2006 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDWGI Suspension Problems

3 NHTSA complaints on file

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Suspension Issues in the 2006 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDWGI

3 suspension complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2006 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDWGI. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Suspension Complaints

#11242720 |
REAR SPROCKET BOLTS ARE KNOWN TO BACK OUT AND HARLEY DAVIDSON HAS MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES REGARDING THE DYNAS AND HAS YET TO INFORM THE PUBLIC. MY BOLTS BACKED OUT TWICE. ONCE LAST NIGHT AND ONCE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE 1ST OCCURRENCE. MY HARLEY IS NOW BACK AT THE HARLEY DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. THE SERVICE MANAGER KNOWS IT IS AN. ISSUE BUT BY HARLEY CONTRACT HE IS NOT ABLE TO DISCLOSE THE ISSUE TO THE NHTSA WHICH COULD HAVE COST MULTIPLE DEATHS.
#10248794 |
I OWN A 2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON DYNA WIDE GLIDE WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW, 25 MONTHS LATER THE STATOR AND STATOR ROTOR WENT OUT. THE STATOR BROKE AWAY FROM THE SPRING COVER WHICH WAS HELD TOGETHER WITH 8 SCREWS, THE SCREWS THEN TORE UP THE STATOR. I TALKED TO MANY HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALERS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD PART AS THE COMPANY CHANGED THE PART TO A NEW ONE, THE NEW PART HAS NO MORE SCREWS TO HOLD THE PART ONTO THE STATOR ROTOR, I WAS ALSO TOLD I WAS LUCKY THAT WHEN IT CAME APART THAT IT DID NOT LOCK UP OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN OFF THE BIKE. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE COMPANY DID NOT DO A RECALL ON THIS PART, AND THE COMPANY TOLD ME MY BIKE WAS NOT COVERED ANYMORE. I SEE THIS PART AS A FACTORY DEFECT WHICH CAN END UP...
#10241178 |
06 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDWGI (STILL UNDER WARR). INNER PRIMARY BEARING FAILS DUE TO THE IMPERFECT ALIGNMENT OF THE 06 PRIMARY CASE. H-D IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WILL NOT INSTALL THE NEW IMPROVED '07 PRIMARY CASE (PERM. FIX) UNTIL THE BEARING FAILS TWICE. WHEN THE BEARING FAILS, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE EMANATES FROM THE PRIMARY COVER AREA, AND ULTIMATELY THE BEARING WILL SEIZE OR BLOW WHICH, IN A CATASTROPHIC CASE, COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. H-D KNOWS THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY UNTIL THERE ARE TWO BREAKDOWNS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UNSAFE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE I OWN AN06 FXDWGI AND SO DOES MY BOYFRIEND. WE HAVE THE SAME MILEAGE (WITHIN 55 MILES). WE RECENTLY RODE FROM NJ TO WI. HIS BIKE STARTING MAKING A LOUD NOISE IN THE PRIMARY CASE. THE MECHANIC KNEW...
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