NHTSA Complaint #10364131 — 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHX VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10364131
Vehicle	2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHX
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	November 4, 2010
Date Filed	November 5, 2010
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

2008 HARLEY FLHX, WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THE VEHICLE LOSES THROTTLE CONTROL, THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING JUST NO THROTTLE RESPONSE 'FLY BY WIRE THROTTLE', THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ECM, THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR PINS WITH NO RESULTS. THIS SITUATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE LATEST EVENT HAPPENING NOV 4, 2010, THE ORIGINAL EVENT HAPPENED OVER A YEAR AND HALF AGO. THE DEALERSHIP HAS PUT AT APPRX 3000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE DURING THIS LONG PROCESS. *TR

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