GEORGIE BOY Complaints

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE CAUSING BREAKDOWN ON THE ROAD AND THE NEED FOR A NEW HEAD TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION MAINTAINED BY A FORD DEALER. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR IS $3500.00. *AK

WHILE DRIVING REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, SIZE LT22575R16. *AK *MR *LA

I WAS TRAVELING E/B ON I 40 WEST OF THE ARIZONA STATE LINE IN MY 2000, 30' MAVERICK MOTORHOME. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, WITH FACTORY INSTALLED FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S LT 225/75R16 TIRES, WHEN THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE TIRE BLEW WITH TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND OBSERVED A LARGE HOLE IN THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT TO THE REAR OF THE TIRE, A BENT TAIL PIPE, AND DAMAGE TO THE OUTSIDE COMPARTMENT DOOR. ALL TIRES APPEARED TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT. ALSO, TIRES WERE REGULARLY CHECKED FOR RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE, AND ONLY HAD 16,000 MILES ON THEM. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE TIRE COMPANY ON MARCH 27TH, 2003. I SENT THE DAMAGED TIRE, WHICH COST $68 TO NASHVILLE, TN. AT THEIR REQUEST I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THE CLAIM HAD BEEN DENIED BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY EITHER A " POTHOLE, OBJECT, CURB, OR SOMETHING ELSE," NONE OF WHICH OCCURRED. I CALLED NORMA DAVIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY THE $68 FOR SHIPPING TO THEM, BUT IF I WANTED THE TIRE BACK, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE SHIPPING COSTS. I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN AND FELT THAT THESE TIRES WERE UNSAFE AND DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL SEVEN TIRES WITH DUNLOP TIRES. *AK

WE WERE STUCK IN TRAFFIC DURING THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY AND WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THOUHT SOMEONE HAD RAN INTO THE BACK OF US. AFTER INSPECTION, WE HAD HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE LEFT INSIDE REAR TIRE. IT HAD BLOWN OUT ON THE TOP SIDE TEARING THE DUCT WORK TO THE FURNACE UP. WE ALSO NOTICED ON THE OTHER, THE REAR RIGHT OUTSIDE TIRE HAD A BUBBLE ON IT. BOTH WERE ON THE SIDWALLS. AFTER PURCHASING A USED TIRE TO GET US HOME THE OTHER TIRE BLOW OUT WHILE SITTING AT THE HOUSE THE NEXT DAY. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO THE MANUFACTURE AND EVEN SENT THE TIRES TO THEM. THEY SAID IT WAS A ZIPPER RIP AND WAS NOT COVERED. THE TIRES ONLY HAD 16,000 MILES ON THEM AND WERE ONLY A YEAR AND A HALF OLD. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS MAINTAINED CORRECTLY AND WE HAD THE COACH WEIGHED AND IT WAS NOT OVER LOADED AND HAS NEVER BEEN OVERLOADED. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE EXCUSE THEY US FOR EVERYONE INSTEAD OF EXCEPTING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.

OUTER RIGHT REAR AND FRONT TIRES TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. *AK THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLING SOUND. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE TIRES TWICE AS THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND THE CONSUMER SAW NOTHING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AGAIN, THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE WAS NO TREAD ON THE TIRE AT THE TIME. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE RV WANDERED TO THE RIGHT, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE RV BACK TO THE ROAD AND RAN INTO A DITCH. *AK THE GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED, A STEER AXLE WAS PLACED ON THE RV. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGH WAY AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE HITS A BUMP OR ANY IRREGULARITY IT SHIMMIES VIOLENTLY. THIS SHIMMYING ALMOST CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A NEAR STOP.*AK

REFRIGERATOR IS NOT WORKING. DEALER STATED FAN WAS PUT IN IMPROPERLY. AT THIS MOMENT VEHICLE IS RUNNING WITHOUT A REFRIGERATOR. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH MOTOR HOME SHUTS OFF AND LOSES POWER. NO WARNING. THERE ARE NO BRAKES, AND NO POWER STEERING. COASTS TO A SAFETY STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER FELT THAT IT WAS A FUEL PROBLEM. *AK

FOUR TIRE BLOWOUTS BETWEEN 18,000 - 19,000 MILES OF FIRESTONE LT225-75R16 E FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES ON 1998 31' G.B.M. MAVERICK CLASS C MOTORHOME ON FORD E-SUPER DUTY CHASSIS. ALL TIRES REGULARLY CHECKED FOR MAX. PRESSURE OF 80#; NONE OR VERY LITTLE SIDEWALL CHECKING; ALL BLOWOUTS OCCURRED ON REAR TIRES, AT JUNCTURE OF TREAD WITH SIDEWALL; TREAD ALL BUT COMPLETELY CAME OFF ON ONE TIRE, RESULTING IN DESTRUCTION OF TWO STORAGE DEPARTMENTS, SOME CONTENTS OF SAME, AND DESTRUCTION OF POORLY ROUTED 12V WIRING HARNESS IN PASSENGER SIDE, REAR WHEEL WELL. *NLM