GULF STREAM Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD AN EXPLOSION. THE CONSUMER SLOWED DOWN IMMEDIATELY, LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW RUBBER ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *AK *JB

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH GULF STREAM COACH MODEL 6280. *MR WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD PLENTY OF OIL AND COOLANT AND WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. THE CONSUMER THEN TRIED A HIGHER GRADE OF GAS. THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON, BUT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS BAD. THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM THIS TIME WAS THE 02 SENSOR. THE LEFT SPEAKER DID NOT WORK AND THE RIGHT SPEAKER BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. THE CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE LIGHTS, BACK UP LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. (GULF STREAM COACH MODEL# 6280 SN 29643) *SC *JB

THE TAIL GATE BROKE FROM THE FRAME. THE CONSUMER WILL SEND PICTURES AND FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE ISSUE. *JB THE TOP FIBERGLAS ROOF HAD A CRACK THAT LEAKED, THERE WAS A BAD GAS LEAK, THE A/C COVER WAS LOOSE AND THE GLUE ON THE CEILING WAS MOLDING LOOSE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. *AK

FLEXIBLE PROPANE LINE ROUTED TO CLOSE TO SLIDE OUT MECHANISM. LINE IS PINCHED AND THEN RUPTURES LEAKING PROPANE. *AK

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM SAMSUNG FOR A MODEL MR5491 MICROWAVE. THIS UNIT IS PERMENANTLY INSTALLED IN MY TRAVEL TRAILER, YET SAMSUNG INSISTS THAT A MUST REMOVE THE UNIT AND TAKE THE UNIT IN FOR SERVICE. I MUST TAKE OFF WORK TO DO THIS, AS THE CENTER IS ONLY OPEN M-F IF IT IS AN INSTALLED UNIT, WHY DOES THE RECALL NOT INCLUDE SERVICE--AFTER ALL IT IS NOT MY PROBLEM THAT THE UNIT IS DEFECTIVE!!

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER TO REPLACED THE FUSE. THE FUSE BLEW WHEN IT WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO INDICATED AFTER AN INSPECTION, THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS BAD. THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON THE MICROWAVE SANSUNG MR5493G01 LAST OCTOBER. THE CONSUMER CALLED 1-866-461-2289, AND STATED THAT THEY WILL SEND THE PART AND A TECHNICIAN TO INSTALL THE PART. HOWEVER, NEITHER THE PART NOR THE TECHNICIAN SHOWED UP. CONSUMER CALLED BACK ON SIX DIFFERENT TIMES, AND STILL NO PART OR TECHNICIAN APPEARED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THREE BLOWOUTS ON A FIFTH WHEEL RV TRAILER. *MR THERE HAVE BEEN DAMAGE ESTIMATES NEARING 6K DOLLARS. *SCC *JB RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS WEIGHED BY MINICK MATERIALS COMPANY AND REGISTERED A WEIGHT OF 8,600 POUNDS EVEN (WITHOUT WATER OR OTHER STORAGE OBJECTS IN THE RV). *MJJ THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ADD TO WHICH HAS BEEN UPDATED. *JB 3/1/04

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT (1993 GULFSTREAM CONQUEST - OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *PH *NM