2008 Harley-Davidson Fxdl Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 17%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 11miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2008 Harley-Davidson Fxdl, 17% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 11 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“Uncontrollable idle, harley davidson fly by wire throttle. Idle intermittently will go above 1800 RPM. A factory known issue with no permanent repair or replacement. I just bought a new harley and have experienced this 2 times both times the dealer experienced the problem as well..said it was fixed and sent me on my way. Only for the high RPM issue to return. Called harley techline and was told that there is a problem and they are working on it.. And have been working on this problem since july of 07 with no idea how to resolve it. …”
NHTSA complaint #10226769, filed 2008-05, 11 milesRelated recalls
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- 10032652Dec 8, 2008Harley davidson: engine idle temperature management system. The calibration offers limited rear cylinder cooling with the motorcycle stopped while the engine is left at idle once…
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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