1999 Ford Motor Home Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD MOTOR HOME STRIPPED CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT DOUBLE PANE WINDOW BECAME EXTREMELY FOGGY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOUBLE PANE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

NHTSA ID

10401307

Incident

May 15, 2006

Mileage

55,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RESIDENCY MOTOR HOME (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE SEAL IN THE WINDOWS OF HIS MOTOR HOME. THE SEAL CAUSED THE WINDOW TO TURN BLACK. A GLASS SPECIALIST STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT WINDOWS WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE. THE MANUFACTURER REQUESTED HIS CONTACT INFORMATION; HOWEVER, DIDN'T OFFER HIM ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,426 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

NHTSA ID

10221472

Incident

Mar 11, 2003

Mileage

10,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V33600 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED. THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

NHTSA ID

10218522

Incident

Aug 29, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD TRITON (NA) MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE PARTS HAVE NOT ARRIVED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT KEEPS GETTING THE RUN AROUND. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE ENGINE SIZE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

NHTSA ID

10216876

Incident

Feb 4, 2008

RECALL FORD 05S28 . RECALLED IN SEPT. OF 2007 PARTS DUE IN DEC.2007 , DEC 2007 PARTS DUE IN JAN. 2008 , JAN. 2008 PARTS DUE IN FEB.2008 , FEB . 2008 PARTS DUE DATE UNKNOWN . *TR

NHTSA ID

10216750

Incident

Sep 17, 2007

Mileage

23,475 mi

FAILURE TO FIX IN A REASONABLE TIME: IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 05S28 FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY REGARDING A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO 1992-2004 MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL. THE LETTER STATED I NEED TO CONTACT 1-800-44-3311 TO LOCATE A DEALER IN MY AREA THAT COULD AND WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I FOLLOWED THERE INSTRUCTION TO CALL THE LOCAL DEALER IN LIVERMORE CA 925-294-7700. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PARTS REQUIRED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WERE BACK ORDERED FROM FORD MANUFACTURING. AND TO CALL BACK IN OCTOBER. IN OCTOBER 2007 I RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY CONCERNING THE SAME RECALL NOTICE 05S28. AGAIN STATING THE ISSUE. " FORD CANNOT BE CONFIDENT THAT OVER MANY YEARS IN SERVICE, THE TYPE OF SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) EQUIPPED ON YOUR VEHICLE WILL NOT LEAK, POSING THE RISK OF AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. THE CONDITION MAY OCCUR EITHER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR WHEN IT IS BEING OPERATED, EVEN IF THE SPEED CONTROL IS NOT IN USE. I AGAIN CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE BACK ORDERED. AND THEY WON'T EVEN TAKE YOUR NAME, THEY JUST ME TO CALL BACK IN JAN. 08. I PUT IT IN MY CALENDAR AND CALLED JAN. 02, 2008 AND WAS TOLD PARTS ORE BACK ORDERED AND TO CALL BACK IN APRIL. HE TOLD ME THERE ARE ABOUT A MILLION AFFECTED UNITS AND FORD IS SAYING TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECTED UNTIL THEY CAN GET THE PARTS. THIS TO ME IS NOT A SOLUTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10216310

Incident

Jul 2, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FLEETWOOD STORM MOTOR HOME. HE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 07C336000). AS OF JANUARY 7, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE VIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10214084

Incident

Sep 15, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 WINNEBAGO MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED IN OCTOBER OF 2007 UNDER RECALL 05S28. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE PART MAY BE AVAILABLE IN MID JANUARY OR MARCH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT AN ALTERNATE PART COULD BE USED TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART COMES IN TWO PARTS AND THE HARNESS IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THIS HAS PASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR AND THE REAR BRAKES ARE LOOSING FLUID AND THE FRONT BREAKS ARE LEAKING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 385,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 360,000. THE ENGINE, CYLINDER, AND DEALER INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10212977

Incident

Oct 24, 2007

Mileage

360,000 mi

2000 MOTOR HOME SPEED CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY COULD DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE WOULD NOT BE IN UNTIL MAY. *KB

NHTSA ID

10212764

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

1999 FORD COACHMAN MOTORHOME WITH A RECALL ON THE SPEED CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES THAT FORD TOLD HIM TO UNWINTERIZE HIS MOTORHOME AND HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECTED UNTIL DECEMBER OR JANUARY UNTIL THE REPAIR KIT COMES IN. *KB

NHTSA ID

10209392

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD LANDAU (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007 AND CALLED FORD REGARDING THE REPAIR. AT THAT TIME, HE WAS PROVIDED WITH SOMEONE TO CALL CONCERNING THE REPAIR TO HIS VEHICLE. HE RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER. BOTH RECALLS STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NEAREST PLACE TO TAKE HIS VEHICLE WAS 120 MILES ROUND TRIP: ONE TO HAVE THE SWITCH DISCONNECTED AND THE OTHER FOR WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVE IN MID-DECEMBER. HE WAS INFORMED THAT FORD IS ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE PART, NOT REIMBURSEMENT FOR MAKING TWO TRIPS. HE STATED THAT FORD HAS BEEN GIVING HIM THE RUN AROUND. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07. 8JB

NHTSA ID

10207442

Incident

Sep 15, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD HOLIDAY RAMBLER (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE DEALER'S WHO WERE ON THE PARTICIPATING LIST OF SERVICE DEALERS WOULD NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND WOULD NOT BE EQUIPPED TO PERFORM THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR. THE PURCHASE DATE AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,280.

NHTSA ID

10202341

Incident

Sep 7, 2007

Mileage

78,280 mi

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR HOME WATER GETS INTO THE AIR FILTER THAT IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE GRILL, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO CUT OUT AND BOG DOWN. THE CONTACT CAN TAKE THE AIR FILTER OUT WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND DRY IT OFF, AND THEN IT WILL WORK FINE. TOOK THE MOTOR HOME TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY PUT IN A BLACK PLASTIC PIECE IN TO COVER THE AIR FILTER. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10144565

Incident

Jun 1, 1999

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. VEHICLE HAD NO CRUISE CONTROL OR HORN. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. DEALER DISCONNECTED THE CERVAL WHICH HELPED. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CRUISE STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR AT 52 MPH AND 47 MPH. *TC

NHTSA ID

10099942

Incident

Mar 1, 2003

Mileage

13,993 mi

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH THE PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF.*AK

NHTSA ID

10063536

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEARD A NOISE. IT SOUNDED AS IF SOMETHING WAS HITTING THE SIDE OF MOTOR HOME. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE, GOT OUT, LOOKED AT THE TIRES, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE CAME OFF. THERE WERE 25000 MILES ON TIRES, AND THEY WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE MOTOR HOME. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX RADIAL R4S. *AK

NHTSA ID

10059639

Incident

Feb 23, 2004

SECOND BLOWOUT OF FIRESTONE TIRE WITH TREAD SEPARATION. DOT CODE VDIL1XD,LT22575R16M/S . FIRST COMPLAINT #ODI 10010331 MADE IN APRIL 03. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1999 DUTCHMAN MOTOR HOME [XXX]. THIRD TIRE HAS BROKEN SIDEWALL, BUT DID NOT BLOW. ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10032833

Incident

Aug 9, 2003

Mileage

31,337 mi

SEPARATION OF TREAD FROM TIRE ON RVMOTOR HOME (FIRESTONE DOT VDIL IXD 059 DAT80P D04R). *NLM

NHTSA ID

10019233

Incident

Apr 29, 2003

Mileage

24,981 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE OUTSIDE REAR DUAL TIRE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. SCC *TS

NHTSA ID

10003875

Incident

May 3, 2002

Mileage

5,886 mi

FIRESTONE TIRES LT225/75R16/MS---YOU EXPECT TO GET TIRES THAT WILL LAST MORE THAN 5886 MILES--WHEN TO FIRESTONE STORE, TIRES ARE NOT ON THE LIST FOR TIRE PROBLEMS---WE FELT A THUMP SO WE GOT OUT AND CHECK ALL THE TIRES COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM, WENT ABOUT 2 MORE BLOCKS AND RIGHT DUAL WENT DOWN--TIRE SEPERATION

NHTSA ID

566363

Incident

May 3, 2002

AT 55MPH THE LEFT REAR INSIDE TIRE BLEWOUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE 22575R16, DOT UNKNOWN. *AK DOT NUMBER VD1L 1XD, CONSUMER STATES THAT 385 IS ALSO ON THE TIRE, BUT IS UNSURE IF THIS IS PART OF THE DOT NUMBER. THE BLOWOUT HAS RIPPED OUT ALL THE WIRING ON THE MOTORHOME, THE PROPANE GAS LINE HAD EVEN BEEN RIPPED APART. *SLC

NHTSA ID

8013735

Incident

Jun 22, 2002

FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 17OOO MILES MOUNTED ON A 1999, FORD MOTOR HOME. WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40-50 MPH FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. FEW MONTHS AFTERWARDS, OTHER THREE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *AK TIRE SIZE P225/75R-16 DOT VD1L1XD158 CONSUMER STATED IN THE PAST HE HAS EXPERIENCED 2 TIRE SEPARATIONS THAT WERE REPLACED, DUE TO THE SEPARATIONS OF THE TIRE, THE MOTOREHOME HAS EXPERIENCED PROPERTY DAMAGE.*SLC

NHTSA ID

897396

Incident

Sep 1, 2001

FIRESTONE, STEELTEX R4S TIRES SIZE: LT 225/75R16, DOT: VD HAVE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS THREE TIMES IN 1999, FLEETWOOD, TIOGA 31W WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 65 MPH. FIRST TIRE WAS LEFT REAR INSIDE TIRE, SECOND WAS RIGHT REAR INSIDE TIRE, AND THIRD WAS RIGHT REAR INSIDE TIRE, WHICH CAUSED RIGHT REAR EXTERIOR TIRE TO BLOWOUT AS WELL, RESULTING IN DAMAGE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK PAINS FROM THIRD BLOWOUT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

892151

Incident

May 5, 2001

TIRES ARE LOAD RANGE "D" UNDER RATED TIRES ON A MOTORHOME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )

NHTSA ID

728960

Incident

Jun 15, 1999

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THIS IS CAUSED BY WATER ENTERING THE AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY AND DEPENDING ON THE GRILLE OPENING/PLACEMENT ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER THE AIR FILTER. CONSUMERS AWAITING A REVISED AIR INLET SHROUD. NLM

NHTSA ID

551942