2006 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDLI Structurebody Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HARLEY-DAVIDSON LOW RIDER FXDLI. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FORK LOCK WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED MYRTLE BEACH HARLEY-DAVIDSON (4710 S KINGS HWY, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29575, (843) 369-5555), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,500.

PURCHASED 2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON FXDLI FOR MY WIFE IN 2007, WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH IGNITION CYLINDER/FORK LOCK MECHANISM FOR SOME TIME. ISSUE IS THAT IT TAKES MORE EFFORT THAN REALLY NECESSARY TO OPERATE, WHETHER REMOVING THE KEY OR PLACING IN THE START POSITION. CAN NOT FEEL THE SWITCH DETENT POINTS ACCURATELY AT ALL TIMES. MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE CYLINDER REPLACED OR ADJUSTED. AT ONE POINT MY WIFE AND I WENT FOR A RIDE BUT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN POINT "A" AND POINT "B"....THE KEY FELL OUT. BEING THAT WE WERE AT POINT "B", MANY MILES FROM HOME, THERE WAS NO WAY TO PLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE "LOCK" POSITION LET ALONE TURN OFF LIGHTS. I ENDED UP REMOVING THE MAIN FUSE FROM THE MOTORCYCLE AND PUTTING IN MY POCKET. NOTHING WE COULD DO TO PLACE THE BIKE IN "LEVEL ONE" SECURITY (LOCKING IGNITION...