2005 Double Tree 36TK3 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2005 Double Tree 36TK3, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT: DOUBLE TREE 38RL3 FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THIS WAS THE SECOND RV THAT HAD A LIPPERT FRAME AND HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH IT. OWNED IT LESS THAN A MONTH, IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES. CURRENTLY, DOUBLE TREE REFUSED TO TAKE IT BACK OR EXCHANGE FOR A NEW UNIT, BUT WANTED CONSUMER TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO INDIANA TO HAVE IT RETROFITTED. BOUGHT ON 7/9/05, AND ON 7/11/05 TOOK IT BACK TO BE FIXED. ON 7/19/05 TOOK IT BACK AGAIN ON 7/26/05 AND 7/27/05. WHEN ATTACHING TO THE 5TH WHEEL THE TRAILER DIPPED DOWN BEFORE RISING, AND CRUSHED THE DEALER'S TRUCK.*AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
TWO OF FOUR WHEELS ON MY 2005 MOBILE SUITES 5TH WHEEL CRACKED WHILE ON A TRIP. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR OUR REMOTE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR WHICH NOTIFIED US OF THE TIRES LOSING PRESSURE BEFORE A BLOW-OUT COULD OCCUR, WE COULD VERY WELL HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC BLOW-OUT ON THE MOUNTAIN ROADS WE WERE TRAVELING. SINCE THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE OCCURRED,I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY SUSPENSION EXPERTS THAT THE SUSPENSION AND AXLES ARE UNSAFE ALSO. THE MANUFACTURER CHOSE TO USE TWO 7,000 POUND AXLES INSTEAD OF THE NECESSARY 8,000 POUND AXLES THAT ARE WARRANTED FOR A GVWR OF 16,000. THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CANNOT SUBTRACT OUT THE "PIN WEIGHT" FROM THE GVWR WHEN SIZING THE AXLES BECAUSE THE DYNAMIC FORCES THAT ARE TRANSMITTED TO THE SUSPENSION WHILE IN MOTION ARE FAR GREATER THAN SIMPLY THE STATIC WEIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER, DOUBLETREE RV, OF HOWE, INDIANA. REFUSES TO ANSWER MY REGISTERED LETTERS. I HAVE ASKED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE CURRENT SUSPENSION WITH THE TWO 8,000 DEXTER AXLES WITH 17.5 INCH WHEELS AND "H" RATED TIRES AT NO COST TO ME. MY RETIREMENT 5TH WHEEL IS NOT SAFE TO USE. --JAMES WESTON. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
TWO OF FOUR WHEELS ON MY 2005 MOBILE SUITES 5TH WHEEL CRACKED WHILE ON A TRIP. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR OUR REMOTE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR WHICH NOTIFIED US OF THE TIRES LOSING PRESSURE BEFORE A BLOW-OUT COULD OCCUR, WE COULD VERY WELL HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC BLOW-OUT ON THE MOUNTAIN ROADS WE WERE TRAVELING. SINCE THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE OCCURRED,I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY SUSPENSION EXPERTS THAT THE SUSPENSION AND AXLES ARE UNSAFE ALSO. THE MANUFACTURER CHOSE TO USE TWO 7,000 POUND AXLES INSTEAD OF THE NECESSARY 8,000 POUND AXLES THAT ARE WARRANTED FOR A GVWR OF 16,000. THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CANNOT SUBTRACT OUT THE "PIN WEIGHT" FROM THE GVWR WHEN SIZING THE AXLES BECAUSE THE DYNAMIC FORCES THAT ARE TRANSMITTED TO THE SUSPENSION WHILE IN MOTION ARE FAR GREATER THAN SIMPLY THE STATIC WEIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER, DOUBLETREE RV, OF HOWE, INDIANA. REFUSES TO ANSWER MY REGISTERED LETTERS. I HAVE ASKED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE CURRENT SUSPENSION WITH THE TWO 8,000 DEXTER AXLES WITH 17.5 INCH WHEELS AND "H" RATED TIRES AT NO COST TO ME. MY RETIREMENT 5TH WHEEL IS NOT SAFE TO USE. --JAMES WESTON. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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