NEWMAR Complaints

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE TIRE RECALL 04V037000 REPAIRED BECAUSE WHEN HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER'S TELEPHONE NUMBER THERE WAS A RECORDING THAT GAVE ANOTHER TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CALL. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED THE OTHER NUMBER IT CONNECTED HIM TO A FLOWER SHOP. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD BEEN TRYING FOR A MONTH TO CALL THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE DEALERS TELEPHONE NUMBER. *AK

3 TIRES HAD BEEN REPLACED WITHIN 11,000 MILES. SIDEWALL BLEW OUT ON ALL THREE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT.*AK

3 TIRES WERE REPLACED WITHIN 11,000 MILES. SIDEWALL BLEW OUT ON ALL THREE TIRES. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V037000 CONCERNING TIRE FAILURE. BEFORE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED SIDEWALL AND TREAD BLEW OUT, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FENDER AND WHEELS. DEALER FELT THAT THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRES, BUT NOT FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK *PH

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, A BUBBLE ACCUMULATED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE CLEANING THE TIRES CONSUMER RUBBED HANDS ACROSS THE TREAD AND NOTICED THAT IT WASN'T SMOOTH. THE TIRES WERE CUPPING, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS 11.32 TREAD REMAINING ON THE LEFT SIDE TIRES, AND 9.32 TREAD REMAINING ON THE RIGHT SIDE TIRES. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT CUPPING WAS DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER USING A LOAD D TIRE INSTEAD OF LOAD E. THE TIRE COULDN'T WITHSTAND THE LOAD. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED RIGHT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT THAT ALSO DAMAGED FIBER GLASS BODY AROUND THE WHEEL. (NAR) *LA *CB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANY OBJECTS ON THE ROAD. TIRE SIZE 255/80/22.5/XRV.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD THREE SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS WHILE DRIVING . ALL THE BLOWOUTS RESULTED IN SOME TYPE OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. MICHELIN AGREED TO PAY THE CONSUMER $95. PER TIRE BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEE A MONTH AND THE CONSUMER STILL HASN'T RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT. *NM

RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2000 DUTCH STAR MOTORHOME W/MICHELIN 255/80R22.5 TIRES. JUST NOTIFIED BY LTR DATED 1-26-04 FROM NEWMAR CORP. I HAVE ATTEMPTED 3 TIMES TO CONTACT THEM, AND THEY REFUSE TO RETURN CALLS OR ANSWER THEIR PHONE OTHER THAN AUTOMATED.TIRES FAILED W/LESS THAN 27,000 MILES IN OCT 2002.*AK

AT ANY SPEED, WHEN VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO PITCH BACK AND FORTH AND ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NORMAL, AND SUGGESTS THAT THE CONSUMER BREAK THE VEHICLE IN. THIS PITCHING AND ROCKING PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SUSPENSION ONCE, AND PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK