Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Jun 9, 1999

THE CAR WAS PICKED UP FROM MAJESTIC MOTORS THURSDAY 3 JUNE 1999, WITHIN 20-30 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE CAR A NOISE BEGAN WHICH SEEMED TO ORIGINATE IN THE REAR, IT PROGRESSIVELY BUILT UNTIL IT WAS EARSHATTERING, THE CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS BACK, MORE APPARENT IN THE REAR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS PHONED ON MONDAY, THE SALEMAN RETURNED MY CALL TUES, WHEN THE PROBLEMS ... Read more

VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE AND HOP OFF THE ROAD WHEN IT IS BEING DRIVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS AND OVER BUMPS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

SUSPENSION SYSTEM TENDS TO BOUNCE, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. MJS

Incident date: Aug 1, 1998

(MAKE: COLE MODEL: GRANDVIEW TENT TRAILER) TRAILER SWAYS BADLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AXLE MOVED BACK BY DEALER, IMPROVED CONDITIONS HOWEVER STILL SWAYS. MJS

Incident date: Oct 8, 1998

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I NOTED THE FIST OCCURRENCE ONLY, THERE HAVE BEEN 4 ADDIONAL OCCURRENCES OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES, CLAMPS HARD ONE TIME AND THEN RELEASES. THIS LEAVES YOU FREE ROLLING UNTIL IT DECIDES TO CONTINUE OR YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT UP AND REAPPLY THE BRAKES. WHEN IT DOES CONTINUE ON ITS OWN THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. *AK

Incident date: Jan 4, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS POOR STEERING AND LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS LEANING TO THE LEFT. CONSUMER HIT SOMETHING ON THE ROAD, AND THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. *AK

Incident date: May 24, 1999

VENDOR PART UNAVAILABLE FOR 2 1/2 WEEKS. CAUSES CAR TO PULL SEVERELY TO SIDE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES AS IF THE TIRES WERE ABOUT TO COME OFF, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENITFY THE PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Jan 8, 1999

SINCE THE FIRST WEEK OF DELIVERY THIS TRUCK HAS HAD STEERING VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEED. THE TRUCK TRACKS STRAIT BUT WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS ROUGH ROAD SURFACE THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL INCREASES TREMENDOUSLY.THE TWO DEALERS THAT HAVE LOOKED AT THIS VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME RESPONCE "CUSTOMER CONCERN NOT DUPELICATED". THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE SWEPT UNDER THE RUG. THIS IS A CONTROL PROBLEM... Read more

Incident date: May 18, 1999

VEHICLE "SHAKES" ON SMOOTH ROADS, PITCHED ROADS, ON CURVED ROADS.

Incident date: Jun 30, 1998

PROBLEM SEEMS TO START WITH THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKING THEN EVENTUALLY YOU WILL START TO HEAR A POPPING NOISE IN YOUR FRONT END, COMING FROM THE TIE ROD. THOUGHT THIS WAS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM BUT TOOK TO DEALER THE FIRST TIME AND THEY REPLACED MY BRAKES AND SERVICED TRANSMISSION. CLUNCKING NOISE STILL EXISTED WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS AND THE SLIGHTLY ACCELLERATED. TURNS OUT THE TIE ROD, TRANSMISSIO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 30, 1998

PROBLEM SEEMS TO START WITH THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKING THEN EVENTUALLY YOU WILL START TO HEAR A POPPING NOISE IN YOUR FRONT END, COMING FROM THE TIE ROD. THOUGHT THIS WAS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM BUT TOOK TO DEALER THE FIRST TIME AND THEY REPLACED MY BRAKES AND SERVICED TRANSMISSION. CLUNCKING NOISE STILL EXISTED WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS AND THE SLIGHTLY ACCELLERATED. TURNS OUT THE TIE ROD, TRANSMISSIO... Read more

Incident date: May 9, 1999

FRONT AND REAR TIRES EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND RUBBING NOISE. *ET

Incident date: Jun 30, 1998

ISUZU TRUCK ,NPR WHEEL SIZE IS 19 INCH WHICHES. THIS MAY BE TOO BIG FOR THE SIZE OF THE TRUCK, WHICH CAUSING IT TO VEER TO THE LEFT/RIGHT WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. THIS COUULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL ANDA CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Incident date: Mar 19, 1998

WHEN TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH OR MORE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. WENT TO DEALER & HAD THE WHEELS CHANGED 5 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE, BUT VEHICLE WAS CONTROLABLE. THERE WOULD BE CLUNKING NOISE GOING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Apr 19, 1999

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON ANY SPEED, VEHICLE VIBRATES, AND CONSUMER LOSES CONTROL, ALMOST GETTING OFF THE ROAD. *AK

Incident date: May 15, 1999

THE STEPPED ON BRAKES WHICH DISENGUAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL FROM 40 MPH TO 70 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD ON TIGHT TO THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, THERE WAS TOO MUCH AIR WITHIN THE TIRES, AND THERE WASN'T ANY TYPE OF SUSPENSION WITHIN THE TIRES. *AK

Incident date: Apr 19, 1999

I LOST TRACK OF BRAKE FAILURES. THE TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY AND NEED BALANCING AND ROTATION. THERE IS A VIBRATION FROM THE GAS PEDAL, BUT NOTHING IS FOUND. THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU RESULTED IN AN UNSATISFACTORY OFFER - I HAVE TO PAY TO CLEAR THE TITLE TO HAVE THE CAR TAKEN BACK. NO OTHER '99 IS LIKE OURS TO REPLACE IT. *AK

Incident date: Jan 28, 1999

SEVERE VIBRATIONS AT SPEEDS OF 65 AND UP, HOLE TRUCK SHACKS,DEALER BLAMING GOODYEAR TIRES, THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 3SETS OF GOODYEAR TIRES AND A SET OF DUNLOP TIRES WITH ON CHANGE IN PROBLEMS. *AK

Incident date: Jul 18, 1998

FRONT AND REAR SPRING SHACKLES SEPARATED FROM THE CHASSIS STRUCTURE AS IF TEARING OUT OF PAPER. A SHACKLE SEPARATION ALLOWS THE AXLES TO SLIP TOWARD EACH OTHER POTENTALLY ALLOWING THE TIRES TO RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER. *AK

THE VEHICLE IS A 1995 BOUNDER MOTOR HOME 28 FEET LONG MADE BY FLEETWOOD ON A FORD CHASSIS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IN SEPTEMBER OF 1997 WE WERE TRAVELING ROUTE 80, JUST ENTERING THE CITY LIMITS OF RENO, HIGHYWAY DEPARTMENT WAS DOING SOME ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND WE WERE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AN APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE HITING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SH... Read more

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE OCCURS UNDER THE VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Nov 24, 1998

VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION DESIGN IS NOT STABLE WITH LIGHT REAR END CAUSING THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION TO BE OFF BALANCE, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL IN THE REAR END CRASHING INTO CONCRETE WALL, SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UP PROPERLY RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY. MJS

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SUSPENSION FAILURE. *YC

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40-55 MPH VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIBRATE, AND THEN AT 70 MPH IT WILL VIBRATE WORSE.DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE DEFECT. *AK

Incident date: Jan 4, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATES WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN AND IN THE ENGINE. *AK

Incident date: Feb 4, 1999

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. HAD BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE & MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING VIBRATION. *AK

SUSPENSION OUT OF ALIGNMENT. MJS

Incident date: Oct 1, 1997

SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH STABILITY AND WEAR. MJS

Incident date: Jul 9, 1997

VEHICLE SHUDDERS/VIBRATES ON TAKE OFF AND SLOW DOWN. HAVE CONTINUOUSLY ADVISED DEALER, BUT AM TOLD UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. HAVE HAD TRANSMISSIONS SERVICED, BALL JOINTS GREASED, NOTHING HELPS. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ON EVERY TAKE OFF OR SLOW DOWN, BUT WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, IT IS A VERY ODD FEELING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT VEHICLE BECOMES VERY UNSTABLE/ IT WANDERS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *TT

WHEN VEHICLE STOPS AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN IT VIBRATES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Incident date: May 2, 1994

FRONT AXLE SEAL FIRST LEAKED AT 30,000 MILES. AGAIN BEGAN TO LEAK WITHIN 10,000 MILES. REPLACED SECOND TIME AT 50,000 MILES. AGAIN REPLACED AT 67,000 MILES. AGAIN REPLACED @ 122,000 MILES. EACH TIME SEAL WAS REPLACED, LEAK RE-OCCURRED WITHIN 1-2 MILES OF OPERATION. DIFFERENTIAL VENTS HAVE BEEN VERIFIED AS FREE AND OPEN SO THERE IS NO CASE PRESSURE. HAVE DISCOVERED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT ... Read more

I PURCHASED A LEFTOVER NEW 1998 SPORTAGE 4X4 ON 4/12/99. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON 3/31/98. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE FOR AUTOBODY REPAIRS ON THURSDAY 5/13/99 WITH 592 MILES ON IT. WHEN I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE ON MODAY 5/17/99 WITH 594 MILES ON IT THE LIFTERS WERE MAKING A HORRIBLE TAPPING NOISE. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING IN STORAGE FOR OVER ... Read more

MY EXPEDITION HAS A STRANGE VIBRATION AT 65 TO 75 MILES PER HOUR.

WHEN IT'S WINDY AND VEHICLE GOES OVER 25MPH IT SWERVES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Incident date: Oct 6, 1997

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATES, AND WHEN CONSUMER GOES OVER A BUMP VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO REPAR ISHOP THREE TIMES, DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN MAKING A TURN VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND PULLS TO THE SIDE. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER , BUT THE DEALER WILL NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS BROKEN. *AK

Incident date: Apr 12, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE IS VIBRATING, AND WHEN CONSUMER IS BACKING UP VEHICLE IS STILL VIBRATING. *AK

Incident date: May 10, 1999

WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE VERY HARD. *AK

Incident date: Oct 24, 1996

VEHILE EXPERIENCING A RUBBING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. *YC

Incident date: Jan 20, 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEM STAYING ON THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. WHENEVER VEHICLE STAYS WITHIN 60 MPH OR LOWER IT WOULD DRIVE OKAY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS NORMAL CONDITION. *AK

Incident date: Apr 29, 1999

DESIGN OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM CAUSES VEHICLE'S BOTTOM TO DRAG ON INCLINES. MJS

Incident date: Mar 12, 1999

RADIUS ARM BUSHING TOTALLY CRUMBLED ,FELL APART, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND BRAKES. *AK

Incident date: Apr 1, 1999

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER MALFUNCTIONED/REPLACED (39,000 MILES)BUT NOW VEHICLE IS TMU-TRUE MILEAGE UNKNOWN-ANY RECOURSE?DASHBOARD VIBRATES INTENSELY AT 70-75MPH. TIRES BALANCED, ROTATED, REPLACED. STRUTS(4) REPLACED, STEERING COMPONENTS CHECKED BUT STILL VIBRATION. APPEARS THAT DASH DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH SUPPORT. *AK

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

Incident date: Oct 1, 1996

ABS BRAKE/SUSPENSION AND TCL TRACTION LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING, INDICATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT THE DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Incident date: Apr 24, 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIBRATION WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN /OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *AK