V INERR Error Code on Start-up

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Sep 27, 2012 | 09:59 PM

Junior_co

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V INERR Error Code on Start-up

Get this error code sometimes on start up...

It's a 2012 Wide Glide...

5300 miles and it just got a new voltage regulator. It wasn't on the recall list, but they swapped it out anyway...

There have been some other threads on this, but I've not really gotten a good idea of what it may be caused by.

Any thoughts?

Junior

Sep 29, 2013 | 12:14 AM

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You are not alone. I have a 2012 Superglide Custom with 5,000 miles on it with similar symptoms.

I have V INERR, hard starts with a hot engine, and recently it will randomly stall when approaching a stop.

The scoot has also thrown the following codes: P0507 (ECM mileage) & P1632 (high idle)

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Last edited by _Gir_; Sep 30, 2013 at 10:56 PM.

Feb 17, 2014 | 01:06 AM

HOG217

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I have same issue on my 2013 dyna super glide fxdc. has anyone found out what is causing this? Seems that it is quite common, the thing is that it does not happen all the time.

Feb 17, 2014 | 10:46 AM

_Gir_

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Dealer replaced the ECM, replaced starter solenoid, and replaced something in the electronics on a repeat visit. Dealer tech and harley HQ did not know for sure what to do.

It has not reoccurred after those two visits however the weather has not been hot enough to test the hot start aspect of the issue.

Feb 17, 2014 | 11:06 AM

Northbound Southerner

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I got rid of my Wideglide for this very issue...The dealer gave me almost full retail in trade and sold me a new bike at close to cost...Everyone I know with a 12 and newer Dyna is having the issue....

Feb 17, 2014 | 01:01 PM

deuce_streetbob

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Not sure if it helps or not, but I was getting this error and it was starting very hard. Someone suggested checking the battery cable connections.....I would have bet a million dollars that they were tight....sure enough, loose cable. Tightned it up and havent had an issue since. Worth double checking because I swore mine were fine.

Feb 19, 2015 | 01:39 PM

sdeck86

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V inerr

I've encountered this problem and dealt with it for a long time on my '13 Super Glide Custom. I have around 18.5k miles and just recently I've also had problems with high idling on hot start ups. Last weekend I was on a ride and my engine died on the highway. After removing the battery cover I found the negative battery terminal was melted. My girlfriend and I were wearing heated gear and I thought maybe we were overloading the battery. Then someone at Harley told me a loose battery connection can cause excessive heat and that can happen. I was also told that would explain my engine issues that day.

I put the bike on a tender and found it was running perfectly for the next three days. No engine malfunction, and no V INERR on start up. On day three it was left off a tender and all the symptoms returned, minus the engine failure. I concluded it was a battery issue and bought a new battery. I also read several threads about the V INERR code and saw that many people think it is associated with a bad battery cell, or poor connection somewhere. It's been a few days and so far there has been normal engine performance and no V INERR error. I'm not sure if the new battery took care of everything or not, but so far so good.

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Jun 29, 2015 | 02:54 AM

sdeck86

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After a year of dealing with this error I may have unintentionally solved it. I was installing new mini ape handlebars this past week when I had to mess with the main wiring harness connectors. After uninstalling my heated handgrips and literally squirting dielectric grease in every connection in the fork tube under the gas tank, I have not had this VINerror code pop up once, even under ideal circumstances. It's been about 10 days so far. I'll make an update if I get the V INERR code again, but so far so good.