2006 HARLEY-DAVIDSON VRSCR — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

2006 HARLEY VRSCR FUEL GAGE. GAGE HAS BEEN ERRATIC SINCE 600 MILES ON ODOMETER. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY OR REMOTE AREA IS DANGEROUS.

GAS GAUGE WILL NOT SHOW HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE IN THE FUEL CELL. THIS CAN CAUSE YOU TO RUN OUT OF GAS AND POSSIBLY BE RUN INTO BY VEHICLES FOLLOWING YOU. BEING FUEL INJECTED WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF GAS, THE MOTORCYCLE WILL JUST SHUT DOWN. THIS CAN LEAD TO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE BIKE WEIGHS 650 LBS. *TR

AFTER WORK I STARTED THE ENGINE AND ALLOWED IT TO WARM UP WHILE I PUT ON MY PROTECTIVE RIDING GEAR (JACKET, HELMET, AND GLOVES). THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY AS I RODE TO THE END OF THE PARKING LOT SLOWLY AND STOPPED AT THE END OF THE LANE. I BEGAN TO TURN TO THE RIGHT, RELEASING THE CLUTCH AND ROLLING ON THE THROTTLE WHILE LEANING WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER RESULTING IN A CRASH. AFTER PICKING THE BIKE UP AND RESETTING THE IGNITION, IT RAN VERY ROUGHLY (AS IF RUNNING ON ONE CYLINDER) AND STALLED. I TRIED RUNNING THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES WORKING THE THROTTLE TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING, WITHOUT THROTTLE INPUT THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE AND STALL. I LET IT SIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, BUT IT STILL RAN ROUGHLY AND STALLED. AFTER TRAILERING THE BIKE HOME, I TRIED AGAIN BUT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER READING THE 1130CC.COM FORUM, I REMOVED POWER FROM THE ECM TO FORCE A RESET. THE RESET SEEMS TO HAVE WORKED SINCE THE IDLE IS SMOOTHER AND THROTTLE RESPONSE BETTER. HOWEVER, I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT FOR A ROAD TEST YET. HISTORICALLY, THE VROD WOULD HAVE SOME SLIGHT HESITATION FIRST THING IN THE MORNING WHEN COLD. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE FUEL MAP BEING LEAN FOR EMISSIONS REASONS. THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR WITH A FUEL INJECTED ENGINE AND INDICATES THAT THE MAP IS NOT CORRECT (MY CAR AND TRUCK DON'T HAVE THIS ISSUE). HOWEVER, THIS ECM ISSUE IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT AND MUCH MORE SEVERE. *TR

AFTER WORK I STARTED THE ENGINE AND ALLOWED IT TO WARM UP WHILE I PUT ON MY PROTECTIVE RIDING GEAR (JACKET, HELMET, AND GLOVES). THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY AS I RODE TO THE END OF THE PARKING LOT SLOWLY AND STOPPED AT THE END OF THE LANE. I BEGAN TO TURN TO THE RIGHT, RELEASING THE CLUTCH AND ROLLING ON THE THROTTLE WHILE LEANING WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER RESULTING IN A CRASH. AFTER PICKING THE BIKE UP AND RESETTING THE IGNITION, IT RAN VERY ROUGHLY (AS IF RUNNING ON ONE CYLINDER) AND STALLED. I TRIED RUNNING THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES WORKING THE THROTTLE TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING, WITHOUT THROTTLE INPUT THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE AND STALL. I LET IT SIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, BUT IT STILL RAN ROUGHLY AND STALLED. AFTER TRAILERING THE BIKE HOME, I TRIED AGAIN BUT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER READING THE 1130CC.COM FORUM, I REMOVED POWER FROM THE ECM TO FORCE A RESET. THE RESET SEEMS TO HAVE WORKED SINCE THE IDLE IS SMOOTHER AND THROTTLE RESPONSE BETTER. HOWEVER, I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT FOR A ROAD TEST YET. HISTORICALLY, THE VROD WOULD HAVE SOME SLIGHT HESITATION FIRST THING IN THE MORNING WHEN COLD. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE FUEL MAP BEING LEAN FOR EMISSIONS REASONS. THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR WITH A FUEL INJECTED ENGINE AND INDICATES THAT THE MAP IS NOT CORRECT (MY CAR AND TRUCK DON'T HAVE THIS ISSUE). HOWEVER, THIS ECM ISSUE IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT AND MUCH MORE SEVERE. *TR

I WAS RIDING MY 2006 HD VRSCR WHEN I TURNED A CORNER AT AN INTERSECTION IN A TOWN. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN USING MY REAR BRAKE WHEN THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY DOWN AGAINST ITS HARD STOP. NO BRAKING OCCURRED. IT HAPPENED WITH ABOUT 15,000 MILES ON THE BIKE. IT ONLY HAPPENED THIS ONE TIME. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH THE FRONT BRAKE ALONE. I INSPECTED THE REAR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND FOUND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I REPLACED THE SWITCH AND THE BRAKES AGAIN WORK. THE FAILED PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR