2004 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser 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 2004 Gulf Stream Vista 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 & structure150.0%
- Other / unspecified150.0%
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
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GULF STREAM VISTA CRUISER MOTOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH, THE SIDE PANEL FELL OFF THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE GLUE DRIED UP AND FAILED. THEY STATED THAT THE OTHER SIDE PANEL WILL SOON DETACH AS WELL. GULF STREAM WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THEY REFUSED TO SPEAK TO THE CONTACT AND TRANSFER HER TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST AND NO ONE ELSE WILL SPEAK WITH HER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 05/15/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A STATE FARM REPRESENTATIVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED IT WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND THE GLUE THAT ORIGINALLY HELD THE PANEL IN PLACE AD JUST DRIED UP. UPDATED 05/18/09. UPDATED 06/27/09 *BF UPDATED 06/23/09. *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
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GULF STREAM VISTA CRUISER MOTOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH, THE SIDE PANEL FELL OFF THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE GLUE DRIED UP AND FAILED. THEY STATED THAT THE OTHER SIDE PANEL WILL SOON DETACH AS WELL. GULF STREAM WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THEY REFUSED TO SPEAK TO THE CONTACT AND TRANSFER HER TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST AND NO ONE ELSE WILL SPEAK WITH HER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 05/15/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A STATE FARM REPRESENTATIVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED IT WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND THE GLUE THAT ORIGINALLY HELD THE PANEL IN PLACE AD JUST DRIED UP. UPDATED 05/18/09. UPDATED 06/27/09 *BF UPDATED 06/23/09. *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
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