Showing 557 complaints for JAYCO
Incident date: Oct 1, 2005
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2003 JAYCO KIWI HAD RUST FORMING AROUND THE RIM OF ALL 4 TIRES. RUST WAS THE ENTIRE WHEEL AND THE VALVE STEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE SITUATION ,AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRAILER WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR COSTS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT WHEN HE TOOK THE TRAILER ON THE ROAD THE WHEELS COULD CRACK AROUND THE LUGS
... :NUTS. *AKRead more
Incident date: Sep 25, 2006
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2000 NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 09/25/06. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE JAYCO DESIGNER SERIES RV 5TH WHEEL THAT WAS PURCHASED WITH THE NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR HAD A DEFECTIVE REFRIGERATOR THAT HAD RECALL CAMPAIGN 02E019000 BACK IN 2002, HE JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL FROM READING HIS GOOD SAMARITAN MAGAZINE. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER, FIRE INVESTIGA
... TOR, AND THE FORENSIC DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR NORCOLD WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CONTACT HAD ALL REPORTS NEEDED FOR THE INVESTIGATION. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL. UPDATED 03/30/07. *JBRead more
Fire
Incident date: Jul 21, 2006
WE EXPERIENCED TWO TITAN TIRE BLOWOUTS ON A CAMPING TRAILER IN SEPARATE EVENTS. TIRES INVOLVED WERE TITAN RADIAL ST II 225/75/R 15 DOT AAHH MT2 0605 & AAHH MT2 1205 MANUFACTURED BY TIAJIN IN CHINA. THE TIRES WERE ONLY 9 MONTHS OLD AND HAD LESS THAN 5000 MILES. WE FELT WE WERE INFORMED CONSUMERS WHEN WE CHOSE THESE TIRES AS THEY ARE LOAD RANGE E WHICH IS UP A CLASS FROM WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ON
... THE TRAILER. WE STORE OUR TRAILER INDOORS WHEN NOT IN USE, CHECK TIRE PRESSURES REGULARLY AND WERE WELL WITHIN THE WEIGHT RATING FOR THE TIRES. THE FIRST BLOWOUT OCCURRED AT 9 PM AT NIGHT AND DAMAGED OUR WATER LINES AND THE SIDING ON THAT SIDE OF THE TRAILER. THE SECOND BLOWOUT WAS ON THE SAME TRIP BUT ON THE WAY HOME AT 4PM ON SUNDAY. IT DAMAGED THE SIDING AND SKIRTING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE TRAILER. WE USED OUR SPARE (PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME) FOR THE FIRST REPLACEMENT, BUT HAD TO LIMP ON THREE TIRES TO A TRUCK STOP AND USE A TRUCK TIRE THAT WAS THE RIGHT SIZE BUT WRONG LOAD RANGE TO GET TO A TIRE STORE THAT SOLD TRAILER TIRES. THIS RESULTED IN AN UNPLANNED OVERNIGHT STAY AND WE PURCHASED TWO TRAILER TIRES THE FOLLOWING DAY. WE RETURNED THE DEFECTIVE TIRES TO OUR DEALER WHO WAS ABLE TO GET US A PARTIAL REFUND FOR THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE TIRES BUT NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUR DAMAGES TO OUR TRAILER OR ANY OTHER EXPENSES WE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE TWO BLOWOUTS. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR OUR TRAILER IS $1050. *NMRead more
Incident date: Sep 7, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER USING THE SHOWER IN THE TRAVEL TRAILER, THE WATER IN THE TUB WAS NOT DRAINING PROPERLY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BLACK WATER WASTE TANK BEHIND THE COMMODE WITH THE LEVER OPEN, THE WASTE PRESSURE WAS BUILT UP AND THE CONTENTS OF THE TANK SPLASHED THE CONTACT'S FACE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE MOTOR HOME WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WH
... O DETERMINED THIS WAS THE DESIGN OF THE WASTE TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.Read more
Incident date: Aug 7, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE FRESH WATER TANK ON THE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER FELL OFF AND HIT THE GROUND. THE TANK HAD 15 GALLONS OF WATER IN IT AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE HOSES WERE REMOVED AND THE TANK WAS PLACED IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SCREWS FOR THE MAIN SUPPORT BRACKET CAME LOOSE. UPDATED 8/30/2006 - *NM
Incident date: Jul 11, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON A RECENT CAMPING TRIP AFTER HITTING A DIP IN THE HIGHWAY, THE TIRE COLLIDED WITH THE FRAME CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SKID RESULTING IN THE TIRE BLOWING. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THERE IS ONLY 3/16" CLEARING IN THE FRONT AND THE BACK FOR THE WHEEL TO GO WITHIN THE FRAME AREA. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Incident date: May 29, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS SIX TO EIGHT SIDEWALL CRACKS FOUND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE CRACKS APPEARED TO BE 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH DEEP. THIS WAS FOUND WHILE THE CONTACT WAS INSPECTING THE TIRES TO GO ON A TRIP. THE TIRE WAS AT THE PROPER INFLATION. THE TIRE WAS ON A POP UP TRAILER. THE TRAILER MANUFACTURER IS JAYCO, MODEL 1407. THE TIRE IS MANUFACTURED BY DURO, MODEL 82M. THE
... TIRE SIZE IS 5.30 WIDE BY 12 INCHES. THE TIRE IS A HIGH SPEED TUBELESS TRAILER TIRE.Read more
Incident date: May 30, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MICROWAVE OVEN IN THE TRAILER IS DEFECTIVE. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT INVOLVING THE MICROWAVE. THE CONTACT UNPLUGGED THE MICROWAVE TO AVOID AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND IS THEREFORE UNABLE TO USE IT. THERE WAS A RECALL LETTER RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER 2005 CONCERNING RECALL, # 03V383000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE EQUIPMENT. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICL
... E ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.Read more
Incident date: Feb 28, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAMPER. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #01V251000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE STRUCTURE. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
Incident date: Apr 7, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 98V122001 REGARDING THE FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. THE VEHICLE IS NOT HAVING THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 5/3/2006 - THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. *NM
Incident date: Feb 21, 2006
THE REAR BUMPER ON THE BAJA QWEST TORE ALL THREE OF ITS WELDS FROM WHAT SEEMS TO BE NO MORE FORCE THAN THE TORQUE OF THE LARGE SPARE TIRE ATTACHED TO IT COMBINED WITH REGULAR HIGHWAY DRIVING. *NM
Incident date: Feb 6, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED FOR THE STRUCTURE ON THE VEHICLE, #01V251000. THE NEAREST DEALER IS 90 MILES AWAY AND THE CONTACT HAS REQUESTED THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR, BUT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE THOSE BY MAIL FOR SELF REPAIR. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL.
Incident date: Dec 16, 2005
DURING THE FIRST 200 MILES TOWING A NEW (2006) JAYCO 28 RLS TRAVEL TRAILER, THE FRONT LEFT WINDOW CAME OUT OF THE TRAILER WHILE MOVING ON INTERSTATE 25. *JB
Incident date: Oct 21, 2005
THE SAFETY SUPPORTS FOR THE BEDROOM SLIDE FAILED DUE TO THEIR WEAK CONSTRUCTION CAUSING THE SLIDE TO MALFUNCTION AND POSSIBLY FALL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB
Incident date: Oct 18, 2004
I BOUGHT A 2003 JAYCO FIRENZA THAT WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL 03V256000 THE DEALER SAID IT WAS DONE HOWEVER IT WAS NOT FULLY COMPLIED WITH I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOOK NO ACTION. *JB
Incident date: Jul 8, 2005
AFTER TWO YEARS OF LIMITED SERVICE, THE FRAME ON MY TRAVEL TRAILER BENT SEVERELY MAKING THE UNIT UNUSABLE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF WHY THE FRAME FAILED OR ANY PRELIMINARY INDICATION UNTIL IT HAPPENED. THE MANUFACTURE CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENGINEERING DEFECTS. THERE HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED ACCOUNTS OF SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE HAD A FRAME SPECIALIST REPAIR THE UNIT
... , BUT AM CONCERNED WITH THE LONGEVITY AND THE OTHER UNITS ON THE ROAD. [XXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)Read more
Incident date: Sep 16, 2005
HAD ALL 4 OLD TRAILER TIRES REPLACED WITH CARLISLE TIRES. AFTER JUST 5000 MILES I HAD ONE BLOW OUT, HAD IT REPLACED. ANOTHER 500 MILES NOTICED A BULGE ON ANOTHER OF THE CARLISLE TIRES AND HAD IT REPLACED AND LEFT FOR A 200 MILE TRIP AFTERWARDS AND LOST THE 3RD CARLISLE TIRE TO ANOTHER BLOW OUT. HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED. *NM
Incident date: Jun 28, 2005
RETURNED TO MOTORHOME FROM DINNER WITH A/C ON AND FOUND A COACH FULL OF SMOKE. DISCONNECTED ALL POWER, TRAVELED 2 DAYS WITHOUT AIR IN OVER 100' TEMPS. BROUGHT COACH IN FOR REPAIR AND FOUND ONLINE WITH GOODSAMS CLUB, 2 RECALLS FOR THIS UNIT. NHTSA-- 98V122001. OUR VIN # IS [XXX]. NOTIFIED JAYCO (29FT. JAYCO, CLASS C DESIGNER SERIES MOTORHOME) AND THEY SAID OUR UNIT DID NOT FALL INTO THAT RECALL. T
... HE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THE WHOLE COACH COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. ALSO, THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL--NHTSA CAMP. ID-97V062000. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS ONE ALSO. *JB UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JSRead more
Incident date: Apr 5, 2005
AXLES RATED BELOW GVWR. *NM
Incident date: Jul 24, 2005
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNED A 1998 JAYCO 5TH WHEEL EAGLE SERIES. HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SECOND HAND. THE FRONT PANEL SEPARATED. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE PANEL PEELED BACK. THERE WAS A SEPARATION FROM THE FIBERGLASSAND THE WOOD. THE CONSUMER CALLED JAYCO, AND THEY TOLD HIM IT HAD A TWO YEAR WARRANTY. THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON WHY THIS OCCURRED. CONSUMER STATED HE CO
... ULD SEE THE PANEL BULGING. ALSO, COULD FEEL MOISTURE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE EXTREME ARIZONA WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE PANELING CAME OFFONE COULD SEE THE WOOD FRAMING AND INSULATION. BUBBLING AND SEPARATION WAS NOTICEABLE ON THE LEFT PANEL AND IN THE REAR. THE PANEL SLIPPED OUT OF THE SEAM. THERE WERE NO SCREWS. IT WAS JUST GLUED TO A METAL FRAME. *AKRead more
Incident date: Nov 27, 2004
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE VALVE STEMS RUPTURED. THE CONSUMER CAUGHT SOME OF THE TIRES BEFORE THEY BLEW OUT. THE FAULTY VALVE STEMS CAUSED THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. THERE ARE ONLY 2,800 MILES ON THE TIRES ON THIS 2004 JAYCO 5TH WHEEL DESIGNER TRAILER. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED JAYCO THROUGH HIS DEALER. JAYCO SAID THEY CONTACTED THE STEM MANUFACTURER AND IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF THE TIRE,
... AND JAYCO CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH THESE TIRES AND IT WAS A TOTAL OF 6 WHEELS ON ALL LOCATIONS, FOUR TIRES WENT AT ONCE. THE OWNER JUST SO HAPPENED TO BE PULLING IN TO A CAMPGROUND WHEN HE NOTICED A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HEARD THE AIR LEAKING OUT FROM THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED ROAD ASSISTANCE FOR HELP, BUT HAS NOT DRIVEN ON THE TIRES SINCE RETURNING HOME. THE CONSUMER DOES PLAN ON REPLACING THESE WITH STEEL VALVE STEMS. *NMRead more
Incident date: Jul 9, 2005
CONVERTER IN JAYCO KIWI 2002 WENT BAD AND WE HAD LIGHTS, RADIO/CD PLAYER,AND LP DETECTOR RUINED WHEN TOO MANY VOLTS WERE BEING SENT TO THIS EQUIPMENT. WHEN WE WALKED INTO THE TRAILER WE SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL AND THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM A PANEL ON THE WALL. AFTER TESTING VOLTAGE BEING PUT OUT BY CONVERTER IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS SENDING 40 VOLTS TO 12 VOLT EQUIPMENT. THERE WAS NO SAF
... ETY DEVICE ON THIS CONVERTER TO PREVENT THIS FROM "FRYING" OUR EQUIPMENT THAT WAS USING 12 VOLTS AND IF WE HAD NOT WALKED IN WHEN WE DID ,THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE. WE HAVE INSTALLED A NEW CONVERTER WHICH HAS A SAFETY ON IT TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF THING FROM HAPPENING. THIS SHOULD BE REQUIRED WHEN MANUFACTURING. WE HAVE OLD CONVERTER, RADIO/CD PLAYER AND LP DETECTOR. WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE LP DETECTOR ,BUT HAVE NOT PRICED A NEW RADIO YET.Read more
Incident date: Jul 4, 2005
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN THE TREAD ON A FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S (225/75R16) PARTIALLY SEPARATED. THIS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE (2000 JAYCO EAGLE RV). I AM TAKING THE RV TO A REPAIR SHOP LATER THIS WEEK BUT WOULD ESTIMATE THE DAMAGE IN THE RANGE OF A FEW TO SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. A SPARE TIRE WAS USED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE. I HAVE T
... HE DEFECTIVE TIRE.Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2005
DT: THE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE AROUND 28,000 MILES, TIRE WAS UP TO PRESSURE, BUT DID ABOUT 3000.00 TO MOTORHOME. *AK
Incident date: Jun 13, 2005
BULGES FOUND ON 2 GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES AND CRACK BETWEEN TREAD ON 3RD TIRE. LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON TIRES. TIRES WITH BULGES REPLACED AND 3RD TIRE USED AS SPARE.
Incident date: Jun 13, 2005
BULGES FOUND ON 2 GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES AND CRACK BETWEEN TREAD ON 3RD TIRE. LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON TIRES. TIRES WITH BULGES REPLACED AND 3RD TIRE USED AS SPARE.
Incident date: May 30, 2005
DT: ON 5/30/05 WHILE DRIVING, THE C CHANNEL OF THE A FRAME SHEARED OFF AND SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDES. IT APPEARED TO BE METAL FATIGUE OR DEFECTIVE METAL, BUT THE WELDS WERE INTACT. THE FRONT OF THE CAMPER DROPPED DOWN AND BEGAN SCRAPING THE GROUND. NO ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR OR NOISES PRIOR TO FAILURE. WAS CRUISING ALONG ABOUT 55 MPH, BUT MAY HAVE OCCURRED IN CONSTRUCTI
... ON ZONE, AND JUST FELL OUT AS THE VEHICLE WENT ALONG. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAILER PRIOR TO FAILURE.*AK *NMRead more
Incident date: May 15, 2005
WHILE PREPPING MY 2004 JAYCO GRAYHAWK 24SS CLASS C MOTORHOME FOR OUR NEXT TRIP I DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL LINE FEEDING THE GENERATOR IS LEAKING. IT LEAKS WHILE THE GENERATOR IS RUNNING AND FOR A WHILE AFTERWARD, I GUESS UNTIL VACUUM STOPS IT. WHAT WAS ESPECIALLY SCARY IS THAT THE HOSE RUNS ABOVE AND PARALLEL TO THE GENERATOR EXHAUST PIPE SO THE GAS LEAKS ONTO THE PIPE. THE RUBBER FUEL LINE WAS SCU
... FFED AND HAD A PUNCTURE ABOUT A FOOT UPSTREAM FROM THE GENERATOR CONNECTION. MY GUESS IS THAT A PIECE OF HIGHWAY DEBRIS HIT IT WHILE WE WERE COMING BACK FROM OUR PREVIOUS TRIP. THAT FUEL LINE IS FAIRLY EXPOSED BENEATH THE MOTORHOME AND IS JUST SOFT RUBBER. I HATE TO IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF WE HAD RUN THE GENERATOR FOR SOME TIME WITH IT LEAKING-- THE EXHAUST GETS PRETTY HOT. I TOOK IT IN TO A GENERATOR REPAIR SHOP THIS MORNING -MY JAYCO DEALER DOESN'T WORK ON ANYTHING GASOLINE, THOUGH THEY WILL PAY FOR IT UNDER WARRANTY. I ASKED THAT THE FUEL LINE BE REPLACED WITH A HOSE THAT HAS A METAL BRAID OUTER COVER. THE SHOP SAID THEY WOULD TRY TO FIND SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR ME. SEEMS JAYCO, AND PROBABLY OTHER MANUFACTURERS TOO, COULD DO A BETTER JOB PROTECTING POTETIALLY DANGEROUS PARTS UNDERNEATH THEIR MOTORHOMES.Read more
Incident date: Feb 13, 2005
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE EXHAUST PIPE FELL OFF AND WENT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT THE DRIVESHAFT LOCKED, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME DIFFICULT.*AK
Incident date: Feb 13, 2005
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE EXHAUST PIPE FELL OFF AND WENT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT THE DRIVESHAFT LOCKED, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME DIFFICULT.*AK
Incident date: Feb 13, 2005
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE EXHAUST PIPE FELL OFF AND WENT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT THE DRIVESHAFT LOCKED, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME DIFFICULT.*AK
Incident date: Jan 1, 2003
(1) NORMAL TOWING. (2) WELDING FAILURE & METAL FRAME TEARING. (3) ADDITION OF TUBE STEEL SUPPORT TO UNDERSIDE OF FRAME AND PIN BOX. REINFORCEMENT OF WELDS. JAYCO RECALL CAMPAIGN #9901045 APPROVED BY NHTSA. THIS PROBLEM FIX (RECALL) REDUCES NEEDED TOWING CLEARANCE AND WILL MAKE TOWING DANGEROUS ON UNEVEN TERRAIN. *NM
Incident date: Jan 1, 2003
(1) NORMAL TOWING. (2) WELDING FAILURE & METAL FRAME TEARING. (3) ADDITION OF TUBE STEEL SUPPORT TO UNDERSIDE OF FRAME AND PIN BOX. REINFORCEMENT OF WELDS. JAYCO RECALL CAMPAIGN #9901045 APPROVED BY NHTSA. THIS PROBLEM FIX (RECALL) REDUCES NEEDED TOWING CLEARANCE AND WILL MAKE TOWING DANGEROUS ON UNEVEN TERRAIN. *NM
Incident date: Sep 1, 2004
POOR DESIGN OF MOTOR HOME, THE VEHICLE IS OVERWEIGHT. *BF THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT ONLY TWO FAMILY MEMBERS CAN RIDE IN THE VEHICLE, OTHERWISE THE FAMILY IS OVER WEIGHT. TWO TIRES HAD BLOWN AS A RESULT. *SC *JB
Incident date: Dec 4, 2004
DRIVING 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE 44. FELT SUDDEN VIBRATION. THOUGHT IT WAS ROUGHNESS IN THE ROAD, SO I MOVED TO A DIFFERENT LANE. VIBRATION DID NOT STOP. I THEN THOUGHT THAT IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE TREAD SEPARATING BECAUSE I HAVE HAD EIGHT (8) PREVIOUS FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES SUFFER CATASTROPHIC TREAD SEPARATION FAILURES! BEFORE I COULD MOVE TO THE RIGHT AND GET OFF
... THE HIGHWAY, THE TREAD PEELED ALL THE OFF. IT DAMAGED THE MOTORHOME SEVERELY. NOTE THAT, ALTHOUGH ALL 8 PREVIOUS TREAD SEPARATION FAILURES OCCURRED EXPLOSIVELY, THIS ONE DID NOT EXPLODE. I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY, LET THE AIR OUT OF THE FAILED TIRE AND INSTALLED THE SPARE TIRE UNTIL I COULD GO GET A NEW REPLACEMENT TIRE.*AKRead more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2004
2003 JAY FLIGHT 27BH TRAILER BRAKES LOCKING UP. *BF THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE BRAKE LINES WERE TOO SHORT SO THEY HAD TO BE ADJUSTED. THE SCREEN HAD TO BE FIXED BECAUSE THE WERE NOT SEALED PROPERLY, THERE WERE GAPS BETWEEN THE SCREENS AND THE WINDOW FRAMES. THE CONSUMER ENCOUNTERED OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE SHOWER WALL SEPARATING FROM THE CORNER WHICH CAUSED THE
... WALL TO BULGE, THE FRESH WATER TANK WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED SO WHEN THE CONSUMER USED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME WATER LEAKED ALL OVER THE FLOOR AND SOAKED THE CARPET. THE MOUNTING WHICH HELD THE DRAWERS IN PLACE FELL APART, THE WATER HEATER STOPPED WORKING, ALL OF THE SCREWS WHICH HELD THE SEATING AROUND THE TABLE FELL OUT, HE WATER PUMP WAS VERY LOUD. *JBRead more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2004
2003 JAY FLIGHT 27BH TRAILER BRAKES LOCKING UP. *BF THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE BRAKE LINES WERE TOO SHORT SO THEY HAD TO BE ADJUSTED. THE SCREEN HAD TO BE FIXED BECAUSE THE WERE NOT SEALED PROPERLY, THERE WERE GAPS BETWEEN THE SCREENS AND THE WINDOW FRAMES. THE CONSUMER ENCOUNTERED OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE SHOWER WALL SEPARATING FROM THE CORNER WHICH CAUSED THE
... WALL TO BULGE, THE FRESH WATER TANK WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED SO WHEN THE CONSUMER USED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME WATER LEAKED ALL OVER THE FLOOR AND SOAKED THE CARPET. THE MOUNTING WHICH HELD THE DRAWERS IN PLACE FELL APART, THE WATER HEATER STOPPED WORKING, ALL OF THE SCREWS WHICH HELD THE SEATING AROUND THE TABLE FELL OUT, HE WATER PUMP WAS VERY LOUD. *JBRead more
Incident date: Aug 8, 2004
FIRESTONE STEELTEX BLOWOUT AND TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSED $4500 IN DAMAGE ON A MOTORHOME AUGUST 8, 04. SAME BRAND TIRE, SIDE WALL BLOW OUT, OCTOBER 2, 04 ON THE SAME MOTORHOME. *NM
Incident date: Jun 5, 2004
WELD DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME OF THE TRAILER WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*AK TRAILER WAS TOWED A TOTAL OF 27000 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE IN ALASKA TOTAL MILEAGE ON TRAILER 35000 MILES. *TC
Incident date: Sep 16, 2004
CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE ELECTRICAL BRAKE LINE WAS NOT HOOKED UP ON THIS TRAVEL TRAILER FROM THE MANUFACTURER PLANT. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED . *AK
Incident date: Jun 19, 2004
CARLISE TIRES. *AK
Incident date: Jul 14, 2004
FIRESTONE, STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM CORE EXPLOSIVELY ON OUR MOTORHOME WITH ONLY 28,070 MILES ON IT. THIS IS 1ST FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE TO FAIL ON THIS MOTORHOME, BUT IT FOLLOWS ALL SEVEN (7) OF THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES ON OUR LAST (IDENTICAL) MOTORHOME FAILING IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY ONE BY ONE OVER A PERIOD OF JUST A YEAR OR SO. THESE TIRES CAME ALREADY ON THE
... MOTORHOMES WHEN WE BOUGHT THEM NEW.*AKRead more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
WE HAVE A 2004 JAYCO GRANITE RIDGE CLASS-C MOTOR HOME. ON OUR FIRST TRIP WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOT BELOW 40 DEGREES, I PERSONALLY COULD NOT OPEN THE ENTRY DOOR. MY HUSBAND NEARLY BROKE HIS KNUCKLES FORCING THE DOOR OPEN. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER, SINCE THE ONLY OTHER EXIT IS THE BACK WINDOW WHICH IS AN EXTREME EXIT. ON ONE OCCASION OUR CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WENT OFF BECAUSE WE WERE USING T
... HE GENERATOR & FURNACE FOR HEAT AND FUMES WERE GETTING INTO THE CAB NEAR THE DETECTOR. WE SHUT THE GENERATOR OFF AND OPENED WINDOWS BUT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET THE ENTRY DOOR OPEN. IT APPEARS THAT COLD WEATHER AFFECTS THE MATERIAL THE DOOR IS MADE FROM.??? OUR DEALER IS ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER I FEEL THIS IS A FACTORY STRUCTURAL PROBLEM. *JBRead more
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 1, 2000
CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED 5 TIRE BLOWOUTS.*MR ON 5TH WHEEL RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. *CB
Incident date: Oct 2, 2003
TIRE BLOW OUT WITH NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL TOWING 34' 10K LB TRAILER. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE WITH THIS UNIT. 10/2/2003 AND 6/3/2004.*AK
Incident date: Jun 2, 2004
GOODYEAR MARATHON TRAILER TIRE FAILURES. @ HAVE BLOWN OUT, THREE OTHERS FOUND TO HAVE SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION/DISTORSION/BULGING. *AK
Incident date: May 6, 2004
THE CONSUMER STATED WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE HOLDING TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS WAS THE FOURTH TANK THAT HAD FELL TO THE GROUND. THE POWER WAS INOPERATIVE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AT TIMES, THE WATER TANK STRAPS WERE LOOSE AND THE BATTERY WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB
Incident date: May 6, 2004
THE CONSUMER STATED WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE HOLDING TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS WAS THE FOURTH TANK THAT HAD FELL TO THE GROUND. THE POWER WAS INOPERATIVE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AT TIMES, THE WATER TANK STRAPS WERE LOOSE AND THE BATTERY WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB
Incident date: Jun 17, 2004
VELCRO RETAINING CANVAS GAVE WAY UNDER PRESSURE EXERTED BY 18 MONTH OLD BABY, RESULTING IN A FALL OF APPROXIMATELY 3.5 FEET AND LANDING ON FACE. *AK
1 injured
Incident date: May 5, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM REAR. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. FIRESTONE , LT225/R16, DOT VD1L1X0059. *AK