I was exiting interstate highway when my 2009 buell 1125cr electrical system shutdown, causing motorcycle to turn off, all electrical lights turned off, and was unable to warn a vehicle behind me that was also exiting. Driver in vehicle behind me almost struck me and shortly stopped and warned me that my tail-light and brake light were not functioning. Motorcycle skidded to a stop at end of exit ramp and I had to turn ignition key to off position and try to re-start motorcycle. Electrical system displayed 'system voltage' and battery light illuminated. I tried to re-start engine and the lcd screen would turn off and then read 'comm error', then it would start and the engine would run ok, but lcd screen would turn on and off. During drive home, my low-beam headlight would turn off and on repeatedly until it flashed itself off completely. Now while driving motorcycle, it has no tail-light, brake light, or low-beam headlight and only able to operate with high-beam headlight. I have motorcycle parked at my residence at this time.
2009 Buell 1125CR electrical complaints
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I recently purchased a 2009 buell 1125cr from a harley dealership and discovered that the bike has had it stator assembly replaced twice on the dates of 9/10/10 with 4222 miles and 9/10/11 with 8720 miles, both replacement where covered under warranty. The battery also had to be replaced in 03/2012. The motorcycle is no longer covered under factory and after conducting research I discovered that there appears to be a flaw in the 1125 electrical system. I also discovered that there has been no "true" fix to the problem other then replacing the same part multiple times. I currently have just under 11000 miles on my 1125 and I'm concerned that buell/harley davidson never formulated a "true" confirmed fix for the electrical/stator issue which could result in the motorcycle stalling prematurely while riding putting myself and other at risk. I ask that you investigate this matter and validate that buell did or will properly fix the 1125 electrical issues. Thank you
Was coming home from a friends house, at night, when the instrument cluster and lights went out completely. I quickly stopped, and turned the bike off. I sat for a few minutes and restarted the bike. Everything seemed ok as the lights came back on. I continued home and parked the bike. The following morning, the bike did not start at all. I then took the bike to the hd dealership for repairs.
Faulty charging system causing motor to die and not start, does not charge battery nor output enough voltage to run bike. Potential for dying motor while at speed and causing dangerous condition.
As I was making a left handed turn across traffic when the bike suddenly died and was totally unresponsive. It was later determined it was the voltage regulator/stator had failed. It is extremely dangerous to have an otherwise perfectly maintained machine that will suddenly unexpectedly quit. Thanks for your time.
Charging system failure, engine dies at low RPM and won't restart or idle even after a jump start.
I recently moved to a new city and the charging system failed on my first ride there (30 miles). I noticed that the battery light and check engine light had come on approximately 10 miles from the house. Battery voltage had dropped from the normal 13.5-14.3 range to 11.1 and was dropping fast. There was no warning that this would occur. I was able to pull off onto the side of the road and remove the headlight fuse in an attempt to make it back to the house. Removal of the fuse greatly decreased the rate at which the battery discharged. I was able to make it 9.5 of the 10 miles back before the engine died and had to push the motorcycle the remaining distance.
I experienced a low battery indication while driving the motorcycle. I was able to drive the cycle to my residence prior to battery no longer being able to power the ignition and electrical system, including head and tail lights. Stator was removed and found to be severely burned due to insufficient cooling. Design of this motorcycle does not allow sufficient oil cooling of the stator resulting in nearly 100% stator failure in 2009 buell 1125cr and 1125r models. I sent the stator to a facility for rewind and repair.
Was making left hand turn at busy intersection. Motorcycle lost power, stalled and died, nearly causing accident. Was almost hit by oncoming traffic and had to push bike to safety. The "electrical system upgrade" had been performed at last service by dealer. Motorcycle has been unstable since. Quit riding after randomly stalling 4th time. Cannot be used safely. While researching battery replacement and causes, I realized I have symptoms of stator failure. Voltage is unstable and drops frequently. Motorcycle has about 2700-2800 miles on it now. Was purchased new in march of 2010.
While riding my 2009 buell 1125cr, I noticed my voltage dropping rather fast (14v down to 9v). The buell has just over 4,000 miles on it and I didn't expect to see issues this early. Upon research, apparently this is a common recurring problem with this particular year and model. After hours of mechanical work, it turns out the stator over heated and fried itself, due to the lack of lubrication. Its a design flaw. Now I have to rewrap my stator and purchase another part the covers the stator that prevents this from happening again. Shouldn't/doesn't this qualify as a defect/recall item?... And why not?
The stator in my 2009 buell 1125cr failed with only just over 4,000 miles. I noticed the battery slowly draining as I was headed home. Luckily I wasnt very far from my house when it happened. The bike will no longer hold charge and the battery has been tested and is good as well as all fuses and relays checked, they are also all good. I know this is a very common problem with this bike and the part should have been recalled because I havent heard of a stock 09 1125cr not having to have the stator replaced at some point. A major part like this should not be failing especially when my bike has only 4k miles on it.
While riding around the town got a warning light for battery (low voltage) and engine had shut down soon after. I was able to safely come to the stop on the side of the road and tow the motorcycle home, however having bike die on you out of the blue in the traffic is not a pleasant or safe experience and end result could have been much worse that burned up charging system it could have been someones life. Bike will operate for 30min or so once the battery has be charged through the external battery charger (trickle charger) and after the energy is depleted from the battery motorcycle will shut down since the motorcycle's charging system is roasted and non functional. Motorcycle had previously been serviced under a recall by harley davidson and charging harness and new fuel mapping were installed, however this did not remedy the problem.
Stator burned up and forced complete shut down of bike, including lights and engine. Left me stranded on a long stretch of kamehameha highway with no safe shoulder to park the bike on-just too much jungle on one side and the ocean on the other. Had to push the bike a long, long, way. This is the second stator failure on this bike!
Voltage started jumping around on my way to work one morning. My voltage dropped to 10.9, then my lights died. I was able to pull off the side of the interstate as the bike was bucking and sputtering to a stop. It was not a pleasant experience.
The stator (charging system) failed. This is the second time this failed. The first time it failed was about 1.5 years ago. At that time, the motorcycle was under warranty. Now, the bike is no longer under warranty. There is a design flaw in the charging system whereas the stator over heats and fails to charge the battery. It's happened 2 times on my bike. Parts are hard to come by because harley davidson doesn't make the bike anymore. There are 1000's of cases of 2009 and 2010 buell 1125 stators burning up.
The stator or alternator failed while riding my motorcycle on a curvy road. The engine stopped abruptly due to the inability of the charging system to maintain the battery voltage high enough to run essential engine components such as ignition coils and fuel injectors. The stalling resulted in the vehicle exiting the turn very wide and running off the edge of the road. The vehicle was then inoperable on the side of the road while traffic was passing.
Bike shuts off at random times at random speeds. Bike will restart with switch. Battery level on speedo indicates steady drain at stop. I'm recently bought used to find out this model has electrical issues that will not be addressed by dealer at their cost.
While on the bridge from tampa to st petersburg florida, i275, my motorcycle hesitated and stalled while still on the long bridge, leaving me vulnerable to traffic traveling at highway speeds. I have owned the motorcycle since new, from tampa harley davidson. The cause of the incident was a failed charging stator, which resulted in draining of the battery while on the interstate.
At 50 MPH the battery light came on. Then the alternator light came on and bike was running just on the battery. Was close enough to home to make it back. Took the bike in for repair after a complete battery charge. Diagnostics was complete stator failure. Harley davidson won't repair the defect. The dealer kept telling me about an upgrade but would never say what it was. Now I find out many of these 1125cr model bikes, in the 2009 year, have this problem. Buell is out of business so I get stuck with a $1500 repair bill! Should sue harley davidson for known issues with the stator. Can cause an accident.
I was cruising down road and headlight started to flicker and get dimmer and dimmer. Not wanting to get hit by someone I pulled off road and checked instrument cluster and said charging system failure. Not even 4,000 miles on brand new bought bike and just out of warranty. This is a safety concern and could cause serious injury or death their should be a recall as alot of people who own these motorcycles have had this happen more than once.
Motorcycle lost voltage as indicated on instrument display while riding in moderate traffic. Pulled over immediately in a safe manner to ease possible congestion and not incur an accident. Local harley dealer picked up bike at side of the road on a moderate to heavy traffic state route. Diagnosis from dealer was complete stator failure impacting the charging ability of the motorcycle. Harley is covering with warranty work on stator with same year model equipment, 2009. Several reported websites indicate stator will likely fail again at some point in a few thousand miles. It cannot be expressed the concern this can have at highway speeds on major interstates and thoroughfares.
2nd stator failed at 12,466 miles, first failed on 6/17/10 at 4,459 miles.
Stator failure, 1st of 2 (so far) for this bike. 2nd failure on 5/31/11 at 12,466 miles.
I was riding on hwy17 in kentucky about 50 to 60 MPH when the bike just died. I had no turn signals or brake lights.the good thing was my brother in law was behind me to control traffic. This also could have been a further issue if I had lost power 4 miles down the road in the sharp turns.
Voltage regulator failed, headlight bulb burned as a result, no headlight. Instrument cluster lost backlight, turn signals were out.
The charging system on my 2009 buell 1125cr failed and the vehicle ceased to run. I was barely able to coast to the side of the road and out of traffic. The dealer replaced the stator and voltage regulator.
2009 buell 1125 stator (alternator) failure. On 3 separate occasions, I have been operating my motorcycle when it has suddenly and without warning, died of stator failure. 2 of these instances may have caused a less experienced rider great danger as they happened in traffic, on the highway. The failures have been diagnosed as 'burnt' or 'overheated' stators. Each time the part has failed, it was replaced with an identical part. The explanation harley davidson (owner of subsidiary buell) has given on why the part has not been updated or retrofitted is "the company (buell) is no longer producing motorcycles, and we only have to repair the bikes until their warranty period expires". Basically, the company admits there is a serious issue with the stator, but is choosing to ride out the warranty period without a proper fix, and leave owners to fix the issue continuously out of pocket and in danger on the road.
Charging system failed at 8900 miles, second time. Harley replaced a rotor, stator and a voltage regulator.
Charging system failed. First time at 5500 miles, harley installed charging harness, and a new stator. Second time charging system failed at 8900 miles. Harley installed new stator, rotor and voltage regulator.
My motorcycle shut off while riding at city speeds. Luckily I was able to pull in the clutch and recover without crashing if I was on the freeway while this happened someone could have got seriously injured. The dealer harley davidson attributed the issue to be a stator failure in which when this happens the motorcycle will lose all electrical current to the motor and the bike will shut down. Harley davidson has issued a service bulletin not a recall to fix the issue even with the service bulletin fix lots of riders have experienced stator failures.
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