2008 Forest River Wildcat 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 2008 Forest River Wildcat, 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%
- Electrical133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
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
TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON THEM AND TREAD SEPARATES AND TIRE BLOWS CAUSING RV TO SWERVE ON ROAD AND TEAR UP EXTERIOR AS WELL AS INTERIOR PARTS. ALSO SENDS PARTS AND PRICES OF TIRE AND RV INTO TRAFFIC. TIRE WAS INFLATED TO CORRECT PRESSURE AND HAS FULL TIRED DEPTH LEFT ON THEM. TIRES SEEM TO BLOW OUT AT AROUND 60-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHERE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD AKURET KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE CLAIM. IF A PROBLEM IS KNOWN WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL. NOT A VERY FUN TIME WHEN RV STARTS TO GO ALL OVER THE ROAD AND PUTS FAMILY IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS TIRE IS TALKED A LOT BY RV FORUMS.
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
TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON THEM AND TREAD SEPARATES AND TIRE BLOWS CAUSING RV TO SWERVE ON ROAD AND TEAR UP EXTERIOR AS WELL AS INTERIOR PARTS. ALSO SENDS PARTS AND PRICES OF TIRE AND RV INTO TRAFFIC. TIRE WAS INFLATED TO CORRECT PRESSURE AND HAS FULL TIRED DEPTH LEFT ON THEM. TIRES SEEM TO BLOW OUT AT AROUND 60-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHERE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD AKURET KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE CLAIM. IF A PROBLEM IS KNOWN WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL. NOT A VERY FUN TIME WHEN RV STARTS TO GO ALL OVER THE ROAD AND PUTS FAMILY IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS TIRE IS TALKED A LOT BY RV FORUMS.
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
TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON THEM AND TREAD SEPARATES AND TIRE BLOWS CAUSING RV TO SWERVE ON ROAD AND TEAR UP EXTERIOR AS WELL AS INTERIOR PARTS. ALSO SENDS PARTS AND PRICES OF TIRE AND RV INTO TRAFFIC. TIRE WAS INFLATED TO CORRECT PRESSURE AND HAS FULL TIRED DEPTH LEFT ON THEM. TIRES SEEM TO BLOW OUT AT AROUND 60-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHERE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD AKURET KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE CLAIM. IF A PROBLEM IS KNOWN WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL. NOT A VERY FUN TIME WHEN RV STARTS TO GO ALL OVER THE ROAD AND PUTS FAMILY IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS TIRE IS TALKED A LOT BY RV FORUMS.
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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