2007 Keystone Raptor 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 2007 Keystone Raptor, 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 & wheels777.8%
- Body & structure111.1%
- Other / unspecified111.1%
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KEYSTONE RAPTOR EQUIPPED WITH TRAILER KING ST RADIAL TIRES, SIZE: 235/85/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRAILER BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. AFTER STOPPING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER AND AN UNKNOWN DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO RETURN THE TIRES TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
THIRD CARLISLE RADIAL TRAIL TIRE TO BLOW ON OUR THREE AXLE 34 FOOT RV TRAILER ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 WHILE RETURNING FROM MINNEAPOLIS, TRAVELING WEST ON INTERSTATE 80 AT 10:15 A.M. AT ABOUT MILE MARKER 272, NEAR THE EAST SIDE OF THE KEARNEY NE. EXIT, THE CENTER ROAD (DRIVER) SIDE CARLISLE TIRE ON OUR THREE AXLE RV TRAILER BLEW OUT. WE PULLED OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (WITHIN 150 FEET) AND REPLACED THE BLOWN TIRE/WHEEL WITH THE SPARE AND CONTINUED ON TO JULESBURG COLORADO, WHERE WE HAD THE BLOWN TIRE REPLACE WITH A NON CARLISLE TIRE. AFTER THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WE CONTINUED HOME TO COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. WE HAD SPENT THE NIGHT OF 13 SEPTEMBER ON THE WEST SIDE OF OMAHA NE, AND HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS WITH 3 STOPS BEFORE THE THIRD TIRE BLEW. NOTE: I CARRY A COMPRESSOR AND TWO TIRE GAUGES, AND ALWAYS CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE FOR 62 TO 65 PSI (COLD) EACH DAY BEFORE TRAVELING. THE ESTIMATED MAX WEIGHT OF THE RV TRAILER ON ALL OF THESE TRIPS WAS AROUND 9,000 LBS. WE ALWAYS KEEP OUR SPEED BELOW 65MPH WHILE TRAVELING WITH THE RV TRAILER. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KEYSTONE RAPTOR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE TIRE WAS UNKNOWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WOBBLED AND APPEARED TO BE OUT OF ROUND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE RIMS. AS A RESULT, THE RIMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH STEEL RIMS. THE RIMS WERE REPLACED WITH STEEL RIMS; HOWEVER, THERE WERE FOUR RIMS STILL ON THE VEHICLE WHICH WERE ALUMINUM. THE MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THE ALUMINUM RIMS EXPERIENCED HOLES WHICH WERE CAUSING THE TIRES TO PUNCTURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ON THE ORIGINAL RIMS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR DOOR WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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 2007 KEYSTONE RAPTOR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE TIRE WAS UNKNOWN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WOBBLED AND APPEARED TO BE OUT OF ROUND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE RIMS. AS A RESULT, THE RIMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH STEEL RIMS. THE RIMS WERE REPLACED WITH STEEL RIMS; HOWEVER, THERE WERE FOUR RIMS STILL ON THE VEHICLE WHICH WERE ALUMINUM. THE MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THE ALUMINUM RIMS EXPERIENCED HOLES WHICH WERE CAUSING THE TIRES TO PUNCTURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ON THE ORIGINAL RIMS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR DOOR WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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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