My 2014 CVO Limited issues thread
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: new york
Good Luck on the repair, I am glad I have a good one so far,3600 miles and runs strong. Harley got it right but issues may follow, I may trade for the new Road Glide in 2015 but not without 15,000 miles on the 2014, Yes still working full time and only 7 months of riding in northern NY. Safe Riding and Good Luck
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Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: O'Fallon, MO
Day 6:
Dealer just called and said my bike is fixed. He said all of my radio issues will be addressed in future firmware updates. He did say MoCo is aware of them. He mentioned too a problem with iphone 5 and the 7.0 update which I have. Anyway, I'm really not worried about the Radio glitches per se. I am worried about the coolant exploading/leaking/puking, etc.
To "fix" my bike's coolant puke problem. All they did was the same thing they did last Friday night on Day 1. They waited for the bike to fully cool. Opened the radiator cap. Ran the bike for 5 minutes with the cap off. Addded the correct amount of coolant took it for a "long" (not sure how long) test ride. Turned off bike let cool down. Did that whole process again and they say no issues.
I asked if they performed the technical bulletin TT430 or whatever it is, and he said no, that they didn't have to do any of that. He said they may have to in the future, but didn't need to now.
I'll pick her up tonight, take her for a ride, and report back later, but I'm not so sure what they did fixed anything. I also wonder why it took them all day Monday, Tueasday, and half the day today to do such a small proceedure? Anyway, I fear the saga continues....
Dealer just called and said my bike is fixed. He said all of my radio issues will be addressed in future firmware updates. He did say MoCo is aware of them. He mentioned too a problem with iphone 5 and the 7.0 update which I have. Anyway, I'm really not worried about the Radio glitches per se. I am worried about the coolant exploading/leaking/puking, etc.
To "fix" my bike's coolant puke problem. All they did was the same thing they did last Friday night on Day 1. They waited for the bike to fully cool. Opened the radiator cap. Ran the bike for 5 minutes with the cap off. Addded the correct amount of coolant took it for a "long" (not sure how long) test ride. Turned off bike let cool down. Did that whole process again and they say no issues.
I asked if they performed the technical bulletin TT430 or whatever it is, and he said no, that they didn't have to do any of that. He said they may have to in the future, but didn't need to now.
I'll pick her up tonight, take her for a ride, and report back later, but I'm not so sure what they did fixed anything. I also wonder why it took them all day Monday, Tueasday, and half the day today to do such a small proceedure? Anyway, I fear the saga continues....
I picked up my bike, but first I must clarify something. The tech I spoke with when I arrived at the dealer was not only a different guy than I had spoken to earlier, but also he was telling me something completely different than the prior guy told me.
He said the problem was the system just needed to be purged. He said they misunderstood what MoCo told them to do when they told the dealer to run the bike for 5 minutes with the cap off. What MoCo meant was to run the cooling fans and pump for 5 minutes. So, they did do that twice, and test rode the bike I'm thinking around 15 miles or so. I rode it home another 16 miles or so, turned off the bike via the kill switch and the fans immediately turned on for about 8 seconds. The coolant level didn't budge and no leaks.
For those of you who want to run your fans simply shut off the bike if it's on, turn on the kill switch and turn the throttle half way or more until the fans turn on and let go. The fans and pump will continue to run for how long I don't know. To stop the fans just hit the kill switch again.
I'll definitely be keeping an eye on things and update you all if anything changes.
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2012
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From: North Carolina
Just turn off the kill switch, do a back flip, click your heels 3 times and do a forward flip and balance on your nose on top of the coolant cap while you rotate the throttle half way, problem solved. Does any of this seem normal, why should you have to do this on a bike that costs this much. Really?
Last edited by Rootro; Oct 10, 2013 at 08:00 PM.
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Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: O'Fallon, MO
Just turn off the kill switch, do a back flip, click your heels 3 times and do a forward flip and balance on your nose on top to the coolant cap while you rotate the throttle half way, problem solved. Does any of this seem normal, why should you have to do this on a bike that costs this much. Really?
He did give me a whole lot of insight into what they (dealer) has to go through with MoCo to get questions answered on how to service the bikes. After speaking to him I see MoCo has a much bigger problem than I thought. He did say MoCo has taken their best techs and put them on segregated teams. In other words, you have a team of people who work strictly on the Infotainment issues. You have a separate team who will work on Twin Cooled bikes, etc. It's created quite the back log of issues. A tech may call MoCo to get help with 3 bikes needing attention. He'll wait 40 minutes to speak to the tech from the correct team. He'll ask questions for say the two twin cooled bikes, but then cannot ask his question about the 3rd bike because say it's a Breakout? Well, the twin cooled guys cannot speak to him about the Breakout, so he has to call back, wait 40 minutes to speak to the tech working the Breakout platform. Completely ridiculous if you hear the whole story. Anyway, for now my bike is working.
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Fairbanks, AK.
I do hope it's fixed for you forever. You'll be able to see within a couple thousand miles if the purge lasts and the components keep functioning. I hope for all there's no sealing issue that would allow one-way air ingress via a seal or whatever over time. Not suggesting there is however.
If I were HD I'd suction as well as pressure test the radiator cap fitting. Assuming the cap allows easy flow of reservoir coolant upon engine cooling, it shouldn't be a problem. If the system can ingest a little air somewhere easier than the reservoir coolant, it may be an unknown issue.
Please keep us informed.
If I were HD I'd suction as well as pressure test the radiator cap fitting. Assuming the cap allows easy flow of reservoir coolant upon engine cooling, it shouldn't be a problem. If the system can ingest a little air somewhere easier than the reservoir coolant, it may be an unknown issue.
Please keep us informed.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2010
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From: Salem, Or
Just turn off the kill switch, do a back flip, click your heels 3 times and do a forward flip and balance on your nose on top to the coolant cap while you rotate the throttle half way, problem solved. Does any of this seem normal, why should you have to do this on a bike that costs this much. Really?
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