GULF STREAM Complaints

MOTOR HOME WINDSHIELD SHIFTED OVER A HALF AN INCH AND COULD POP OUT AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT DUE TO THE MOTOR HOME BEING OVER 7 YEARS OLD THE RUBBER GASKET COULD HAVE HARDENED, BUT UPON INSPECTION, THE RUBBER GASKET WAS SOFT. MOTOR HOME WAS STILL BEING INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE WINDSHIELD FAILURE. SERIAL #52-3A832LFS25302.*AK

SUB STANDARD TIRES, ON JULY 21, 2004 I HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL, OF MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER. I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING ABOUT THE BLOW OUT OTHER THAN I HAVING BAD LUCK, THE TRAILER IS A 2003 MAKE MADE BY GULF STREAM. SO I JUST HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AND REPAIRED THE DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER. I HAD THE TIRE REPAIRED BUT DID NOT SAVE THE OLD TIRE. IN SEPTEMBER WE TOOK ANOTHER CAMPING TRIP, WELL ON THE WAY I HAD ANOTHER BLOW OUT ON THE SAME SIDE BUT THE FRONT TIRE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE, THIS IS NO FREAK INCIDENT I HAD THE TIRE REPLACE BUT I KEPT THE OLD TIRE THIS TIME. TWO DAYS LATER ON THE WAY HOME, I HAD ANOTHER BLOW OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. AS SOON AS WE MADE IT HOME I REPLACED ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES ON THE TRAILER. I CONTACTED CARLISLE TIRES AND SENT THEM THE TIRES (1 BLOW OUT 2-GOOD TIRES) THAT DID NOT CAUSE DAMAGE, AND WEEK LATER THEY REIMBURSE ME FOR THESE TIRES, THE SECOND BLOW OUT THAT CAUSE THE MINOR DAMAGE I HAD TO CONTACT GOODYEAR AND SENT THEM THE OLD TIRE, A WEEK LATER THEY ALSO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE SECOND TIRE AND THE DAMAGE TO THE TRAVEL. I FILE A CLAIM WITH GOODYEAR ON THE FIRST BLOW OUT AND WAS DENY BECAUSE I GOOD NOT PROVIDE THEM WITH THE TIRE GOODYEAR POLICY IS NO TIRE NO CLAIM NO SERVICE SO THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE FIRST BLOW OUT THE ONE THAT COST ME $871.00 (CARLISLE ST 225 75R15 MADE BY GOODYEAR) . MY PROBLEM IS THAT THEY JUST REPLACED THE FOUR TIRES BECAUSE OF SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES, BUT BECAUSE I CAN'T PROVIDE THEM WITH THE FIFTH TIRES THEY WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER WORKING WITH ME. *AK

THE FUEL LINE DRAPED OVER THE EXHAUST PIPE. *BF THE DISCOVERY OCCURRED WHEN THE FREIGHTLINER REPAIR SHOP WAS TRYING TO FIX THE CHASSIS CLIMATE CONTROL HOSES THAT HAD BURNED THROUGH BECAUSE THEY WERE ALSO DRAPED OVER THE EXHAUST PIPE. *TC *JB

THE CONSUMER HAS HAD A TOTAL OF FOUR FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL RS4 II TIRE FAILURES. *NM THE FIRST OCCURRENCE THE RIGHT OUTSIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, THE SECOND OCCURRENCE THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE RIGHT REAR INNER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE THIRD INCIDENT SOME WIRING AND INSULATION HAD CAME OFF THE TIRE. THE LAST OCCURRENCE THE DRIVER SIDE OUTSIDE BLEW OUT AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MOTORHOME. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON US231 NO IN INDIANA APPROACHING US36 AT APROXIMATELY 45 MPH A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. UPON CHECKING THE INSIDE TIRE I FOUND THE OUTER LAYERS WERE SEPERATED FROM THE CORDS. A SERVICE CAME AND CHENGED THE TIRE AND THIS CONFIRMED THE CONDITION. ALOCAL DEALER AT HOME REPLACED THE TIRE AS ONLY 3/32 OF TREAD WAS USED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER 5 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AND DO NOT WANT TO RISK LOSS OF LIFE FOR TIRES. PLEASE RESPOND ASAP IF THESE HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THANK YOU-FRANK TODD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE LOST THE ENTIRE TREAD. TWO WEEKS LATER THE TIRE IN THE EXACT SAME WHEEL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE RUBBER ON THE ROOF TORE APART AND WAS HANGING ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVES FAULTY INSTALLATION WAS THE CAUSE. *NM

GULFSTREAM RV YEAR 2002 (BODY IS A 2001); APPROX 11,000 MILES. I WAS APPRXOIMATELY 30 MILES SOUTH OF GREEN BAY , WISCONSIN WHEN A COUPLE IN A WHITE SEDAN FLAGGED ME OVER. THEY TOLD ME THAT ONE OF MY RV WINDOWS HAD FLOWN OUT AND HAD SMASHED IN THE ROADWAY. FORTUNATELY, THEY SAID THAT THE FLYING WINDOW HAD NOT HIT ANY CARS AND WAS SMASHED SO THOROUGHLY THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY LITTLE LEFT TO BLOCK ANY TRAFFIC. I CALLED GULFTSTREAM MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID SINCE IT WAS OVER ONE YEAR OLD THAT THEY HAVE NO LIABLILITY. (THE WINDOW MANUFACTURER SENT ME A NEW WINDOW.) HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT SUCH A NEW VEHICLE WOULD BE SO BADLY MADE THAT WINDOWS CAN FLY OUT . MANY PEOPLE COULD HAVE DIED. THE GULFTSREAM HEAD OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS STATED ABSOLUTELY THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY PUT THE WINDOW TOGETHER, THAT THEY HAVE NO REPONSIBILITY AND DO NOT INTEND TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER FURTHER.

DRIVING 55 MPH ON I-25, NOTHING OUT THE ORDENARY, JUST HEARD A POP, AND WHEN I PULLED OVER THE TREAD HAD RAPPED AROUND THE AXLE. APPON REMOVING THE WHEEL, I THEN TRIED TO REMOVE THE TREAD FROM THE AXLE, WHEN I GOT IT OFF I NOTICED THAT THE TREAD WAS IN ONE PEACE LIKE IT HAD SEPERATED FROM THE CORD FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE ALL I KNOW IS THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THAT CARLISLE TIRES HAVE A RECORD OF FAILURE. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL, NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY TRAILER OR TO MY WIFE AND I. *AK

I BOUGHT A 2003 INNSBROCK TRAVEL TRAILER NEW IN APRIL OF 2003.IN APRIL OF 2004 I FOUND THAT THE SLIDE OUT ON THE TRAILER HAS BEEN LEAKING. THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE TRAILER FROM HAS TRIED TO FIX THE LEAK WITH CHULK BUT IT IS STILL LEAKING. THE CARPET AND WOOD IS STARTING TO MOLD AND MILDEW. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE MOLD AND MILDEW WILL CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR MY FAMILY AND I. THE DEALER AND GULF STREAM COACH DO NOT SEEM TO CARE THAT MY TRAILER IS STILL LEAKING AND THAT THERE IS A MOLD AND MILDEW PROBLEM.*AK