FOUR WINDS Complaints

THE DEALER STATED THE ABS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP . *AK TEST RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE REAR SENSOR WAS BAD. (THEY WERE CHANGED TWICE AND THE BRAKES STILL DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY) THE PROBLEM WAS A SOLID BRAKE PEDAL WITH NO BRAKING, THEN WOULD BREAK LOOSE AND OVERBRAKE. PRESSURE BEING APPLIED WOULD CAUSE UNCONTROLLED BRAKING. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. IT WAS FOUND THAT WHEN THE MOTOR COACH COMPANY EXTENDED THE FRAME, THEY ALSO EXTENDED THE WIRING HARNESS USING MINIMUM QUALITY, POSSIBLY SUBSTANDARD, WIRING AND CONNECTORS. (MODEL-CHATEAU) *SCC *CB *JB

1998 FOUR WINDS MOTORHOME CAB SEPARATION. MY MOTORHOME APPEARS TO HAVE A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW. THE MOUNTING SCREWS/BOLTS THAT CONNECT THE CAB OF THE VAN TO THE MOTORHOME COACH HAVE FAILED. ALL FASTENERS HAVE CRACKED OR HAVE BROKEN OUT DUE TO HOW THEY WERE DESIGNED. MANUFACTURE CALLS THIS CAB SEPARATION. SUGGEST THAT MINE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, IT IS A HIDDEN PROBLEM UNTIL THE SEPARATION IS EXTREME. I FOUND THIS IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR WHEN I TRIED TO FIND A NOISE IN THE CAB. *NLM

TIRE VALVE SYSTEM BLEW OUT AND CAUSED TIRE TO GO FLAT. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD ALL OF THE VALVE STEMS REPLACED WITH STAINLESS STEEL BOLTS. THE CONSUMER FELT THERE SHOULD BE A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE TWO REAR TIRE VALVES BROKE AND THE TIRES WENT FLAT (FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL F4S SIZE#LT22575R16-MS, PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT NUMBER). *NLM. *AK PH *JB

THERE WAS A GAS MALFUCTION ON A FUEL RAIL IN MOTOR HOME. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK

FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES ON A 2000 FOUR WINDS MOTOR HOME. 2 TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION AT APPROX. 16,000 MILES. ONE WAS ON THE FRONT, ONE WAS ON THE REAR. THE TIRES FAILED WITHIN 300 MILES OF EACH OTHER. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR HOME WAS OVERLOADED AND WE NEEDED TO HAVE THE MOTOR HOME WEIGHED. THE SECOND TIRE FAILED WHEN THE MOTOR HOME WAS EMPTY. IT WAS BEING TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FIRESTONE DEALER WILL NOT WARRANTY THE TIRES. THEY GIVE THE TIRE FAILURE WAS DUE TO IMPROPER ALIGNMENT. WE TOOK THE TIRES TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT DEALERS AND THEY ALL SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM NOT A MAINTENANCE OR OVERLOAD PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE WILL NOT BUY FIRESTONE TIRES. *NLM

LOST BACK TIRE TREAD ON HIGHWAY AT 6:30AM AFTER WE PAST A BORDER PATROL CHECK POINT; SECOND BACK TIRE BLEW OUT AFTER TWO HOURS THAT WE CHANGED THE FIRST ONE. THE FIRST TIRE CAUSED DAMAGES TO MY R.V. THE R.V. HAS 15,000 MILES. TIRES SIZE LT 225/75R 16. *TT

FORD E450 FOUR WINDS 5000 CLASS C RV. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 80 EAST IN NEBRASKA NEAR MILE MARKER 144 MY FIRESTONE LT 225/75R16 STEELTEX RADIAL R4S II TIRE SHREDDED. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS ON THE ROAD, PARTLY CLOUDLY, ABOUT 75 DEGREES, LIGHT WIND. THE TIRE HAD ABOUT 19,000 MILES ON IT. RV HAD 2 ADULTS, 2 TEENAGERS, AND 2 PUPPIES IN IT. HALF TANK OF GAS, HOLDING TANKS AND WATER TANKS NEARLY EMPTY, WEIGHT APPOX 14,000 LBS. TIRE WAS ON PASSENGER SIDE, REAR OUTSIDE DUAL. WHEN THE TIRE SHREDDED IT FORCED THE TAILPIPE UP AND AGAINST THE HOLDING TANK, WEDGE AGAINST THE FRAME, AND PINCHED THE END OF THE TAILPIPE SHUT CAUSING HEAT TO BUILD AND MELTING THE TRIM ON THE WHEELWELL AND SENDING SMOKE INSIDE THE RV. THE TAILPIPE IS IN A BAD LOCATION (POORLY ENGINEERED DESIGN UNSAFE), AND THE TIRE CAME APART FOR NO REASON. WE STOPPED JUST BEFORE WE HAD A FULL FIRE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE TIRE BLOWOUTS. THE FIRST WAS THE WAS THE DRIVER'S OUTSIDE DUAL. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS THE PASSENGER OUTSIDE DUAL. TIRE INFO: FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIALS R4S, LT225/75R16, DOT NO.-VD1L1XD159. *NLM

LT22575R16E FIRESTONE TIRE SEPARATION AND BLOW OUT NEAR SAINT GEORGE UTAH. *NLM