GULF STREAM Complaints

RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD AND STEEL BELTS SEPERATED FROM TIRE BODY. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FENDER,STEP,RIGHT REAR VIEW MIRROR,AND WHEEL COVER. WAS TRAVLING AT 58 MPH WHEN TREAD CAME OFF. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE BEFORE TIRE WENT FLAT.THE SPEED LIMIT ON THIS HIGHWAY IS 70 MPH. HAPPY THAT I WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST.

MY VEHICLE HAS A WINDSHEILD LEAK THAT ALLOWS WATER TO RUN DOWN THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN IN RAINY CONDITIONS. THIS CONDITION BLURS AND OBSTRUCTS VISION IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIR BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MOST OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

FRONT END BOUNCES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS; 740 POUNDS TOO HEAVEY ON REAR AXLE, AND 5 FEET TOO LONG ON THE REAR AXLE. GULFSTREAM WILL NOT RETURN CALLS, WORKHORSE SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. DEALER HAS HAD MOTORHOME FOR A MONTH.*AK *TT

MY WIFE ( IS DISABLED AND OUR RV IS THE ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ) AND WE HAD TAKEN OUR LAST TRIP TO VERMONT IN OUR 2004 GULF STREAM CONQUEST, AND WE WERE ON I-91 AND THERE IS SEVERAL MILES OF THE ROAD WHICH HAS BEEN BEATEN BADLY AND THE RV WAS BOUNCING AND VIBRATING THE WHOLE VEHICLE TO THE POINT MY WIFE HAD TO HOLD ONTO THE DINETTE TABLE SHE WAS SITTING AT( DRIVERS SIDE FACING FORWARD WITH SEATBELTS ON). THE SUSPENTION/ SHOCKS ON THIS RV DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO TAKE OUT THE BUMPS AND SHIMMY'S AND THE SEAT MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN JUST COMPRESSED EVEN MORE AND BOTTOMED OUT AND HURT HER NECK FROM THE JARRING AND BOUNCING THAT THERE ARE OTHER SECTIONS OF THE ROAD WHICH ARE ALSO ROUGH AND THE VEHICLE BOUNCES AND WANTS TO CHANGE LANES ON ME. I'M HAVING SOME BILSTEIN SHOCKS INSTALLED AND WE CONTACTED THE GULF STREAM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SEATING AND TELL THEM ABOUT THE RIDE WE ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THOSE WITH SOMETHING MORE SUPPORTIVE BUT THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T MAKE ANY THING WITH ACTUAL COIL SPRINGS OR A STIFFER FOAM PADDING. THEY CONTACTED A NEW LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR OF THEIRS WHO WOULD LOOK AT THE SEATS. WE ASKED IF THE EXISTING BARREL CHAIR COULD BE REPLACED WITH NECK SUPPRT BUT THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING AND IF WE CHANGED ANYTHING WE COULD "VOID THE WARRENTY ON THE COACH". I BROUGHT THE RV TO THIS DEALER WHO WAS THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAT IN THE SEAT WHICH BOTTOMED OUT(HE SAID HE WAS AROUND 300 #'S) AND SAID ALL THESE SEATS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE AND THAT YOU CAN'T SIT IN THESE SEATS FOR LONG WITH OUT THE FOAM COLLAPSING. HE ASKED ME ABOUT MY WIFE'S WEIGHT AND THEN MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THE FACT THAT GOVERMENT STANDARDS FOR SEATING IS ONLY 150 LBS. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE DIDN'T BELIEVE THERE WAS ANY TYPE OF SEPARATION OR ACTUAL DEFECT IN THE SEAT CUSHION. THE CHANGING OF THE SHOCKS SOUNDED GOODAND MAYBE GOING TO A VAN CONVERSTION SHOP OR CALLING A MOBILITY COMPANY WOULD BE OUR BEST BET BUT THIS WAS ALL AN UPGRADE AND NOT GULF STREAM'S RESPONSIBILITY.

WHEN IT RAINED THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND FLOOD THE CABIN. THIS RESULTED IN MILDEW, MOLD STAINS AND OTHER PROBLEMS. THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK WAS UNDETERMINED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE (GULF STREAM FRIENDSHIP 2002). *NLM THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR VIBRATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THERE WAS A SQUEAK IN THE KITCHEN COMPARTMENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE DOOR VIBRATED, THE TAIL PIPE WAS LOOSE, THE MOLDING ON THE FOOT OF THE BED, THE SEAL ON THE COUCH HAD COME OFF, THE SPRING HAD BROKEN ON THE DOOR OF THE GENERATOR, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DID NOT LATCH, THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE TILE ON THE FLOOR, THE FLOOR HEAT WOULD NOT TIGHTEN, THE LIGHT COVER ABOVE THE SOFA DID NOT FIT AND WOULD REPEATEDLY FALL OFF, THE TRACKS ON THE BACK DOOR DID NOT SHUT PROPERLY, THE FUEL FILL HAD BINDED, AND THE SATELLITE DISH WOULD FLUTTER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDE. THE HYDRAULIC JACK LEAKED FLUID AND AS A RESULT THE SLIDE WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE FRONT SLIDE OUT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND. THE ENTRY DOOR DID NOT FIT AND RATTLED WHILE GOING DOWN AS IF IT WERE GOING TO BLOW OFF THE UNIT. *SC *JB

I HAVE MICHELIN XRV TIRES ON MY MOTORHOME AND RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT EVEN THOUGH I MAINTAIN MY TIRES PERFECTLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE MICHELIN XRV TIRES! MY TIRE WAS A XRV 235/80R22.5. IT WAS ALMOST 5 YEARS OLD AND LOOKED BRAND NEW WITH NO CRACKS AND ALMOST NO TREAD WEAR AT ALL.

THE BRAKE COMPRESSOR FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN ENGAGED GOING DOWN AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN/STOPPING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, REPEATED DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A COMPUTER GLITCH BECAUSE OF A PROGRAMMING PROBLEM. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED BUT SINCE NO FAULT CODE WAS FOUND NO REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE. THIS IS ON A CHEVROLET CUT AWAY CHASSIS. NO ENGINE BRAKING . VEHICLE ACTUALLY ACCELERATES GOING DOWN HILL, DANGEROUS CONDITION. PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBSEQUENT MODES PRODUCED HAD AN AUXILLARY TRANS BRAKE INSTALLED FROM GM. *BF *NM

I AM A CONSUMER WITH SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES! I AM THE OWNER OF A 27 FOOT GULFSTREAM RV. IT BEING BRAND NEW, MY FIRST PROBLEMS WERE WITH ONLY ~ 6K000 MILES ON IT--1/2 WAY ACROSS THE US. THE FIRST TIRE TREAD SEPARATED--WITH THE TIRE STILL FULL OF AIR. THEN THE TREADS WORE OUT ON HE FRONT AT ~ 7000 MILES. CAUSED PROBLEMS AND BIG $$ TO FIX THE FRONT END...AND 2 MORE NEW TIRES --NOT FIRESTONES. NOTHER TIRE SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A HUGE "BUBBLE" IN THE SIDEWALL--HAD TO REPLACE OUT OF MY POCKET-AGAIN! :-( LAST STRAW...MAY 26....TAKING MY DAUGHTER (5 YRS OLD) WITH 5 OF HER FRIENDS ON HER BIRTHDAY OUTING. ANOTHER TIRE TREAD CAME OFF--AGAIN, WITH THE TIRE STILL FULL OF AIR. AGAIN, MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RV, AND RUINED THE DAY...4 HOURS LATER WE WERE HOME...NO PARTY.... SIRS, I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW WORRIED I AM ABOUT A COMPANY WHO, JUST TODAY, TOLD THE LOCAL TIRE DEALER (ABOUT MY SITUATION) AND I QUOTE: "WE JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE REST OF THEM TO BLOW".............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE......?!??????? I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR DAMAGES AND REPAIRS, AS WELL AS REPLACEMENTS! I AM HAVING THEM ALL REPLACED AND NEVER WITH FIRESTONES AGAIN. SO, HOW CAN YOU ASSIST.*AK

2004 FRIENDSHIP G7 MOTOR HOME REAR VIEW MIRROR REPLACED , AND SAME PROBLEM STILL THERE. *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM COULD BE FIXED IF THEY WERE REPLACED WITH ADJUSTABLE MIRRORS FOR BETTER VISION. *JB

WHEN YOU DRIVE THIS MOTORHOME AND ATTEMPT TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE, IT IS REALLY HARD TO KEEP THE MOTORHOME IN IT'S OWN LANE. I DRIVE BETWEEN 55-58 MPH.AND SLOW DOWN WHEN I FEEL THE ROAD CONDITIONS WARRANT, THE MOTORHOME FEELS AS IF IT WANTS TO ROLL OVER, I HAVE SPOKE WITH OTHERS WHO SHARE THE SAME CONCERNS. IF YOU GET. E ONTO A ENTRANCE RAMP THAT IS A LOOP, AND THE SUGGESTED SAFE SPEED IS "30" MPH DON'T DO IT, MAYBE 15-20- MPH, I HAVE DRIVEN MANY VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME AND THIS MOTORHOME SCARES ME. IT IS EQUIPPED WITH 19.5 INCH TIRES, AND THERE IS TO MUCH HEIGHT AND TOP WEIGHT FOR THE TIRES AND SUSPENSION TO SUPPORT ON A STABLE BASE. I HAVE YET TO CRASH BUT I KNOW IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I CRASH AND BURN. I AM A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER AND I WOULD BE MORE THAN GLAD TO TAKE ONE OF YOUR STAFF FOR A RIDE, AND LET THEM DRIVE SO THEY CAN EXPERIANCE THE AMUSEMENT PARK HANDLING OF THIS MOTORHOME. # OF FAILURES WILL INDICATE TIMES OF UNSAFE HANDLING.THE UNIT IS A GULFSTREAM ENDURA 6340 EH 2 SLIDES. *AK