1998 FLEETWOOD DISCOVERY Complaints

THIS WAS THE THIRD TIRE FAILURE IN THE PAST YEAR. ON EACH OCCASION THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT, AND AT THE END OF THE BLOWOUT LOCATION, THE STEEL BELT WAS VERY RUSTY. IN ALL 3 CASES MICHELIN WOULD NOT EXAMINE THE TIRE. ON THE FIRST BLOWOUT THEY HAD NONE OF THESE TIRESD IN STOCK IN THE USA AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE TWO FRONT TIRES WITH THE XZE STYLE. THE RATED PRESSURE ON THE TIRE IS ONLY 90PSI, INSTEAD OF THE 100PSI ON THE XRV STYLE. MICHELIN ADVISED ME TO ADD 10 MORE PPSI TO THESE TIRES EXCEEDING THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE, SO I COULD GET ABOVE THE 60MPH RATING OF THESE TIRES. THEY ONLY AGREED TO GO 50% COST ON REPLACEMENT OF THE 4 OTHER XRV TIRES AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SUBSTITUTE TIRES THAT WERE PUT ON EARLIER. I FEEL MICHELIN HAS MADE SOME DEFECTIVE TIRES, AND WILL REFUSE TO ADMIT IT, TO ME OR THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURE. MICHELIN KEEPS CLAIMING THE VEHICLE IS OVERWEIGHT OR THE TIRES ARE UNDER PRESSURE. THESE 2 FACTORS DO NOT OCCUR. I SENT MY WEIGHT CERTIFICATION INTO FREIGHTLINER, WHICH WAS OVER 2000 LBS. UNDER AND I MAINTAIN TIRE PRESSURE AT 100PSI. THEIR LATEST EXCUSE ON THE FAILURE WAS THAT MAYBE THE TRANSPORTER WHO TRANSPORTED THE VEHICLE FROM THE MANUFACTURE TO THE DEALER RAN THE TIRES LOW FOR A SMOOTHER RIDE. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELEIVE, AS THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECT ON ME TAKING DELIVERY. I THINK MICHELIN IS ALWAYS FINDING EXCUSES INSTEAD OF ADMITTING FAULT.*AK (TIRESIZE: 235R8022.5)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235R8022.5 )

PROBLEM WITH MAGIC CHEF STOVE: WHENEVER FRONT BURNER IS USED THE HEAT CAUSES THE VALVE TO STICK AND UNABLE TO TURN OFF. CONSUMER HAS TO LEAVE VEHICLE AND TURN OFF MAIN GAS VALVE TO LET IT COOL OFF BEFORE INSIDE VALVE CAN BE TURNED OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *ML

WHEN USING THE MAGIC CHIEF STOVE FRONT BURNER HEAT CAUSES THE TURN OFF VALVE TO STICK, AND CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE GAS. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE MAIN TURN OFF VALVE, LOCATED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, MUST BE TURNED OFF UNTIL INSIDE VALVE COOLS OFF, AND THEN TURNS OF THE VALVE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN USING THE STOVE BURNERS GET VERY HOT. THE STOVE WILL NOT TURN OFF. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS*AK.

LARGEST OF THE THREE BURNERS ON THE MAGIC CHEF RANGER IS MISALIGNED WHICH HEATS UP THE STOVE SURFACE, CAUSING THE KNOB TO BECOME VERY HOT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK