1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ALUMA LITE Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING WEST ON MO-7 APPROX 2 MILES EAST OF GARDEN CITY, THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT ON OUR BUMPER TOW 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER TRAVEL TRAILER WITH TANDEM TIRES. THE TIRE WAS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD, AND HAD LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ON IT ON THIS TEMPERATE FALL DAY, WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE APPROX. 6 FT LONG LOOSE TREAD FLAILED THE WHEEL WELL AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE WHEEL WELL, TRAILER SIDE AND THE WASTE WATER TANK DRAIN LINES, VALVES, AND VALVE CONTROLS. VEHICLE SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 58 MILES PER HOUR ON AN EXCELLENT ASPHALT ROAD SURFACE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY ROAD HAZARDS.. THE TIRE PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED IN THE LAST 48 HOURS AND HAD BEEN DRIVEN LESS THAN 200 MILES. THE TRAILER WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND THE WHEEL WAS CHANGED WITH THE SPARE TIRE, THE TRAILER WAS TOWED BACK TO CLINTON, MO, WHERE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS OVER $6,000. THE INSURANCE COMPANY JUDGED IT TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ALUMA LITE CUSTOMS 28 FOOT TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRESS CRACK ON THE HITCH PIN BOX IN THE FRONT THAT CONNECTED TO THE TOW VEHICLE ON THE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THE CRACK COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY WERE OUT OF BUSINESS AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE WHERE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR.

(LAWYER ON BEHALF OF PLANTIFFS)...THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT A RECALL ISSUED ON SAID VEHICLE. THE PARTS USED FOR RECALL REPAIR FOR TRAILER INSTABILITY WAS A CHEAP REMEDY TO APPEASE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ALSO DUE TO THE LACK OF STABILITY OF THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS, DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER NOT WILLING TO USE THE CORRECT PARTS.*JG

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THREE BLOWOUTS, NO CRASH OCCURED, THE DRIVER LOSS TEMPORARY CONTROL OF THE TRAILER AND TOW VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL( GENERAL TIRES ST225/75R15D, DOT # DOTADHH1DL345, TIRE NAME: AMERI-TRAILER ST). NLM

GOODYEAR TIRES (P225 75 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRAVEL TRAILER. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE TIRES ON TRAVEL TRAILER BEGAN TO PEAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RIDE ROUGH. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE, GOT OUT TO NOTICE THAT THE REST OF THE TIRES WERE BUBBLED UP LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO POP. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRE TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BLOWN IN THE PAST YEAR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.

THE SPRING HANGER BRACKET WHICH IS WELDED TO THE FRAME BROKE, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGED TO TIRES/SHOCKS AND RIGHT SIDE OF PANELLING. PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. *AK

SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE ALL (4) TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT. (3) WHILE DRIVING AND (1) WHILE STOPPED. FIRST TIME IN MAY 96, (2) TIMES IN JULY OF 96, (1) TIME IN AUGUST OF 96. *AK