FaultScore report
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 2000 Harley-Davidson Flstc with NHTSA between 2000 and 2014. The largest single group is the engine & cooling. Across this model's run it ranks 3 of 3 worst.
FaultScore 24/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Harley-Davidson Flstc.
How this is worked out10
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Median failure at 49,950 miles
Median failure at 2,000 miles
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
ENGINE
CAM BEARING FAILURE, CAM BEARING PLATE BROKEN, CAM REPLACEMENT, OIL PUMP REPLACEMENT. HD NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR ALL AFFECTED ENGINES (88B). NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND COSTLY REPAIR TO OWNER. MY COST FOR REPAIR OF THIS WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM...$1300.00.
NHTSA complaint #10576896 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
REAR CAM BEARINGS,CAM SUPPORT PLATES AND OIL PUMP FAILING HARLEY -DAVIDSON SENT LETTER'S TO THE OWNER'S SAYYING THEY WILL REPAIR WITHIN 5 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES IF THERE IS A FAILURE TIME RUN OUT ON ALL 99 THIS OCT.2004 0N MY 2000 TIME IS UP OCT.12,2004 IF THE FAILURE HAPPENS AFTER THAT DATE IT COST ME $853.00 I ONLY HAVE 15,000 MILES ON MY 2000 HARLEY-DAVIDSON.HARLEY-DAVIDSON SHOULD MAKE THE RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THERE CUSTOMER.
NHTSA complaint #10065774 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2000 HARLEY SOFTAIL HERTIAGE CLASSIC FLS/FLHS JUST QUITS RUNNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO BEING RUN OVER BY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE HAD IT IN SEVERAL HARLEY SHOPS IN NEBRASKA AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO REPORTED THE PROBLEM DIRECTLY TO HARLEY HEADQUARTERS TO NO AVAIL..
NHTSA complaint #10036834 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE MOTORCYCLE KICKSTAND/JIFFY STAND BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #563917 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE MOTORCYCLE KICKSTAND/JIFFY STAND BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #563917 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS ENGINE TYPE (TC-88) IN EARLIER MODELS (PRODUCED BEFORE ROUGHLY END OF 1999) HAS HARLEY-DAVIDSON (H-D) ACKNOWDGED KNOWN POOR CAM BEARING DESIGN WHICH CAN RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. H-D HAS EVEN SENT LETTERS TO OWNERS OF SUCH ENGINES A FIVE (5) YEAR GUARANTEE OF TOTAL ENGINE REBUILD AND REPAIR AT NO EXPENSE TO THE OWNER IF THE OWNER CAN PROOVE THE ENGINE FAILED FOR THIS REASON. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE SHOULD BE A FULL UNCONDITIONAL RECALL OF ALL SUCH ENGINES THAT FALL UNDER THIS CATEGORY OF ADMISSION BY H-D. MAJOR MOTORCYLE MAGAZINES HAVE MANY, MANY DOCUMENTATIONS OF SUCH ENGINE FAILURES, MANY HAPPENING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING INJURY EITHER DIRECTLY FROM THE FAILURE OR INDIRECTLY FROM ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE. THESE ARE LARGE ENGINES AND TO HAVE ONE LITERALLY EXPLODE BETWEEN THE LEGS OF THE RIDER IS NO ENVIABLE SITUATION. EVEN THOUGH H-D WILL REPLACE AFTER FAILURE, ALL REPAIRS ARE POSSIBLY NOT DONE AS METAL PARTS FROM THE FAILURE CAN GET INTO ENGINE PARTS CAUSING SECONDARY DAMAGE OR SECONDARY ENGINE FAILURE AT A LATER DATE. THE ONUS OF PROVING IN ON THE OWNER, THAT THE FIRST FAILURE CAUSED THE SECOND PROBLEM. NOT LIKELY TO HAPPEN. THE VALUE OF A MOTORCYLE VALUED NEW AT $16,000-20,000 IS DIMINISHED GREATLY AND POSSIBLY NOT VERY MARKETABLE FOR RESALE. I PLEAD THE NHTSA.DOT WILL REVIEW THIS AND DECLARE A TOTAL RECALL ON ALL SUCH AFFECTED H-D MOTORCYCLES.
NHTSA complaint #746486 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE REAR CAM BEARINGS, CAM SUPPORT PLATES, AND OIL PUMP FAILED CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE, THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS OF THE MALFUNCTION BUT FEELS ITS TOO COSTLY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT FAILS. NLM
NHTSA complaint #560313 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:REAR
BEARINGS IN REAR OF MOTORCYCLE HAVE FAILED. MANUFACTURER SENT A LETTER TO EXTEND WARRANTY, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
NHTSA complaint #880911 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE MOTORCYCLE.
NHTSA complaint #735728 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAM BEARINGS ARE DEFECTIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #865182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.