COLEMAN Complaints

Two trailer tires Karrier Road Star ST175/80R13 Load Range D (Build date 1719) are warping causing the vehicle to porpoise while traveling. One tire shows one of the steel plies being pushed out the sidewall of the tire.

TIRE EXPLODED WHILE TRAVELING BUSY INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. NO ROAD DEBRIS. TIRES WITH LESS THAN 4000 MILES INSPECTED PRIOR TO TRIP & PROPERLY INFLATED. ON POP UP CAMPER WITH NO EXCESSIVE WEIGHT. ALSO BENT THE CAMPER INNER FENDER SUPPORT WHICH HAD TO BE BEAT BACK INTO PLACE BEFORE SPARE COULD BE MOUNTED. ALSO BROKE THE DECK LIGHT ON SIDE OF CAMPER. VERY LUCKY NO ONE GOT HURT! *DT *AS VIN UNAVAILABLE *JB*DT

I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALLS AND HAVE REPAIRED SOME OF THE WORK AND PAID FOR IT MYSELF. I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THOSE REPAIRS. PLEASE TELL ME WHERE TO SUBMIT THE INVOICES.

AFTER 425 MILES OF USING THE TRAILER I WANTED THE TIRES BALANCED FOR THE SUMMER TRIPS AROUND THE MOUNTAINS OF ARIZONA. TOOK THE TRAILER TO DISCOUNT TIRE, THEY COULD NOT BALANCE THE FIVE(5) WHEEL/TIRES. WE REPLACED EACH WHEEL RIM WITH THEIR W21-4612 AND EACH OF THESE DID BALANCE WITH ONLY WEIGHTS ADDED TO TWO OF THE FIVE. WITH EACH AND ALL CARS, TRUCKS, CAMPERS AND TRAILERS THAT I HAVE HAD I ALWAYS WAS ABLE TO BALANCE THE TIRES WITH THE ORIGINAL RIMS; THIS IS THE FIRST UNIT THAT I COULD NOT DO THIS FOR WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHEELS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MOST WILL NOT CONSIDER NECESSARY(BALANCING TRAILER TIRES), AND THAT I CONSIDER A SAFETY ISSUE IF THAT CANNOT BE DONE WITH THE OEM EQUIPMENT. SIX THOUSAND POUNDS ATTACHED TO MY TRUCK AND THE TIRES ARE THE ONLY THING TOUCHING THE ROAD, TIRES WILL WEAR OUT VERY FAST UNBALANCED AND OTHER ISSUES COULD ALSO OCCUR. HOW MANY OTHERS WILL THINK THAT THE TIRES WHERE AT THE FAILURE, OR THEIR DRIVING WHEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN JUST THE WHEEL RIMS THAT CAUSED A FAILURE OR ACCIDENT , UNKNOWN TO THEM OR OTHERS. I HAVE ALL FIVE ORIGINAL RIMS AT HOME FOR ANY INSPECT YOU MAY REQUIRE JUST LET ME KNOW. THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL RIMS ARE "JINGU 02 09 13 MADE IN CHINA 14X5.5 MAXLOAD 1870 LBS DOTT A13382" ON THE ZHEJIANG JINGU CO. LTD WEBSITE JGWHEEL.COM THESE ARE EITHER CALLED JG08J20 OR JG08J24 AS THE ONLY 14X5.5 TIRES LISTED. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED THE WHEEL AND TIRE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT DUTCHMAN MANUFACTURING, INC. LIST ON THE WARRANTY PAGE, THIS IS "LIONSHEAD SPECIALTY TIRE & WHEEL, LLC." I HAVE SEND TO THEM A COMPLETE OUTLINE SIMILAR TO THIS COMPLAIN. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE WHEELS ARE NOT COVERED FOR BALANCING AND THAT IS A NOT WARRANTY ISSUE, THAT THE RIMS WHERE NOT MEAN TO BE BALANCED. *TR

THE EXPOSED QUICK SPLICED CONNECTORS GOING TO THE BRAKES ARE UNSEALED AND CORRODED CAUSING THE TRAILER BRAKES TO NOT RECEIVE THE POWER TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES. THE WIRING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE DRUM USED METAL CLIPS THAT STRIPED AWAY SECTIONS OF THE WIRING. LEAVING EXPOSED BARE WIRING TO CORRODE. THE EXPOSED QUICK SPLICED CONNECTORS GOING FROM THE BATTERY (POWERS THE BRAKE AWAY FUNCTION) ARE UNSEALED AND CORRODED CAUSING NO POWER TO BE TRANSMITTED TO THE BRAKE AWAY SWITCH. *TR

HANDRAIL INSTALLED NEXT TO ENTRY DOOR ON 2013 COLEMAN TRAVEL TRAILER CAN LOCK IN ANY POSITION. THIS CAN CAUSE THE HANDRAIL TO LOCK AGAINST THE DOOR TRAPPING PEOPLE WHO ARE INSIDE. THIS HANDRAIL WAS INSTALLED ON NUMEROUS VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 COLEMAN NIAGARA 4433 TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR BUMPER FRACTURED AND BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BOLTS THAT WERE HOLDING THE BUMPER SHEERED OFF AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DUTCHMEN COLEMAN RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HITCHING THE VEHICLE TO TOW, HE NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE REAR MARKER LIGHTS AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRAILER NEEDED TO BE RE-WIRED AND THE ELECTRIC BRAKE WIRING NEEDED TO BE RE-ROUTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 COLEMAN TRAVEL TRAILER CTS314BH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT STATED THE HITCH OF THE TRAILER LIFTED THE FRONT OFF OF THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE HITCH REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *TR

WENT TO CLEAN THE TRAILER AND WHEN I WENT INTO THE BATHROOM I NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE SHOWER/TUB WAS SAGGING AND SPONGY. THE TRAILER HAS NOT BEEN USED IN 1 - 2 YEARS. THIS TRAILER ALSO HAS A TENDENCY TO LEAK AROUND THE PULL OUT FRONT BED, AND WE HAVE HAD THAT REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER WE FIRST BOUGHT THE TRAILER. FROM LOOKING AT THE INTERNET THIS TRAILER'S TENDENCY TO LEAK AND DAMAGE THE FLOORS IS NOT NEW AND IF THE MANUFACTURER KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEN IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR