COACHMEN Complaints

AT 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, IT WENT INTO AN OPEN FIELD, BECAME AIR BORN, LANDED AND ROLLED OVER AT LEAST 9 TIMES. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER SIDE OR FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

THE TWO FRONT AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRES BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE SIDEWALL MALFUNCTIONED. *AK...IN ALL THREE INSTANCES MOTORHOME WAS DISABLED ON THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FOR 31/2 HOURS. REMEDY SOUGHT: A SAFETY RECALL OF THESE PARTICULAR MICHELIN TIRES AN DAN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF ANY INJURY OR DEATH WAS CAUSED BY THESE TIRES.*AK

WHILE MAKING A TURN THE SLIDE OPENED WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. *JB THE MANUFACTURER HAD RECALLED THE SAME EQUIPMENT FOR THE 2003 MODEL FOR THE SAME MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE INCORRECT HARDWARE WAS USED DURING INSTALLATION. *NM

THE TELEVISION IS MOUNTED ABOVE THE LOUNGE CHAIR JUST BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE TV CABINET FELL APART AND CAUSED THE TV WHICH IS ABOUT 30LBS TO COME CRASHING DOWN JUST MISSING MY WIFE'S HEAD BY A INCH. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 COACHMEN MOTORHOME WHICH CAME WITH MICHELIN XRV TIRES ON IT. SPECIFICALLY 235/80R 22.5. I HAVE HAD ONE TIRE BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING AND ANOTHER TIE WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A "WIDE PLY GAP" ON THE SIDEWALL SO I REMOVED IT. ON THE FIRST TIRE, WHICH BLEW OUT, I CALLED MICHELIN AND THEY WERE IMMEDIATELY DEFENSIVE. EVEN THOUGH I WAS NICE THE LADY DIDN'T LIKE MY PERSISTENCE AND HUNG UP ON ME. THE MICHELIN CALL CENTER TOLD ME THAT 70% OF MOTORHOMES ARE OVERLOADED AND THAT MINE WAS PROBABLY OVERLOADED ALSO. SHE REFERRED ME TO A DEALER IN SALT LAKE CITY. I WENT TO A DEALER WHO HAD THE MICHELIN REP LOOK AT IT. HE SAID IT WAS THE RESULT OF AN IMPACT BUT HE GAVE ME A $100 CREDIT. IN AUGUST I FOUND A BUBBLE ON ANOTHER TIRE AND TOOK IT TO A GOODYEAR DEALER WHO SAID IT LOOKED LIKE A WIDE PLY GAP AND REFERRED ME TO A MICHELIN DEALER IN THE AREA. THAT DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND SAID HE SEE THIS FREQUENTLY AND ADVISED ME TO GET THESE TIRE OFF MY RV ASAP. I COULD NOT REPLACE IT AS HE HAD QUIT STOCKING THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE SO BAD. I CALLED MICHELIN AND GOT THE SAME 70% OVERLOADED STORY A FEW MONTHS LATER AND WAS REFERRED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THIS TIRE HAD NOT BLOWN OUT SO I KNEW I WOULD GET THE TIRE REPLACED AS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY IMPACT ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE THE NEW MICHELIN DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A RESULT OF IMPACT. I OBJECTED AND HE GOT HOSTILE. AS HE HELPED ME PUT THE TIRE BACK IN THE RV HE SMASHED HIS FINGER SEVERELY: ). THAT WHAT HE GETS FOR LYING! I TALKED TO A MOTORHOME DEALER AND HE TOLD ME OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE INDUSTRY WITH MICHELIN XRV TIRES SO, I WANT THEM ALL REPLACED. *JB

1999 CLASS A MOTORHOMES WITH FORD F-53 CHASSIS ABS SENSOR ENGINEERING DEFECT. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND STAY ON FOR MILES. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE LEFT ABS BRAKE WIRE HAD BEEN WORN THROUGH BY THE BRAKE ROTOR, WHICH CAUSED THE WIRE TO SHORT OUT. THE WIRE WAS PROPERLY MOUNTED BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE TURNS, THE WIRE WOULD HIT THE ROTOR. *JB

THE RIGHT REAR INNER TIRE VIBRATED, AND A BULGE CAME OUT OF THE TREAD, BUT HELD AIR. AT 46,724 MILES THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE VIBRATED, AND THE TREAD SEPARATED, BUT HELD AIR. AT 48,510 MILES THE LEFT REAR INNER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND BLEW OUT. AT 52,715 MILES THE RIGHT OUTER REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, AND AT 52,793 MILES THE LEFT REAR OUTER TIRE VIBRATED, AND THE TREAD SEPARATED, BUT HELD AIR. MANUFACTURER NOT PROVIDING ANY ASSISTANCE, JUST REQUESTING THE TIRES TO BE SENT TO THEM. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED.*AK. ALL 7 FIRESTONE TIRES FAILED. WHEN MOTORHOME WA SPURCHASED IT HAD 20871 MILES ON IT, AN DALL TIRES APPEARED NEW. FIRESTONE BLAMED OVERLOADING AND /OR UNDER INFLATION. CONSUME RCLAIMED IT WAS NEITHER OF THE TWO PROBLEM, BUT DEFECTIVE TIRES. *AK

THE UNIVERSAL JOINT RUSTED. FRONT END DRIVESHAFT HASDA LEAK. ALSO, MOTOR MOUNTS WERE LOOSE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN OIL CHANGE.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER # 04E031000. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURES STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR IT AND DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD ARRIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS. REALTEX RADIO,R4S, LIGHT TRACK 225/75R 16, MULTIPLE SERVICE, DOT VN1L1XE 497, LOAD RANGE D TUBELAS, DA 189PG17L. *AK