NHTSA Complaint #10340776 — 2010 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTK

AFTER PURCHASING A 2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON ELECTRA-GLIDE ULTRA CLASSIC LIMITED IN OCT 2009, I EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING WHILE ON A RIDE FROM MY HOME TO RICHMOND VA: ?STEREO CONSTANTLY WENT ON AND OFF WITH INTERMITTENT INTERCOM AND VOLUME CONTROL PROBLEMS. ?BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TRIP. ?BIKE WOULD NOT START UNLESS THE FUSE PANEL WAS PRESSED ON TWO (2) OCCASIONS. ?LOST ALL ACCELERATION ABILITY WITH THE THROTTLE AT 65MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITHOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT. I STARTED THE BIKE ONCE AGAIN BY PRESSING ON THE FUSE PANEL. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE BIKE FOR 2 WEEKS AND REPLACED THE ECM, VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND FINALLY HARLEY HEADQUARTERS TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS. IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR 09 THROUGH 10 TOURING BIKES. I APPEARS THAT THEY NEED THE BIKE ANOTHER WEEK TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS. *TR