TIFFIN Complaints

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FIRST TIME TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPAIRED AT NO COST. THAT WAS DONE, AND CURRENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WAS DEFECTIVE AGAIN.*AK

INSTALLATION OF INCORRECT HEADLIGHTS. *MR THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DESIGNED FOR ANGULAR BODY PLACEMENT, BUT WHEN USED ON A FLAT FRONT, IT SHINED LITTLE LIGHT ON THE ROAD AND SHINED MORE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE ELECTRIC SPEEDOMETER WOULD GET STUCK AT 40 MILES OR SO, THE VEHICLE LEANED TO THE RIGHT SIDE AT TIMES, WHICH CAUSED A STABILIZATION PROBLEM, THE WINDOW COVERINGS WOULD NOT STAY UP DURING VIBRATION OF DRIVING , THE DOUBLE HUNG WINDOW LOCATED NEAR THE ENTRY DOOR WITH A SCREEN ON THE TOP PIECE WOULD CONSTANTLY FALL DOWN, THE BACK UP CAMERA WOULD BECOME UNPLUGGED WITH VIBRATION OR WOULD GET KNOCKED OFF WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ENGAGED, THERE WAS NO WATER PRESSURE VALVE SYSTEM AND THE WATER WOULD CUT OFF, THERE WAS A WATER LEAK IN THE WATER SYSTEM, THE VERTICAL VINYL STRIP CRACKED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE HYDRAULIC LINES WERE HANGING FREELY AND RUBBING THE FRONT WHEEL. (2001 ALLEGRO) *SC *JB

WE EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT ON OUR 2000 ALLEGRO BUS ON THE BACK RIGHT OUTSIDE TIRE. WE GOT THE TIRE REPAIRED AND DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES AND HAD ANOTHER BLOW OUT ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. MICHELINE DOES NOT ADMIT TO A PROBLEM, BUT THE WEIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE WERE CORRECT FOR THE TIRES. THE TIRES AND MOTOR HOME HAVE ABOUT 35,000 MILES. *AK

ON OCTOBER 10, 2003 CONSUMER NOTICED A BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. ON FEBRUARY 23, 2004 THE RIGHT REAR INNER DUAL TIRE BLEW OUT, AND SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THERE WAS SOME EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE REAR FENDER. *AK

TWO MICHELIN TIRES BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. CONSUMER HAS PICTURES OF THE TWO BLOWNOUT TIRES. *AK

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 3 BLOWOUTS AT AROUND 60 MPH WITH THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE. LOCATIONED FRONT RIGHT INSIDE, AND FRONT LEFT INSIDE. MILEAGE WAS BETWEEN 18000 AND 20285, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK THE FIRST TIRE BLEW AND THE FRONT TIRE WAS REPLACED, THERE WAS DAMAGE IN THE WHEEL WELL FIBERGLASS RIM, THE SECOND TIRE BLEW ON THE RIGHT INSIDE, AND THE THIRD TIRE LEFT INSIDE BLEW CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SC

SIDE WALL BLOW OUT ON MICHELIN XRV 23580R 22.5. OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS I HAVE SUFFERED 2 SIDEWALL BLOW OUTS ON MY 2000 ALLEGRO BUS RV. TRAVEL SPEED IS ALWAYS LESS THAN 65 MPH AND INFLATION MAINTAINED AT 100 PSIG. ONE TIRE FAILURE ON DRIVER SIDE STEERING NEARLY CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT THE DITCH. SECOND FAILURE OCCURED ON PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE DUAL , WHICH I DISCOVERD DURING A NORMAL REST BREAK, FORTUNATELY BEFORE THE SECOND TIRE FAILED. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL REMAINING TIRES SINCE I FEARED FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY INCIDENTS. *AK

TIRES WERE IMPROPERLY INFLATED, CAUSING TIRES TO BLOWOUT PREMATURELY. *AK THE LABEL ON THE COACH INDICATED THE INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE AND TIRE SIZE. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED ALL THE TIRE WITH A LARGER SIZE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING MY MOTORHOME AT 65 MPH I HAD A LEFT INNER TIRE BLOWN, THAT SAME DAY I HAD A LEFT OUTER TIRE BLOWN, AND THE FOLLOWING DAY I HAD A RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLOWN WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL.ONLY GODS HANDS KEPT ME FROM WIPING OUT SEVERAL CARS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE COACH. THESE WERE ALL BRAND NEW XRV 255 80R 22.R. MICHELN CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMED ME IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS TIRE, I WAS TOLD I HAD A COACH THAT WAS VERY OVER WEIGHT AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. ON A CERTIFIED SCALE THE COACH WAS ALMOST TWO THOUSAND LBS UNDERWEIGHT. THE REAR AXLE WAS FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY LBS UNDERWEIGHT. I HAD THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PRIOR TIRES ON THIS COACH, THREE OF THEM BLEW IN THE EXACT SAME MANER, ALL HAD WELL OVER HALF THE TREAD LIFE LEFT. THE ONLY REASON THESE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH MORE MICHELN TIRES IS THAT MICHELN TIRES ARE THE ONLY MAKERS OF THIS SIZE TIRE. WORRIED FOR MY LIFE AND OTHERS I HAD THE STEERING TIRES REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND WITH A DIFFERENT SIZE. I WAS TOLD BY BOTH SERVICE MEN WHO CAME OUT THAT THEY SEE THE SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS ON MICHELN TIRES ALL THE TIME, WHERE I BOUGHT THE NEW STEERING TIRES THE SHOP MANAGER TOLD ME NO MATTER WHAT I WOULD NEVER GET A WARRANTY FROM MICHELN. THEY ALWAYS HAVE A REASON.I CALLED THE ALLEGRO RV COMPANY TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE WEIGHT OF MY CAMPER AND WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS MANAGER THAT THEY SEE THE MICHELN RV TIRES BLOW RIGHT BELOW THE TREAD ON THE SIDEWALL. HE SAID THEY HAD A COACH IN THE SHOP AS WE SPOKE THAT HAD SUSTAINED A LOT OF DAMAGE DUE TO A MICHELN TIRE BLOWING OUT. DON,T LET THIS TURN INTO A FIRESTONE MASS MURDER, PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT. THANK YOU THE REVEREND STEVE D. STEVENS. *AK

MOTORHOME LOST POWER ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND SUFFERED A SEVERE JOLT WHILE TRAVELLING 60 - 65 MPH ON 3 DIFFRERENT OCCASIONS.*AK