COLEMAN Complaints

2001 TIMBERLAKE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STRIPS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE ALUMINUM FRAME OF THE CAMPER COMING LOOSE (NOT STICKING) FROM THE ALUMINUM FRAME. CONSUMER HAD STRIPS REPLACED. *TT

DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY CAM UNLOCKED, THE VIBRATION AND BOUNCING FROM THE ROAD ALLOWED THE LOCK CYLINDER TO UNLOCK.

CHILD BARELY TOUCHED STOVE AND IT CAME OFF CHANNEL. WHEN CONSUMER PUT STOVE BACK ON CHANNEL IT WAS HANGING BY A THREAD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMERS TRAILER THAT HE WAS PULLING BECAME UNHITCHED FROM VEHICLE, WHICH LANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY WITH NO LIGHTS, WHICH CAUSED TRAILER TO BE HIT BY A MOTORIST.*JB(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-91-393)

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH WHEEL ON LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OFF DUE TO LUGS: BOLTS BREAKING OFF. CONTACTWS DEALER, AND DEALER STATED DID NOT TIGHTEN LUGS: BOLTS TIGHT ENOUGH.*AK

THIS IS A POP UP TRAILER, THERE IS KILL SWITCH FOR LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. TRAILER WAS ON FIRE, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT . THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK *SLC

THIS DEFECT CONCERNS ALL LATE MODEL COLEMAN/FLEETWOOD NIAGARA FOLDING CAMPERS. THE CAMPER IS POORLY BALANCED. THE UNIT WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 2700 POUNDS, DRY. TONGUE WEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 185 POUNDS. THIS IS NOT WITHEN THE CURRENT RECOMMENDED TONGUE WEIGHT OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT OF THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER. MOST VEHICLES HAVE DIFFICULTY TOWING THE TRAILER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 MPH. AT THAT SPEED THE TRAILER BEGINS TO FISHTAIL VIOLENTLY. AN ANTI-SWAY BAR CURES THE PROBLEM. MY LOCAL COLEMAN/FLEETWOOD DEALER REPORTS THAT DUE TO THE TOWING HAZARD, NEW OWNERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A WAIVER RELEASING THE DEALERSHIP FROM RESPONSIBILITY IF THE NEW OWNER ELECTS NOT TO INSTALL AN ANTI-SWAY BAR. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO REPORTS OF AT LEAST ONE TOW VEHICLE OVERTURNING DUE TO THE FISHTAILING PROBLEM. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NHTSA TEST TOW THE NIAGARA WITHOUT AN ANTI-SWAY BAR AND CONFIRM THE FISHTAIL PROBLEM. *AK

COLEMAN IS A FLEETWOOD. WHILE STEPPING IN CAMPER WITH LEFT FOOT DOOR SLAMMED ON RIGHT FOOT. BOTTOM AND CORNERS OF DOOR ARE VERY SHARP. CONSUMER ALMOST CUT TOE OFF. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THAT THERE SHOULD BE RECALL ON THE DOOR OR THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PROVIDE A DOOR GUARD. *YH

TRAILER SWAYS EXCESSIVELY WHEN TOWED OVER 45-50 MPH. HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS WHEN TOWING OTHER TRAILERS AND NEARLY CRASHED ON LAST OUTING IN SUMMER OF 1998

THE FRAME BROKE AT FRONT LEFT AND CRACKED FRONT RIGHT WHICH IF THE RIGHT SIDE BROKE WOULD CAUSE TOTAL LOSS OF THE TRAILER WHICH COULD CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. *AK