2008 Thor California Jazz 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 2008 Thor California Jazz, 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%
- Suspension133.3%
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
WHILE TRAVELING WEST ON I70 NEAR COLUMBIA, MO. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON THE TRAVEL TRAILER BLEW OUT. WE PURCHASED A NEW TIRE IN COLUMBIA SO AS NOT TO BE WITHOUT A SPARE. GOOD THING! BACK ON I70 AND LESS THAN AN HOUR LATER THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ON THE TRAILER BLEW. OF COURSE THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER BOTH TIMES. YOU CAN'T BLOW A TIRE ON A TRAVEL TRAILER, WITH TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION, AND NOT HAVE DAMAGE. BOTH TIRES HAVE BEEN SENT BACK TO GREENBALL AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO PAY FOR ALL DAMAGES. THESE TIRES WERE ONLY ONE YEAR OLD WITH MFG. DATES OF 2812 AND 2712. THEY HAD APPROX. 7600 MILES ON THEM WITH NO ADVERSE WEAR PATTERNS. THE PRESSURES HAD BEEN CHECKED THE DAY BEFORE AND SET TO 80 PSI AS I ALWAYS SET THEM. THE TRAILER HAD ACTUALLY BEEN ALIGNED BEFORE THE TIRES WERE PUCHASED. EVERYTHING WAS DONE PROPERLY EXCEPT FOR BUYING TIRES MADE IN CHINA!
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 THOR CALIFORNIA JAZZ . THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPRING HANGER CAME OFF OF THE FRONT RAIL. AS A RESULT, ALL OF THE TIRES, EXCLUDING THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE, FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE CENTER AND THEY WELDED THE SPRING HANGER IN PLACE AND REPLACED THE THREE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE. UPDATED 10/16/08. *LJ THE MECHANIC STATED THE SPRING HANGAER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRAILED WAS NOT ATTACHED. IT WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE RIGHT FRAME RAIL. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE SPRING HANGER HAD NEVER BEEN WELDED IN PLACE PROPERLY. IT HAD ONLY BEEN TACK-WELDED. UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 THOR CALIFORNIA JAZZ . THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPRING HANGER CAME OFF OF THE FRONT RAIL. AS A RESULT, ALL OF THE TIRES, EXCLUDING THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE, FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE CENTER AND THEY WELDED THE SPRING HANGER IN PLACE AND REPLACED THE THREE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE. UPDATED 10/16/08. *LJ THE MECHANIC STATED THE SPRING HANGAER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRAILED WAS NOT ATTACHED. IT WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE RIGHT FRAME RAIL. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE SPRING HANGER HAD NEVER BEEN WELDED IN PLACE PROPERLY. IT HAD ONLY BEEN TACK-WELDED. UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB
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 .