NHTSA Complaint #10888362 — 2014 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTK

2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA LIMITED. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE VIBRATION, THROTTLE ISSUES, CLUTCH COMPENSATOR AND POSSIBLE EITMS FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED A VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE WHICH WAS MORE THAN HE EXPECTED, AND AN INTERMITTENT KNOCK FROM THE ENGINE. THE HD PERSONNEL SAID IT WAS NORMAL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE LIKED THE POWER AND RIDE AS SPEED. HOWEVER, WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ROLLED OFF, THE BIKE LUGGED AND SURGED AND AT IDLE THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION. ALSO, AT IDLE THERE WAS A HEAVY. LOUD INTERMITTENT CLUNKING SOUND MUCH LIKE A PRE-IGNITION KNOCK. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED DIFFERENT OPINIONS OF WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE TWIN OVERHEAD CAM ENGINE WAS AN ISSUE FOR THE MANUFACTURER. *JB