2000 WINNEBAGO MINNIE Complaints

MY 2000 WINNEBAGO MOTORHOME WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL LT225/75R16 TIRES HAD A BLOWOUT, CATASTROPHIC TREAD SEPARATION. CAUSED DAMAGE TO TAILPIPE, MUDFLAP, SIDE PANEL. *AK

COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. I90, LIVINGSTON, MT, INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, SPEED 70 MPH. TEMP 100. VEHICLE WINNEBAGO 27 FT RV, FORD CHASIS. ORIG EQUIP TIRE, APPROX 33,300 MI. RIGHT REAR INNER DUAL. TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE OF THIS SERIES TO SEPARATE THE TREAD ON THIS VEHICLE. PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS NEGLIBIBLE, BUT CONFIDENCE DAMAGE WAS GREAT. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH FIRESTONE STEEL TEX R4S TIRES? I HAVE FOUR MORE ON MY RV AND I NO LONGER FEEL CONFIDENT WITH THEM? CAN YOU ADVISE??*AK

COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. HIGHWAY 2 NEAR CRESTON, WA. 2 LANE HWY, SPEED APPROX 60 MPH. TEMP 102. VEHICLE WINNEBAGO 27 FT RV, FORD CHASSIS. ORIG EQUIP TIRE, APPROX 33,000 MI. RIGHT FRONT TIRE. PRESSURE CHECKED FREQUENTLY AND WAS CORRECT. TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. PROPERTY DAMAGE NEGLIBIBLE. *AK THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY ARE THE TIRES STILL ON THE ROAD? THE PROBLEMS ARE WITH THE STEELTEX R4S SEPARATING THE TREAD. THE CONSUMER FEELS THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. *CB

CONSUMER STATES REAR INSIDE LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE REAR DUEL INNER TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND DEFLATED.*AK

AM I REPEATING? OCTOBER 31,2002, 4:30 PM DRY PAVEMENT 65 MPH SOUTH BOUND I-15 FREEWAY LIGHT TRAFFIC. INSIDE RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OFF THE ENTIRE TREAD DAMAGING MOTOR HOME CHASSIS AND MUFFLER SYSTEM. ONLY 43 MILES INTO TRIP IN VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC, WENT 17 MILES FURTHER TO SAN DIEGO EXPRESS TIRE, WHERE WE REPLACED ALL SIX OF THESE TIRES. CONTACTED FIRESTONE WHO SAID TO SEND THEM THE TIRE. CONTACTED WINNEBAGO AND FORD-AWAITING RESPONSE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE APPROX. $2,000. *AK *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769332

FIRESTONE, P225/75R16, DOT VDIL-1X1439; WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH INNER RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, THAT SAME DAY, THE OUTER RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DESIGN IS INADEQUATE FOR THE ADVERTISED SLEEPING CAPACITY OF 7 AND THE ABILITY TO TOW UP TO 3500 POUNDS. *SLC

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH, THE BUNK WINDOW OVER CAB SHATTERED AND BROKE OUT. WE ARE NOT SURE IF ANYTHING HIT IT OR NOT. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER WE WERE TOLD THIS WINDOW DOES NOT REQUIRE SAFETY GLASS IN IT. WE FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT WE HAD THE CURTAIN CLOSED AS THIS STOPPED MOST OF THE FLYING GLASS. WE FEEL IF THE CURTAIN WOULD HAVE BEEN OPEN THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURIES WITH FLYING GLASS. WE FEEL THIS WINDOW SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE SAFETY GLASS IN IT.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2000 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4 TIRES SIZE 225/75R16. ON 07/11/01 I HAD A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON A REAR TIRE WHICH CAUSED $800.00 IN DAMAGES TO MY MOTORHOME. THAT PARTICULAR TIRE HAD 8200 MILES ON IT. I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE, WHICH HAD NEVER TOUCHED THE GROUND, IT ALSO SUSTAINED A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON 07/30/01 AFTER ONLY 300 MILES. AIR PRESSURE WAS CORRECT IN ALL TIRES PRIOR TO TRAVEL. NO PUNCTURE HOLES WERE OBSERVED IN EITHER TIRE. I HAVE HAD THESE TIRES CHECKED BY AN INDEPENDENT WHO STATED THE TIRES WERE FAULTY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM NOW SEEKING TO HAVE FIRESTONE REPLACE ALL THESE TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)

SUPPORTING CHASSIS FRAME REVEALED A CONDITION WHEREBY THE MANUFACTURER HAS CUT-OUT A PROT OF THE STRUCTURAL CROSS MEMBER SPANNING BETWEEN THE TWO MAINFRAME MEMBER. THE CUT FRAM IS 3" WIDE X 4" DEEP "V" SHAPE ABOTU 3 1/2 FT. LONG.