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2008 Harley-Davidson Flhtc Electrical system Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
20%of 15 total for the year
Median mileage
15,200miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the electrical system of the 2008 Harley-Davidson Flhtc, 20% of the 15 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 15,200 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“At any given time the vehicle shuts down into lime mode when DTCS 1511/2135 are stored. When codes are given the vehicle will reduce speed in less then 5 seconds when traveling at any speed. My wife and I were riding with a large group of riders when bike shut down causing a near pile-up. The suspected reason for the codes is the replacement of terminals pins of the socket on the PCM wires and -or the tca terminals pins on the socket wires caused by fretting of the terminal pins. This is an on going problem on 2008-later touring,police and trike models. …”

NHTSA complaint #10462211, filed 2012-06, 15,200 miles

“Bike went into limp mode causing the bike to suddenly shut down to about 15 MPH. Cause was fretting of throttle body wiring connector pins. Factory has known of problem and has a tcb out on issue. This is very dangerous when riding on highways. Company need to have recall but they won't.”

NHTSA complaint #10502754, filed 2013-03, 14,000 miles

“Riding for (ride for a reason run) bike went into limp mode causing a trouble code of p1511. Took to dealer and had new connector pins replaced in throttle control actuator. A cost of $332.07 for replacement of 7 terminal pins, pins cost $6.30 total. Labor was out of line. Said it took 2.5 hr. This is a simple fix. Should have took no less then 1 hr. This is also a major problem on these bikes. I was riding with a large group when limp mode happened, bike shut down in less then 3 seconds. Almost was rear ended . The companys got to have a recall on this problem. There is a TSB on problem. …”

NHTSA complaint #10495183, filed 2013-01, 15,626 miles

Related service bulletins

Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2010114%
2009316%
2008320%
200717%
2001114%
19956100%
19948100%

Other parts of the 2008 Harley-Davidson Flhtc

Brakes
5 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Harley-Davidson Flhtc

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology