2005 Airstream Classic Owner Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES BLISTERS WERE NOTICED ON THE SIDEWALLS OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED

NHTSA ID

10156368

Incident

Apr 19, 2006

Mileage

1,000 mi

I HAVE SOME COMPLAINTS THAT THE DEALER IS INVESTIGATING. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS LISTED FOR THIS MODEL AND POSSIBLY THIS YEAR ON ANOTHER WEBSITE THAT I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT AFTER RECENTLY BUYING MY VEHICLE. I HAVE POSTED A MESSAGE THERE ABOUT THIS SITE SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT. IT IS: HTTP://FORUMS.CLUBRSX.COM/FORUMDISPLAY.PHP?F=55 ALSO, YOUR SECURE WEBFORM IS BROKEN. YOU CANNOT REPORT AUTOMOBILE COMPLAINTS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10132333

Incident

Aug 11, 2005

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE ARE MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE RV. DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER TO CUT OUT THE CO2 DETECTION. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE UNIT. THERE IS NO GAS OR CO2 DETECTION IN IT. THE SENSORS HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED BECAUSE THE ALARMS GO OFF, AND THEY WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT THE ALARMS WOULD GO OFF AND THEY COULD NOT SLEEP. HE CONTACTED ALPHA AND THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WILL NOT HELP. THIS STARTED IN APRIL ,AND THEN OCCURRED AGAIN IN JUNE. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, THE PROBLEM BECAME PERSISTENT. IT IS A 2005 ALPHA SEE-YA MOTOR HOME.*AK

NHTSA ID

10130370

Incident

Apr 28, 2005

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT DUTCHMEN THOR PRODUCES A CAMPER, TAB, AND THEY HAVE AN ALCO BRAKE SYSTEM THAT THEY HAVE MODIFIED. THEY STATE IT HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED. ACCORDING TO ALCO IN UNITED KINGDOM, THE COMPANY IS SETTING UP THE SYSTEM WRONG ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE TRIES TO GET INFORMATION FROM DUTCHMEN THOR THEY SEND HIM THE MANUAL FOR THE GERMAN BRAKE SYSTEM. ON THE TOE SHAFT, THE DAMPENING UNIT, IT IS SUPPOSE TO SLIDE BACK AND HIT AN OVERRUN LEVER THAT IS HOW IT IS BEING SET UP IN THE US. ON THE MANUAL, THERE IS NO CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TOE SHAFT AND THE OVERRUN LEVER. ON THE UNITS THEY ARE PRODUCING THERE IS 1 5/8 INCH CLEARANCE. THE COMPANY IS NO LONGER CORRESPONDING WITH THE CONSUMER AND THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY INFORMATION TO THE DEALERS. THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON HOW MUCH THE CLEARANCE SHOULD BE. THE COMPANY CONTINUES TO REFER HIM TO THE WEBSITE WITH THE GERMAN MANUAL IN IT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10128348

Incident

May 2, 2005

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE TWO RIGHT TIRES BLEW OUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO BULGE OR NOISE FROM THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TIRES. THEN THE OWNER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THERE WAS A STICKER ON FRONT OF TRAILER WHICH STATED THE TRAILER SHOULD HAVE 225 TIRES ON IT AND THE TRAILER WAS SOLD WITH 205 TIRES ON IT. ALSO, DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE STICKER WAS WRONG. THE MANUFACTURER DID RECOGNIZE THE CONCERN AND SENT THE OWNER BACK TO DEALER. OWNER DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE TRAILER SINCE THE AXLES WERE BENT, AND WERE DAMAGING THE NEW TIRES. DEALER SAID THE PLY WAS TOO THIN ON THE TIRES. THE OWNER STILL HAD THE OLD TIRES WHICH ONLY HAD 80 MILES ON THEM AT THE TIME OF THE BLOW OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10127444

Incident

Jul 5, 2005

DT: TWO CAR HAULER, MID AMERICA MFG., INC. ROUTE 1 BOX 875 BERTRAND, MO. 63823 CUSTOM BUILT TRAILER WHICH HAD VARIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. POOR WELDING, TIRES, INAPPROPRIATE LIGHTING, HAND JACK WAS NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE WEIGHT LOAD. NO LICENCE PLATE HOLDER. UNDERSIZED WHEEL WELLS. NO SAFETY REFLECTOR. SUSPENSION NOT EQUIPPED FOR WEIGHT LOAD. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE TRAILER WAS PURCHASED FROM THE INTERNET. IT WAS PAID FOR IT WITHOUT SEEING IT IN PERSON. ALL PROBLEMS WERE NOTICED AFTER PURCHSASE. MANUFACTURER IS NOT COOPERATIVE IN REPAIRING ANY OF THE PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID

10121418

Incident

Apr 18, 2005