2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flhtcu

ABS SYSTEM FAILS TO "NO BRAKES" . I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED MY 2009 HD FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER IN HOUSTON. SO I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. WITHIN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AND PERHAPS ONLY 20 MILES THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED. I WENT TO DRIVE THE MOTORCYCLE ON A RECENT SUNNY DAY, AND ROLLED OUT OF MY GARAGE UNABLE TO STOP. BOTH REAR AND FRONT BRAKES ARE SOLID AND IMMOVABLE. HAD THIS OCCURRED FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. RESEARCHING RECALLS, I SEE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT ONLY REQUIRING HARLEY TO FLUSH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. REPAIR IS STILL ON THE OWNER. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. HARLEY ENGINEERING SHOULD HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE AUTO INDUSTRY WHO HAS USED DOT 4 BRAKE FLUID WITHOUT SUCH AN ISSUE FOR DECADES. HYGROSCOPIC BRAKE FLUID IS NOT THE ISSUE, ITS THE MATERIAL CHOICE AND POTENTIALLY CATHODIC ISSUES. FOR HARLEY TO BLAME OWNERS FOR NOT FLUSHING THE FLUID EVERY TWO YEARS IS SILLY. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE BIKE 6 MONTHS. FOR THEM TO RESELL WITHOUT HAVING REPAIRED OR REPLACED THIS IS NEGLIGENT AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. NO DOUBT OTHER USED BIKE OWNERS WILL EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE ALSO AND MORE ACCIDENTS ARE IN THE MAKING. A TOTAL RECALL SHOULD BE DONE AND THE ABS VALVES REPLACED AT HD'S EXPENSE. MANY ON FORUMS ARE NOW BYPASSING THE ABS SYSTEMS TO AVOID THE EXORBITANT REPAIR BILL AND NEED TO GO TO HARLEY. THIS IS PUTTING DANGEROUS BIKES ON THE ROAD.

I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL FROZE AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT SLOW OR STOP. THIS HAPPENED AROUND MARCH OF 2017. I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO GATEWAY HARLEY DAVIDSON FOR REPAIRS. THE SUGGESTED THAT BECAUSE A LACK OF MAINTENANCE THE ABS MODULE FAILED. THE REPLACED THE ABS HCU, PART 48343-09 AND I PAID FOR ALL REPAIRS. MY CONCERN IS AN ABS MODULE SHOULD NOT CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN IN AN AUTOMOBILE. THE IS A DESIGN DEFECT. I HAVE 2 NEWER HARLEYS WITH ABS. I CALLED HARLEY MANUFACTURING AND WAS TOLD THESE 2 NEWER MOTORCYCLES HAVE THE SAME DESIGN. EVEN WITH MAINTENANCE THESE 2 COULD HAVE A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE BECAUSE OF THE ABS DESIGN DEFECT. I HAVE THE DEFECT ABS MODULE THAT WAS REPLACED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU. UPON ACCELERATION AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK SEVERAL TIMES AND FAILED TO ENGAGE, CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE DEALER (GATEWAY HARLEY-DAVIDSON, 3600 LEMAY FERRY RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63125, (314) 845-9900) DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE WAS NOT FOLLOWED REGARDING REPLACING THE FLUID FOR THE BRAKES AND THAT THE SOLUTION WAS A BRAKE FLUSH AT NO CHARGE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE DEALER WOULD PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V076000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNED THE MOTORCYCLE AND STILL HAD THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

MY WIFE AND MYSELF WAS RIDING MY 2009 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC IN THE SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST IN CALIFORNIA ON HWY 198 ON JULY 5 2016 WE LEFT THE GENERAL SHERMAN TREE AREA HEADING TOWARDS THREE RIVERS CA AS WE WERE STARTED TO RIDE DOWN THE MOUNTAIN ON THE DOWN HILL WINDING ROAD WE LOST THE REAR BRAKE ON THE BIKE, THE BRAKE FOOT PEDDLE WOULD GO ALL THE WAY DOWN UNTIL IT BOTTOMED OUT AND STOPPED IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO BRAKE PRESSURE, I HAD TO PUMP THE FOOT BRAKE CONTINUOUSLY A FEW TIMES TO GET BRAKE PRESSURE BACK AS SOON AS I STOP PUMPING THE FOOT BRAKE IT WOULD LOSES PRESSURE AGAIN UNTIL I PUMPED IT A FEW TIMES TO GET THE PRESSURE BACK THIS CONDITION CONTINUED FOR A NUMBER OF MILES WHILE WE WENT DOWN THE CANYON, THE FRONT BRAKE WORK NORMAL AND I WAS ABLE TO USE A COMBINATION OF DOWN SHIFTING THE FRONT BRAKE AND PUMPING THE BACK BRAKE AFTER WE GOT OFF THE MOUNTAIN THE REAR BRAKE WORK NORMAL AND HAS WORKED NORMAL SINCE.

THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR TO THE EFI/ECM IS FAULTY, CAUSING MULTIPLE CODES DEALING WITH LOW VOLTAGE TO THE THROTTLE BY WIRE, THESE LOW VOLTAGES CAUSES THE THROTTLE TO FAIL DURING RIDING AND LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THE ISSUE WHICH HAS OCCURED WELL OVER 30 TIMES IN 8 YEARS. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 USD IN REPAIRS, YET THE DESIGN FLAW CONTINUES TO KEEP CAUSING THE SAME ISSUES YEAR AFTER YEAR.

MY MOTORCYCLE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE DESCRIBED IN YOUR ODI RESUME INVETIGATION NUMBER PE 16-009. THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL FREEZES WHEN THE IGNITION IS INGAGED. I TOOK IT THE THE HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY SAID IT IS THE ABS MODULE AND IS ON BACK ORDER FOR 10 DAYS UNTIL 3/10/2017. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY MOTORCYCLE INCLUDED IN THIS INVESTIGATION AND ANY FUTURE RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED APPROXIMATELY $760 FOR THIS FIX.

VERY SERIOUS FAILURE OF ABS FRONT BRAKE. WHEN RIDING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER SEIZED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SQUEEZE YIELDING NO FRONT BRAKES. AT THIS DATE NHTSA HAS 88 COMPLAINTS FILED FOR THE HD ABS MODULE FAILURE, SOME RESULTING IN CRASHES. HARLEY DAVIDSON SAYS FLUID HAS TO BE CHANGED EVERY 2 YEARS TO PREVENT MOISTURE BUILD UP. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING AMONG THE MILLIONS OF ABS VEHICLES IN USE. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME THAT THE NHTSA HAS NOT DEMANDED A RECALL OR OWNER NOTIFICATIONS TO BE MAILED OUT. WHEN I OPERATE A VEHICLE I EXPECT IT TO COMPLY WITH ALL SAFETY REGULATIONS AND KNOWN PROBLEMS BE SCRUTINIZED BY THE NHTSA. WHERE IS THE SAFETY IN NHTSA WHEN NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WITH THE KNOWN PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS SINCE 2008? DOES IT TAKE A DEATH TO GET A RECALL. IF TWO GM CARS EXPERIENCE A COLUMN LOCK WHILE DRIVING OR IN A JEEP AN OPERATOR ERROR FAILS PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, THERE IS A MASSIVE RECALL AND DEMANDED OWNER NOTIFICATIONS. THIS IS EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND DEMANDS ACTION!