I attended a dealer demo event yesterday. One of the Ultra Limiteds in the group I rode in leaked coolant on the ground after the test ride. According to the dealer service manager, the bike was delivered from York, PA a week ago. When I asked him about the problem, all he said was 'This is Harley's problem and they're looking the other way.' Given the uncertainty in his response, I put my buying decision on hold.

There are numerous discussions on the board about coolant leaks. Problem is they're speculation at best. I thought Harley corrected the problem. Does anyone know what's happening?

 

I thought this was fix'd via. water pump recall...?? Do you think one slipped through the cracks?

 

I can't make any blanket statements but I have a limited with 900miles on it have not had any issues. I have a few long trips planned for the summer and hope not to have problems start.

IIRC, there have been two issues which (I thought) were addressed. There was a thermostat issue and a replacement filler neck. But bikes built after a certain date were to have both problems corrected in production. But I may be wrong.

 

2300 miles and no problems.Filler neck replaced at time of purchase.

 

I had a leak three times; once they replaced the filler neck with the upgraded part my issues went away. No leak in the last 1,800 miles. It could be due to the filler tank being overfilled or air in the system. From what I have seen, heard and experienced, you do not need to worry. They are great bikes!

 

My bike had all the recall work done before I bought it. The other day the check engine light came on (750 miles). Since there's not much else I could do I checked the coolant reservoir just to see. The fluid was significantly below the "cold" line but fluid was visible in the tank. I did check it the next day when the engine was truly cold too but still looked low to me. Anyone else have this experience?

Dealer came and got the bike and later told me they were getting two conflicting error codes but didn't seem very concerned about the coolant. They have to wait until Monday to call HD/HQ and speak to the gurus. Missed out on a great riding day yesterday. I'm hoping to hear something tomorrow.

 

A 30% leak rate (per the poll on this site: https://www.hdforums.com/forum/new-r...sues-poll.html ) on a $30,000 motorcycle is a reason to be concerned. Hope there is a definitive fix soon.

 

I have 6600 miles on my limited without one single problem. I live in southwest Florida with 90+ temps and no leaks.

 

If a dealer says, "that's Harleys problem", then that's a dealer you don't want to have do any service to your baby. I have that dealer!
I got the 14 ultra limited and 1100 miles with no problems...been in mid 80s heat in city traffic.
That being said I got the bike in Feb. and didn't check the VIN on the HD site until after the 1k service was done, I then found an outstanding program for the filler neck to be replaced.
Seems to me to be a shared problem...HD and the dealer.
Some dealers are too lazy to be bothered with it.
Some don't care...when lazy and don't care combine then look out.

 

Congratulations, you're one of the 70% who have not had problems. Make sure you enter your results in the poll, as everyone should, so we get the best overview of the problem.