We found the following complaints for HARLEY-DAVIDSON HARLEY DAVIDSON (1999)
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All 1999 harlley davidson "twin cam" engines were equipped with faulty cam bearings which were changed during the 2000 model year.based on personal knowledge the noise which the engine makes upon failure of the cam bearing can couse the operator to panic or reflexively kill the engine at speed and cause a chian reaction collision.there is little or no warning before a terrible sound is emitted from the egine and the engine light is illuminated . The noise and its interference with the operators atention alone can cause a los of control with attendant injuries to riders or bystanders. In a january 22, 2001 letter to purchasers harley davidson motor company acknowledged the problem but declined to recall alleging(1) that the failure had only occurred in "a small number harley-davidson twin twin cam 88 engines. . ." and (2) ". . . It is unlikely that you will ever have to worry about this situation, . . ."unfortunately neither allegation apears accurate and worse, both are misleading. I have heard of other failures locally, and one fellow was stranded in a hostile environment e.g., the desert. If the rider activated the engine kill switch upon hearing the noise he can be rear-ended or lose control under highway conditions. Upon receiving the letter advisin of the defect, i took the vehicle to the dealer and asked for the bearin and attendant mechanisms to be repaired. My claim was rejected, although the then service manager advised that the bearing would eventually fail. Morover, i was informed that the manufacturer would not stock the dealer with the relacement parts, and would require return of the damaged parts to prevent a defacto recall. Ultimately the cam bearin(s) failed at speed. I retrurned the vehicle to the dealer on oct. 6 and it is not fixed yet, due in part to unavailability of parts and an approval process. Someone will react to thisdefect in a manner causing death or serious injury.
Camshaft failure also damaged flywheels which will require bottom end rebuild
Cam bearing failure, causing engine to fail.
Harley davidson just sent me notification that the cam bearing had failed on certain models motorcyles with the twin cam 88 engines manufactured prior to 2000. Since mine was built during this period, the failure rate is great. I am concerned as if it fails while i am riding it, the threat of injury to me or my passengers is great. I feel that if hd knows there is a problem, and someone could get injured, than this motor is dangerous and should immediately be repaired by the manufacturer. Thank you for your help and assistance.
Harley has had failure on this they are extending the warranty on this for 5 years or 50,000 thousand miles and they have made a change in the 2000 model year . I would like this checked outi believe they are doing this so that they don't have to make a recall but i believe that there are more failures than they will admit and don't want to spend the money fixing all of there 1999 bikes. The problem that i have you have no idea when this will fail or if it will fail and they will not fix it untill it fails which means you could be on a long trip and stuck out in the middle of no where i would ask this board to just investigate it and see if it is warrantedto have a recall or just let it go as isthanks for your help in this matter.
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There is a recall on the twin cam 88 engine bearing, however consumer states that two local dealerships have informed him they will not replace engine bearing until it breaks down.
This possibility of failure can be verified by h-d. The same thing can happen with a cam bearing failure as could have happened with the cam bolt breaking. (engine quitting, possibly causing an accident, injury or even death.) there was a safety recall for the cam bolt, there should also be one for the cam bearing.
Consumer received a notification from the manufacture regarding the possible defect that might occur on the twin cam 88 engine cam bearing failure, they have extended the warranty coverage, however the consumer believes this does not adequately take care of the engine defect.*mjs
Clutch cable broke at clutch lever connection.(clevis).
Motorcycle has experienced several instances of suspension stability problems one incident led to front end of the motorcycle shaking violently, resulting in collision on freeway wall causing injury to consumer foot,knee,back and head.yh
Instability of vehicle in high wind situation, caused by frame and swing arm flextion and suspension softness due to use of to little (oem recommended 15psi) air pressure in front and rear suspension system.in a high wind situation the front end goes into a "high speed wobble" which generally results in a crash.
Rear cam bearings are bad on all 1999 models and midway through 2000 models on all twin cam 88 harleys. Harley will not replace the bearing unless it goes bad. If it fails while riding the motorcyle it could lock up the rear wheel causing the operator to lose control and be injured or killed. I believe harley davidson should replace the rear cam bearings before they fail and avoid an accident before it happens. This is a very dangerous situation and it should be remedied immediately.
Each time speed exceeds 80mph the front of the motorcycle starts to wobble.reduction of speed reduces and eliminates wobble.
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