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2004 Thor California Tahoe 36WTB Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Sep 11, 2006
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 30, 2005

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Thor California Tahoe 36WTB. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 11, 2006

I HAVE HAD 3 CARLISLE TIRE FAILURES ON MY 2004 TAHOE TRANSPORT BY THOR TRAVEL TRAILER. THE VIN IS [XXX]. THE FIRST FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TIRE & TRAILER IN 2005 (MARKED UP SIDE OF CAMPER, DESTROYED TIRE, DAMAGED/BENT FRAME, TORE UP UNDERBODY SEALING MATERIAL) TRAVELING SOUTH OF I-25 SOUTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS, CO ON OUR WAY HOME TO [XXX]. SINCE THEN, I HAVE FOUND 2 OTHER TIRES FAIL BY HAVING A BELT BREAK IN THE TREAD CAUSING A LARGE "BUBBLE". LUCKILY, I HAVE FOUND THESE FAILED TIRES PRIOR TO ANY BLOWOUT OR ACCIDENT. I NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF ALL 3 FAILURES & ASKED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON THE LAST 2 FAILURES. I SENT THEM THE TIRES PER THEIR REQUEST BUT AFTER THEIR INSPECTION THEY HAVE DENIED ANY OUT OF WARRANTY GOODWILL DUE TO "OUT OF WARRANTY" & "TIRE SHOWS SIGNS OF BEING UNDERINFLATED AND OVER LOADED" ON ONE TIRE & THE OTHER "OUT OF WARRANTY" & "TIRE SHOWS SIGNS OF BEING UNDERINFLATED OR MISALIGNMENT". I AGREE THAT THEY ARE OUT OF WARRANTY & NEW THAT WHEN I CALLED THEM. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM STATING THAT THE TIRES WERE EITHER UNDERINFLATED, OVERLOADED OR OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE TIRES WERE USED AT THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE ON THE SIDEWALL AND WELL BELOW THE TOTAL VEHICLE GVW AS PROVIDED BY THE TRAILER MANUFACTURER. FURTHERMORE, THERE ARE NOT ADJUSTMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE FOR ALIGNMENTS ON A TRAVEL TRAILER (CASTER, CAMBER, NOR TOE). I AM NOT MAKING THIS COMPLAINT SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DENIED ANY COST ASSISTANCE - I HAD ALREADY PURCHASED 2 NEW TIRES WHEN I CONTACTED THEM. I WILL BE PURCHASING A 3RD NEW ONE THIS WEEK. I AM MAKING THIS SIMPLY BECAUSE I HAVE HAD 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES FAIL IN SIMILAR MANNERS ON A TRAILER WITH LESS THAN 7,500 MILES ON THE FACTORY EQUIPPED TIRES. I ALSO HAVE CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURES & ADJUSTED TO THE MAXIMUM (FOR A LOADED TOYHAULER TRAVEL TRAILER) BEFORE EACH TRIP. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE SPOTTED 2 OF THE 3 FAILURES PRIOR TO ANY ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE. CARLISLE RMA #S [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/12/2012 *JS

NHTSA ID
10167916
Incident
Oct 3, 2005
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 30, 2005

2004 THOR TAHOE RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH THE DEXTER AXLE. *MR THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEXTER AXLE COMPANY AND GAVE THEM THE SERIAL NUMBER. DEXTER AXLE COMPANY COMFIRMED THAT THE DUAL AXLE OF THIS RV WAS RATED 6000 LBS. PER AXLE. THE CONSUMER THEN CALLED CARLISLE TIRE COMPANY WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE LT235/85R16, LOAD RANGE E TIRE HAVE A MAX LOAD PER TIRE OF 3042. THE CONSUMER RECENTLY HAD TWO BLOWOUTS OF THESE TIRES WITH LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON THEM. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS RV HAS SOME DESIGN FLAWS AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD (THOR CALIFORNIA RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 150030). *NM

NHTSA ID
10135597
Incident
Jan 1, 1901

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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