2015 Harley-Davidson XG750 fuel system problems

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

FUEL PUMP ON THE MOTORCYCLE IS NOT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL EMPTYS TO A CERTAIN POINT IN THE TANK NOT KNOWING WHEN BECAUSE THEIR IS ALSO NO GAS ODOMETER ON THE MOTORCYCLE THE MODEL BEGINS TO LAG AND LEAP AT ANY TIME AND AS MANY TIMES IT WANTS TO REACT AS AM TWISTING THE THROTTLE WHETHER AM SWITCHING GEARS OR JUST IN CRUSIE IT WILL DO THIS CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND MAY LOSE CONTROL AT THE WRONG TIME LIKE BAD WEATHER, UP AND GO TRAFFIC, TURNING INTO STREETS, I HAVE ALREADY TOOK A FALL ON THE MOTORCYCLE TRYING TO MAKING IT INSIDE THE FUEL ISLAND AT A GAS STATION AND THE TIMING WHEN I WAS IN MY TURN OF A RIGHT GOING IN THE ISLAND IT LAG AND LEAP AT THAT TIME AND TOOK OFF ON ME CAUSING ME TO FALL AND ALSO THE MOTORCYCLE I WALKED AWAY UNHARMED JUST MY MOTORCYCLE HAD ROAD SCRATCHES GOING ALONG THE MUFFLER AND HEAT SHEILD AND RIGHT SIDE HANDLE BAR GRIP CHIPPED..I TOOK IT TO GET SERVICE AT THE DEALER FOR ITS FIRST 1000 MILE AND WHILE IT WAS THEIR THEY REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING AND ONLY GOT WORST. THE NEXT PROBLEM IS THE GEAR SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST GEAR AND 2ND GEAR MOST OF THE TIME IS NOT COMPLETELY IN GEAR WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN THE TWO.

NHTSA complaint #10758677 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE MOTORCYCLE ,STALLS FROM A STOP AND THEN ACCELERATES VERY FAST ,THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE BIKES IS LOW ON FUEL , BUT LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT IS ON. IT IS VEY DANGEROUS. IT STARTS OUT FROM A DEAD STOP OK , THEN STALLS REAL FAST , AND AFTER THE STALL IT ACCELERATES RAPIDLY WITH NO INPUT FROM ME THE RIDER ON THE THROTTLE CONTROL.

NHTSA complaint #10747200 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT AS I HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM NHTSA ON MY FIRST COMPLAINT # 10715309; AND EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER/MANUFACTURE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM JUST HAPPENED AGAIN. AS DESCRIBED BY IN IN MY FIRST COMPLAINT AND 53 OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE REGISTERING COMPLAINTS - THE VEHICLE HAS A DANGEROUS THROTTLE CONTROL ISSUE DUE TO A [KNOWN] FAULTY FUEL PICK-UP TUBE/PUMP. AS SOON AS THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON THE MOTOR WILL STALL WHEN THE THROTTLE IS APPLIED AND THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATE AT A NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE RATE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOP, CRUISING DOWN THE ROAD, PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, TURNING A CORNER... THIS SATURDAY 1 AUG 2015 THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE TURNING A CORNER WITH MY WIFE ON THE BACK. THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION NEARLY THROUGH HER OFF THE BACK OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD TO KEEP FROM FLIPPING/HIGH-SIDING THE BIKE.

NHTSA complaint #10746213 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

I PURCHASED MY HARLEY DAVIDSON XG750 ON JULY 23RD AND PICKED IT UP ON JULY 24 WITH ZERO MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ON SUNDAY JULY 26 THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON WITH APPROXIMATELY 98 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE NEXT DAY JULY 27 WHILE RIDING THE XG750 IT BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD AND STALL WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IN FIRST GEAR. IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE 2 MORE TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. I DROVE TO A GAS STATION AND FILLED THE TANK UP WITH SHELL 87 OCTANE FUEL. IT TOOK 1.819 GALLONS. ODOMETER READING WAS 102 MILES. ON JULY 30 WITH 166 MILES ON THE ODOMETER THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE IN ROUTE TO WORK. AFTER WORK ON MY WAY TO A HARLEY DAVIDSON SERVICE CENTER. THE GX750 BEGAN TO STALL AND ACCELERATE FROM A STOP IN FIRST GEAR. I CHECKED THE FUEL TANK AND IT WAS ALMOST FULL. THE GX750 CONTINUED TO STALL AND ACCELERATE WITH OUT USING THE THROTTLE. IT STARTED TO PROGRESSIVELY GET WORSE AND SHUT OFF AT LEAST 10 TIMES. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WOULD STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTIONS FORCING CARS TO SWERVE AROUND ME. I MADE IT TO THE HARLEY SERVICE CENTER WITH 206 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.

NHTSA complaint #10745464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 95-100 MILES ON A TANK OF GAS I EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH FUEL DELIVERY AND ENGINE OUTPUT. THE MOTORCYCLE LOSES POWER AND IS NON-RESPONSIVE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WILL SHOOT FORWARD AS IT RECEIVES FUEL AGAIN. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OR A MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO THE UNKNOWN RESPONSIVENESS. THE PROBLEM GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, AND AFTER ABOUT 10-15 MILES OF THE SYMPTOMS THE FUEL LIGHT IS THEN TRIGGERED. THE ISSUE DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL, BUT ONLY AFTER USING APPROXIMATELY 1.6 TO 2.0 GALLONS OF GAS (OR 95-100 MILES OF DRIVING). I BELIEVE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP CAUSING A LOSS OF SUCTION CAUSING THE BIKE TO ACT ERRATICALLY. I HAVE SPOKE WITH MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME BIKE AND THEY HAVE ALSO HAD THE SAME ISSUE. MANY HAVE HAD THEIR FUEL PUMPS REPLACED BUT STILL EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP DESIGN. I HAVE SET AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE MY BIKE REPAIRED.

NHTSA complaint #10743429 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE BIKE SURGES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, DUE TO FUEL PUMP NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. IT WILL START A LOWER SPEEDS, THEN BEGIN TO HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. 2 FUEL PUMPS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO THE BIKE AND THE ISSUE STILL HAPPENS.

NHTSA complaint #10734493 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY 35 MPH OR SO, THE BIKE SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER (AS IF I CLOSED THE THROTTLE) THEN WITHOUT WARNING IT OPENED RIGHT BACK UP AND LUNGED ME FORWARD AS IF I SUDDENLY TWISTED THE THROTTLE OPEN AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH TIMES I GOT LOW ON GAS BUT BEFORE THE GAS LIGHT CAME ON! THERE WAS STILL QUITE A BIT OF GAS IN THE TANK. AND WHEN I FILL UP, THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS UNTIL I DRIVE ANOTHER 75 MILES OR SO.

NHTSA complaint #10733360 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

AT ABOUT 81 MILES ON THE TRIP ODOMETER FROM A FULL TANK THERE WAS HESITATION WITH ACCELERATION IN 1ST GEAR TURNING RIGHT FROM A STOP UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. BY 91 MILES ON THE TANK, ANY HARD ACCELERATION WAS FOLLOWED BY HESITATION THEN SURGE. THIS HAPPENED IN ANY GEAR NOT JUST IN 1ST. BY 98 MILES ON THE TANK THERE WAS SO MUCH HESITATION AND SURGE THAT IT FELT TOO DANGEROUS TO RIDE. THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS ISSUE (PRIOR COMPLAINT NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10721410) IN SPITE OF THE FUEL PUMP ALREADY BEING REPLACED BY HARLEY DAVIDSON LESS THAN A MONTH AGO FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. REPLACING A DEFECTIVE PART WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART IS NOT AN ADEQUATE SOLUTION TO A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10732872 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

MY XG750 WAS LOW ON FUEL. WHEN LEAVING FROM A STOP, AT A STOP & GO LIGHT IT FELT AS THOUGH IT HAD NO POWER CAUSING ME TO TURN THE ACCELERATOR MORE. THEN IT GOT FUEL CATCHING ME OFF GUARD AND LEAPED OUT INTO TRAFFIC.NO ONE WAS HURT BUT I FEEL THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW ALWAYS WHEN THE FUEL IS LOW.

NHTSA complaint #10732969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

**THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS** THE ISSUE HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME AT 86 MILES ON THE MOTORCYCLE. IT WAS FIXED AT ABOUT 500 MILES. NOW AT 996 MILES IT'S BACK. THE ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. THE MOTORCYCLE ALMOST DIES BECAUSE IT ISN'T GETTING FUEL, THEN IT GETS FUEL AND LURCHES FORWARD. THERE IS STILL OVER A GALLON OF FUEL IN THE TANK AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME. I ALMOST CRASHED AND COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED BY THE TRAFFIC COMING UP BEHIND ME. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S A FAULTY DESIGN AND THE PICKUP COMES OFF CAUSING IT TO NOT PICKUP FUEL PROPERLY. IT APPEARS THE REPLACEMENT CAME APART ALSO. IS HARLEY GOING TO BE PUSHED TO REDESIGN THIS BEFORE OR AFTER SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED?...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 11/08/2017

NHTSA complaint #10732970 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT A RED LIGHT ON A 55 MPH ROAD. I WAS FIRST IN LINE IN MY LANE. I ATTEMPTED TO PROCEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I ROLLED MAYBE A FEW INCHES AND THE BIKE LOST ALL POWER, FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE SURGE OF POWER. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WHILE TRYING TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION. MY PASSENGER AND I WERE ALMOST THROWN FROM THE BIKE. IT FELT AS IF EVERY TIME THE FUEL SLOSHED BACK AND FORTH THE SURGE AND STALL WOULD HAPPEN.

NHTSA complaint #10732238 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE MOTORCYCLE'S ENGINE KEEPS LOOSING POWER THEN REGAINING IT SUDDENLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, ESPECIALLY GOING UPHILL. THIS SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE FUEL LEVEL AS AROUND THAT TIME THE FUEL LIGHT WAS LIGHTING UP INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #10731855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE MOTORCYCLE LAGS AND LEAPS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP OR WHEN ACCELERATING QUICKLY. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THE BIKE A FEW WEEKS. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME BUT IF THIS HAPPENS TO ANYONE WHILE THEY ARE IN TRAFFIC THEY WILL GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. VERY SCARY.

NHTSA complaint #10730812 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

OK SO FIRST TIME I HAD AN ISSUE WAS IN JANUARY WHEN I NOTICED A MAJOR SURGE TO THE POINT OF STALLING OUT REGUARDLESS OF FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK. TOOK IT TO HARLEY ONCE AND THEY COULD NOT REPLECATE THE ISSUE. SECOND TIME WITHIN THE SAME MONTH SAME ISSUE THE FIXED IT BY REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP STATING IT WAS FAULTY. HAD NO PROBLEMS FOR MONTHS TILL RECENTLY IN MAY I STARTED NOTICING I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY FUEL WAS LOW AND THE LIGHT CAME ON I PULLED OF AT AN EXIT TO GET GAS AND IT STARTED TO SURGE AGAIN LIKE IT DID BEFORE. TANK WAS ALMOST EMPTY SO I FILLED HER UP. NO PROBLEMS THE REST OF THE DAY. NEXT MONTH OF JUNE I NOTICE MY LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHEN I WAS LEAVING MY WORK AND WHEN IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR IT SURGES REALLY QUICK FROM POWER TO NO POWER TO QUICK POWER ALL OF A SUDDEN. SO I WENT AND FILLED UP THE TANK AND YET AGAIN NO PROBLEMS. SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING AROUND 100 MILES PER TANK. AND WHEN AT HALF TANK TAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS IT LOOSES POWER TOO. VERY EASILY COULD THROUGH AN INEXPERINCED RIDER OFF IF THEY DONT KNOW HOW TO MAINTAIN THROTTLE AND CLUTCH CONTROL. ALSO NOTICED SHE HAS ISSUES WITH STARTING IN THE MORNING WHEN COLD IF THE BIKE SITS OUT IN THE LOT, HAVE TO GIVE HER GAS TO WARM UP. LIQUED COOLED AND FUEL INJECTED MOTORS SHOULD NOT HAVE THAT ISSUE ESPECIALLY WITH ONLY 2000 MILES ON THE MOTOR BIKE IS NOT SAFE AT THIS TIME PROBABLY DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF FOREIGN PARTS ON AN AMERICAN MACHINE.

NHTSA complaint #10730509 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE FOLLOWING EVENT OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY AT A LOWER MILEAGE AT LEAST ONCE, BUT I ATTRIBUTED IT TO MY INEXPERIENCE. I AM A BEGINNER AT RIDING. ON 6/13/15 WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COUNTRY ROAD ONTO A STATE HIGHWAY WHERE QUICK ACCELERATION IS DESIRED THE BIKE BOGGED SLIGHTLY AND THEN PROPELLED LIKE A ROCKET SHIP AGAIN ABLE TO CONTROL THIS BUT IT WASN'T THE DESIRED ACCELERATION FOR THE TURN I WAS MAKING. I AGAIN THOUGHT OPERATOR ERROR UNTIL I ACCELERATED FROM THE STOP LIGHT A MILE OR SO DOWN THE ROAD. AGAIN A SLIGHT BOG AND THEN A ROCKET SHIP THROWING ME BACK ON THE SEAT. ABLE TO CONTROL THE BIKE AND GET TO MY DESTINATION,WHICH WAS TO GET FUEL AS THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ON, AND PUT 2.64 GALLONS IN THE TANK. THE PROBLEM DID NOT PRESENT AFTER THIS ADDITION. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH OF THIS REVEALED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AS I FOUND THESE COMPLAINTS AND A BLOG WERE THE PROBLEM IS BEING DISCUSSED. AFTER READING THESE I ALSO REALIZED THAT THE PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE WAS ON A STATE HIGHWAY ON A LONGER TRIP AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND FUELED. PROBLEM WENT AWAY. TO BE FAIR TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE SAID THEY REPLICATED THE PROBLEM WITH UP TO 1.5 GALLONS IN THE TANK. CURRENTLY THEY ARE WAITING ON A PART IN ORDER TO ATTEMPT THE REPAIR OF THIS ISSUE. PLACING MY EXPERIENCE HERE AS THE OWNERS MANUAL HAS A SECTION WHICH STATES SAFETY DEFECTS MUST BE REPORTED TO THE NHTSA AND HARLEY-DAVIDSON.

NHTSA complaint #10726829 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

FROM A COMPLETE STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION AFTER STOP LIGHT CHANGED. THE BIKE SEEMED TO STALL MOMENTARILY AND THEN RECOVER, THEN STALL AGAIN AND RECOVER AGAIN. THIS HAS SINCE BECOME A REGULARLY OBSERVABLE PATTERN WHEN THE GAS TANK IS PARTIALLY FULL BUT NO LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT DISPLAYS. TOPPING UP THE TANK RESOLVES THE ISSUE AGAIN TEMPORARILY UNTIL THE TANK IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN HALF FULL. PROBLEM IS MOST PRONOUNCED WHEN TRAVELLING UPHILL OR LEANING THROUGH A TURN.

NHTSA complaint #10725876 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

I WAS RIDING MY BIKE HOME FROM WORK ON 6/1/2015 AND HAVE CONTINUED TO NOTICE ROUGH THROTTLE RESPONSE WHICH IS SOMETHING IVE EXPERIENCED SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE ISSUE DID SEEM TO BE A LITTLE WORSE THAN USUAL THOUGH WHEN LEAVING THE PARKING LOT AT WORK. I THINK THE TRIPMETER WAS AT ABOUT 85 MILES OR SO WHEN I LEFT. AS IM RIDING HOME, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON AND WAS RIDDING GREAT WHILE IN 3RD GEAR AND UP. STARTING FROM A STOP LIGHT WAS JUMPY THOUGH BUT AGAIN, SOMETHING IVE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SINCE BRINGING THE BIKE HOME AND NOT SURE IF IT WAS NORMAL OR NOT. WHEN CLOSE TO MY HOUSE, WHICH IS AT THE TOP OF A HILL, I WAS RIDING UP THE HILL IN FIRST GEAR WHICH I ALWAYS HAVE TO DO SINCE ITS PRETTY STEEP. ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE HILL THE BIKE FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL WHICH MADE ME LEAN FORWARD A BIT DUE TO LOSING SOME MOMENTUM. THEN THE BIKE SURGED FORWARD WHICH ALMOST MADE ME DO A WHEELIE. I REALLY HAD TO WORK THE CLUTCH TO KEEP THE BIKE FROM GETTING AWAY FROM ME. DURING THIS TIME THOUGH, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. THE BIKE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND SURGE UNTIL I FINALLY MADE IT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL WHERE MY HOUSE IS. THE TRIPMETER THEN READ 103.6 MILES WITH THE ODOMETER SHOWING 292 TOTAL MILES. THE BIKE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A WEEK AND THE LAST UPDATE I RECEIVED WAS THAT THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THAT THE FACTORY SAID TO FILL IT UP WITH GAS AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, TO BRING IT BACK FOR REPAIR. I SAID THAT I'M NOT COMFORTABLE RIDING THE BIKE UNTIL IT'S FIXED. I ALSO SAID THAT IF THE BIKE IS LOW ON GAS, IT WILL BE EASY TO RECREATE THE ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD TO PUT GAS IN IT TO RIDE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. HE SAID HE WILL HAVE THE MECHANIC TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.

NHTSA complaint #10725474 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT, ORIGINAL COMPLAINT # 10721274. AFTER FILING THE COMPLAINT, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED 5/25/15 (MILES IN 106). I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER THAT THEY SPOKE TO HARLEY-TECH SUPPORT AND THE DEALER WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP (REF#248840 REP:JOHN). I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THE BIKE WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP ON 6/4/2015 ( ALL ISSUES FIXED- FUEL PUMP [LAG AND LEAP CONDITION] AND A NEUTRAL SWITCH FOR THE INDICATOR TO WORK PROPERLY), I WAS NOT ABLE TO PICK THE BIKE UP UNTIL TODAY 6/7/2015. THE VEHICLE OUT MILEAGE WAS 126, THEN I DROVE FOR A SHORT TRIP MAYBE 2 MILES STOPPED / PARKED THE VEHICLE FOR 2 HRS. I THEN STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, WITH IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES I FELT THE BIKE STUMBLE AFTER STARTING FROM A RED LIGHT (1ST GEAR) AND THEN AGAIN IN 2ND GEAR. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE A LITTLE FURTHER AND THEN FROM ANOTHER STOP THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY SURGED/LURCH AND LEAP CONDITION CONSTANTLY THROUGH 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND FINALLY STALLED OUT ,ALSO NO LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH A MILEAGE OF 131 MILES. SO, WITHIN 5 MILES AND PROBABLY 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION IN PLACE AND THAT HARLEY-DAVIDSON HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE, PROBLEM IS THEIR RECOMMENDED FIX IS NOT WORKING

NHTSA complaint #10723898 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

SO THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED BUT I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS USER ERROR AND THEN I STARTED PAYING MORE ATTENTION AND IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN FUEL IS LOW. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS THE WORST I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE FIUEL LIGHT TURNS ON SO I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF TO FUEL UP. AND EVERY TIME I WOULD TAKE OFF FROM A STOP IT WORK THRUST AND JERK ME LIKE POWER COMPLETELY STOPPED AND THEN IT WAS RAPIDLY ADDED AGAIN AND IT WAS DEFINITELY NOT A PLEASANT FEELING ECERY TIME I FOUGHT THE BIKE NOT TO THROW ME OR TO FALL OVER SPECIALLY SINCE ONE OF THE TIME IT HAPPENED DURING A TURN. I THEN STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND I RAN INTO THIS SIIE AND FOR THE LOOKS OF IT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS. ALSO LIKE I MENTIONED THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED MY BIKE AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL 2015

NHTSA complaint #10723795 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

WHEN THE BIKE HAS LESS THAN 2 GALLONS IN THE TANK, THE BIKE WOULD LAG EVERY TIME I STARTED FROM A STOP, THEN LURCH FORWARD, THEN LAG & LURCH. THE BIKE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. LUCKILY I'M AN EXPERIENCED RIDER AND DIDN'T CRASH ON THESE INCIDENTS. THE BIKE WILL LITERALLY LAG, THEN LEAP (SMALL WHEELIE) THEN REPEAT. VERY DANGEROUS! ABOUT 4-5 MILES LATER MY LOW-FUEL INDICATOR CAME ON. AFTER REFUELING THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY, IT TOOK LESS THAN 2 GALLONS TO FILL UP EVEN THOUGH MY TANK IS 3.5 GALLONS. AT 120 MILES, I WAS GOING AROUND 30 MPH IN A RIGHT HAND CURVE AND THE BIKE STARTED TO STALL. AGAIN, THIS IS BEFORE A LOW-FUEL INDICATOR. I FILLED UP WITH EXACTLY 2 GALLONS, MEANING I HAD 1.5 GALLONS IN THE TANK. THIS KIND OF LAG/LEAP PROBLEM WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED AND MUST BE ADDRESSED. MY DEALER TOLD ME IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE LOW-FUEL INDICATOR. THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE RECALL THESE BIKES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

NHTSA complaint #10722854 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

WITH ROUGHLY .9 GALLONS OF FUEL IN TANK, WHEN LEAVING A FULL STOP, VEHICLE PAUSES HARD ON ACCELERATION. PROBABLE CAUSE IS FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY FUEL FLOWING BACK IN THE TANK, AWAY FROM THE FRONT-LOCATED FUEL PUMP, STARVING EFI SYSTEM OF GASOLINE. AS FUEL MOVES FORWARD AFTER A BRIEF PAUSE IN FORWARD MOMENTUM, THE PUMP HAS ACCESS TO THE FUEL AND THE BIKE SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES AS THE FUEL IN TANK TRAVELS FORWARD AND AFT. EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION AT LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR. I HAVE TO BE EXCESSIVELY CAUTIOUS TO MAKE SURE THERE IS OVER A HALF A TANK OF GAS TO KEEP THIS FROM OCCURING. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURED, THE LOW-FUEL LIGHT HAD NOT EVEN COME ON YET, (LIGHT IS SAID TO COME ON AT .8 GALLON LEFT). THIS IS EXTREMLY UNSAFE.

NHTSA complaint #10722061 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

IF THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK LEVEL IS APPROX. HALF OR LOWER, THE VEHICLE MAY ABRUPTLY STALL AND SURGE FORWARD. THE LOWER THE FUEL LEVEL IS, THE MORE OFTEN AND ABRUPTLY THE STALL AND SURGE IS, AND CAN HAPPEN DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY UP AN INCLINE. THIS HAPPENS BEFORE THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. THIS BEHAVIOUR CAN EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR FATALITY.

NHTSA complaint #10721757 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

I EXPERIENCED A LAG AND LEAP ISSUE. I WAS RIDING MY BIKE WITH ABOUT 83 MILES ON THE TANK OF GAS AND OUT OF NOWHERE IT WOULD PRETEND TO STALL AND THEN TAKE OFF. WOULD CONTINUALLY DO THIS IN THE LOWER GEARS. ADDED A NEW TANK OF GAS AND IT WENT AWAY. GOT TO THE SAME MILEAGE AND HAPPENED ALL OVER AGAIN. HARLEY REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY AND I AM WORRIED IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10721773 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

ON MY VERY FIRST TANK OF GAS THE BIKE DIED AT AROUND 120 MILES ON THE TRIP ODOMETER WHILE ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT. IT WAS A DIE AND LURCH THAT I HAVE RECENTLY READ OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. I WAS CHANGING GEARS FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND THE BIKE DID A WHEELIE JUST HIGH ENOUGH FOR MY CHILD TO SLIDE OFF THE SEAT AND ONTO THE REAR FENDER. I CHECKED THE GAS AND THERE WAS PLENTY TO SLOSH AROUND AND NO LOW FUEL LIGHT. FILLING UP THE TANK STOPPED THE PROBLEM. I ASKED THE DEALER TO FIX THE NO LOW FUEL LIGHT PROBLEM WHEN THEY OPENED 3 DAYS LATER BUT IN THAT TIME I USED ANOTHER TANK OF FUEL AND THE SAME DIE AND LURCH AROUND 130 MILES ON THE TRIP ODOMETER. AFTER AROUND 4 WEEKS OF WAITING THE H-D SERVICE TECHNICIAN TELLS ME THAT HE FLASHED THE COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. I FILL UP THE TANK ON THE WAY HOME AND RESET THE TRIP ODOMETER. THE NEXT DAY (YESTERDAY) I EXPERIENCE THE SAME DIE AND LURCH AROUND 130 MILES. THE LOW FUEL LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON ON THIS BIKE. YES, IT LIGHTS UP ON THE SELF-DIAGNOSTIC WHEN I TURN THE KEY ON BUT IT HAS NEVER COME ON FOR LOW FUEL AND I GET THE DIE AND LURCH AROUND 120 TO 130 MILES EVERY TIME. I BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE USED TO A SMALLER MOTORCYCLE WOULD GET HURT TO EASILY WITH THIS LURCH THING.

NHTSA complaint #10721353 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THIS VEHICLE WILL HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A FULL STOP AND THEN FEEL AS IF IT IS ABOUT TO STALL THEN SURGE. THE PATTERN MAY REPEAT SEVERAL TIMES OVER SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THERE IS CONSISTENT FULL POWER. IT HAPPENES WHEN THERE IS ABOUT 85-90 MILES DRIVEN ON A FULL TANK. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED SEVERAL TIMES RECENTLY SINCE THE DRIVER BEHIND ME REASONABLY EXPECTED THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN ACCELERATION AWAY FROM THE STOP. FURTHERMORE, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF A TURN FROM A STOP WHEN THE BIKE IS HESITATING AND SURGING THROUGHOUT THE TURN. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY SINCE I AM A RELATIVELY NEW RIDER. HD APPEARS TO BE SPECIFICALLY TARGETING NEW DRIVERS WITH THIS BIKE, MAKING IT EVEN MORE DISTURBING AND LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY HUSBAND, WHO IS AN EXPERIENCED RIDER, DROVE THE BIKE AND HAD THE EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE. FILLING THE GAS TANK RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. I AM EXTREMELY NERVOUS TO DRIVE THIS BIKE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS PROBLEM TO RETURN. (I BELIEVE THIS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE15015).

NHTSA complaint #10721410 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE LESS THAN A WEEK AGO, IT ALSO HAS LESS THAN 100 MILES. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL IT REACHED AROUND 75-80 MILES. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE THEN DECELERATE AND STALL OUT AFTER STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN FORWARD MOTION AND ALSO ON TURNS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT 20(TWENTY) TIMES LEAVING ME (VEHICLE STALLED OUT) IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND ALSO IN CITY TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IN 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD GEAR. THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD THEN BOGS DOWN THEN LUNGES FORWARD AGAIN, MOST OF THE TIME STALLING OUT. THIS PROBLEM CREATES AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION FOR MYSELF, A PASSENGER, AND OTHER MOTORIST ON THE ROAD. VEHICLES HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY TO NOT HIT ME. I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER TOMORROW.

NHTSA complaint #10721274 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.