COACHMEN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING FROM NEVADA TO ILLINOIS, ALL THE WINDOW SEALS (EXCEPT IN BEDROOM) BLEW OUT, THEN THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM WALLS OF UNIT, ALSO THE WALLS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE RELEASED FROM THE FLOOR LENGTHWISE ABOUT 20 FEET. YOU CAN SEE ROAD, THE SEPARATION IS SO BIG. THE SEPARATION IS ALSO ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT NOT AS LONG. WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE SEALS AND WINDOWS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE WE BOUGHT COACH IN 2001. WINDOWS IN UNIT ARE MANUFACTURED BY CREATIVE. AFTER TALKING WITH A COACHMEN DEALER, THEY SUSPECT THAT THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN LEAKING FOR YEARS BEFORE WE BOUGHT IN 9/01 (WE ARE ALSO THE FIRST TITLED OWNER). THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE UNIT. NOTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED AS OF JULY 2004. SUGGESTIONS? 1997 COACHMEN, SANTARA, 31FT, FORD 460. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A BUMPING SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF THE MOTOR HOME. CONSUMER THEN PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE NOISE, AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STARTED TO SHOW THE SAME SIGNS OF FAILURE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 90 I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, ON MY 2001 COACHMEN SPORTCOACH MOTORHOME. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS VERIFIED PIROR TO DEPARTING.THE TIRES WERE MICHELIN 255/80R22.5 XRV. THE INNER SIDEWALL BLEWOUT, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE ZIPPER EFFECT.*AK

1999 COACHMEN MOTORHOME EXPERIENCE TWO BLOW OUTS WITH MICHELIN TIRES. *PH *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE REAR RIGHT INSIDE TIRE. ON BOTH TIRES THE SIDEWALL RUPTURED, CAUSING THE BLOW OUT. *AK *JB

GENERAL, AMERICAN , SIZE LT245/75R16E. REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, TWO WEEKS LATER, ANOTHER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES. COACHMEN, ROYAL, IMPERIAL 1994. *AK

240 WB COACHMAN CATALINA SP MM 240 WB-F: HAVE NOT YET MADE FORMAL COMPLAINT; THO THEY ARE MANY, FROM FAILURE OF ELECTRIC, TO ROOF NOT BEING SEALED AND HAVING PIN HOLE, TO OVEN PILOT AND BURNING SHUTTING DOWN WHILE "ON" TO MANY MANY "MINOR" THINGS LIKE LEAKY PLUMBING, SCREWS "POPPING" OUT, HANDLES COMING UNFASTENED, COUNTER TOPS AND FINISH "PEELING" OFF, WALLS W/ ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE AND CO DETECTORS WIRED THROUGH, AND NOT BEING PROPERLY SECURED IN WALL. PREPARING FORMAL COMPLAINT AND COULD USE HELP. THANK YOU.

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SPARE TIRE AND REAR BUMPER SHEARED OFF. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH SPARE TIRE AND BUMPER.*AK

WE HAVE A 2000 COACHMEN CLASS C RV MOTOREHOME. WE WERE TRAVELING EAST ON RT 36 GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND HAD A BLOWOUT IN AGRA,KS. IT WAS THE REAR OUTSIDE TIRE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. IT WAS A STEELTEX RADIAL R4S...LT225/75/R16. *AK WE HAVE BEEN TRACKING THE FIRESTONE TIRES SINCE 10/2/2000 AND HAVE CALLED EVERYBODY ABOUT OUT STEELTEX TIRES...TO NO AVAILABLE. WHEN THERE WAS THE CONTRAVERSARY ABOUT PSI ON THE INSIDE DOOR DIFFERING FROM THE TIRE PSI WE HAVE KEPT OUR TIRES AT THE PSI INDICATED ON THE TIRE ITSELF AND HAVE FAITHFULLY MAINTAINED THAT PSI. WE ARE REPLACING THE REMAINING 5 FIRESTONE TIRES BECAUSE WE FEEL SURE THAT IF IT WAS ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES....WE WOULD HAVE ROLLED THE RV OVER AND BEEN DEAD. WE ARE GOING TO PERSUE THIS WITH FIRESTONE TO SEE IF WE CAN COME TO SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT. IT SHOULD COST US OVER $600.00 TO $700.00 TO REPLACE THE TIRES.

WE HAVE A 2000 COACHMAN CLASS C RV. WE WERE TRAVELING EAST ON RT 36 GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND HAD A BLOWOUT IN AGRA, KS. IT WAS THE REAR OUTSIDE TIRE ON THE PASSANGERS SIDE. IT WAS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT225/75/R16