GULF STREAM Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GULF STREAM CONQUEST. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IN OCTOBER OF 2007. WHEN SHE CALLED FORD IN NOVEMBER, THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD BE LATE (4TH QUARTER) DECEMBER BEFORE THEY COULD SERVICE THE VEHICLE. SHE CALLED BACK IN DECEMBER AND FORD STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THEIR GUESS WAS SOMETIME AROUND JANUARY OF 2008. THE CONTACT HAS HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH DISCONNECTED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE ENGINE SIZE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WE OWN A 1998 GULFSTREAM FRIENDSHIP 102 MOTOR HOME WITH 58,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS A CASAPPA FLUID SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE POWER STEERING AND ENGINE COOLING. WHEN THE SYSTEM FAILS AS IT DID ON ME THE POWER STEERING IS LOST AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO KEEP THE MOTOR HOME UNDER CONTROL. I WILL HAVE THE SYSTEM REPLACED WITH OTHER CONTROLS. OLD PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN THE SYSTEM FAILS. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GULF STREAM ATRIUM. THE STEPS TO THE VEHICLE ARE UNSAFE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT UNIFORM. FROM THE INSIDE OUT, THE FIRST STEP IS NINE INCHES, THE NEXT STEP IS THIRTEEN AND ONE HALF INCHES, THE THIRD STEP IS EIGHT AND ONE HALF INCHES, AND THE GROUND STEP IS SIX AND ONE HALF INCHES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER. THE DEALER SENT A TECHNICIAN WHO MEASURED THE STEPS AND AGREED THAT THEY WERE UNEVEN AND UNSAFE. THE ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,061.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GULF STREAM SUN SPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. THE PARTS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER OF 2007; HOWEVER, A SECOND RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MARCH OF 2008. HIS VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN STORAGE. FORD INFORMED HIM THAT HE COULD HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED. THE FORD RECALL NUMBER WAS 05S28. THE ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,700. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GULF STREAM 5211 YELLOW STONE RV. WHEN THE CAP WAS PLACED ONTO THE FRAME, THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION BECAME OFF BALANCE. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING IS OFF BALANCE AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FROM LANE TO LANE. THE DEALER PROMISED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AS OF YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,845 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,400. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GULF STREAM SUN SPORT. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 AND 70 MPH, THE RESONATOR ON THE MOTOR KEEPS SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS A NEW MOTOR HOME AND WOULD LIKE IT TO WORK AS A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD. THE DEALERS THAT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO INSTALL A NEW RESONATOR IN THE VEHICLE EVERY FIVE THOUSAND MILES. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HE SHOULD PURCHASE THE PART AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,058 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE RESONATOR. *JB

2004 GULFSTREAM SUNVOYAGER WITH ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE REAR CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, TURN ROTORS, AND NEW ABS SENSORS AND WORKHORSE WILL NOT COVER ANY OF IT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED NOTICED MOTORHOME WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED AND THOUGHT THERE WERE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UNTIL FURTHER INVESTIGATED BY THE CONSUMER AND STATED THERE WAS A STRONG BRAKE SMELL. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO RUST, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER DISAGREED WITH THE DEALERS FINDINGS AND AFTER TALKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER, THEY DECIDED TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. *TR

THREE PROPERLY INFLATED AND UNDERLOADED TRAILER TIRES BLEW OUT IN LESS THAN 120 MILES, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CARLISLE RADIAL TRAIL ST225/75 15 TIRES. MANUFACTURER IS DENYING THEY HAVE A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF INCIDENTS AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT CLASS ACTION SUITS. TIRES HAD LESS THAN 2000 MILES ON THEM, HAD BEEN IN SERVICE LESS THAN 8 MONTHS AND HAVE NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO ANY DAMAGE. *JB

DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR IN A 2002 GULF STREAM MOTOR HOME CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM DOMETIC **CC THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REFRIGERATOR WAS LEAKING AMMONIA. *JB

FAILURE OF RADIAL TRAIL ULTRA CRT TIRES ON A GULFSTREAM 29 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER - ONLY 1.4 YEARS OLD. *TR