GULF STREAM Complaints

CONSUMER DISSATISFIED WITH THE 2002 GULF STREAM YELLOWSTONE, LIGHT FIXTURE AND BUMP OUT MECHANISM RATTLED AND SHOOK. DRAWERS AND CABINETS OPENED WHEN TURNING THE CORNERS. *TS ***NAR***

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SEPTIC TANK ON THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT FULLY EMPTY. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TEN TIMES; HOWEVER A FOREIGN OBJECT WAS FOUND AFTER HOSING THE TANK OUT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TOILET WITH A MARINE TOILET WHICH WAS MEANT TO GRIND UP SOLIDS. OBJECTS STILL BECAME STUCK AND THE TANK WOULD NOT EMPTY. THE SEPTIC TANK HAS ALSO CRACKED, CAUSING THE CONTENTS TO LEAK ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE IS AWAITING REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES. A NHTSA RECALL, #04V084000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS UNDER WARRANTY TO MAKE THE ABS LIGHT GO OFF WITHOUT SUCCESS. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE ROUTINELY INSPECTING THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE RV, THREE SOFT COPPER PROPANE LINES WERE NOTICED BESIDE AND ABOVE THE INNER PASSENGER REAR TIRE. THE LINES ARE ONLY THREE INCHES FROM THE TIRE AND HAVE ONLY A SOFT PLASTIC COVERING. ALTHOUGH, NO ACTUAL FAILURE OCCURRED THERE WAS CONCERN THAT IN THE EVENT OF A BLOWOUT OR ROAD HAZARD, THE SOFT LINES MAY RUPTURE AND CAUSE A LEAK OF PROPANE OR A FIRE MAY ERUPT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED AND THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE MET SPECIFICATIONS. THE RV IS A 2006 GULF STREAM, ENDURA MAX, MODEL 6370.*AK UPDATED 05/10/06. *JB

WHEN OPENING THE DOOR OF THE RV, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE TO USE THE SPACER (6") TO HOLD THE DOOR IN PLACE, BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T THE PROPANE WATER HEATER EXHAUST LOCATED BEHIND THE DOOR ONCE OPEN WILL MELT OR BURN THE DOOR, EVEN WHEN THE SPACER IS ON IT, STILL WILL MELT THE DOOR DEPENDING IF IT IS WINDY OR NOT. IN JUNE 2003 WE FIRST REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THE MANUFACTURER COULD DO, SO IN NOVEMBER 2003 THEY CHANGE THE DOOR BECAUSE IT WAS MELTED WHERE THE EXHAUST WAS AND THEY ADD ON A 12" SPACER BELIEVING THAT THIS WILL REMEDY THE PROBLEM. IN JULY 2004 THE DOOR MELTED AGAIN BUT NOT HAS MUCH AS LAST YEAR. MY CHILD FORGOT ONCE AND IT GOT VERY HOT AND MELTED AGAIN. THERE WOULD BE A WAY TO FIXED IT, IS TO RELOCATE THE WATER HEATER BESIDE THE FRIDGE IN THE CENTRE OF THE RV. BUT THEY PREFER TO CHANGE THE DOOR AT EVERY TIME. THE 2004 RV'S THEY CHANGE THE LOCATION OF THE WATER HEATER. I BELIEVE THAT IT COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD IF THE DOOR IS LEFT UNATTENDED. *JB

SLACK ADJUSTERS HANG OUT .CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE SUPENSION FALLING. BAD PROPANE LEAK. JACK WON'T HOLD COACH UP. ALL LEAK AND ONE RT FT WEALDED ON. COACH FALLS SO LOW IT HITS THE FLOOR ,TIRES GOING THROUGH THE WOOD FLOOR AND THE TOP IS STARTING TO BUCKLE.BLOW OUT ON THE ROAD.SATILITE DISH INOP. LIGHTS DON'T ALWAYS STAY ON, DRIVING LIGHTS ALWAYS SHORT OUT. STEPS SHORT OUT BOUGHT THE COACH 2/28/05 BEEN OUT OF SERVICE ABOUT 27 WEEKS. *JB

MY 2004 GULF STREAM MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW FROM LA MESA RV HAS A WATER HEATER INSTALLED WITHOUT AN ACCESS PANEL. GULF STREAM INSISTS THAT THIS IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. THE MFG., SUBURBAN INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SPECIFY AN ACCESS. GULF STREAM SAYS IT IS NECESSARY TO PULL THE WATER HEATER FOR ACCESS. TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES WHICH I HAVE VISITED ALSO THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS ERROR ON GULF STREAMS PART. *JB

CONSUMER LETTER REGARDING RV THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD A SAMSUNG MICROWAVE IN HER RV AND RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. SHE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANY INFORMATION ON THE MICROWAVE THAT WAS IN HER RV BECAUSE IT BURNED TO THE GROUND ON 1/9/2003 FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *NM *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE. EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE TIRE ON THE RIGHT FRONT ALSO BLEW WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE AND ANOTHER TIRE THAT WAS NOTICED WITH TREAD SEPARATION. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS NOTICED AGAIN WITH TREAD SEPARATION AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR AT NIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT. THIS CAUSED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS, THE DEFROSTER AND FAN TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ROCKER SWITCH WAS REPLACED 5 OR 6 TIMES. THIS SWITCH CONTROLS THE RUNNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DETERMINED ALL OF THE COMPONENTS THAT WERE FAILING WERE CONNECTED TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THIS CAUSED AN OVERLOAD, WHICH CAUSED THE COMPONENTS TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REWIRED. THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/22/06. *JB