ITASCA Complaints

ITASCA, SPIRIT, 1999, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE; WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, REAR INNER DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO STEEL BELT SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE. *AK

1994 WINNEBAGO ITASCA SUNCRUISER GM 7.4 LIT. DRIVING AT 25 MILES PER HOURS, BRAKES LOCK UP ON THE RV STOPPING SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, COST ME A NEW TRANSMISSION, SECOND TIME SAME PROBLEM AT 5 MILES PER HOUR, THIRD TIME NOW THE RV IS PUT ON PARK AND KEEPS ROLLING. *LA

WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING WASHED OR WHEN IT RAINED WATER WOULD GET INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE SEATS BECAME WET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NEVER BE RESOLVED. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH AND WITH NO WARNING RIGHT REAR AND LEFT REAR TIRES TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, SIZE# 225/75R16, DOT# UNKNOWN. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2002 THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. ON JULY,2003 THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. (PLEASE SEND REGISTRATION COPY (ITASCA SPIRIT 2002, FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL SIZE:LTD/75/R16 DOT NUMBER UNKNOWN). *AK *PH *NLM

I WAS DRIVING A NEW 36 FOOT ITASCA WITH OE MICHELIN XRV 235/80R22.5 LRG. TIRE HAD LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON IT WHEN RIGHT REAR INSIDE EXPLODED THROUGH THE OUTSIDE FACING SIDEWALL NO HARM RESULTED BUT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I CHECK MY INFLATION PRESSURE EVERY MORNING. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH IN A 36 FT MOTORHOME THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY FAILED WITH A LOUD EXPLOSION TYPE BANG AND DECREASED CONTROL OF VEHICLE IN PASSING LANE OF BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.*AK

PASSENGER SEAT OVERHEATED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BE SEATED AFTER HALF AN HOUR. DEALER INSPECTED, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM . CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE COST $61,000, AND NO EVEN HAD THE PLEASURE TO BE NEAR HER HUSBAND. SPIRIT, 2003, SEND REGISTRATION COPY. *AK

LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS AFTER ACTIVATING THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH...AFTER LOSS THE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR REMAINS LIT, BUT NOT AS BRIGHT AS WHEN IT IS WHEN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY...TOOK TO FORD DEALER ONCE BUT PROBLEM ENDED BEFORE ARRIVING THERE, SOME 30 MILES AWAY...LAST TIME PROBLEM HAPPENED IT WAS OVER 2 DAYS BEFORE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR WENT OFF...WAS NOT IN VICINITY OF ANY DEALER DURING THIS TIME PERIOD...FORD PROBLEM OR WINNEBAGO PROBLEM????LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON OHIO 32, 4 LANE LIGHTLY TRAVELED ROAD AT NIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP TO A SHOPPING CENTER 2 MILES AFTER INCIDENT HAPPENED BY RUNNING ON RIGHT SHOULDER WITH FLASHERS ON...FLASHERS AND CLEARANCE LIGHTS FUNCTION NORMALLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS..THIS ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU HIT THE HIGH BEAMS...DON'T NORMALLY DO ANY NIGHT DRIVING, SO HAVE NEVER NOTICED THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST..*AK

THREE FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES HAD TRED SEPARATIONS WITH IN 500 MILES OF EACH OTHER. ALL THREE FAILURES OCCURRED LESS THAN 18500. *AK