2006 FOUR WINDS CHATEAU Complaints

THE FORD V-10 ENGINE ON MY 2006 CLASS C MOTOR HOME HAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH NO WARNING WHILE TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS ON 06/20/2014. I LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING BRAKES AND STEERING. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO COAST TO A STOP WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AND CONTINUE MY TRIP. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND HAVE READ ABOUT OTHER RV OWNERS, WITH THE SAME ENGINE, HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FOUR WINDS CHATEAU SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO FILL THE VEHICLE WITH GAS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY THIRD TIME HE ATTEMPTED TO FILL THE TANK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VENT TUBE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE FILLER NECK. THE RUBBER HOSE WAS SHORTENED AND REINSTALLED. AS OF NOVEMBER 5, 2007, THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WOULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,530. UPDATED 01/09/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VENT TUBE FILLED UP WITH GAS. UPDATED

FRONT-END SHAKING & CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS. HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED & HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 4 TIMES ALREADY. BATTERY COMPLETELY DRAINS AFTER 2 WEEKS, HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 5 TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED. ROOF NOT SEALED CORRECTLY SEVERE WATER & FRAME DAMAGE, IN FOR REPAIRS 4 TIMES. *TR

2006 FOUR WIND CHATEAU RV. CARBON MONOXIDE GAS GOT INTO MY RV THROUGH THE EXTENDED SLIDEOUT WHILE CAMPING. AN ELECTRICAL GENERATOR IS LOCATED JUST BELOW THE SLIDEOUT AND THE EXHAUST GAS GOT INTO THE LIVING AREA. I HAD RUN THE GENERATOR FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WENT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO OPEN A DOOR TO GET AIR IN THE LIVING AREA. BY THE TIME I GOT THE DOOR OPEN MY GRANDDAUGHTERS HAD BEEN OVER COME BY THE CARBON MONOXIDE GAS. THERE WERE NO INJURES AND NO ONE DIED. THE FOUR WINDS MANUFACTURER SAID I SHOULD HAVE PUT A HOSE EXTENSION ON THE EXHAUST PIPE. I POINTED OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER THAT NO WHERE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL DOES IT SAY TO PUT A HOSE ON THE EXHAUST PIPE, OR EVEN TALK ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE OF CARBON MONOXIDE GAS GETTING INTO THE RV. I REALIZE THAT SLIDEOUTS DUE ALLOW OUTSIDE AIR TO COME INTO THE RV, BUT EXHAUST PIPES LOCATED NEAR THE SLIDEOUT DO PRESENT A HEALTH HAZARD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE TO FIND ABOUT HEALTH HAZARD ISSUES WITH SLIDEOUTS. *NM