2002 Gulf Stream Friendship 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 2002 Gulf Stream Friendship, 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 & structure360.0%
- Other / unspecified120.0%
- Visibility120.0%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
EXHAUST FUMES AND SOOT ENTERING REAR OF MOTOR COACH. FUMES ARE DETECTED WHILE RIDING DOWN HIGHWAY. SOOT IS IN CLOSET WHEN VEHICLE STOPS AFTER LONG TRIP. SEVERAL PEOPLE STATED THAT THEY SMELLED DIESEL FUMES FROM DECEMBER 2005 WHEN I PURCHASED COACH. I FINALLY LET SOMEONE ELSE DRIVE AND I WENT IN BACK AND COULD SMELL THE DIESEL FUMES. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE CLOSET WAS LEAKING DIESEL SOOT INTO THE CLOSET, IT IS BLACK ALL OVER INSIDE OF CLOSET. *NM
DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDSHIELDS SEPARATING FROM FRAME. *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
WHEN IT RAINED THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND FLOOD THE CABIN. THIS RESULTED IN MILDEW, MOLD STAINS AND OTHER PROBLEMS. THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK WAS UNDETERMINED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE (GULF STREAM FRIENDSHIP 2002). *NLM THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR VIBRATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THERE WAS A SQUEAK IN THE KITCHEN COMPARTMENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE DOOR VIBRATED, THE TAIL PIPE WAS LOOSE, THE MOLDING ON THE FOOT OF THE BED, THE SEAL ON THE COUCH HAD COME OFF, THE SPRING HAD BROKEN ON THE DOOR OF THE GENERATOR, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DID NOT LATCH, THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE TILE ON THE FLOOR, THE FLOOR HEAT WOULD NOT TIGHTEN, THE LIGHT COVER ABOVE THE SOFA DID NOT FIT AND WOULD REPEATEDLY FALL OFF, THE TRACKS ON THE BACK DOOR DID NOT SHUT PROPERLY, THE FUEL FILL HAD BINDED, AND THE SATELLITE DISH WOULD FLUTTER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDE. THE HYDRAULIC JACK LEAKED FLUID AND AS A RESULT THE SLIDE WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE FRONT SLIDE OUT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND. THE ENTRY DOOR DID NOT FIT AND RATTLED WHILE GOING DOWN AS IF IT WERE GOING TO BLOW OFF THE UNIT. *SC *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDSHIELDS SEPARATING FROM FRAME. *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
Data on this page last refreshed .