1999 Jayco Eagle 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 Jayco Eagle, 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 & wheels240.0%
- Fuel system120.0%
- Other / unspecified120.0%
- Seat belts120.0%
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
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM REAR. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. FIRESTONE , LT225/R16, DOT VD1L1X0059. *AK
TIRE SEPARATION ON A FIRESTONE STEELTEX (CLASS E) MOTORHOME TIRE WITH 15,000 MILES CAUSING $1,600 IN PROPERTY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE. FIRESTONE NATIONAL DENIED CLAIM INDICATING LOW TIRE PRESSURE DETERMINED BY INSPECTION OF BEAD. TIRES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INFLATED TO 72 # PRIOR TO EVERY TRIP. *LA
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE IN VEHICLE WAS MOTION PROPANE TANK BECME DEATACHED, AND WAS STILL HANGING ON TRAILER, AND DRAGGING ON ROAD. THIS CAUSED A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT IT WAS NEVER PROPERLY ATTACHED AT THE FATORY. *AK
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 NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR, MODEL N621. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY. HE ALSO OBSERVED A YELLOW RESIDUE LEAKING FROM THE BACK OF THE REFRIGERATOR. THE NORCOLD CUSTOMER CENTER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE SERIAL NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02E019000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE REFRIGERATOR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE PART NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/09/09 *BF 1999 JAYCO EAGLE. UPDATED 06/09/09.*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
SEAT BELT BUCKLE MACHANISM IS JAMMED. FORD SENT A LETTER TO CONSUMER INDICATING THT FOR PART F8UZ1561203AAA THERE IS NOT A REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE IN THE USA UNTIL LATE SUMMER IF MANUFACTURER OF SEAT BELTS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE MANUFACTURING . *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 .