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2000 Gulf Stream Scenic Cruiser Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Sep 5, 2000
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2000 Gulf Stream Scenic Cruiser, 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 & structure112.5%
  • Electrical112.5%
  • Engine112.5%
  • Exterior lighting112.5%
  • Other / unspecified112.5%
  • Steering112.5%
  • Transmission112.5%
  • Visibility112.5%

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.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

HEADLIGHTS AREN'T POSITIONED IN A MANNER IN WHICH CONSUMER COILD SEE AT NIGHT. DEALER TRIED TO ADJUST THE DAY TIME RUNNING LAMPS WITH 100 WATTS AND 50 WATTS TO MAKE NIGHT DRIVING BETTER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SO MANY TIMES, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, TV ANTENNA ON ROOF FATTLES, WATER PRESSURE IS LOW, KITCHEN SLIDE ADJUSTMENT DOES NOT HIT RUBBER SEAL IN FRONT, KITCHEN DRAWER WILL NOT CLOSE UP TIGHT, WHIRLPOOP COMES ON WHEN IT IS READY, AND KITCHN FLOOR TILE BROKE. RADIO INOPERABLE. INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NEVER LABELED. ENGINE COMPARTMENT RATTLES. WIND NOISE IS BAD AT 70 MPH AROUND WINDOWS AND THERE WERE LEAKS AROUND WINDOWS, LATER FOUND THAT INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. CB WILL NOT TRANSMIT. SAWDUST AND INSULATION BLOW OUT OF VENTS, DASH AIR CONDITIONER ONLY COMES OUT AT 61 DEGREES, HEATER WAS INOPERABLE, AND DEFROSTER FAILED. THE SHROUD THAT IS PUT AROUND THE RADIATOR WAS NOT SCREWED DOWN DURING INSTALLATION. POWER STEERING LEAKED, POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. BAD RATTLE IN BACK OF VEHICLE, THERE WAS ALSO A LARGE HOLE ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THIS WAS NOT SEALED FROM THE FACTORY. OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS BAD IN THE MOTOR. WINDSHIELD LEAKED DUE TO FACTORY NOT SEALING IT. JACK WAS INOPERABLE. TRANSMISSION SEAL WAS REPLACED, BASEMENT LEAKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO CONSUMER AND HIS FAMILY'S PERSONAL BELONGINGS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID 869534 · filed Sep 5, 2000

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.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

HEADLIGHTS AREN'T POSITIONED IN A MANNER IN WHICH CONSUMER COILD SEE AT NIGHT. DEALER TRIED TO ADJUST THE DAY TIME RUNNING LAMPS WITH 100 WATTS AND 50 WATTS TO MAKE NIGHT DRIVING BETTER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SO MANY TIMES, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, TV ANTENNA ON ROOF FATTLES, WATER PRESSURE IS LOW, KITCHEN SLIDE ADJUSTMENT DOES NOT HIT RUBBER SEAL IN FRONT, KITCHEN DRAWER WILL NOT CLOSE UP TIGHT, WHIRLPOOP COMES ON WHEN IT IS READY, AND KITCHN FLOOR TILE BROKE. RADIO INOPERABLE. INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NEVER LABELED. ENGINE COMPARTMENT RATTLES. WIND NOISE IS BAD AT 70 MPH AROUND WINDOWS AND THERE WERE LEAKS AROUND WINDOWS, LATER FOUND THAT INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. CB WILL NOT TRANSMIT. SAWDUST AND INSULATION BLOW OUT OF VENTS, DASH AIR CONDITIONER ONLY COMES OUT AT 61 DEGREES, HEATER WAS INOPERABLE, AND DEFROSTER FAILED. THE SHROUD THAT IS PUT AROUND THE RADIATOR WAS NOT SCREWED DOWN DURING INSTALLATION. POWER STEERING LEAKED, POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. BAD RATTLE IN BACK OF VEHICLE, THERE WAS ALSO A LARGE HOLE ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THIS WAS NOT SEALED FROM THE FACTORY. OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS BAD IN THE MOTOR. WINDSHIELD LEAKED DUE TO FACTORY NOT SEALING IT. JACK WAS INOPERABLE. TRANSMISSION SEAL WAS REPLACED, BASEMENT LEAKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO CONSUMER AND HIS FAMILY'S PERSONAL BELONGINGS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID 869534 · filed Sep 5, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

HEADLIGHTS AREN'T POSITIONED IN A MANNER IN WHICH CONSUMER COILD SEE AT NIGHT. DEALER TRIED TO ADJUST THE DAY TIME RUNNING LAMPS WITH 100 WATTS AND 50 WATTS TO MAKE NIGHT DRIVING BETTER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SO MANY TIMES, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, TV ANTENNA ON ROOF FATTLES, WATER PRESSURE IS LOW, KITCHEN SLIDE ADJUSTMENT DOES NOT HIT RUBBER SEAL IN FRONT, KITCHEN DRAWER WILL NOT CLOSE UP TIGHT, WHIRLPOOP COMES ON WHEN IT IS READY, AND KITCHN FLOOR TILE BROKE. RADIO INOPERABLE. INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NEVER LABELED. ENGINE COMPARTMENT RATTLES. WIND NOISE IS BAD AT 70 MPH AROUND WINDOWS AND THERE WERE LEAKS AROUND WINDOWS, LATER FOUND THAT INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. CB WILL NOT TRANSMIT. SAWDUST AND INSULATION BLOW OUT OF VENTS, DASH AIR CONDITIONER ONLY COMES OUT AT 61 DEGREES, HEATER WAS INOPERABLE, AND DEFROSTER FAILED. THE SHROUD THAT IS PUT AROUND THE RADIATOR WAS NOT SCREWED DOWN DURING INSTALLATION. POWER STEERING LEAKED, POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. BAD RATTLE IN BACK OF VEHICLE, THERE WAS ALSO A LARGE HOLE ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THIS WAS NOT SEALED FROM THE FACTORY. OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS BAD IN THE MOTOR. WINDSHIELD LEAKED DUE TO FACTORY NOT SEALING IT. JACK WAS INOPERABLE. TRANSMISSION SEAL WAS REPLACED, BASEMENT LEAKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO CONSUMER AND HIS FAMILY'S PERSONAL BELONGINGS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID 869534 · filed Sep 5, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Exterior lighting

Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

HEADLIGHTS AREN'T POSITIONED IN A MANNER IN WHICH CONSUMER COILD SEE AT NIGHT. DEALER TRIED TO ADJUST THE DAY TIME RUNNING LAMPS WITH 100 WATTS AND 50 WATTS TO MAKE NIGHT DRIVING BETTER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SO MANY TIMES, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, TV ANTENNA ON ROOF FATTLES, WATER PRESSURE IS LOW, KITCHEN SLIDE ADJUSTMENT DOES NOT HIT RUBBER SEAL IN FRONT, KITCHEN DRAWER WILL NOT CLOSE UP TIGHT, WHIRLPOOP COMES ON WHEN IT IS READY, AND KITCHN FLOOR TILE BROKE. RADIO INOPERABLE. INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NEVER LABELED. ENGINE COMPARTMENT RATTLES. WIND NOISE IS BAD AT 70 MPH AROUND WINDOWS AND THERE WERE LEAKS AROUND WINDOWS, LATER FOUND THAT INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. CB WILL NOT TRANSMIT. SAWDUST AND INSULATION BLOW OUT OF VENTS, DASH AIR CONDITIONER ONLY COMES OUT AT 61 DEGREES, HEATER WAS INOPERABLE, AND DEFROSTER FAILED. THE SHROUD THAT IS PUT AROUND THE RADIATOR WAS NOT SCREWED DOWN DURING INSTALLATION. POWER STEERING LEAKED, POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. BAD RATTLE IN BACK OF VEHICLE, THERE WAS ALSO A LARGE HOLE ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THIS WAS NOT SEALED FROM THE FACTORY. OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS BAD IN THE MOTOR. WINDSHIELD LEAKED DUE TO FACTORY NOT SEALING IT. JACK WAS INOPERABLE. TRANSMISSION SEAL WAS REPLACED, BASEMENT LEAKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO CONSUMER AND HIS FAMILY'S PERSONAL BELONGINGS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID 869534 · filed Sep 5, 2000

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.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

HEADLIGHTS AREN'T POSITIONED IN A MANNER IN WHICH CONSUMER COILD SEE AT NIGHT. DEALER TRIED TO ADJUST THE DAY TIME RUNNING LAMPS WITH 100 WATTS AND 50 WATTS TO MAKE NIGHT DRIVING BETTER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SO MANY TIMES, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, TV ANTENNA ON ROOF FATTLES, WATER PRESSURE IS LOW, KITCHEN SLIDE ADJUSTMENT DOES NOT HIT RUBBER SEAL IN FRONT, KITCHEN DRAWER WILL NOT CLOSE UP TIGHT, WHIRLPOOP COMES ON WHEN IT IS READY, AND KITCHN FLOOR TILE BROKE. RADIO INOPERABLE. INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NEVER LABELED. ENGINE COMPARTMENT RATTLES. WIND NOISE IS BAD AT 70 MPH AROUND WINDOWS AND THERE WERE LEAKS AROUND WINDOWS, LATER FOUND THAT INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. CB WILL NOT TRANSMIT. SAWDUST AND INSULATION BLOW OUT OF VENTS, DASH AIR CONDITIONER ONLY COMES OUT AT 61 DEGREES, HEATER WAS INOPERABLE, AND DEFROSTER FAILED. THE SHROUD THAT IS PUT AROUND THE RADIATOR WAS NOT SCREWED DOWN DURING INSTALLATION. POWER STEERING LEAKED, POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. BAD RATTLE IN BACK OF VEHICLE, THERE WAS ALSO A LARGE HOLE ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THIS WAS NOT SEALED FROM THE FACTORY. OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS BAD IN THE MOTOR. WINDSHIELD LEAKED DUE TO FACTORY NOT SEALING IT. JACK WAS INOPERABLE. TRANSMISSION SEAL WAS REPLACED, BASEMENT LEAKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO CONSUMER AND HIS FAMILY'S PERSONAL BELONGINGS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID 869534 · filed Sep 5, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Steering

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

HEADLIGHTS AREN'T POSITIONED IN A MANNER IN WHICH CONSUMER COILD SEE AT NIGHT. DEALER TRIED TO ADJUST THE DAY TIME RUNNING LAMPS WITH 100 WATTS AND 50 WATTS TO MAKE NIGHT DRIVING BETTER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SO MANY TIMES, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, TV ANTENNA ON ROOF FATTLES, WATER PRESSURE IS LOW, KITCHEN SLIDE ADJUSTMENT DOES NOT HIT RUBBER SEAL IN FRONT, KITCHEN DRAWER WILL NOT CLOSE UP TIGHT, WHIRLPOOP COMES ON WHEN IT IS READY, AND KITCHN FLOOR TILE BROKE. RADIO INOPERABLE. INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NEVER LABELED. ENGINE COMPARTMENT RATTLES. WIND NOISE IS BAD AT 70 MPH AROUND WINDOWS AND THERE WERE LEAKS AROUND WINDOWS, LATER FOUND THAT INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. CB WILL NOT TRANSMIT. SAWDUST AND INSULATION BLOW OUT OF VENTS, DASH AIR CONDITIONER ONLY COMES OUT AT 61 DEGREES, HEATER WAS INOPERABLE, AND DEFROSTER FAILED. THE SHROUD THAT IS PUT AROUND THE RADIATOR WAS NOT SCREWED DOWN DURING INSTALLATION. POWER STEERING LEAKED, POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. BAD RATTLE IN BACK OF VEHICLE, THERE WAS ALSO A LARGE HOLE ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THIS WAS NOT SEALED FROM THE FACTORY. OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS BAD IN THE MOTOR. WINDSHIELD LEAKED DUE TO FACTORY NOT SEALING IT. JACK WAS INOPERABLE. TRANSMISSION SEAL WAS REPLACED, BASEMENT LEAKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO CONSUMER AND HIS FAMILY'S PERSONAL BELONGINGS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID 869534 · filed Sep 5, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Transmission

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

HEADLIGHTS AREN'T POSITIONED IN A MANNER IN WHICH CONSUMER COILD SEE AT NIGHT. DEALER TRIED TO ADJUST THE DAY TIME RUNNING LAMPS WITH 100 WATTS AND 50 WATTS TO MAKE NIGHT DRIVING BETTER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SO MANY TIMES, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, TV ANTENNA ON ROOF FATTLES, WATER PRESSURE IS LOW, KITCHEN SLIDE ADJUSTMENT DOES NOT HIT RUBBER SEAL IN FRONT, KITCHEN DRAWER WILL NOT CLOSE UP TIGHT, WHIRLPOOP COMES ON WHEN IT IS READY, AND KITCHN FLOOR TILE BROKE. RADIO INOPERABLE. INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NEVER LABELED. ENGINE COMPARTMENT RATTLES. WIND NOISE IS BAD AT 70 MPH AROUND WINDOWS AND THERE WERE LEAKS AROUND WINDOWS, LATER FOUND THAT INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. CB WILL NOT TRANSMIT. SAWDUST AND INSULATION BLOW OUT OF VENTS, DASH AIR CONDITIONER ONLY COMES OUT AT 61 DEGREES, HEATER WAS INOPERABLE, AND DEFROSTER FAILED. THE SHROUD THAT IS PUT AROUND THE RADIATOR WAS NOT SCREWED DOWN DURING INSTALLATION. POWER STEERING LEAKED, POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. BAD RATTLE IN BACK OF VEHICLE, THERE WAS ALSO A LARGE HOLE ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THIS WAS NOT SEALED FROM THE FACTORY. OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS BAD IN THE MOTOR. WINDSHIELD LEAKED DUE TO FACTORY NOT SEALING IT. JACK WAS INOPERABLE. TRANSMISSION SEAL WAS REPLACED, BASEMENT LEAKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO CONSUMER AND HIS FAMILY'S PERSONAL BELONGINGS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID 869534 · filed Sep 5, 2000

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.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

HEADLIGHTS AREN'T POSITIONED IN A MANNER IN WHICH CONSUMER COILD SEE AT NIGHT. DEALER TRIED TO ADJUST THE DAY TIME RUNNING LAMPS WITH 100 WATTS AND 50 WATTS TO MAKE NIGHT DRIVING BETTER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SO MANY TIMES, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, TV ANTENNA ON ROOF FATTLES, WATER PRESSURE IS LOW, KITCHEN SLIDE ADJUSTMENT DOES NOT HIT RUBBER SEAL IN FRONT, KITCHEN DRAWER WILL NOT CLOSE UP TIGHT, WHIRLPOOP COMES ON WHEN IT IS READY, AND KITCHN FLOOR TILE BROKE. RADIO INOPERABLE. INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NEVER LABELED. ENGINE COMPARTMENT RATTLES. WIND NOISE IS BAD AT 70 MPH AROUND WINDOWS AND THERE WERE LEAKS AROUND WINDOWS, LATER FOUND THAT INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. CB WILL NOT TRANSMIT. SAWDUST AND INSULATION BLOW OUT OF VENTS, DASH AIR CONDITIONER ONLY COMES OUT AT 61 DEGREES, HEATER WAS INOPERABLE, AND DEFROSTER FAILED. THE SHROUD THAT IS PUT AROUND THE RADIATOR WAS NOT SCREWED DOWN DURING INSTALLATION. POWER STEERING LEAKED, POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. BAD RATTLE IN BACK OF VEHICLE, THERE WAS ALSO A LARGE HOLE ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THIS WAS NOT SEALED FROM THE FACTORY. OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS BAD IN THE MOTOR. WINDSHIELD LEAKED DUE TO FACTORY NOT SEALING IT. JACK WAS INOPERABLE. TRANSMISSION SEAL WAS REPLACED, BASEMENT LEAKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO CONSUMER AND HIS FAMILY'S PERSONAL BELONGINGS. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID 869534 · filed Sep 5, 2000

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.

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