NEWMAR Complaints

WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE FLEXES AND THE WINDSHIELDS POP OUT OF THE FRAME. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELDS SHATTERED. MULTIPLE INCIDENTS DURING THE PAST 14 MONTHS...THE MOST RECENT WAS APRIL 3. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NEWMAR KOUNTRY STAR DIESEL PUSHE. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS, IN ADDITION TO OTHER REPAIRS. ALL THE REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE WERE UNKNOWN. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

I HAVE A MOTORHOME (FORD) WITH A RECALL, 05S28. I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER FROM FORD IN SEPT. OF 07. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS RECALL DONE SINCE THEN BUT ALL THE DEALERS ARE WAITING FOR FORD MOTOR CO. TO DELIVER THE REPLACEMENT PART. DON'T YOU THINK THIS PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE BY NOW. CAN YOU PUT SOME PRESSURE ON FORD MOTOR CO. TO DELIVER THESE PARTS. *TR

PRIMARY BATTERY CABLE GROUNDED INTO TURBO. NOT PROPERLY ANCHORED OR ROUTED. RUINED STARTER ,BATTERIES. CABLES WERE REROUTED BY A FREIGHTLINER SERVICE GARAGE ANCHORED STARTER CABLE REPLACED. I RECOMMENDED TO NEWMAR THAT A RECALL BE ISSUED AND ASKED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY DAMAGE. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THEIR OPINION THE CABLES WERE ADEQUATELY SECURED AND NO FURTHER ACTION WAS NECESSARY AND CLOSED THE ISSUE. WE LOST A PROPANE FACILITY IN LUBBOCK,TX TO FIRE LAST YEAR WHETHER THEY IDENTIFIED THE IGNITION SOURCE OR NOT I DON'T KNOW . I DO KNOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHE SUCH AS THIS. I DISAGREE WITH NEWMAR'S ASSESSMENT THAT THE CABLES ARE PROPERLY SECURED, IF THEY WERE MY PRIMARY BATTERY CABLE WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED ITS WAY INTO MY TURBO WITH SO FEW MILES. I HAVE THE BATTERY CABLE THAT WAS BURNT HALF INTO AS WELL AS PICTURES OF ROUTING AF CABLES BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE REPAIR. THE STARTER AND BATTERIES WERE CORE REPLACEMENTS. *TR

THE KING PIN HITCH BOX FOR TOWING THE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE TRAVERSING DOWN A STEEP GRADE WITH HEAVY BREAKING OF THE TOW VEHICLE. *TR

1999 NEWMAR MOUNTAIN AIRE WITH DEFECTIVE REFRIGERATOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REFRIGERATOR IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE HE HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLING UNIT TWICE IN TWO YEARS. *KB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A REFUND FOR THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED THE SECOND TIME, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR THE FIRST CLAIM DUE TO THE DATE OF WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. (RECALL 06E076000) *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NEWMAR AMERICAN STAR RV (TOW BEHIND). THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL GENERAL, SIZE 29575R225 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE FRONT, AND REAR TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. NEWMAR INFORMED THE CONTACT TO GO TO SEARS. SEARS STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT RATED FOR A TOW TRAILER. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT THE APPROPRIATE SIZE FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER. UPDATED *JB

2003 AMERICAN STAR TRAILER. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. CUSTOMER STATES THE TREAD SEPARATED 3 TIMES ON DIFFERENT TIRES. THE THIRD TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT THE APPROPRIATE SIZE FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER.*JB

7 BRAKE FAILURES, RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 02V093000, THIS BRAKE FAILURE IS ALWAYS BEING FIXED OVER & OVER, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE & THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BUY THE VEHICLE BACK AS PER THE RECALL, "IF THE CONDITION IS NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, THE OWNERS MAY BE ENTITLED TO AN IDENTICAL OR REASONABLY EQUIVALENT VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE OR TO A REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE LESS A REASONABLE ALLOWANCE FOR DEPRECIATION." *TR. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ THE DEALER STATED MICROWAVE IS INOPERABLE, TIGHTENED UPPER FITTING, AND REPLACE START BATTERY. UPDATED 12/12/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NEWMAR MOUNTAIN AIRE, MODEL NUMBER 3778. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE CRACKED ON THE OUTSIDE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE CAUSED BY HEAT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ROTOR FAILURE OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND COULD BE DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED FROM HER HUSBAND'S DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DAMAGE TO THE COMPONENTS. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,703. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE DEFECT. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR