2005 Gooseneck 5TH Wheel Trailer Owner Complaints

FIFTH WHEEL ANDERSEN ULTIMATE HITCH SYSTEM FAILED WHILE WE WERE HAULING OUR UNIT. HITCH BROKE AND SAFETY CHAINS ALSO BROKE. UNIT WAS BLOWN OFF THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE BALL TO BREAK SHEAR OFF DETACHING FROM TRUCK. COMPANY IS NOT WANTING TO DEAL WITH OUR INCIDENT. CAUSED OUR FIFTH WHEEL TO DETACH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ROLLED OVER. WE WERE HAULING UNDER WEIGHT TO WHAT THERE HITCH RECOMMENDS TO STAND 24,000 LBS OF TORQUE. WERE JUST ASKING FOR SOME HELP. OUR NEW $84,000 UNIT IS A COMPLETE LOSS AND OUR TRUCK IS IN THE COLLISION SHOP BEING REPAIRED. THANK YOU*DT*DT CONSUMER STATED MECHANIC DID NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE.*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11337326

Incident

Jun 9, 2020

I OWN A 26' 25,900LB GVW GATORMADE GOOSENECK TRAILER BOUGHT NEW IN JULY OF 2012. IT HAS 10K LB LCI AXLES UNDER IT THAT WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, THE ARE CROOKED. ALONG WITH DOG TRACKING DOWN THE ROAD, TIRES ARE BEING WORN UNEVENLY AND EXTREMELY FAST AND HAVING TO BE REPLACED 10X AS FAST AS THEY NORMALLY WOULD. THE MAJOR ISSUE THOUGH IS THAT BECAUSE THE AXLES ARE INSTALLED CROOKED IT IS PUTTING EXCESSIVE STRESS ON THE WHEEL BEARING. AT THIS TIME 3 OR THE 4 WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE FAILED, ALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH EQUIPMENT ON. THE WORST WAS THE 2ND WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN A STATE ROUTE, LOADING WITH A 14K LB BULLDOZER, WHEN THE BEARING FAILED, CAUSING THE HUB AND SURRENDERING PARTS TO GET EXTREMELY HOT. WITHOUT WARNING 2 TIRES BLEW OUT. THE TRAILER WENT SWAYING SIDE TO SIDE, ALMOST HITTING ONCOMING CARS. VERY FORTUNATE FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK AND TRAILER SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. THE MANUFACTURER (GATORMADE TRAILERS OUT OF SOMERSET KY) HAS DONE AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. I'VE PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO REPLACE AND REPAIR THE TIRES, BEARINGS, AND AXLE. BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. GATORMADE REFUSES TO HELP

NHTSA ID

10850056

Incident

Sep 15, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 APPALACHIAN FLAT BED (NA). THE CAPACITY WAS 15,000 AND WAS 23 1/2 FEET. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT AXLE SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SPRINGS AND AXLE WERE THE WRONG TYPE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE SERIAL NUMBER, PURCHASE DATE, PART NUMBER, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10652110

Incident

Oct 24, 2014

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 WALTON GOOSENECK. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL WAS SPLIT IN THE CENTER, WHICH PROBABLY CAUSED THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO WEIGHT RATING ON THE WHEEL. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10210692

Incident

Nov 28, 2007