COACHMEN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED (FIRESTONE SIZE#2257516, PLEASE PROVIDES THE DOT#). *NLM *TS

REPEATED LOSS OF GRADE 8 CHASSIS FRAME ATTACH, COMMON TO THE AIRLIFT BRACKET INSTALLATION. (NAR) *PH OTHER ONGOING PROBLEM LISTED. TRANSMISSION, STARTER ASSEMBLY, HOOD LATCH, AND INTAKE FUEL PUMP. ETC *CB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE AXLE SNAPPED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

THESE VICKERS HYDRAULIC PUMPS ARE FAILING AT AN ALARMING RATE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING IS THE RESULT. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF 5 FAILURES RECENTLY. ------DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS----------------------769746. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPRINGS ON THE AXLE KEEP BREAKING CAUSING THE TIRES TO BLOW OUT. THIS HAPPENED SIX TIMES. *MR MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO REPLACE WITH HEAVIER DUTY SPRINGS, HOWEVER CONSUMER REJECTED OFFER AS AN INADEQUATE RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM. MODEL 297RK. *TT

FIRESTONE, LT225/75R16, MS STEEL TEX RADIAL R4. THERE WAS A LOUD POP, AND THEN THERE WAS SOMETHING FLAPPING AGAINST TRAILER. TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE, AND DEALER STATED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE REAR OUTSIDE DUAL TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. *AKTHERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR HOME. THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED BY THE DEALER. WITH OUT THE TIRE, FIRESTONE IS REFUSING TO RECOGNIZE CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE IS A PATHFINDER COACHMAN. *JG

WHILE DRIVING HOME IN MY MOTOR HOME I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND BANGING UNDER MOTOR HOME. THE NOISE AND BANGING CONTINUED UNTIL I WAS SAFELY ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIGHWAY/FREEWAY AND STOP. I NOTED TIRE HAD PEELED AND CAUSED DAMAGE UNDER MOTOR HOME AS WELL AS TO THE BODY OF MOTOR HOME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE BLOW OUT OCCURRED ON JULY 20, 2002, AROUND 4:00PM. ALLOW ME TO MENTION THAT I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON MARCH 14, 2002, WHEN THE FIRST FIRESTONE TIRE BLOW OUT HAPPENED. I DID NOTHING EXCEPT CALL ROAD SERVICE TO REMOVE THE DAMAGED TIRE AND ADD THE SPARE. BECAUSE IT WAS THE SECOND INCIDENT INVOLVING A FIRESTONE TIRE, I CALLED FIRESTONE TIRES AND SERVICE MONDAY MORNING. AFTER EXPLAINING THE JULY 20, 2002 INCIDENT, I WAS GIVEN THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE CLAIMS DEPARTMENT IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (800-356-4644) AND SPOKE TO A MR. SHAWN GREEN WHO REFERRED ME TO A. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVE TRAIN FELL OFF TAKING THE OTHER SECTION OF DRIVE TRAIN AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSEMBLY FROM THE MOTOR HOME. THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY WELD ON THE DRIVE TRAIN. *YH

LABEL FOR TIRE INFLATION BY SHASTA INDUSTRY LISTS TIRE PRESSURE THAT IS TOO LOW FOR TYPE MOTORHOME. ALSO, OWNER ACKNOWLEDGED THE LABEL GIVES WRONG RIM SIZE AND TIRE SIZE. *AK *NLM A NEW LABEL IS TO BE PROVIDED BY COACHMAN. *JG *JB