2000 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems
2 NHTSA complaints on file
Engine And Engine Coolingengine Issues in the 2000 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF
2 engine and engine coolingengine complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2000 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Engine And Engine Coolingengine Complaints
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. ALSO, AT 5,000 MILES VEHICLE HAD A GAS LEAK. THE SOURCE OR CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
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IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THAT CERTAIN VEHICLES PRODUCED EARLY IN THE MODEL YEAR POSSIBLY HAVE A CAM BEARING IN THE ENGINE THAT CAN CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL AT ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. THE MANUFACTURER APPARENTLY DOES NOT KNOW WHICH VEHICLES THESE DEFECTIVE CAM BEARINGS WERE INSTALLED IN AND THUS HAS PROVIDED ALL OWNERS OF THIS CLASS OF ENGINE THAT WAS MANUFACTURED BEFORE A SPECIFIC DATE IN THE 1999 & 2000 MODEL YEARS WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TOCOVER ONLY THAT SPECIFIC COMPONENT IF IT FAILS. IN MY OPINION, THAT DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE CRTICAL SAFETY ISSUE OF A MANUFACTURER KNOWING THAT A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY IN THE UNITS THAT HAVE THE DEFECTIVE TYPE OF BEARING INSTALLED, YET THE OWNER AND PASSENGER MUST RIDE WITH CONSTANT CONCERN AND FEAR THAT THE BEARING COULD FAIL AT ANY...