Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
30
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Harley-davidson Flhx.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | after Harley Davidson performed the recall, the brakes are now lock up due to deposits in brake hydraulic control unit … |
| 2022-11-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I hit my brakes and I felt the abs system kick in and after I let off the brakes the next time I attempted to use the r… |
| 2021-08-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Motorcycle goes in to limp mode . No throttle response |
| 2021-07-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS Module failed causing loss of all brakes on motorcycle. Brakes were working. Brought cycle to Harley Dealer for bra… |
| 2020-09-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE RIDING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BIKE WENT INTO A 'LIMP' MODE ALL OF A SUD… |
| 2020-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN RIDING THE THROTTLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE. ON THE FREEWAY WHILE CHANGING LANES LOST MY THROTTLE IN FRONT OF CARS GOI… |
| 2019-04-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REAR PEDAL BECAME TO HARD TO PRESS ABS MODULE FAIL WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY |
| 2018-02-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V07… |
| 2017-09-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | RIDING MY FLHX THE OTHER DAY AND BIKE STARTED MAKING NOISE FROM MY PRIMARY AND I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED NOISE AND COMF… |
| 2016-07-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AFTER APPROX 15 MIN OF RIDING, THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE REAR BRAKE WILL DEPRESS ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THERE WILL BE NO BR… |
| 2016-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHX. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS HE TU… |
| 2016-04-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILURE INVESTIGATION-- UNABLE TO STOP SAFELY WHEN ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO WOR… |
| 2015-09-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE -- IMPROPER CLUTCH CABLE ROUTING RUBBED AGAINST THE BRAKE LINE RESULTING A RUPTURE. |
| 2015-03-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE ACTUALLY 2 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ENGINE I BOUGHT A 103 KIT IN MY HARLEY FROM THE FACTORY ... IN THE PAST YEAR… |
| 2014-10-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE COMPENSATOR IS AN ISSUE WITH HARLEY THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ON 2007 AND 2008 TWIN CAM BIKES. *TR |
| 2014-07-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHAT WE HAVE DISCOVERED IS THE COMPENSATOR SPROCKET HAS EITHER WORKED LOOSE OR IS CRACKED, THIS IS WITHIN THE SHAFT ASS… |
| 2014-02-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY AND WAS IN THE FAST LANE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY THROTTLE STOPPED RESPONDING AND I LOST… |
| 2012-09-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INSTALLED LED HEADLIGHT AND PASSING LIGHTS. HEADLIGHT FAILED IN HIGH AND LOW BEAM MODES AT NIGHT. RECHECKED INSTALLAT… |
| 2012-07-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS IN A ROUNDABOUT WHEN I TRIED TO INCREASE MY SPEED BUT NO RESPONSE. THE BIKE WOULD STILL RUN SO I LIMPED HOME. EVE… |
| 2012-06-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AT AROUND 60 MPH I WENT TO PASS A CAR AND WHILE IN THE OTHER LANE PASSING I LOST … |
| 2012-02-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | COMPLETE THROTTLE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ERROR CODES COLLECTED INDICATE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE RESPONSE FAILURE. I HAVE… |
| 2011-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THROTTLE CUTS OFF. HARLEY DAVIDSON SINCE 2008 USES A CABLE LESS THROTTLE. FROM READING THE FORUMS THIS SEEMS TO BE A WI… |
| 2010-11-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2008 HARLEY FLHX, WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THE VEHICLE LOSES THROTTLE CONTROL, THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING JUST… |
| 2010-09-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY FLHX MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A LOUD NOSE EMITTED FROM THE VE… |
| 2010-05-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | FLY BY WIRE THROTTLE ON TOURING AND CRUISER HARLEY-DAVIDSONS BEGINS TO REV / RACE WITHOUT EVEN TURNING THE HANDLE. HAPP… |
| 2009-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE IN AUGUST OF 2008. ALL WAS GREAT UNTIL JUNE 2009 A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE … |
| 2009-05-17 | WHEELS | No | 0 | 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE FLHX NOTICED NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND… |
| 2009-04-17 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE SEAT ON MY 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX BROKE AT HE REAR BRACKET. THE BRACKET IS HELD ON TO THE SEAT BY PLASTIC TABS, … |
| 2008-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE RIDING MY 2008 STREET GLIDE I WOULD LOSE ALL RESPONSE ON THE THROTTLE, WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE I HAD TO COAST TO … |
| 2008-07-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V… |