2008 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu fuel system problems

Filed Sep 2, 2016 · Fuel system · 42,000 miles · KY

I had just got on i65 heading south. I went maybe 2 miles, and all of the sudden, my motorcycle acted like it had just ran out of gas. Or somebody had hit the kill switch. I know it had gas. As it was winding down in revolutions, I tried everything with throttle, kill switch, ignition switch. When I finally stopped, I tried starting it, nothing. It acted like I had no gas. I opened the tank and rocked the bike a little, and I had at least a half a tank like my gauge read. After getting it home I punched my VIN number in to he's recall page, and there was a recall for the fuel filter enclosure. I purchased another enclosure and put it back together. Still nothing. I checked fire and the plugs lit on fire. So I sprayed either into throat of carburetor, and it started for a second and died. I have taken it to the dealer and they say one of the gaskets was not seating correctly on the fuel pressure regulator.

Filed Feb 12, 2015 · Fuel system · 52,000 miles · ND

2008 ultra classic electra glide harley davidson. Gas tank lining pealed off inside the tank resulting in shedding fuel filters, line, pump, injectors. All parts inside the tank hand to be replaced. $1800 worth of parts plus the tank had to be blasted and recoated $600. Power would cut out when riding motor would quit.

Filed Oct 25, 2014 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 6,500 miles · CA

While riding in residential area bike began lurching and unable to maintain constant speed or RPM. Took to shop and they stated bike did not have any codes displaying. They lubricated all connections on throttle assembly and it temporary resolved issue. Now when I start the bike the throttle is unresponsive and bike is not able to be driven. Sometimes shutting down and restarting will temporarily resolve issue, however, bike is not safe to ride. I believe this is a safety issue and warrants a recall, however not recalls to date.

Filed May 30, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 35,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson flhtcui. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the o-ring and the fuel filter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure was not rectified. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 08v357000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was 35,000 and the current mileage 45,000.

Filed Jun 12, 2011 · Fuel system · 14,100 miles · NE

I own a 2008 harley davidson flhtcui. I have had it in the shop three times because of this same problem. It has an electronic throttle. It will only idle. Right now. It has been in the shop for 3 weeks and the dealer claims they cannot get the needed part for another 3 weeks. It is an upgraded part. I feel a recall is warranted. It did this when I was going down the road.

Filed Jun 29, 2009 · Electrical, Fuel system · 11,570 miles · GA

My motorcycle when I started remained at high idle and would not reduce to normal. I was with a group of riders who were leaving so I took off as is and when coming to a stop the bike only slowed to 2000 RPM's almost causing me to run into car ahead of me. This problem occurs intermittently and motor company instruction was to use a idle reset procedure consisting of turning the ignition on-off 4 times. This worked for a few starts then would occur again. I recently saw a blog in a chat room where motor company had issued a tech bulletin where a download to the ecu would reset the calibration timing of the idle procedure. I asked the dealer to update my ecu and the response was that because I had modified my bike it would cost $150 for the update. I called customer service number and after many transfers was told that there was no such bulletin or update I then gave the phone to dealers service mgr who gave them info he had and told him to not charge for the update as a customer satisfaction action and the dealer updated and I have had no problem since. I think since this is a possible safety issue the update should be announced and performed under normal warranty. This defect only seems to effect 08m and 09m bikes where motor company updated from cable throttle control to electronic throttle control.

Filed Jun 18, 2009 · Fuel system · 10,995 miles · NY

Iron block harley davidson refused to perform a safety recall on my harley davidson ultra classic fuel canister.

Filed Sep 19, 2008 · Fuel system · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson flhtcu. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v357000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:filler pipe and cap) and immediately called the dealer. A technician stated that the parts were unavailable and the contact would receive a call when they arrived. He was never called so the dealer was called again. The technician stated that when they received the parts, they repaired other vehicles. The contact was informed that he would be placed on a waiting list for the next shipment. The vehicle has not been repaired. He called the manufacturer and is waiting for a response. There had been no failure to date. *updated 10/20/08 *bf as of oct 7, 2008 the bike still had not been repaired. Updated 10/21/08

Filed Sep 15, 2008 · Fuel system · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson flhtcu. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v357000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:filler pipe and cap). He called the dealer to have the vehicle repaired and was informed that the parts needed to complete the repair, would be unavailable until august 4, 2008. The dealer placed him on a waiting list and stated that they would call him when the parts arrived. The manufacturer stated that they would send the parts to the local dealer and would call the contact the following day. As of september 15, 2008, the parts have not been shipped, nor has the contact received a response from the manufacturer. There had been no failure to date.

Filed Aug 5, 2008 · Fuel system · WA

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson flhtcu. The contact stated that he received a recall notice pertaining to the fuel system, gasoline. The dealer stated that they did not know when they would receive the necessary parts to perform the repair. The manufacturer did a system of "wave shipments", sending only a few parts to every dealer. The manufacturer has not been notified. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown.