2011 Harley-Davidson Flhx Brakes Problems

“I have a 2011 harley davidson street glide. The anti-lock brake system (ABS) failed last week and I almost collided with a car that had stopped in front of me. The front brake froze and was unusable. Harley requires you change the brake fluid every 2 years which I do, actually at about every $10k miles. I'm adamant about fluid changes. I change engine oil every 5k miles (amsoil) and replace engine, transmission, primary and brake fluid every $10k miles. This is a huge safety issue. …”

“While riding my hd motorcycle, I turn onto an off ramp from I-95. As I approached the intersection, I eased into the rear brake. I was going to make a right turn at the intersection, and as I approached I ran over a rough spot in the road, this made the rear tire lock up very briefly and I could feel the ABS at work. I then went to pull in the front brakes for more aggressive stopping and the brake lever was completely frozen in place. I could not pull it in, I was fortunate that I was not in an emergency stop otherwise I would have been doomed. …”

“Front break lever completely stiff. Was about to go for a ride when I noticed it. . Luckily I was not riding the bike when this happened. From what I've read and understand this is a ongoing issue with the ABS modules on these bikes. Instead of issuing a recall harley has opted to replace brake fluid at no charge and recommend changing fluid every two years after. This seems to be a engineering problem and not a fluid problem. There are plenty of other vehicles with ABS and DOT 4 fluid that are not having this issue. I had road the bike two weeks before and had no problems. …”

“September 2, 2016 the rear brakes (anti-lock) locked up for the second time leaving me stranded on the side of the highway. May 27, 2016 was the first time they locked up and caused a fire. Ultimately costing $3500.00 in damages geico covered. Biloxi harley davidson repaired the bike in may of 2016 and is now in possession of the bike.”

“I had a crash with injuries back on march 15 2016 where as I ran into the right rear corner of a SUV that stopped for a car that was turning left suddenly in front of me as we traveled down a rural two lane road and I couldn't stop in time because, I feel that the antilock brakes didn't react in time or fast enough, if at all. I had just left the house going to work when this happened not even a mile from the house. ..updated 02/10/17”