2005 Exiss Horse Trailer 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 Exiss Horse Trailer, 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
- Tires & wheels240.0%
- Body & structure120.0%
- Electrical120.0%
- Other / unspecified120.0%
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
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
2005 EXISS TRAILER WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND TIRES. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. SHE ALSO STATES THAT THE TIRES WOULD NOT HOLD PROPER AIR PRESSURE. *KB AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE WARNING SIGNAL ILLUMINATED NOTING TRAILER DISENGAGE. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, DUE TO THE WIRING NOT BEING ENERGIZED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A RELEASE OF AIR PRESSURE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE METAL VALVE STEM. THE FRONT ESCAPE WINDOW HAD A BROKEN BRACKET AND WAS NOT MOUNTED FLUSH. MOISTURE WAS DETECTED IN AND AROUND THE WINDOW AFTER HEAVY RAINS. THE WINDOW WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND THEREFORE THE WINDOW FRAME HAD A MISALIGNMENT WITH THE TRAILER FRAME. SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE TRAILER, WHICH WAS A RESULT OF THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE RUBBING THE WHEEL WELL. THE BRAKE WIRE WAS REPLACED WHICH WAS TOUCHING THE MAIN FRAME OF THE TRAILER ON THE DRIVERS REAR POST BEHIND THE STOP LIGHT. THE BRAKE WIRE FROM THE HARNESS TO THE JUNCTION FOR THE REAR AXLE WAS CAUSING SHORTS AND INTERMITTENT LIGHT AND BRAKE ISSUES.*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 UNIVERSAL EXISS (NA). THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH HI-RUN TIRES, SIZE G235/85/R16 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT. HE NOTICED THAT THE THIRD TIRE HAD SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION AND HE COULD SEE THE BELT AND A BULGE IN THE TIRE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE TIRES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://RIDES.WEBSHOTS.COM/ALBUM/560403292KEOOJN. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
2005 EXISS TRAILER WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND TIRES. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. SHE ALSO STATES THAT THE TIRES WOULD NOT HOLD PROPER AIR PRESSURE. *KB AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE WARNING SIGNAL ILLUMINATED NOTING TRAILER DISENGAGE. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, DUE TO THE WIRING NOT BEING ENERGIZED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A RELEASE OF AIR PRESSURE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE METAL VALVE STEM. THE FRONT ESCAPE WINDOW HAD A BROKEN BRACKET AND WAS NOT MOUNTED FLUSH. MOISTURE WAS DETECTED IN AND AROUND THE WINDOW AFTER HEAVY RAINS. THE WINDOW WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND THEREFORE THE WINDOW FRAME HAD A MISALIGNMENT WITH THE TRAILER FRAME. SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE TRAILER, WHICH WAS A RESULT OF THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE RUBBING THE WHEEL WELL. THE BRAKE WIRE WAS REPLACED WHICH WAS TOUCHING THE MAIN FRAME OF THE TRAILER ON THE DRIVERS REAR POST BEHIND THE STOP LIGHT. THE BRAKE WIRE FROM THE HARNESS TO THE JUNCTION FOR THE REAR AXLE WAS CAUSING SHORTS AND INTERMITTENT LIGHT AND BRAKE ISSUES.*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
2005 EXISS TRAILER WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND TIRES. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. SHE ALSO STATES THAT THE TIRES WOULD NOT HOLD PROPER AIR PRESSURE. *KB AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE WARNING SIGNAL ILLUMINATED NOTING TRAILER DISENGAGE. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, DUE TO THE WIRING NOT BEING ENERGIZED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A RELEASE OF AIR PRESSURE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE METAL VALVE STEM. THE FRONT ESCAPE WINDOW HAD A BROKEN BRACKET AND WAS NOT MOUNTED FLUSH. MOISTURE WAS DETECTED IN AND AROUND THE WINDOW AFTER HEAVY RAINS. THE WINDOW WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND THEREFORE THE WINDOW FRAME HAD A MISALIGNMENT WITH THE TRAILER FRAME. SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE TRAILER, WHICH WAS A RESULT OF THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE RUBBING THE WHEEL WELL. THE BRAKE WIRE WAS REPLACED WHICH WAS TOUCHING THE MAIN FRAME OF THE TRAILER ON THE DRIVERS REAR POST BEHIND THE STOP LIGHT. THE BRAKE WIRE FROM THE HARNESS TO THE JUNCTION FOR THE REAR AXLE WAS CAUSING SHORTS AND INTERMITTENT LIGHT AND BRAKE ISSUES.*JB
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
2005 EXISS TRAILER THAT TRAILER DISENGAGE AND DOOR LIGHT NOT WORKING AND TWO TIRES THAT WERE LOOSING AIR PRESSURE**NAR**CC THE DOOR HANDLE LIGHT DIDN'T WORK BECAUSE THE WIRING TO THE HANDLE WAS NOT ENGERGIZED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT. THE FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW HAD A BROKEN BRACKET. MOISTURE WAS DETECTED IN AND AROUND THE WINDOW AFTER HEAVY RAINS. THE WINDOW WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND THEREFORE THE WINDOW FRAME WAS MISALIGNED WITH THE TRAILER FRAME. THE BRAKES ON THE TRAILER WERE SMOKING. *JB
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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