIDE OR SHOULDER. THERE WERE ONLY TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC IN MY DIRECTION AT THE TIME AND THE PROBLEM WAS EXACERBATED BY A MOTORIST STOPPING TO MAKE SURE I WAS NOT GOING TO JUMP OVER THE BRIDGE RAILING TO MY DEATH. VEHICLES OF ALL SIZE AND DESCRIPTION HAD TO SQUEEZE PAST ME INTO THE REMAINING LANE, LITERALLY MISSING ME BY 4-5 INCHES. THE MACHINE HAS BEEN IN TO GOLDEN GATE HARLEY-DAVIDSON ON MANY OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM, MOST RECENTLY FOR A 24-DAY PERIOD. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODELS OF H-D MOTORCYCLES. *AKRead more
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 SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 11/7/00 AND WAS TOLD WHEN MY ENGINE FAILS THEY WILL ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I LIVE IN HELENA MONTANA AND THERE IS LARGE PORTIONS OF THIS STATE WHERE THERE IS NO ASISTANCE AVAILABLE SHOULD THE ENGINE SEIZE. I BELIEVE H-D SHOULD UPGRADE THE DEFECTIVE ENGINES BEFORE THEY FAIL.*AKRead more
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE MOTORCYCLE. *AK
Incident date: Oct 23, 2000
R SIDE MIRROR BROKE UPON ACCELERATION FROM A TURN. MIRRORS ON THIS BIKE ARE A KNOWN PROBLEM.
Incident date: May 5, 2000
INTERMITTENTLY THERE IS A NEUTRAL POSITION BETWEEN ALL GEARS. MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBELM, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK *SLC
Incident date: Oct 5, 2000
THROTTLE CABLE BROKE IN CENTER LANE OF BUSY HIGHWAY IN DARKNESS NEAR ACCIDENT WITH PASSING CARS. *AK
Incident date: Aug 15, 2000
NEGATIVE BATTERY LEAD CAME LOOSE ENGINE STOPPED. DEALER REPORTS IT IS A COMMON FAILURE BATTERY LEADS ALWAYS COME LOOSE DUE TO BAD DESIGN OF TERMINAL ENDS ON BATTERY CABLES. *AK
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR 7500 MILE SERVICE PRIOR TO TAKING A TRIP, WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN HANDLING, STOPPED AT A HD DEALER AND WHILE CHECKING BIKE THEY FOUND THAT THE REAR TIRE WAS DANGEROUSLY WORN, CONSUMER CHECKED THE 7500 MILE SERVICE RECORD WHICH STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE CHECKED FOR PRESSURE WEAR AND DAMAGE, CONSUMER CONCERNED IF OTHER SERVICES WERE CHECKED COMP
... LETED WHEN THEY WERE NOT. NLMRead more
Incident date: Jun 30, 2000
CRACK IN THE ENGINE CASE CAUSED PRIMARY FLUID TO BE EVACUATED FROM THE PRIMARY CASE RESULTING IN A SECONDARY FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH. THE FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH THEN LED TO AN IMMEDIATE DECREASE IN SPEED AND NO POWER. THE CLUTCH ACTED AS IF IT WAS ALWAYS ENGAGED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO HARLEY CERTIFIED MECHANICS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THAT PARTICULAR MODEL YEAR (AS WELL AS EARLIE
... R YEARS) AND WARRANTY WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THESE MOTORCYCLES UP TO AS LATE AS LAST YEAR. I ALSO SPOKE WITH HD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY VERIFIED THAT "SOME" WARRANTY WORK WAS PERFORMED DUE TO THIS FAILURE AND THAT NONE IS PERFORMED AFTER 10 MODEL YEARS. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS SITUATION. SINCERELY, GREG CURRANRead more
Incident date: Jul 26, 2000
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.
HD IS AWARE OF THE 99 & 2000 TC88 CAM BEARING FAILURE WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SEIZE UP. HD HAS SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS FAILURE BUT ONLY THE DEALER RECEIVES THEM. THE CONSUMER HAS NO IDEA THAT THEY ARE RIDING A MOTORCYCLE THAT COULD SEIZE UP AT ANY TIME, CAUSING A CRASH. DO YOU THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM?
Incident date: Sep 1, 2000
CAMSHAFT FAILURE ALSO DAMAGED FLYWHEELS WHICH WILL REQUIRE BOTTOM END REBUILD
Incident date: Jul 5, 2000
THE CAM BEARING PROBLEM WAS KNOWN AT THE TIME I PURCHASED MY MOTORCYCLE FOR CLOSE TO $20,000, BUT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED THIS WAS A PROBLEM. THE FAILURE COULD HAVE COST ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND OUR LIVES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. HARLEY DAVIDSON SENT A SERVICE REPAIRMAN.
ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT LUGGAGE RACK TOUR BOX BROKE, CAUSING PASSENGER TO FALL FROM MOTORCYCLE. MANUFCTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
HD IS AWARE OF THE 99 & 2000 TC88 CAM BEARING FAILURE WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SEIZE UP. HD HAS SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS FAILURE BUT ONLY THE DEALER RECEIVES THEM. THE CONSUMER HAS NO IDEA THAT THEY ARE RIDING A MOTORCYCLE THAT COULD SEIZE UP AT ANY TIME, CAUSING A CRASH. DO YOU THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM?
Incident date: Jul 17, 2000
WHILE DRIVING, BIG CHUNKS OF TREAD CAME OFF OF REAR DUNLOP ELITE II TIRE MT90B16, CONSUMER CRASHED AND WENT INTO A DITCH, CAUSING 2 PEOPLE TO BE INJURED AND DAMGE TO MOTORCYCLE, CONSUMER CONTACTED DUNLOP. *SLC
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Jul 5, 2000
NO SUMMARY
Incident date: Aug 10, 2000
REAR FRAME SECTION FAILED ON BOTH SIDES BEHIND REAR STRUT MOUNTING AREA RESULTING IN DRIVER SEAT, PASSENGER SEAT AND REAR FENDER COLLASPSING ONTO REAR WHEEL POSSIBLY RESULTING IN REAR WHEEL LOCK UP, LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND DEATH TO BOTH PASSENGERS.
Incident date: Jun 18, 2000
REPORTING THE FRAME WAS NOTICE BROKEN, AFTER TRAVELING ON THE HWY. MFR'S NOTIFIED AND REPLACE FRAME, BUT HAVE TO TRANSFER ALL PARTS OVER AT CONSUMER COST. ASKING NHTSA TO PROVIDE OR HELPINTHIS MATTER.
Incident date: May 22, 2000
BEARING FAILURE RESULTS IN TOTAL AND IMMEDIATE ENGINE FAILURE AT THE POINT OF FAILURE. HAPPENED ON THIS MOTORCYCLE AND ON MY WIFE'S (2000 HD HERITAGE SOFTAIL CLASSIC)AS WELL, HERS AT 11,700 MILES. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TWIN CAM ENGINES MADE BEFORE 12/15/99. *AK
Incident date: Jun 6, 2000
THIS IS THE SECOND MOTORCYCLE MENTIONED IN THE EARLIER REPORT ON CAM BEARING FAILURE IN OUR 2000 ROAD KING. AGAIN, FAILURE RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE HALT WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND A SUBSEQUENT TOW TO A DEALERSHIP. IN THIS CASE BREAKDOWN OCCURED IN AN ISOLATED AREA OF WYOMING AND A TOW OF 150 MILES TO BILLINGS, MT.*AK
Incident date: Jul 16, 2000
WHILE OPERATING MOTORCYCLE ON A CITY ROAD THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A GROWLING NOISE AND CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER. I AM GLAD I WAS NOT ON AN INTERSTAE HIWAY PERFORMING A TURN AS THE LOSS OF POWER SURLEY WOULD HAVE BEEN A FATALITY. THE PROBLEM IS OCCURING ON ENOUGH HD THAT A SERVICE BULLITIEN HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT HD WILL NOT DO THE UPGRADE UNTILL FAILURE DOES OCCUR. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE
... A FATALITY DOES OCCUR.*AKRead more
DUE TO THE REPORTED FAILURES IN THE TWIN CAM 88 ENGINE I AM CONCERNED THE REAR CAM BEARING MIGHT FAIL WHEN I AM AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT SITUATION. DUE TO THIS I AM NO LONGER WILLING TO RIDE WITH MY WIFE OR ANYONE ELSE AS A PASSENGER. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT IF NOT CORRECTED COULD RESULT IN MOTORCYCLE DEATHS AND GRAVE
... INJURIES. *AKRead more
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT REPORTS OF CAM AND CAM BEARING FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS INCIDENTS OF LESS THAN 1%. HOWEVER THE PEOPLE I TALK TO INDICATE POSSIBLY 25-30% FAILURE RATE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RAMIFICATIONS OF A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRANDED IN REMOTE LOCATIONS. ANOTHER CONCERN IS BEING DISTRACTED BY AN ENGINE FAI
... LURE WHICH COULD INCLUDE 200 DEGREE ENGINE OIL BEING SPRAYED ON MY LEGS AND UNDER MY REAR TIRE WHILE RIDING IN A CONGESTED TRAFFIC SITUATION.Read more
CAM BEARINGS ARE FAILING ON 1999 AND 2000 HARLEY-DAVIDSON TC-88 ENGINES. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS SAFETY CONSQUENCES DUE TO THIS FAILURE SHOULD IT OCCUR DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. H-D IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT TO DATE WILL ONLY REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE AFTER IT FAILS. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM COULD BE LIFE THREATENING IF IT OCCURS IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATION SUCH AS INTERSTATE
... TRAVEL, RUSH HOUR, ETC. AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IMMEDIATELY.*AKRead more
THERE HAVE BEEN AN ALARMING NUMBER OF CAM BEARING FAILURES ON HD'S TC88 ENGINES. THE FACTORY HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. IF THE ENGINE SEIZES DUE TO A BEARING FAILURE IT CAN CAUSE THE RIDER TO BE THROWN FROM THE MOTORCYCLE. THE FACTORY HAS ISSUED INTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS ON THIS ISSUE. I DO NOT FEEL MY NEW, 2000 MODEL YEAR MOTORCYCLE IS SAFE IF A CAM BEARING FAILURE IS POTENTIALLY FAULTY.*AK
Incident date: Jul 19, 2000
THE CAM BEARING HAS NOT YET FAILED. THERE IS A HIGH NUMBER OF FAILURES IN THIS BEARING, ON NEW ENGINE DESIGN MAMNUFACTURED PRIOR TO 12/15/1999. HARLEY DAVIDSON HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN 1097 TO DEALERS REPLACING FAILED BALL BEARING WITH ROLLER BEARING, BUT HAS NOT RECALLED BIKES WITH BALL BEARING CAM BEARINGS. BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE ENGINE SEIZURE IN TRAFFIC, ON MOUNTAIN ROADS ETC. I AM FEARFU
... L OF FAILURE OF THE BEARING /ENGINE NOW WHEN RIDING. *AKRead more
Incident date: Apr 20, 2000
THE PART MANUFACTURED FROM JIMSUSA FAILED CAUSING A DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE. THIS COULD HAVE LOCKED THE MOTOR CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. A JIMSUSA EMPLOYEE COLIN KATELY CLAIMED THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECT AS THEY HAD LET THEIR TOOLING BECOME WORN. THEY REQUESTED RETURN OF THE UNSAFE PART AND NOW ARE REFUSING TO GIVE IT BACK. THEY AUTHORIZED REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN REFUSED TO PAY THE
... BILL COMMITTING CONSUMER FRAUD. THESE PARTS CONSTITUTE AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY HAZARD.Read more
Incident date: Aug 11, 2000
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH AND MOTORCYCLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES REAR TIRE LOCKED UP,AND THE MOTORCYCLE TURNED SIDEWAYS. *AK
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 11, 2000
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH AND MOTORCYCLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES REAR TIRE LOCKED UP,AND THE MOTORCYCLE TURNED SIDEWAYS. *AK
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 4, 2000
THE SCREWS CAME LOOSE FROM THE BRACKET ON THE HANDLE BAR WHICH HOLDS THE CLULTCH LEVER AND REAR VIEW MIRROR. *YH