JAYCO FIFTH WHEEL Complaints

PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES. NO BRAKES ON THREE WHEELS. NEED TO CHECK IN FALL 2017 AND THERE WAS FULL GREASE IN THE HUB. THAT'S WHY NO BRAKES. NEED TO CHANGE THE SPRINGS LEFT SIDE, SPRING WAS DEAD. BUT NOW THE FITHWEEL IS LOWER THEN RIGHT SIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JAYCO PINNACLE RV EQUIPPED WITH LIONSHEAD CASTLE ROCK ST TIRES, SIZE: 235/85R16 MLR66 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A BYSTANDER NOTICED SWELLING (BUBBLES) AROUND ALL FOUR TIRES OF THE RV. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KETELSEN RV (1500 KETELSEN DR, HIAWATHA, IA 52233, (319) 377-8244) WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC HD TOWING A 2016 JAYCO PINNACLE FIFTH WHEEL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BOTTOM STRUCTURE OF THE FIFTH WHEEL RUBBED AGAINST THE WHEELS. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.*PM CONSUMER STATED MANUFACTUER HAS RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.*JB

****NOTE - NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION. CONTACT CONSUMER**** THE TRAILER HAS A SPRING LOADED TV LIFT SYSTEM WITH THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW BEHIND IT. MY WIFE IS HANDICAPPED FROM CANCER WITH A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY AND IS UNABLE TO PUSH THE TV DOWN INTO THE CABINET TO USE THE EMERGENCY WINDOW IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY AND SHE IS TRAPPED INSIDE THE TRAILER. ## VIN PASSED ## , ##*DT*DT*TP CONSUMER STATED FROM THE FLOOR TO THE TOP OF THE TV IS 62 INCHES AND THE TV IS SET BACK 18 INCHES FROM THE FRONT OF THE FIREPLACE. YOU HAVE TO LEAN FORWARD 18 INCHES REACH UP AND PUSH THE TV DOWN WITH 18 1/2 POUNDS OF PRESSURE. CARFAX CANNOT PROCESS REQUEST. 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)*JB *TR*JB*DT*JB*DT*DT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JAYCO PINNACLE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, EXTRA FORCE WAS NEEDED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT HAD NO SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAMPERS INN RV OF OCALA (7677 S, HWY 441, OCALA, FL 34480, (800) 786-2252) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING LEAKED GREASE ONTO THE BRAKE PADS. THE AXLE MADE CONTACT WITH THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO TOUCH THE FRAME. THE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE AXLES WERE NOT REPLACED OR UPGRADED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350 TOWING A 2017 JAYCO PINNACLE FIFTH WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEELS ON THE FIFTH WHEEL WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE UNDERBELLY AND THE SPRINGS THAT HELD THE RV WERE FLATTENED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SPRING AND BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

BRAKES FAIL DUE TO FAULTY CONNECTORS GAS SPILLAGE DUE TO INCORRECT FUEL TANK FLOW FIRST GOING 65 MPH HAD TO BRAKE AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT BECAUSE THE TRAILER BRAKES QUIT INTERMITTENTLY ON THE GAS ISSUE WHEN GETTING GAS AT THE GAS STATION THE PORT WHERE YOU PUT THE GAS NOZZLE DOES NOT SUPPORT THE AMOUNT OF GAS AND SPILLS BACK CREATING A FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZZARD

WHEELS RUBBING BOTTOM OF CAMPER, RV IS TO HEAVY TO STOP WITH FACTORY INSTALLED BRAKES. *DT *DT INVALID VIN *JB CONSUMER JAYCO HAS REPLACED OUR SPRINGS, WE ASKED FOR AN AXLE UPGRADE BUT THEY DECLINED. ITS TRULY AN EPIDEMIC WITH THESE HEAVY RV UNITS ROLLING OUT OF PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HAULING A 2015 JAYCO EAGLE. WHILE AT A CAMPING SITE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WATER TANK HAD NO WATER. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE RV, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WATER TANK BOLTS WERE MISSING AND THE TANK WAS HANGING. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STRAPPED THE TANK ONTO THE RV AND DRAINED THE WATER OUT. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM THE RV AND TOOK IT TO CAMPING WORLD (1861 STATE HIGHWAY 5S, AMSTERDAM, NY 12010, 518-843-0434). THE RV WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED. THE RV WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER: 1TE0087. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THERE WAS NO MILEAGE.

WELDS BROKE ON CONNECTION BETWEEN LEAF SPRINGS AND BODY FRAME CAUSING TRAILER TO NEARLY TOPPLE