Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Harley-davidson Flhtcu.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 1 | ABS System failure causing brakes to fail |
| 2021-06-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 2 | I was riding my motorcycle with a group of bikes and had to make an emergency stop. When the brakes were applied, as di… |
| 2020-03-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION NEAR MY HOME. I HAD TO STOP QUICKLY AS A CAR TURNED INTO MY… |
| 2019-09-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU. WHILE RIDING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED… |
| 2019-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO … |
| 2019-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU (ULTRA CLASSIC). WHEN REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE… |
| 2018-08-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V… |
| 2018-07-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | KNOWN DEFECT IN THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WIRING IS NOT BEING CORRECTED BY LOCAL DEALERS WHEN PROBLEM VEHICLES ARE PRESE… |
| 2018-06-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I,M LIVING IN THE NETHERLANDS. OWNER OF A HARLEY DAVIDSON. MY STEEL REAR BRAKELINE WAS SANDED THROUGH.( RESULT NO BRAKE… |
| 2018-05-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS UNIT FAILED I HAVE NO REAR BRAKE ON THE MOTORCYCLE. |
| 2017-12-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL ON HD ULTRA CLASSIC 2008 ABS SYSTEM. HOWEVER ABOUT 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE FRONT BRAKE FROZE UP AND BEC… |
| 2017-11-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS LOCKED I… |
| 2017-10-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THE REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP WITH NO WARNING. LUCKILY I WAS GOING ST… |
| 2017-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE EXPRESS WAY A CAR CHANGED LANES IN FRONT OF ME TO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. I ATTEMPTED T… |
| 2017-05-21 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I AM CONTACTING YOU TO IMPLORE THAT YOU LOOK INTO THE POSSIBLE NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY… |
| 2017-03-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER SUDDENLY BECAME VERY HARD TO PULL. I KNEW FROM OTHER RIDERS EXPERIENCES WITH THIS THIS SAME PROBL… |
| 2017-02-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON CITY STREET APPLIED FRONT BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE TURN AND LEVER WAS ROCK SOLID. NO FRONT BRAKE AT ALL. ABS LIGHT… |
| 2016-12-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP- NO REAR BRAKES- ABS MODULE FAILED-VALVE NOT LETTING BRAKE FLUID TO GET TO REAR BRAKE CALIPE… |
| 2016-09-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER FROZE UP LEAVING ME WITHOUT ANY FRONT BRAKES. IT WAS WORKING NORMALLY DURING A RIDE WITH MY WIFE … |
| 2016-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | COMPENSATOR SPROCKET ASSEMBLY IS MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE ON START UP AND WORSE WHEN ENGINE IS HOT |
| 2016-08-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | AT THE END OF AUGUST 2016, I WAS RIDING MY 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON AND WITHOUT WARNING, MY REAR BRAKE FAILED. THANK GOD, I… |
| 2016-08-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN CITY DRIVING AT 25 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, AS YOU ARE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND APPLYING THE REAR BRAKES IF YOU HIT… |
| 2016-08-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RIDING AT 60 MPH STARTED TO SLOW DOWN DO TO A PULSATING REAR CALIPER. TRIED TO STOP WITH THE FRONT ONE AND THERE WAS NO… |
| 2016-08-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ACCESSORY P/N 91573-06 (CENTER STAND) FAILED. IT WAS PURCHASED MARCH 2009 FROM A LOCAL H-D DEALER AND INSTALLED PER PRI… |
| 2016-07-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD JUST GOT ON I65 HEADING SOUTH. I WENT MAYBE 2 MILES, AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN, MY MOTORCYCLE ACTED LIKE IT HAD JUS… |
| 2016-07-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKE WILL LOCK UP FOR AN INSTANT IF YOU ARE APPLYING THE BRAKE AND YOU HIT A BUMP OR OVER A HOLE. |
| 2016-06-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FOOT BRAKE PEDAL… |
| 2016-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LINE WAS WORN THRU AND LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND USE OF REAR BRAKE. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CLUTCH CABLE I… |
| 2016-05-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. I APPLIED MY REAR BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ATTEMPTED… |
| 2016-05-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND UTILIZING A HAND … |
| 2016-03-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU. WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE AT 30 MPH, IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND W… |
| 2016-01-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY FRONT BRAKE LEVER LOCKED UP! NO FRONT BRAKES!! ABSOLUTELY NO MOVEMENT AT ALL WHEN APPLYING FRONT BRAKE, WITH OR WITH… |
| 2015-11-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | THERE IS A SPEED WOBBLE STARTING IN THE 60'S AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE 70'S+ ON STRAIGHT ROADS AND CURVES. THIS HAS BE… |
| 2015-09-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 08 ULTRA CLASSIC ANNIVERSARY ISSUE. SAME ABS LOCKUP ON FRONT BRAKES, AS IT WAS MOVED TO OTHER SIDE OF BASEMENT, WHEN I … |
| 2015-08-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY COMPENSATOR WENT BAD ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHILE MY BIKE WAS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS JUST N… |
| 2015-02-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IN APRIL 2012 I WAS EXPERIENCING LOUD NOISES FROM THE PRIMARY SIDE OF MY 96 V TWIN ENGINE AND IT WOULD NOT START. UPON… |
| 2014-08-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2008 ULTRA CLASSIC ELECTRA GLIDE HARLEY DAVIDSON. GAS TANK LINING PEALED OFF INSIDE THE TANK RESULTING IN SHEDDING FUE… |
| 2014-07-07 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | 1. SUDDEN THROTTLE LOST CONTROL, GET TO SHOULDER, TURNED BIKE OFF AND STARTED. RANDOMLY HAPPENED. 2. LAST YEAR I REPL… |
| 2014-05-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE COMING TO A SLOW STOP USING BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES THE FOOT PEDAL FOR THE REAR BRAKES FELT SOFT AND WENT DOWN… |
| 2014-01-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE ULTRA FLHTCUI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA REC… |
| 2013-10-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE AND EXITING ON THE OFF RAMP, I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FRONT BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED B… |
| 2013-10-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE RIDING MY 2008 FLHTCU AT LOW SPEEDS MY FRONT BREAK LEVER BECAME FROZEN IN PLACE, THE LEVER WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE B… |
| 2013-09-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE INSIDE OF TIRE CAME APART. *TR |
| 2013-07-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCUI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE F… |
| 2013-05-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE COTNACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRO… |
| 2013-03-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | COMPLETE FAILURE OF REAR BRAKE. LINE FAILURE DUE TO CHAFING FROM CLUTCH CABLE AND LOSS OF FLUID. *TR |
| 2012-12-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT FLAMES WERE COMING F… |
| 2012-10-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE RIDING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA BIKE BEGAN LURCHING AND UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT SPEED OR RPM. TOOK TO SHOP AND TH… |
| 2012-09-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, … |
| 2012-06-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC THAT HAS DEVELOPED A REAR WHEEL WOBBLE WHILE CORNERING OR GOING THROUGH CUR… |