2017 Newmar Bay Star 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 2017 Newmar Bay Star, 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
- Engine150.0%
- Fuel system150.0%
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
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH A SEVERE STAGGER ON TAKE OFF FROM A DEAD STOP. THE PROBLEM OCCURS FAIRLY INFREQUENTLY, BUT WHEN IT DOES OCCUR IT CAN PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING FOR UP TO A BLOCK IN DISTANCE. DURING THIS TIME THE VEHICLE ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO DIE AND WILL ONLY TRAVEL 2 - 5 MILES PER HOUR. EVENTUALLY, IT WILL RESUME ACCELERATION AND DRIVE NORMALLY. HOWEVER, IT IS A SEVERE DANGER TO THE VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS SINCE THIS CAN OCCUR WHEN PULLING OUT TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT OR EVEN GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ON A GREEN LIGHT, WHICH MIGHT TURN RED BY THE TIME THE VEHICLE DECIDES TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALER IN DALLAS, OREGON, TWICE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THEY HAVE RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON THE FLIGHT RECORDER AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. SINCE IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THIS IS NOT BEYOND THE SCOPE OF REASON. I HAVE TALKED WITH A NUMBER OF MECHANICS OUTSIDE OF THE FORD ORGANIZATION, AND MOST OF THEM HAVE STATED THAT THEY BELIEVE THE PROBLEM TO BE THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. I HAVE SUGGESTIVE THIS TO FORD AND ITS DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY STATE THAT THEY CANNOT REPLACE THE SENSOR WITHOUT FIRST HAVING THE FLIGHT RECORDER DETECT THE EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE OFFERED TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE PART AND LABOR, EVEN THOUGH I AM STILL IN WARRANTY, BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT. IN THE MEANTIME MY WIFE AND I ARE EXPOSED TO AN EXTREME RISK WHILE OPERATING OUR NEW MOTORHOME. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS US TO DRIVE THE 150 MILES FROM OUR HOME AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THEM TO TEST IT AT THEIR CONVENIENCE WHILE THEIR MECHANICS HAVE A LULL IN THEIR DAILY SCHEDULE. TO DO THIS WITHOUT A SCHEDULED TIME WITH AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS COULD TAKE MONTHS. I HAVE ASKED FORD TO SUPPLY US WITH THE LOAN OF A FORD FLIGHT RECORDER TO USE UNTIL THE PROBLEM CAN BE DETECTED, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO SO.
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
THE VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH A SEVERE STAGGER ON TAKE OFF FROM A DEAD STOP. THE PROBLEM OCCURS FAIRLY INFREQUENTLY, BUT WHEN IT DOES OCCUR IT CAN PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING FOR UP TO A BLOCK IN DISTANCE. DURING THIS TIME THE VEHICLE ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO DIE AND WILL ONLY TRAVEL 2 - 5 MILES PER HOUR. EVENTUALLY, IT WILL RESUME ACCELERATION AND DRIVE NORMALLY. HOWEVER, IT IS A SEVERE DANGER TO THE VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS SINCE THIS CAN OCCUR WHEN PULLING OUT TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT OR EVEN GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ON A GREEN LIGHT, WHICH MIGHT TURN RED BY THE TIME THE VEHICLE DECIDES TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALER IN DALLAS, OREGON, TWICE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THEY HAVE RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON THE FLIGHT RECORDER AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. SINCE IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THIS IS NOT BEYOND THE SCOPE OF REASON. I HAVE TALKED WITH A NUMBER OF MECHANICS OUTSIDE OF THE FORD ORGANIZATION, AND MOST OF THEM HAVE STATED THAT THEY BELIEVE THE PROBLEM TO BE THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. I HAVE SUGGESTIVE THIS TO FORD AND ITS DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY STATE THAT THEY CANNOT REPLACE THE SENSOR WITHOUT FIRST HAVING THE FLIGHT RECORDER DETECT THE EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE OFFERED TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE PART AND LABOR, EVEN THOUGH I AM STILL IN WARRANTY, BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT. IN THE MEANTIME MY WIFE AND I ARE EXPOSED TO AN EXTREME RISK WHILE OPERATING OUR NEW MOTORHOME. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS US TO DRIVE THE 150 MILES FROM OUR HOME AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THEM TO TEST IT AT THEIR CONVENIENCE WHILE THEIR MECHANICS HAVE A LULL IN THEIR DAILY SCHEDULE. TO DO THIS WITHOUT A SCHEDULED TIME WITH AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS COULD TAKE MONTHS. I HAVE ASKED FORD TO SUPPLY US WITH THE LOAN OF A FORD FLIGHT RECORDER TO USE UNTIL THE PROBLEM CAN BE DETECTED, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO SO.
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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