2002 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU-1 SHRINE — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE SENT YOU A COPY OF THAT COMPLAINT. ON JULY 6, 2007 WE WERE RIDING IN THE HILLS OF TENN. WHEN THE ENGINE OF MY 2002 HARLEY- DAVIDSON FLHTCUI FIRE FIGHTER EDITION WITH 36,000 MILES HAD A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY CAM BEARING FAILURE. THE ENGINE IS JUNK AND NEEDS TO BE REMANUFACTURED. MY CONCERN IS THAT HARLEY HAS KNOWN THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TWIN CAM ENGINE BEARINGS GOING OUT AND WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT WHICH IS A $3,600.00 REPAIR. THE BIGGER CONCERN IS THAT WE WERE ONLY GOING 25-30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I HAD ALL TO DO TO KEEP FROM CRASHING. WHAT IF WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 70 MILES PER HOUR. WHAT KIND OF FAITH AM I GOING TO NEED WHEN I GET THE ENGINE BACK AFTER REMANUFACTURED. *TR UPDATED 12/12/07

ON 1-20-2006, I WAS OPERATING MY 2002 HARLEY DAVIDISON ULTRA CLASSIC, WHEN THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTDOWN. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE MOTORCYCLE ROLLED TO A STOP AND AFTER A FEW MOMENTS IT STARTED. ABOUT A 1/4 MILE UP THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAD BEEN USING THE BIKE FOR ABOUT 16 MILES / 25 MINUTES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. IN NOVEMBER 12, 2005, I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE HARLEYDAVIDISON DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PRIOR RECALL ON A CIRCUIT BREAKER. I WAS CHARGED $70.00 AND TOLD THEY FOUND A PINCHED WIRE. I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL, AND THEY INFORMED ME, MY MOTORCYCLE HAD THE RECALL COMPLETED DURING A PRIOR MAINTENANCE. I BELIEVE THAT EITHER THE REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKER IS ALSO BAD OR THERE IS A NEW PROBLEM THAT WILL CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET HURT. *NM