1999 Home And Park Roadtrek 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 1999 Home And Park Roadtrek, 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
- Tires & wheels350.0%
- Suspension233.3%
- Powertrain (other)116.7%
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
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
TIRES EXPERIENCED TWO TREAD SEPARATIONS ON THE REAR WHEELS WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FIRST WAS ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE, THE SECOND WAS ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. BOTH SEPARATIONS WERE ON A 1999, HOME AND PARK ROADTREK, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT 245/75R16. FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THERE IS BUMPING IN THE REAR AND OBSERVED THE TREAD RAISING UP-REPLACED TIRE. (TIRES WERE FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL R45 II-LT 245/75R16 E 00 0011 TPC SLC 2012 MS 8016 PSI (MADE IN CANADA 23567 OR BM05326-1) *SCC
THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A LARGE BULGE ON THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, THE FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED THIS TIRE BUT ONE MONTH LATER THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRES AND DAMAGE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE BLOWOUT (FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL 245-75-16 R4S II BW E). NLM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH OR HIGHER VEHICLE SWAYS TO RIGHT AND LEFT WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER INCREASED FRONT TIRE PRESSURE, BUT OWNERS HAD TO TAKE MOTOR HOME TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT AND A STEERING CONTROL UNIT INSTALLED. NOW THE VEHICLE DRIVES LIKE IT SHOULD. OWNER BELIEVES THAT THESE ADJUSTMENTS SHOULD BE MADE AFTER THE MOTORHOME IS INSTALLED ON THE CHASSIS. *AK *ML
WHEN THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS 10 MPHIT SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE SHOCKS TO HEAVY DUTY ONES AND INSTALL A SAFETY PLUS ANTI SWAY RAM ON THE STEERING RODS TO RENDER VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A NOISE. DRIVESHAFT FELL OUT AT 55MPH. VEHICLE WANDERED ALL OVER OVER HIGHWAY. HAD NO STEERING CONTROL. REPORTED INCIDENT TO MANUFACTURER & CONVERSION VAN COMPANY. *AK
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 .