2009 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu Vehicle speed control Problems

“Riding down the highway,bike shut down and I had no throttle control.just about got hit from behind, the bike would idle and that's it. Seat on the side of the highway for 15 minutes, started bike back up and went another 100 yards and it did it again. This went on for about 4 hours till I was finally able to get home. This is a very bad situation and very dangerous. What is harley davidson going to do about it. I cant go around the block mush less cross country.”

“Purchased new 2009 Flhtcu electra glide classic, bike is at dealer for 3rd time, for bucking a surging, engine cuts in and out, while throttle position sensor and RPM do not change, causing bike to just surge out of control. Dealer ocean county harley davidson has replaced every sensor and ECM and bike gets worse. It is unrideable and downright dangerous! I refuse to take my life and put it in the hands of harley davidson who does not seem to give a darn whether I get killed on this thing.”

“While pulling out onto roadway, the throttle quit working and the motor went into limp home mode . Since that time, it's happen several (at least 6) times. The first time, the throttle was replaced and it seemed to fix the problem. Then at about 40,000 miles, the problem came back. If I pull off the road and turn the motor off for a few seconds and restart, it clears the problem. I can't trust the bike not to quit at the worst possible time. The local hd dealer looked at the bike the first time and did not know what the problem was. I replaced the throttle myself.”

“I was traveling up a mountain, when the bike suddenly went to idle speed. The throttle had no effect on the bike. This was on a two lane road with no place to pull off.the bike was stopped on the roadway. After a few minutes, I restarted and then the throttle again was working. I continued for about a tenth of a mile before the same thing happened again. After a few minutes I restarted and I proceeded . This situation repeated one more time going uphill where a gentleman followed me with flashers on to insure my safety. After reaching the top of the mountain, it did it one additional time. …”

“The vehicle's electronic throttle suddenly acts erratic sometimes revving the engine unexpectedly and sometimes going into limp mode causing a sudden loss of power in traffic and creating a dangerous situation.”