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2003 Gulf Stream Independence Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 13, 2006
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 22, 2003

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 Gulf Stream Independence. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Other / unspecifiedPowertrain (other)
Filed Dec 13, 2006

NO WARNING, COMPLETE DRIVESHAFT FAILURE CAUSING $6000 DAMAGE. DRIVE SHAFT CHANGED FROM CHEVROLET 2 PIECE TO 3 PIECE. MANUFACTURE OF MOTORHOME AND COMPANY DOING THE DRIVE SHAFT CHANGES REFUSED TO HELP. ALSO FRAME CUT AND WELDED TO MAKE LONGER, BAD WELD JOB COMING APART. *NM

NHTSA ID
10176005
Incident
Dec 3, 2006
Mileage
42,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Aug 16, 2004

WHILE DRIVING THE RUBBER ON THE ROOF TORE APART AND WAS HANGING ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVES FAULTY INSTALLATION WAS THE CAUSE. *NM

NHTSA ID
10089131
Incident
Jul 10, 2004
Suspension
Filed Sep 22, 2003

VEHICLE WANDERS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10040318

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.

Data sources

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