NEWMAR Complaints

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW, HOWEVER CONSUMER BELIEVES THE TIRE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY LOW TIRE PRESSURE AND POSSIBLY OVER HEATING, CONSUMER STATES THAT EACH TIME VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE THE TIRES PRESSURE WOULD BE CHECKED FOR PROPER INFLATION, BUT AFTER RETURNING HOME CONSUMER FOUND TIRES TO BE INFLATED AT 60 PSI INSTEAD OF 80 PSI, CONSUMER HAS SINCED REPLACED ALL SEVEN GOODYEAR TIRES/245/70R19.5.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH 24 FEET AWNING ON RIGHT SIDE OF CAMPER WAS RIPPED OFF BY WIND, CAUSING $ 10000.00 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. NO INJURIES, NO ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC

THE VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, THERE WAS A SQUEEL IN THE LEFT FRONT AND REAR WHEELS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING FORWARD. *YH

DASH GAUGES, IN PARTICULAR THE AIR PRESSURE WARNING GAUGES FOG COMPLETELY OVER. MANUFACTURE SAID THIS IS A NORMAL OPERATION OCCURANCE AND THERE IS NO FIX. NEW MOTORHOME WHERE RELEASE WITH A DIFFERENT GUAGE.

THE LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. MICHELIN TIRE SIZE 255/80/22.5 (1998 DUTCH STAR ON A FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS). *YH

WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IT SEVERELY VEERS TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, BOUNCES UP AND DOWN WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES THAT PROBLEM EXISST DUE TO THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE GROSS WEIGHT IS 21260 CHASSIS REAR AXLE IS RATED AT 13500 AND IS LOADED AT 14360 WITHOUT FULL LIQUID LOAD, THE FRONT IS RATED AT 7000 AND IS LOADED AT 6900 WITHOUT A DRIVER OR PASSENGER, THE REAR SHOCKS ARE COMPRESSED AND ALLOW NO DAMPING ACTION AT THIS TIME, THE FORD TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THAT THE COACH WAS BUILT TOO HEAVY FOR THE FORD CHASSIS, NEWMAR IS NOW WILLING TO PUT A SPRING UNDER THE CHASSIS HOWEVER IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BUILT PROPERLY AT THE TIME OF ASSEMBLY THE CONSUMER IS WONDERING HOW A SPRING IS GOING TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE NOW. NLM

THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND STARTED TO COME OUT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ALL ALONG THE TOP AND ON THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. NLM

PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER ANNOUNCEMENT OF REIMBURSEMENT OF DEFECIVE FUEL PUMPS CONSUMER REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, BUT WAS ADVISED INCIDENT HAD TO BE REPORTED WITHIN 180 DAYS OF OCCURENCE AND CONSUMER NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER AFTER THE 180 DAYS CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE THAT MANUFACTURER WAS REIMBURSING FOR REPAIRS PAST THE ORIGINAL 3 YEARS/36000 MILES PERIOD. *JB

GOODYEAR, LT235/85R16, DOTMNORM5WV486, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH LESS THAN 20000 MILES ON A 1997, NEWMAR, KOUNTRY STAR TRAILER. WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH FRONT LEFT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, WHEN CONSUMER STOPPED TO CHANGE TIRE, HE NOTICED RIGHT FRONT TIRE SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION.*AK *SLC