FOREST RIVER Complaints

WINDSHIELD MIGRATING OUT OF THE FRAME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE GLASS BREAKING. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND PLACED A "L" BRACKETT TO PREVENT FURTHER MIGRATION.THE PROBLEM WITH THIS DEFECT WAS NOT DISCLOSED OR PREVENTED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR IS NOT ADEQUATE NOR PROFESSIONAL. THEY LITTERALLY SCREWED AN "L" BRAKETT INOT THE DASH. THE REPAIR IS UNSIGHTLY AND INADEQUATE. THERE ARE "NEWER" MODELS THAT HAVE A "FIX" THAT LOOKS PROFESSIONAL. THEY IGNORE MY REQUESTS TO HAVE THE "SAME" REPAIR DONE TO MY WINDSHIELD.*AK

TIRES WERE PROPERLY CHECKED FOR PRESSURE, KEPT COVERED WHEN IN STORAGE, SET TO PROPER CLOD INFLATION LEVELS BEFORE USE, AND CHECKED ONCE EVERY WEEK. THE FIRST TIRE FAILED AT MILE MARKER 66 OF I70 IN OHIO, LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD WITH LESS THAN SEVEN THOUSAND MILES OF USE. THE SECOND TIRE FAILED 600 MILES LATER NEAR SPRINGFIELD MO. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE IS OVER $2200, ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES. *LA

PURCHASE A NEW '04 SANDPIPER 5TH WHEEL IN AUG '03. MADE TWO LOCAL TRIPS THAT PUT APPROXIMATELY 1500 MILES ON THE TIRES/UNIT. KEEP ALL THE WHEELS COVERED WHILE IN STORAGE. CHECKED FOR PROPER INFLATION PRIOR TO LEAVING ON A TRIP FROM S. CA THAT WOULD GO THROUGH TETONS, YELLOWSTONE, RUSHMORE, THEN BACK DOWN THROUGH COLORADO AND 4 CORNERS. THE FIRST TIRE BLEW OUT WEST OF STURGIS. LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON THE TIRES. THE TIRE BLEW WITH SUCH FORCE THAT I SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIG. INSPECTED REMAINING TIRES AND PLACED SPARE ON RIG. JUST N. OF FT COLLINS, CO THE SECOND TIRE BLEW. HAD JUST INSPECTED AND CHECKED FOR PROPER TIRE INFLATION LESS THAN 100 MILES BEFORE THE TIRE BLEW. IT APPEARED THAT THE TREAD SIMPLY PEELED AWAY FROM THE TIRE. CARLISLE REPLACED ALL TIRES AFTER I EXPRESSED CONCERNS IN REGARDS TO PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH LIABILITIES. ESTIMATED REPAIRS TO RIG ARE APPROXIMATELY $1900. CARLISLE REQUIRED WE SHIP THE TIRES TO THEM. HOWEVER, I HAVE PHOTOS OF TIRES AND DAMAGE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. COPIES OF SAME WHERE EMAILED TO CARLISLE TIRES. THESE WERE LOAD RANGE E RADIAL TRAIL SIZE LT235/85R16, WHICH WERE MADE IN CHINA. *LA

WE HAVE BLOWN TO TRAILER TIRES IN LESS THAT 3000 MILES OF USE ON A NEW TRAILER. I BEEN CHECKING THE WEIGHTS FOR THE TIRES AND FEEL THEY ARE NOT HEAVY ENOUGH FOR THE TRAILER. FOREST RIVER WILL NOT WARRANTY THEM. THEY SAY IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARLISLE (THE TIRE MFG.). CARLISLE SAYS THE TIRES ARE TOO SMALL AND THEY DO NOT CONTROL WHAT FOREST RIVERS PUTS THEM ON SO THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THEM EITHER. ON 6/23, I TALKED WITH AN ENGINEER AT FOREST RIVER AND HE ALSO AGREED THAT THE TIRES WERE TOO SMALL FOR MY TRAILER. HE REVIEWED WITH THE VP OF ENGINEERING AT FOREST RIVER AND CALLED BACK TO TELL ME THAT THEY ARE NOW PUTTING A HEAVIER TIRE ON THIS MODEL TRAILER. THEY STILL REFUSE TO REPLACE OUR TIRES WITH THE HEAVIER TIRE. DAVID COLEMAN HAS PICTURES OF THE BLOWN TIRE AND TRAILER WEIGHTS.*AK

WE WERE TRAVELING APPROX. 60 MPH WHEN OUR TRAVEL TRAILER CARLISLE TIRE EXPLODED. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO CHANGE THE TIRE, BUT THE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE TRAVEL TRAILER UNDERBODY, ALONG WITH SCUFF MARKS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAMPER. THE CAMPER IS A 2002 SALEM/FOREST RIVER 29RLSS THE TIRE IS A CARLISLE ST225/75R15, LOAD RANGE D WITH LESS THAN 1,200 MILES ON THEM AFTER INTERNET INVESTIGATION AND THE PROBLEMS I'VE SEEN WITH THIS PARTICULAR TIRE, THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED, AND DAMAGES TO THE CAMPER SHOULD BE PAID FOR. FOREST RIVER SAYS THEY CAN'T HELP US CAUSE WE'RE THE 2ND OWNER AND WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT DUE TO THIS. CARLISLE NOR GOODYEAR HAVE RESPONDED, BUT AM EXPECTING THE SAME RESULTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WINDSHIELD LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED. THIS VEHICLE HAS A TWO PIECE FRONT WINDSHIELD THAT CAME LOOSE FROM THE CENTER PARTITION. THIS CAUSED THE GLASS TO FALL DOWN INSIDE OF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

ON FEB 9, 2004 WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE , AND FOUND THE TIRE HAD A BIG BUBBLE, TIRE WAS REPLACED, ONE MONTHS LATER, ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, TWO TIRES BLEW UP. CARLISLE SIZE ST225/75R15. *AK

A FOOT LONG CRACK WAS LOCATED AROUND THE MAIN I BEAM,CAUSING THE MOTOR HOME'S LEFT SIDE TO BE LOWER THAN THE RIGHT SIDE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CRACK WAS A DESIGN FLAW. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THE CRACKS BUT NO DEFECT WAS PRESENT AT THIS TIME. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAD A WATER LEAK WHICH DAMAGED THE LIGHTING SYSTEM, KITCHEN CABINET(S), AND FLOOR. *AK THE WATER DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE IN THE COMPONENTS OF THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *SC

PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRES.*MR THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATE THE PROBLEM. *JB *NM