2003 Gulf Stream Fifth Wheel Trailer Owner Complaints

2003 GULF STREAM TIRE BLEWOUT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE COURSE OF TIME, ALL SIX TIRES BLEW OUT. THE RV SUFFERED DAMAGED. (CARLISLE TIRE)*JB UPDATED *JB

NHTSA ID

10165819

Incident

Oct 1, 2003

WHEN OPENING THE DOOR OF THE RV, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE TO USE THE SPACER (6") TO HOLD THE DOOR IN PLACE, BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T THE PROPANE WATER HEATER EXHAUST LOCATED BEHIND THE DOOR ONCE OPEN WILL MELT OR BURN THE DOOR, EVEN WHEN THE SPACER IS ON IT, STILL WILL MELT THE DOOR DEPENDING IF IT IS WINDY OR NOT. IN JUNE 2003 WE FIRST REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THE MANUFACTURER COULD DO, SO IN NOVEMBER 2003 THEY CHANGE THE DOOR BECAUSE IT WAS MELTED WHERE THE EXHAUST WAS AND THEY ADD ON A 12" SPACER BELIEVING THAT THIS WILL REMEDY THE PROBLEM. IN JULY 2004 THE DOOR MELTED AGAIN BUT NOT HAS MUCH AS LAST YEAR. MY CHILD FORGOT ONCE AND IT GOT VERY HOT AND MELTED AGAIN. THERE WOULD BE A WAY TO FIXED IT, IS TO RELOCATE THE WATER HEATER BESIDE THE FRIDGE IN THE CENTRE OF THE RV. BUT THEY PREFER TO CHANGE THE DOOR AT EVERY TIME. THE 2004 RV'S THEY CHANGE THE LOCATION OF THE WATER HEATER. I BELIEVE THAT IT COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD IF THE DOOR IS LEFT UNATTENDED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10156092

Incident

Jun 13, 2003

SUB STANDARD TIRES, ON JULY 21, 2004 I HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL, OF MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER. I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING ABOUT THE BLOW OUT OTHER THAN I HAVING BAD LUCK, THE TRAILER IS A 2003 MAKE MADE BY GULF STREAM. SO I JUST HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AND REPAIRED THE DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER. I HAD THE TIRE REPAIRED BUT DID NOT SAVE THE OLD TIRE. IN SEPTEMBER WE TOOK ANOTHER CAMPING TRIP, WELL ON THE WAY I HAD ANOTHER BLOW OUT ON THE SAME SIDE BUT THE FRONT TIRE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE, THIS IS NO FREAK INCIDENT I HAD THE TIRE REPLACE BUT I KEPT THE OLD TIRE THIS TIME. TWO DAYS LATER ON THE WAY HOME, I HAD ANOTHER BLOW OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. AS SOON AS WE MADE IT HOME I REPLACED ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES ON THE TRAILER. I CONTACTED CARLISLE TIRES AND SENT THEM THE TIRES (1 BLOW OUT 2-GOOD TIRES) THAT DID NOT CAUSE DAMAGE, AND WEEK LATER THEY REIMBURSE ME FOR THESE TIRES, THE SECOND BLOW OUT THAT CAUSE THE MINOR DAMAGE I HAD TO CONTACT GOODYEAR AND SENT THEM THE OLD TIRE, A WEEK LATER THEY ALSO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE SECOND TIRE AND THE DAMAGE TO THE TRAVEL. I FILE A CLAIM WITH GOODYEAR ON THE FIRST BLOW OUT AND WAS DENY BECAUSE I GOOD NOT PROVIDE THEM WITH THE TIRE GOODYEAR POLICY IS NO TIRE NO CLAIM NO SERVICE SO THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE FIRST BLOW OUT THE ONE THAT COST ME $871.00 (CARLISLE ST 225 75R15 MADE BY GOODYEAR) . MY PROBLEM IS THAT THEY JUST REPLACED THE FOUR TIRES BECAUSE OF SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES, BUT BECAUSE I CAN'T PROVIDE THEM WITH THE FIFTH TIRES THEY WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER WORKING WITH ME. *AK

NHTSA ID

10100071

Incident

Jul 21, 2004