FOREST RIVER Complaints

WE BOUGHT A NEW MOTORHOME IN 2/06 AND IT HAS JUST SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC ON US IN 5/06 (IN A FORD REPAIR SHOP FOR A WEEK) & 6/06. WE LOST ABILITY TO STEER AND TO BRAKE, SO IT'S HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. IT'S IN A FORD REPAIR SHOP AGAIN, TODAY IS THE 11TH DAY, & THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, SO IT PROBABLY WON'T BE FIXED RIGHT AGAIN!!!!*JB

THE INCIDENT WAS A TREAD SEPARATION ON A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPING TRAILER. I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AND THE FELT A BUMP. I STOPPED TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED ON ONE OF 4 TIRES ON THE TRAILER. THE TIRES HAD ABOUT 8000 MILES ON THEM. SOME DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRAILER. I PUT ON THE SPARE AND PROCEEDED HOME. KENDA, THE TIRE MANUFACTURER IS NOT LISTED ON YOUR SITE. *NM

I HAVE HAD TWO FAILURES OF CARLISLE TIRES, MODEL RADIAL TRAIL, SIZE ST225/75R15/D. NEITHER TIRE BLEW, BUT THE FIRST HAD THE TREAD PEEL AWAY. DIAGNOSED BY THE TIRE SHOP AS AN INTERNAL SEPARATION. SHOP NOTED THAT THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED AND WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. I STILL HAVE ONE OF THE TIRES IF YOU DESIRE TO EXAMINE IT. I CONSIDER THESE FAILURES TO BE POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS AND HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS ABOUT THESE TIRES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THREE TIRES BLEW OUT ON THE TRAVEL TRAILER. UPON INSPECTING OF THE VEHICLE THE WELD WAS NOTICED TO BE BROKEN WHERE THE REAR SPRING CONNECTS TO THE FRAME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BROKEN WELD MAY BE THE REASON FOR THE TIRE FAILURES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ALERTED AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE TRAILER. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TRAILER IS FOREST RIVER INC. THE MODEL IS WILDCAT; #WCF28 BH. *AK THE SPRING BRACKET HAD NO WELD PENETRATION ON ONE SIDE OF THE FRAME WHICH CAUSED THE BRACKET TO BECOME LOOSE TEARING A LARGE PORTION OF THE FRAME. UPDATED 08/25/06. *JB

THIS FAILURE IS OF A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. WHILE THIS VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AS A RESULT OF ANOTHER FAILURE, THE REPAIR FACILITY DISCOVERED THE TRAILER AXLES WERE BENT/OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THIS CONDITION REQUIRED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE BOTH AXLES. ANECDOTAL INFORMATION: THIS OWNER HAS MET TWO OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME TRAILER MAKE AND MANUFACTURER THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURES. IN EACH CASE THOSE OWNERS ALSO HAD THE MANUFACTURER REPLACE THE AXLES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN A REST AREA THE FIFTH WHEEL COLLAPSED AROUND THE PIN BOX INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THE DEALER WENT TO THE LOCATION AND DETERMINED THE PIN BOX HAD FOUR CRACKS AND WILL WELD THE CRACKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS EITHER CARRIED OR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 FOREST RIVER CEDAR CREEK 36RLTS. *AK

DROVE OVER TWO OR THREE ROUGH BRIDGES. LEAF SPRINGS ON LEFT SIDE OF TRAILER FLATTENED & LOST THEIR SUPPORT, CAUSING THE TIRES TO RUB ON UNDERSIDE OF TRAILER WITH A BREAKING ACTION TO THAT SIDE, CAUSING TRAVEL TRAILER TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. TRAILER WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY DUE TO BENT FRAME AFTER LOSS OF CONTROL. NO ONE WAS INJURED NOTHING WAS HIT NOTHING HIT TRAILER. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A STOP ON THE UNDERSIDE OF EVERY TRAVEL TRAILER ON THE ROAD, TO STOP THE AXLE BEFORE THE TIRE CAN BREAK ON THE UNDERSIDE OF ANY TRAILER. THIS IS NOT ONLY A DANGER TO PEOPLE TOWING TRAILERS BUT TO EVERYONE DRIVING ON THE ROADWAYS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE HAD THREE BLOWOUTS. THE FIRST TIRE WAS THE REAR INSIDE DUEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND THE TIRE WAS CHANGED. THE SECOND AND THIRD WERE THE INSIDE DUEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE, THEY TOO WERE CHANGED. THE FORTH TIRE HAD A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL AND WAS CHANGED BEFORE ANY PROBLEM OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED OVER SEVERAL YEARS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN ALERTED ABOUT THE FORTH TIRE. THE VEHICLE IS A 1998 FOREST RIVER GEORGETOWN. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED OVER 30 AREAS OF SEPARATION WAS NOTICED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE INSIDE REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO CHANGED THE TIRE, DETERMINED THE TIRE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD BASED ON THE DOT NUMBER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED. THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER. *AK