COACHMEN Complaints

TIRE HAD NO PROBLEM WHEN WE LEFT LAREDO TX AT 23839 MILAGE BUT IT SOON DEVELOPED WHAT I FIRST THOUGHT WAS A WASHBOARD ROAD. IT GOT WORSE AND I COULD NOT SEE ANY CHANGE IN THE ROAD SO STOPPED TO CHECK TIRES. PRESSURE OK. PROCEEDED SLOWLY(35-40). TREAD CAME OFF AT 23876 MILAGE FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF AIR. DAMAGED EXHAUST AND VALVE EXTENDERS. THEY GAVE ME A PRORATE ON A NEW TIRE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ON LONG TRIPS AFTER MY EXPERIENCE.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )

FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S P225 75 R16 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR 7 REPLACEMENT TIRES. *SLC

PE00-020; WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH RIGHT INNER REAR TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION WICH JUST MADE A LOUD NOISE. THEN, STOPPED/FOUND OUT TREAD WAS GONE. FORD, COUCHMAN MOTOR HOME, 1998, FIRESTONE LT225/75R16 M/S. *AK ANOTHER FIRESTONE STEEL TEX TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. *YH

THE MOTORHOME FIRESTONE TIRES HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE INSTANCES OF TREAD SEPARATION AND FAILURE, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE MOTORHOME AS A RESULT OF DEFECT. *MJS

FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES P225/75R16 DOT VD1L1XD187 HAVE FAILED 5 TIMES, ALL TIRES HAVE HAD CRACKS FORMING IN THE SIDEWALL, ON ONE OCCASION, CONSUMER TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE MOTORHOME. *SLC

TWO OF SIX TIRES FAILED DUE TO TIRE SEPERATION AND ONE TIRE FAILED DUE TO BEAD CUT AT THE RIM. FIRESTONE ONLY GAVE PARTIAL CREDIT FOR THE TIRES THAT SEPERATED. FIRESTONE REFUSED TO CREDIT THE TIRE WITH CUT AT THE BEAD OR FOR THE OTHER THREE TIRES. I REPLACED ALL OF THESE FIRESTONE TIRES BECAUSE I COULD NO LONGER GAMBLE MY FAMILIES LIVES BY CONTINUED USE OF THESE TIRES. THESE TIRES FAILED WITHIN ONE YEAR AT THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS. WE WERE LUCKY BECAUSE WE COULD FEEL THE VIBRATION FROM THE TIRE FAILURE AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND REPLACED THE TIRES WITH THE SPARE. SOMEONE LESS INFORMED MAY BE INJURED OR KILLED WHILE DRIVING A 30' MOTORHOME AT 60-65 MPH ON OUR HIGHWAYS. PLEASE LOOK AT PERFORMANCE RECORD OF THESE TIRES. THERE MAY BE LESS ON THE ROAD, BUT I THINK YOU WILL FIND THE RATE OF FAILURE TO BE UNACCEPTABLE.( DOT NUMBER: VNIL 1XD TIRE SIZE: 225/75R16 )

WHILE TRAVELLING ON VACATION BETWEEN JUNE 10TH. & JUNE 15TH.,2000, EXPERIENCED THE TREAD SEPARATION ON FIVE FIRESTONE LT225/75R16/E TIRES. FULL EXPLANATION OF TREAD SEPARATION IS BEING MAILED TO YOUR OFFICE IN WASHINGTON, DC ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONSIDER WHAT TYPE OF ACTION IS NECESSARY BY EITHER YOUR ORGANIZATION OR MYSELF TO PROPERLY FILE THIS COMPLAINT AND RECEIVE AN ADEQUATE REPLY TO MY PROBLEM FROM EITHER FIRESTONE (OR FORD) AS THE CASE MAY BE TO ACHIEVE ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO MY TIRE PROBLEM OF JUNE, 2000. THANK YOU.( DOT NUMBER: NOT KNOWN TIRE SIZE: 225/75R16 )

THE COACHMEN MIRADA 1996; RUBBER SEAL UNDER THE SIDE WINDOW BUBBLE AND DELAMINATED AROUND THE WINDOW. DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE WINDOW, BUT THE OWNER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER VEHICLE, AND IT TAKES TOO LONG TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL ON THE ROAD. CONSUMER SAID VEHICLE DARTED TOWARD TRAFFIC AND TOWARDS DITCHES. CONSUMER HAS COME CLOSE SO MANY TIMES TO HAVING A COLLISION. VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY ON ROAD.*AK

ON LISTED DATE I WAS OPERATING MY AIR CONDITIONER UNIT ON MY TRAVEL TRAILER WHILE ON A CAMPING TRIP WITH MY FAMILY. MY FAMILY AND MYSELF WENT TO BED WITH THE UNIT RUNNING AND WHEN WE AWOKE THE NEXT MORNING THERE WAS NO POWER INSIDE THE TRAVEL TRAILER AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS OFF. I CONTACTED COACHMEN RV AND THEY HAD ME CHECK THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS, FUSES AND EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY. ALL OF THESE WERE OPERATIONAL BUT THERE STILL WAS NO POWER. COACHMEN TOLD ME THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE. LATER THAT DAY I WAS LOOKING UNDER THE SINK AT THE REAR OF THE TRAILER AND I OBSERVED A JUNCTION BOX THAT WAS BEFORE THE POWER CONVERTER CENTER. THE TOP OF THE METAL BOX WAS SINGED BLACK. I REMOVED THE COVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WHITE WIRE AND BLACK WIRE INSIDE THE BOX HAD MELTED AND SHORTED OUT. THIS SHORT COULD HAVE EASILY STARTED A FIRE AND INJURED OR KILLED MY FAMILY. THERE ARE NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS BEFORE THIS JUNCTION BOX THAT COULD HAVE TRIPPED. MY TRAVEL TRAILER HAS ONLY BEEN USED ABOUT NINE TIMES FOR SHORT CAMPING TRIPS. *AK