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1996 Gulf Stream Sun Voyager 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 Mar 23, 1999
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 Jun 30, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Gulf Stream Sun Voyager. 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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Electrical
Filed Mar 23, 1999
Fire reported

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF REASONS THAT CAUSED THE FIRE IN MY MOTOR HOME. 1.HALDEX "PUREAIR PLUS" AIR DRYER THRU A DEFECT IN A FIBERBOARD CONNECTOR BROKE & SHORTED 12 VOLT TO GROUND. 2.SPARTAN MOTORS INSTALLED A 20 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PROTECT THE AIR DRYER. HALDEX RECOMMENTS A 10 AMP FUSE. THE SHORT CAUSED THE AIR DRYER CONNECTER TO OVERHEAT & START THE FIRE. 3.SPARTAN MOTORS USED A WIRING HARNESS DESIGNED FOR A LARGER MOTOR HOME & BUNDLED EXCESS WITH AIR DRYER CONNECTOR. THE PLASTIC USED TO INCASE THE WIRING HARNESS IS VERY FLAMMABLE & CAUSED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INSULATION WHICH IS ALSO VERY FLAMMABLE TO STREAD THE FIRE OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
704821
Incident
Jul 11, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Jun 30, 1998

FUEL FILTER/WATER SEPARATOR IS MOUNTED ON CHASSIS DIRECTLY BEHIND RIGHT REAR WHEEL, EXPOSED TO FLYING GRAVEL & ROCKS FROM ROAD. (PLASTIC FUEL/WATER SEPARATOR IS ATTACHED TO BOTTOM OF FILTER). ROCK THROWN FROM WHEEL ON GRAVEL ROAD CAUSED PLASTIC TO SHATTER MARKING ENGINE QUIT AND FUEL OIL SPILL ON ROAD. AIR BRAKE FILTER/AIR DRYER IS ALSO MOUNTED IN SAME EXPOSED LOCATION, AND COULD FAIL IN SAME WAY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. THESE COMPONENTS SHOULD BE RELOCATED TO A SAFER LOCATION AND/OR PROTECTED BY A SHIELD OR ROCK DEFLECTOR. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID
537647
Incident
Jun 27, 1998

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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