GEORGIE BOY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GEORGIE BOY LANDAU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL EARLY 2008. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE WITHOUT THE PROPER PARTS INSTALLED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ

2007 GEORGIE BOY RV, SLIDE DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. TV DROPPED WHILE DRIVING, WELDS BROKE ON HARNESS HOLDING TV ABOVE DASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE STOPPING DISTANCE EXTENDED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THEY REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

I OWN 23 FOOT RV WITH DUALIE REAR WHEELS WITH 6 POWER KING TIRES PURCHASED 3 YEARS AGO AND HAVING LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. TRAVELING FROM HOUSTON CORPUS CHRISTIE TEXAS AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH ON HWY 59 SOUTH WITH WIFE & 4 CHILDREN. AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30PM, INSIDE RIGHT REAR TIRE LOST TREAD-SAW IT IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. VEHICLE WAS MOMENTARILY UNSTABLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN RV CONTROL. EXITED TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE. EXAMINATION REVEALED TIRE WITH TREAD SEPARATION WAS STILL PRESSURIZED. CALLED LOCAL TIRE COMPANY AND THEY ADVISED TRAVELING TO THEIR REPAIR CENTER ON ONE REMAINING GOOD TIRE ON RIGHT SIDE OF DUALIE SO I DID SO. TIRE REPAIR CENTER REPLACED DAMAGED TIRE W/ NEW TIRE & INSPECTED REMAINING TIRE. REMAINING TIRE FOUND TO BE OK. I KEPT DAMAGED TIRE. GOT BACK ON ROAD AND TRAVELED APPROX. 45 MORE MILES AT 60MPH WHEN OUTSIDE RIGHT REAR TIRE LOST TREAD (SAW IT IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR) AND THEN HEARD EXPLOSION. PULLED OVER AND EXAMINED VEHICLE & TIRE. RIGHT REAR OUTSIDE TIRE WAS MISSING ALL TREAD & BLOWN OUT. TIRE EXPLOSION DID MODERATE DAMAGE TO RIGHT SIDE PANELS OF MOTORHOME, RIPPED OUT ALL ELECTRICAL WIRING AND DAMAGED WELDED METAL BAR HOLDING TIRE FLAP AS WELL AS BENDING EXHAUST PIPE OUT OF SHAPE. DAMAGE ESTIMATED @ $500-$1,000. WALKED ALONG INTERSTATE 59 APPROX 1/8 OF A MILE AND GOT TIRE TREAD FROM BLOWN TIRE. I CALLED TIRE REPAIR COMPANY THAT ASSISTED 45 MILES EARLIER. TIRE REPAIR TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED, ARRIVED ON SITE & SWAPPED DAMAGED TIRE WITH SPARE TIRE ON MY VEHICLE AS HE DID NOT HAVE CORRECT REPLACEMENT TIRE. I KEPT TREAD AND DAMAGED TIRE. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILIES SAFETY AND POSSIBILITY THAT REMAINING 4 TIRES COULD UNDERGO TREAD SEPARATION AND FAILURE AT ANY TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO WITH REMAINING TIRES ON RV THAT WERE PURCHASED FROM SAME MFG AT SAME TIME WITH SAME MILEAGE ON THEM. WILL RECORD SEPARATE RECORD FOR 2ND INCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 GEORGIE BOY PURSUIT (NA). WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMOKE ENTERED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND THE PASSENGERS WERE FORCED TO EVACUATE JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, THEREFORE, THE ISANTI POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS NO CURRENT MILEAGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RETRACTABLE ROOM COMPARTMENT ON THE 2005 GEORGIE BOY LANDAU 35. THE PIN THAT HELD THE SHAFT, WHICH MADE THE ROOM RETRACT SHEARED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND HE NEEDED TO DEPRESS BUTTON TO RELEASE THE BRAKE AND DEPRESS SWITCH TO THE OPEN POSITION IN ORDER TO SLIDE OUT THE ROOM COMPARTMENT, HE HEARD A SNAP AND ROOM WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED ONCE THE PIN BROKE THE ROOM COULD RETRACT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. HOWEVER, WITHOUT THE PIN; THE ROOM COULD RETRACT AT ANY TIME. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PIN 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 7,000 MILES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HE ENTERED THE MAIN SLIDE OUT ROOM SOMETHING SNAPPED AND THE CONSUMER REALIZED THE ROOM HAD BECOME UNATTACHED FROM THE ORIGINAL TRACKING POSITION. THE CONSUMER STATED TOOK THE UNIT IN FOR REPAIRS ON 11/2/06 AND RETRIEVED THE UNIT ON 11/9/06. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RETAINING PIN THAT HOLDS THE MAIN SLIDE OUT ROOM TO THE MOTORHOME HAD BROKEN. AGAIN AFTER DRIVING THE MOTORHOME THE SAME INCIDENT THE CONSUMER HEARD THE SNAPPING SOUND AND CONSUMER TOOK THE MOTORHOME TO THE DEALER AND FOUND A BROKEN PIN AND REPLACED GEARS TO THE MOTOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTORHOME IS PARKED FEELING THE MOTORHOME IS UNSAFE. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE DEFECT. UPDATED 07/30/07 *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A WEEKEND ON A LAKE WE HAD A FLAT TIRE, INSIDE LEFT REAR, DUE TO THE FLAT THE DAMAGED TIRE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WIRING LOOM WHICH IS RAN IN THE WHEEL OF THE MOTOHOME. THE TIRE THEN BEGAN SPOOLING THE WIRE LOOM BETWEEN THE TWO REAR DUEL TIRES , LIKE A FISHING REAL, CAUSING OVER $7K OF DAMAGE TO THE UNIT. IT NOT ONLY DAMAGED THE WIRING AND PLUMBING, BUT DESTROYED THE FURNACE THAT IS FEED BY PROPANE. THE UNIT IS BEING REPAIRED BUT WHEN I CONTACTED THE MFG., I WAS TOLD IT MET GOV. STANDARDS AT THE TIME OF BEING PUT TOGETHER. OF COURSE ALL THE WIRES HAS BEEN CUT OUT,THE BODY SHOP AT THIS TIME STILL HAS THE FURNACE. *JB

THIS COMPLIANT IS AGAINST GEORGIE BOY MFG. CONSTRUCTION OF MOTOR HOME WITH A UVW OVER 1000 LBS HEAVER THEN THE RATINGS SPECIFIED ON VEHICLE INFORMATION POSTED IN UNIT. THE UNIT 2002 CRUISE AIR. HAS A UVW POSTED @21600 LBS WITH A CCC 2964 LBS. THE ACTUAL UVW WEIGHT 22660 LBS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH GEORGIE BOY ABOUT THE WEIGHT AND THE INFORMATION POSTED THEY STATED THAT THE THE UNIT IS OVER THE UVW DUE TO OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT THAT IS FACTORY INSTALLED. THIS EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ADDED TO THE UVW AS BUILT. GEORGIE BOY FAILED TO INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT TO THE UVW. THIS WEIGHT REDUCED THE CCC AND ALSO ADDED TO THE FAILURE OF A TIRE DUE TO OVER LOADING. THE SIZE AND CAPACITY TIRE INSTALLED FAIL TO MEET THE LOAD REQUIRMENTS OF THE MOTOR HOME INTENT. THIS RESULTED IN A BLOW OUT ON A REAR TIRE. AFTER REPLACEING FOUR REAR TIRES WITH IDENICAL WEIGHT RATINGS AS MANUFACTURE AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND CONTACTING MICHELIN ONLY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE TO BE OVERLOADING. WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH FACTORY ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS THAT INCREACED THE STANDARD UVW THE TIRE SIZE AND RATING WERE NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. ALSO THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE VEHICLE INFORMATION STICKER POSTED NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW.THIS LABEL PROVIDES SPECIFIC WEIGHT IMFORMATION FOR YOUR MOTOR HOME AS A GUIDELINE FOR YOU TO DETERMINE THE LOAD CARRYING CAPABILITIES TO SAFELY OPERATE YOUR MOTOR HOME. AS STATED IN THEIR OWNERS MANUAL. BY FAILING TO INCLUDE THE ACTUAL WEIGHTS GEORGIE BOY'S CERTIFICATIONS OF CONSTRUCTION ARE MISLEADING AND FAIL TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OF ANSI CODE A119.2 FOR QUALITY AND SAFTEY. THIS UNIT SHOULD HAVE HAD A TIRE RATED AT 5070LBS MAX TIRE LOAD [ DUAL] AND NOT 4410LBS MAX TIRE LOAD. THE INCRESE IN WEIGHT EXCEEDS THE THE TIRE RATINGS WHEN THE CCC IS LESS THEN THE DESIGNED OF 26,350 BEFORE ADDING ANY WATER TO THE FRESH WATER TANK @ 108GAL . MICHELIN STATES THAT RATINGS DUE TO MANUFACTURES FAILING TO EQUIP THEM WITH THE PROPER SIZE TIRES. *NM

THE CONSUMER HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH HER GEORGIE BOY MOTORHOME. SOME OF THE PROBLEMS INCLUDE LOOSE DOOR LOCKS AND POP OUT WALL THAT WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY, ETC. *NM THE CONSUMER NOTICED GRAY WATER LEAKING FROM UNDER THE HOLDING TANK AND WAS FLOODING THE BACK BATHROOM. ON ONE OCCASION, THE MOTORHOME WOULD NOT START, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT 5 BATTERY CABLES WERE NOT SECURED PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING, THE WASHER/DRYER FELL OUT FROM ITS HOLDING AREA AND DAMAGED THE INSIDE WALL. THE SHOWER WAS LEAKING. THE STEPS OF THE MORE HOME HAD FALLEN OUT AND DAMAGED A MOTORIST TRUCK. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE AIR COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH PANEL. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE HE DISCOVERED THE FUEL LINE WAS RUBBING THE FLOOR OF THE RV. THE SHARP PART OF THE METAL FLOORING HAD BEGUN TO WEAR INTO THE FUEL LINE. HE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HE PERFORMED PREVENTIVE MEASURES BY CUTTING BACK THE FLOOR BOARD AND ADDED INSULATION TO THE FUEL HOUSING AS WELL AS A RUBBER COATING. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THE REPAIR. THIS IS MANUFACTURED BY GEORGIE BOY AND THE MODEL IS A 2005 LANDOU LS. *NM