FOUR WINDS Complaints

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING MR5493G SAMSUM MICROWAVE IN DECEMBER 2003. THE RECALL NOTICE LISTED PHONE NUMBER 1-610-406-4062, BUT WHEN CALLED, NO ONE ANSWERED.*AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS THE ORIGINAL SPARE AND WAS ROTATED ONTO THE RV FOR USE. THE CONSUMER HAS THE TIRE IN HER POSSESSION. *AK *NM

WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE, IN A REST AREA, THE BRAKE LINE OF THE VEHICLE RUPTURED. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND AT THE SIGHT OF THE EXTENSION, THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTING. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB BRAKE SYSTEM AND CHASSIS WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. 8PH

THE FRAME UNDER THE RV HAD MANY FRACTURES ON THE WEB PORTION OF THE I BEAM AND THE REAR SPRING SHACKLE WELD HAD BROKEN LOOSE AND WAS ABOUT TO COME COMPLETELY LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. *AK THE FRAME HAS NOW BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER THROUGH THE FRAME PEOPLE WHO RECOGNIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM ND SUGGESTED THAT THOR PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THERE RV FIFTH WHEELS. *CB *JB

GAS TANK HOSE RUBBED AGAINST THE BODY AND FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THIS RESULTED IN A FUEL LEAK. *AK

WINDSHIELD LEAKED WATER INSIDE OF THE MOTORHOME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE MOTORHOME WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, WHERE THEY APPLIED A CLEAR SILICONE IN THE LEAKY AREA. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE MOTORHOME TO INDIANA WHERE THEY COULD SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE WINDSHIELD. THIS WAS NOT WHAT THE CONSUMER EXPECTED FROM A $79.800 VEHICLE. *AK *JB *NM THE WINDSHIELD WAS COMING OUT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE UNIT AND WOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO LEAK WHEN IT RAINED. *SC

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE RECALL# 03E044000 REGARDING THE MICROWAVE OVENS/CIRCUIT SHORT. THE MAYTAG SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO INSTALL THE REPLACEMENT PART. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE PART DID NOT FIT BECAUSE THE MICROWAVE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED SAMSUNG WHO TOLD THE CONSUMER, THE MICROWAVE IS ON THE RECALL AND THAT MAYTAG'S SERVICE TECHNICIAN MUST HAVE INSTALLED THE WRONG PART. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED MAYTAG WHO IS INSISTING THAT THE MICROWAVE IS NOT ON RECALL. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE FRONT STRAP THAT HOLDS THE GAS TANK TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE SNAPPED AND IMPACTED THE ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE IF THE STRAP HAD STRUCK THE TANK, PER CONSUMER. *AK *PH *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING APPROX. 60 MILES/HOUR AND THE TREAD OF THE DUAL INSIDE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE ON A 1999 FORD E-450 MOTORHOME(FOURWINDS) PEELED OFF, AND THEN THE TIRE BLEWOUT. TIRE THAT BLEW OUT WAS A LT225/75R16 DOT#VDHL1X0209 ,FIRESTONE STEELTEX. THE VIN ON THE MOTORHOME IS [XXX]. THE TIRE WAS THE ORIGINAL TIRE SOLD ON THE MOTORHOME. THERE WAS APPROX. 12,700 MILES ON THE TIRE. THE APPROX. MILEAGE ON THE MOTORHOME AT THE TIME OF THE BLOWOUT WAS 12,700. I DO STILL HAVE THE TIRE AND THE TREAD OF THE DEFECTED TIRE ALSO, I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE MOTORHOME. I DID CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE, AND THEY ARE SENDING AN ADJUSTER TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE DONE BY THE TIRE BLOWOUT. STATE PATROL WAS CALLED FOR TRAFFIC MOVEMENT AND SAFETY. THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED AND WAS CHECKED REGULARLY. THERE WAS 80 POUNDS OF PRESSURE IN THE TIRE. THE PRESSURE WAS THE AMOUNT THAT I WAS LISTED ON THE TIRES. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN HIT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK