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2001 Sundowner Stock Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 1, 2010
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2001 Sundowner Stock, 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

  • Body & structure2100.0%

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

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

I AM REPORTING THAT SUNDOWNER HORSE TRAILERS HAVE A REALLY BIG PROBLEM WITH THERE HORSE TRAILERS. THE FRAMES ARE ROTTING OFF FROM THEM, DUE TO THEM NOT PROPERLY PAINTING THE STEEL CORRECTLY, THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS AND FAILED TO CONTACT ANY OF THERE CUSTOMERS. ALSO THE FLOORS ARE ROTTING OFF THE TRAILERS DUE TO THEM PUTTING A SPRAY BED LINER ON TOP OF THE ALUMINUM FLOOR AND IT DID NOT SEAL SO MOISTURE AND WETNESS IS GETTING IN BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE SPRAY ON BED LINER, AND IT IS ROTTING OUT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS RIGHT AWAY, PEOPLE AND ANIMALS ARE GETTING HURT BECAUSE SUNDOWNER WON'T RECALL THERE TRAILERS, AND REPLACE THE FRAMES AND FLOORS ON THESE TRAILERS, IF NOTHING CONTINUES TO BE DOWN ABOUT THIS, OTHER ISSUES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE FROM THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID 10340994 · filed Jul 1, 2010

I OWN FOR PRIVATE USE, A 9 YEAR OLD (2001) SUNDOWNER 3 HORSE GOOSENECK TRAILER THAT THE WHOLE STEEL UNDERCARRIAGE HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THE TRAILER IS UNSAFE TO USE FOR HAULING LARGE ANIMALS. SUNDOWNER NEVER NOTIFIED IT'S CUSTOMERS OF THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRAILERS. WHICH THEY APPARENTLY HAVE KNOWN FOR SOME TIME THAT THEIR TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM 1999 - 2005 HAD STEEL USED IN THEM THAT DETERIORATED QUICKLY. WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO LEARN VIA WORD OF MOUTH, AND HAD OUR TRAILER INSPECTED BY A DEALER BEFORE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE ROAD. THE ESTIMATE TO TOTALLY REPLACE THE STEEL UNDERCARRIAGE AND INSTALL A NEW FLOOR IS APROX $7,500. TO MY UNDERSTANDING THEY ARE NOT RECALLING OR WARRANTING THESE TRAILERS. I HAVE LOST 99% OF THE VALUE ON THIS TRAILER. I CAN NOT TRADE IT. THEREFORE, I MUST REPAIR IT. THESE TRAILERS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY. THEY WERE SOLD ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THEY WOULD LAST. CERTAINLY MORE THAN THEIR ADVERTISED 8 YEAR WARRANTY. SOUNDS LIKE TOYOTA AND SUNDOWNER USED THE SAME STEEL. *TR

NHTSA ID 10294368 · filed Dec 3, 2009

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.

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