2011 Harley-Davidson Flhtk Brakes Problems

“When I went to apply the rear brake the pedal was solid and brakes would not engage. I narrowly avoided crashing but not my bike is not safe to ride. After research I have found that harley has been aware of ABS failure for many years that was caused by poor design of their ABS system. However it is up to the consumer to replace the part. Their recall states to change brake fluid every two years. However other vehicles with th esame brake fluid have no issues.”

“My front break froze and would not work had to stop with back brake there was no warning if I were going fast I was going fast I would have hit the car in front of me I took it back to harley shop thay replaced hydronic pump 825.00 there was no warning it froze”

“I experienced front brake issues on my motorcycle that I believe to be related to the ABS system. When the problem occured, with the motorcycle in motion, on a state highway being operated at the speed limit of 45 MPH, the front brake lever failed to depress under normal pressure, and would only engage if I placed an unreasonable amount of force on the brake lever. This condition caused me to have to panic stop using only the engine compression and rear brake. …”

“I was backing out of my steep driveway and my front brake suddenly became very hard to pull, bordering on impossible, and basically had no stopping power. As this is the only brake I could use while walking/backing my bike down my sloped the driveway the bike picked up speed and caused me to lose control and the bike fell over. Since then I have tried to bleed the brakes 3 time with no change. Brake lever is impossible to pull. I then replaced my master cylinder and fluid,but could still not bleed the fluid to get proper lever pull an brake actuation. …”

“Had an issue with the ABS module going bad. I had no warning light, no previous problems with the brake system at all. When getting off the interstate at 70 MPH coming up to a stop sign there was no front brake at all. The lever was hard as a rock and would not pull at all. Harley says it's from not flushing the fluid, but I have flushed it 3 times since purchase and I purchased it brand new. The bike has 47k miles on it and has always been serviced by me. I'm an ase certified master mechanic with 21 yrs experience on automobiles. I have never heard of an ABS fault cause a no brake situation. …”