GULF STREAM Complaints

GULF STREAM 325DH, WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A SCRAPING SOUND, PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE PROPANE FUEL TANK WAS SCRAPING THE PAVEMENT, IT WAS PUNCTURED AND LEAKING FUEL. THERE IS A RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF SPARKS IGNITED LP GAS AND EXPLODED WHEN WELDS FAILED CAUSING LP GAS TANK TO BREAK AWAY FROM FLOOR. *YH

SEVERE PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVNG ON RUGGED ROAD AT ANY SPEED, ALSO WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR MORE IN HIGH WINDS IT IS HARD TO CONTROL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE IS AN EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE OF RV, THERE IS ALSO A NOISE IN DRIVE TRAIN, DRIVERS SEAT WILL NOT ADJUST BACK FAR ENOUHG.*SLC

THE BUREAU OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR (BAR) SUGGESTED THAT I FILE MY COMPAINT TO NHTSA. MY MOTORHOME, GULF STREAM ON A SPARTAN CHASSIS, HAS A STEERING PROBLEM - A LARGE TURNING RADIUS SINCE I BROUGHT IT NEW. THE MAXIMUM FRONT WHEEL CUT ANGLES ARE 28 DEGREES FOR RIGHT TURN AND 26 DEGREES FOR LEFT TURN INSTEAD OF 45 DEGREES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION. IF THE WHEEL CUT IS 28 DEGREES, THE TURNING RADIUS IS 33.7 FEET BY THE INSIDE FRONT WHEEL INSTEAD OF 22.4 FEET AT 45 DEGREES. RIGHT NOW, IT IS 11.3 FEET LARGER, THAT IS, MORE THAN 50% LARGER TURNING RADIUS THAN THE SPECS. J&L REPAIRS (AN AUTHORIZED GULF STREAM SERVICE SHOP) AND A LOCAL ALIGNMENT SHOP STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE STEERING GEAR BOX. DOCUMENTATION WAS SENT TO ED DOBBS (DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER SERVICE) OF SPARTAN MOTOR REQUESTING RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM. RESPONSE FROM SPARTAN MOTOR IS UNSATISFACTORY. WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE. DOCUMENTATION IS AVAILABLE. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

RODENT ENTERED INTO THE MOTORHOME, THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RODENT ENTRY WAS PROBABLY DUE TO DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A DEFECTIVE SLIDEOUT SEAL, WHICH WAS REPLACED PLUS SOME FOAM ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE COACH. YH

THE WEIGHT OF THE UNIT EXCEEDS THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE UNIT, WHEN CAMPING GEAR SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, ETC. ARE ADDED, THIS IS CONSIDERED A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. THE CONSUMER HAD PUT THE UNIT IN STORAGE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERN. *YH

ALL WHEELS OF THE TRAILER CRACKED AND TIRES BLEW OUT SEVERAL TIMES, THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT THE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE NOT CORRECT SIZE TO CARY 10,000 LB TRAILER. THE MANUFACTURER BLAMES THE TIRE BUT THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE SIZE OF THE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE THE CAUSE. *YH

FRAME FLEX. RECALL COMPLETED . BUT MUCH STRESS DAMAGE TO BODY CAUSED FROM RECALL. *AK

CHASSIS AND REAR AXLE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT FOR VEHICLE'S WEIGHT LOAD. THIS HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO PULL TO RIGHT OR LEFT WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH REPLACING STEERING GEAR AND POWER STEERING PUMP EVERY 7,000 MILES OR MORE. VEHICLE HAD 6 STEERING GEARS AND POWER STEERING PUMPS REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL APPEARS TO BE REOCCURRING. *AK ALSO THE STEERING BOX HAD BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN THREE TIMES. *YH

INNSBRUCK TRAILER SERIAL #51-4-T-I18FD-2128, DEVELOPED STRESS CRACKS IN THE CHASSIS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TONGUE WITH THE TONGUE ALMOST SEPARATED FROM THE TRAILER, THE METAL IN THE ORIGINAL HITCH WAS ONLY GOOD FOR ABOUT 500 POUNDS, CONSUMER HAD HITCH WELDED. *MJS *SLC *JB