2005 Pilgrim Open Road 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 2005 Pilgrim Open Road, 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 & wheels266.7%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
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 2005 PILGRIM OPEN ROAD TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80/R16 (DOT OHUN1LHR). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW. ADDITIONALLY, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE DAMAGE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR
WE HAVE INCURRED TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS ON OUR 40 FT. FIFTH WHEEL RV WITH KENDA TIRES. THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THEM, KENDA REFUSED ALL LIABILITY BECAUSE THEY WERE OVER TWO YEARS OLD. WE WERE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND WERE AWARE OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES THAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM PERSONAL STORIES FORM FELLOW RIVERS AND FROM READING RV FORUMS. WE ALWAYS CHECKED PRESSURE BEFORE STARTING ANY TRIP. THE TIRES ARE MADE IN CHINA AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON ANY VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE USA. THEY ARE A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN. IF KENDA WILL ONLY GUARANTEE THESE TIRES FOR TWO YEARS THEY OBVIOUSLY ARE AWARE OF QUALITY ISSUES. THE GOVERNMENT IS REMISS FOR ALLOWING THE SAFETY OF MANY PEOPLE TO BE DEPENDENT ON VEHICLES RIDING ON DEFECTIVE, CHEAP, CHINESE TIRES. *TR
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 2005 PILGRIM OPEN ROAD TRAILER. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NDR1062. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR LEAKED AMMONIA AND YELLOW RESIDUE. THE UNIT ALSO FAILED TO COOL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08E032000; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE UNIT BECAUSE IT WAS A WARNING, RATHER THAN AN OFFICIAL RECALL. THE PURCHASE DATE AND PART NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE.
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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