GEORGIE BOY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GEORGIE BOY PURSUIT RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

SAMSUNG MICROWAVE UNDER RECALL. MICROWAVE STARTED COMING ON BY ITSELF AND SPARKING. WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED SAMSUNG REQUESTING A REPLACEMENT OR REFUND. WE WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A SERIAL # INSIDE THE MICROWAVE BUT WE SENT PICTURES TO AUTHENTICATE OWNERSHIP AND AS OF TODAY, SAMSUNG HAS TRIED EVERYTHING NOT TO REIMBURSE US FOR THE UNIT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT BEGAN TO BURN. THE DRIVER, WITH THE HELP OF BYSTANDERS, ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH MULTIPLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BURNED TO THE GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PASSENGER AND ONE OF THE HELPERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION. BOTH FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE REMNANTS OF THE VEHICLE WERE LIFTED BY A CRANE TO A TOW YARD AND WERE IN CUSTODY OF THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

A WHEEL CALIPER WILL STICK UNPREDICTABLY, WHILE DRIVING, AND CAUSE BRAKING COMPONENTS TO GET HOT AND LEADING TO BRAKE FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 36,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES HAVE HAD REPAIRS 4 TIMES. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CALIPERS ON SOME OF THE WORKHORSE CHASSIS, WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME HELP IN TRYING TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE AND GET THE BRAKES FIXED TO WORK AS THEY SHOULD. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP?

JUST SO HAPPENED WHEN WE PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY MY WIFE SAID THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. I DUMPED MY SEWER AND WENT TO PULL UP INTO MY NORMAL PARKING PLACE AT MY PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND I HAD NO BRAKES AND ALMOST RAN INTO MY GARAGE. I PUMPED THEM SEVERAL TIME AND MANAGED TO STOP. A HOLE HAD RUSTED THROUGH IN ONE SPOT WHERE AN OFFSET WAS BENT IN THE BRAKE LINE AND WHILE REPAIRING I FOUND ANOTHER SPOT RIGHT NEXT TO IT THAT I PUSHED A HOLE IN IT WITH MY POCKET KNIFE. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE WE HAD JUST CAME FROM A 200 MILE TRIP. *TR

WHILE TEST DRIVING MY RV, PRIOR TO SALE, THE BRAKES OVERHEATED. INVESTIGATION BY A SERVICE CENTER (GOLBY MOTOR CORPORATION) REVEALED THE PROBLEM WERE THE BRAKE CALIPERS. WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE, I FOUND WHAT APPEARED TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, 51101-C. HOWEVER WHEN INVESTIGATED BY THE SERVICE CENTER AND USING THE WORKHORSE ONLINE VERIFICATION SYSTEM, WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE REVIEWED FOR ADDITIONAL ADDITIONS OR A NEW RECALL CONSIDERED, IF THE DEFECT IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE IDENTIFIED IN THE STATED RECALL. *TR

GAS LEAKING FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK, LEAKING RAPIDLY WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING. DOES NOT LEAK WHEN ENGINE IS OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER 3640 MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE BATHROOM SHOWER DOOR SHATTERED AFTER BEING CLOSED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN LACERATIONS TO THE FOOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V639000(EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,500.

FRONT SPRINGS ARE COMPLETELY COLLAPSED, BODY IS SITTING ON THE FRAME RUBBER STOPS. PASSENGER AIRBAG INSIDE COIL SPRING OK, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG INSIDE COIL SPRING RUPTURED. TOOK TO A TRUCK REPAIR FACILITY IN WILMINGTON, NC AND THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM, HAVE REPAIRED MANY WORKHORSE CHASSIS. MECHANIC TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF WORKHORSE WIDENING THE FRONT TIRE SPAN BUT NOT REENGINEERING THE SPRING SUSPENSION, THUS THE SPRING FAILURE. I CALLED WORKHORSE BUT THEY HAVE NO RECALLS ON THIS UNIT. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY WORKHORSE. COIL SPRINGS SHOULD NOT COLLAPSE. THE REPAIRS ARE TO BE COMPLETED NEXT WEEK, MARCH 26, 2012 AT MY EXPENSE, $850. *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 301 IN WALDO, FLORIDA THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING US TO PASS THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND COAST TO STOP IN PARKING LOT. BEING SUNDAY WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. WE SPENT TWO DAYS THERE WHILE REPAIRS WERE MADE. *TR