Fuel gauge does not work properly. It always shows as being full no matter the distance traveled on the bike. This could be a safety problem if someone thinks they have more fuel than they do and run out.
Harley-Davidson Vrscdx fuel gauge problems
26 of the 49 owner complaints about the Harley-Davidson Vrscdx describe wrong fuel gauge reading, most of them for the 2007 model year.
- owner complaints
- 26
- worst model year
- 2007
- typical mileage
- 3,100
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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The night rod special fuel guage does not work properly. After filling up, it showed less than 1/2 tank in city driving. After driving a short distance and restarting, it showed about 3/4 full. As the drive continued on a highway, it increased to possibly the correct fuel level. After stopping with approximately 1/2 of a tank, once restarted, it dropped rapidly to empty, fuel light came on, and remaining distance stated zero. I immediately went to a gas station to fill up. Only 2.5 gallons of the 5 gal tank were used. I have read on multiple sites and forums that harley-davidsons, in particular the vrods, fuel guage are notorious for working improperly. This is a safety matter and must be fixed by hd.
The fuel gauge is completely inaccurate. I've complained to the dealer to fix it, which worked for a month, but the problem is back. The fuel light is always on and right after filling up my tank the gas gauge will not go above a quarter of a tank, if it goes up at all.
Fuel gauge never reads accurate. When bike is full the gauge will read full but when I turn bike off and restart it again the fuel gauge will read 1/4 full. Gauge is very independable. Resulting in the bike running out of gas because the improper reading from the fuel gauge. Also resulting in having to call and auto service for a tow or fuel.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 harley davidson vrscdx (night rod). The contact stated the fuel gauge was non functional and failed to read the amount of fuel within the tank. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 2,200.
Since time of purchase, fuel sending unit has not been working. Taken to local hd dealer for a check and they have no fix. Doing some research most 2007 and up harley davidson v-rods have a major problem with their fuel sending unit not working properly and the fuel gauge malfunctions. Hd has tried 2 or 3 fixes for this solution but at the owner's cost. On october 11th, 2013 the fuel sending unit on my vrscdx was reading 1/2 tank, and my motorcycle completely ran out of gas on I-75 northbound. This left me stranded on the expressway. Finding out that this has been an issue for over 7 years and hd has not found a working fix and not issued a recall on this part. Very disturbing.
The fuel gauge intermittently gives inaccurate readings. When the first incident occurred, the fuel gauge had previously been indicating ~1/4 of a tank remaining, but upon starting it the day the gauge jumped to full, and took nearly 15 minutes to slowly drop down to the accurate level. A few days later, after filling the bike with gas, the gauge did not register the added fuel for the duration of a 10 minute ride.
I have a 2007 vrod vrcdx my fuel gauge always fails to read accurate fuel load, while riding it goes from full or half tank to empty. Another problem I have that harley won't fix is my brake and clutch reservoirs are leaking and causing paint to come off. You pay so much for these bikes and harley still refuses to fix their problems. I just want them to fix my problems for free, to bad alamo harley davidson will not fix it even though I bought bike there.
I ran out of fuel while riding my motorcycle on the express way in a curve. Almost lost control of the motorcycle. The cause of me running out of gas was because my fuel gauge was not correct. The gauge read 3/4 tank full when it ran out of fuel. The fuel gauge is not accurate at all now. I am unsure what level of fuel I'm at. From my searches for more information on the internet, I have found this to be a common occurrence on all harley v-rod models from 2008 to current model years. I also have read that harley has made a design change to the fuel sending unit but has not changed the part number. Leading me to believe they are trying to cover up the design change for cost reasons. This should not happen on a vehicle with only 3000 miles on it.
Fuel gauge needle drops from full to completely empty in 5-10 minutes even when tank is completely full. Sometimes needle gets stuck on empty, full or any other position regardless of the amount of fuel on tank. After motorcycle is resting on off position for a while, needle seems to reset to correct measurement until tank is refueled and problem recurs all over again. Situation appears to be completely random and I haven't been able to trace it downs to any electrical or vacuum leaks.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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Which Harley-Davidson Vrscdx years have wrong fuel gauge reading problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2007 (11 complaints), 2008 (7 complaints) and 2009 (2 complaints).
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