ITASCA Complaints

THE CONVERTER PRODUCES EXCESSIVE VOLTAGE WHEN LIGHTLY LOADED, A LAMP POWERED BY THE CONVERTER WILL BECOME HOT DURING OVER VOLTAGE AND LIKELY CHAR OR MELT THE FIXTURE SURROUNDING THE LAMP, THE CONVERTER IN THE CONSUMER'S MOTORHOME IS A MODEL 6332 MADE BY MAGNETEK, CONSUMER FEELS THAT BOTH OUTPUTS OF THE CONVERTER SHOULD BE VOLTAGE REGULATED, NOT JUST THE BATTERY OUTPUT. *SLC

PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IN THE WATER HEATER FAILED, THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT THERMOSTAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE PARKING THE AUTOPARK BRAKE LOCKED UP, AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE THE LETTING IT SIT, IT WORKED FINE, ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOPARK BRAKE ABRUPTLY APPLIED ITSELF AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL UNDER THE MOTORHOME TO DISENGAGE THE BRAKE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE IS A POORLY DESIGNED SYSTEM. NLM

ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FURNISHED BY THE MANUFACTURER (WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES) AND THE CERTIFICATION/TIRE LABEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HAS A GAWR (GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING) OF 6,000 LBS. FRONT AND 12,000 LBS. REAR AND A TOTAL GVWR (GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING) OF 18,000 LBS. BY ACCIDENT, I FOUND STAMPED INTO EACH WHEEL "2,780 LBS. MAXIMUM LOAD". MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I LOAD THE VEHICLE ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THE MAXIMUM STATED BY THE MANUFACTURER, THE WHEELS WOULD BE OVERLOADED WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. I FEEL THAT THIS SITUATION IS AT LEAST A SAFETY CONCERN IF NOT A DEFECT. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS SITUATION AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHEN RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

FIRST BLOWOUT ON RHS REAR INSIDE TIRE, SECOND WITHIN 200 MILES ON RHS REAR OUTSIDE TIRE. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID ALL OK AFTER FIRST BLOWOUT. HAD TIRES CHECKED BY OIL CHANGE MAN AND SEARS AUTOMOTIVE WITHIN 50 MILES OF SECOND BLOWOUT. (DOT NUMBER: VDTL 1XD TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)

RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS OBVIOUS FLAW IN SIDEWALL,CONSUMER NOTIFIED FORD AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THIS TIRE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL (FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S LT 255/75R16). *ET

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75R16 )

TIRE 1 : WHLE TRAVELING THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA ON THE INTERSTATE, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE ON THE RV STARTED MAKING A THUMPING SOUND AND WITHIN SECONDS THE ENTIRE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE, LEAVING THE BELTS AND INNER TIRE ONLY, THE TIRE DEFLATED AND ALMOST CAUSED THE RV TO CRASH. THE STATE POLICE LOCATED A LOCAL REPAIR CENTER THAT CAME AND CHANGED TIRE TO A NEW TIRE HE HAD BROUGHT WITH HIM. HE ALSO MENTIONED THE TIRES LOOKED LIKE RETREADS. TIRE 2: WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH NEBRASKA ON OUR WAY BACK TO TEXAS, THE INNER RIGHT REAR TIRE DID THE SAME THING, A THUMPING SOUND AND THE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE LEAVING THE BELTS AND INNER TIRE ONLY, WITHIN SECONDS THE TIRE WAS FLAT. BECAUSE THERE ARE DUAL TIRES ON THE REAR OF THE RV, WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE OFF THE ROAD, HOWEVER ONE TIRE WOULD NOT TAKE US TO THE NEXT TOWN AS IT WAS DAMAGE AND DEFLATING. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE WHEEL WELL AS WELL AS TO THE OUTER TIRE. THE LOCAL POLICE WERE ABLE TO FIND US A REPAIR SHOP TO COME REPLACE ONE TIRE AND PUT THE SPARE ON FOR THE SECOND TIRE. AT THIS TIME HE NOTIED THAT THE SPARE WAS CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALL RIGHT NEXT TO THE TREAD (THE SPARE HAD NEVER BEEN USED), HE ALSO ASKED IF THEY WERE RETREADS, AS DID THE POLICE OFFICER, SINCE HE HAD STOPPED UP THE ROAD AND PICKED UP THE PIECES OF THE TREAD SO NO ONE WOULD RUN OVER THEM. THESE WERE NEW TIRES AS DELIVERED WITH THE RV. AT THIS POINT BOTH THE SERVICE MAN AND POLICE OFFICER BOTH LOOKED AT OUR TIRES AND SAID THE SAFEST THING WE COULD DO WAS REPLACE THE REST OF THE TIRES. HAVING HAD 2 PROBLEMS ON THE SAME VACATION WITHIN DAYS, WE THAN REPLACED THE ALL BUT 1 OF THE REMAINING TIRES, WHICH WE KEPT AS A SPARE AND BROUGHT THE 2ND TIRE HOME WITH US. ON AUG. 31/99 WE CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND THEY WANTED US TO SEND ALL THE TIRES TO THEM. WANTING AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR TO CHECK THE TIRES WE HAVE NOT SENT THE 2 REMAINING TIRES TO THEM. WE HAVE ONE INFLATED TIRE AND ONE DAMANGED TIRE WE BROUGHT BACK FROM THE 2ND INCIDENT.

I RECENTLY COMPLETED A 4000 MILE TRIP IN MY MOTORHOME IN HOT CLIMATE STARTING AND ENDING IN ARIZONA. I HAD 2 BLOWOUTS, COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE/SEPERATIONS. BOTH WERE ON THE INNER DUAL TIRES, BOTH SIDES. THE FIRST FAILURE HAD 19,000 MILES APPROX, THE 2ND AT APPROX 21,000 MILES. THE TIRES ARE LOAD E RATED. THEY APPEAR DEFECTIVE AND THE REMAINING TIRES HAVE STRANGE WEAR PATTERNS THAT LOOK LIKE PENDING SEPERATIONS. THE VEHICLE IS IN TOP CONDITION AND IN CURRENT ALIGNMENT AND PROPER AIR PRESSURE. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND HAVE INVESTIGATED MANY ACIDENTS. THESE TIRES APPEAR DEFECTIVE IN THE SAME WAY AS THE CURRENT RECALL ON OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES ARE. THANK YOU. GLENN BRASCH, TUCSON, ARIZONA.( DOT NUMBER: VD1L1XD TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )

PE-00-020- 1998 FORD SUPER DUTY MOTOR HOME, FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE SIZE 225/75R16 16 INCHES. TWO DIFFERENT INCIDENTS; ONE ON REAR RIGHT HAND SIDE, DUAL INSIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHEN DRIVING. ALSO, ONE OF THE LEFT HAND DUAL INSIDE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED BUBBLES WHICH LATER BLEW OUT WHEN DRIVING, TIRES ONLY HAVE 25 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. *AK DOT#VN1L1XD207. *SLC