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2004 Thor California Tahoe Fury 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 Jun 27, 2008
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 Sep 17, 2003

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Thor California Tahoe Fury. 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

Showing 1–8 of 8

Body & structure
Filed Jun 27, 2008

FRAME ROLLS ON 2004 THOR TAHOE TOYHAULER 39FEET LONG SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ISSUED HAS HAPPENED 3X AND NOW THEY DON'T WANT TO COME GOOD TO FIX IT. THEY HAVE FIXED HALF THE PROBLEM ONLY.

NHTSA ID
10232502
Incident
Aug 2, 2007
Mileage
20 mi
Body & structure
Filed Apr 11, 2006

WAS DRIVING WITH MY 2004 33' TAHOE FURY TOY HAULER SWAYED THE ENTIRE WAY. IT SWAYED INTO THE MEDIAN AND BLEW THREE TIRES ON THE LEFT SIDE AND DID LOTS OF BODY DAMAGE. THE SWAYING IS A BIG PROBLEM NO MATTER HOW I TRY TO SET THIS UP. I HAVE FOUND A CAMPAIGN ID 04V24300 BUT THE MANUAL CLAIMS IT HAS BEEN CANCELED SO NOW THERE IS NO REMEDY TO MY TOY HAULDER. *JB

NHTSA ID
10155093
Incident
Feb 2, 2006
Body & structureTires & wheelsVisibility
Filed May 10, 2005

DT: NUMEROUS REPAIRS DONE TO PULL BEHIND TRAVEL TRAILER. 1. THE FRAME HAS BEEN OUT OF SQUARE AND COULDN'T OPEN THE REAR DOOR . 2. THE FLOOR ON THE LEFT SAGS BY AN INCH. 3. THE TRAILER BLOWS TIRES EASILY. 4. THE WINDOWS AND VENT OPEN ON THEIR OWN DUE TO VIBRATION. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ABOUT THE FRAME STRUCTURE THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING. CURRENTLY, THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. THEY WILL BE MAILING OUT NEW NOTICES EXPLAINING WHY THEY WERE MISINFORMED. HE TALKED TO SHAWN MAPES. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLS MR MAPES HE HANGS UP ON HIM. ALSO, TALKED TO CEO. MANUFACTURER IS THORCALIFORNIA, 2004 TAHOE FURY.*AK

NHTSA ID
10120512
Incident
Jul 1, 2003
Body & structure
Filed Mar 2, 2005

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 04V241000 CONCERNING FRAME AND MEMBERS. BECAUSE OF IMPROPER WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION DEALER REFUSED TO DO RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ID
10113303
Incident
Mar 2, 2005
Other / unspecified
Filed Mar 3, 2004

I BOUGHT A NEW 2004 TOUAREG IN DALLAS. TWO TO THREE WEEKS INTO DRIVING IT, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM/RADIO/CD WENT COMPLETELY "DARK" AND STOPPED WORKING. IT'S NOW STUCK ON ONE RADIO STATION. NOTHING ELSE WORKS AND THE SCREEN IS 100% BLACK. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY A) HAVE NO REPLACEMENT UNIT B) THERE IS NOT A UNIT IN THE USA C) THEY CAN'T SHIP ONE FROM GERMANY D) THEY WON'T DISABLE A CAR ON THE LOT AND SWAP UNITS AND E) THAT I HAVE TO RETURN MY LOAN CAR AND DRIVE MY TOUAREG UNTIL A PART COMES IN (WHICH MAY BE NEVER ACCORDING TO THEM). I ASKED FOR EITHER A NEW CAR OR ALL OF MY MONEY BACK. THEY REFUSED THAT AS WELL. AT THIS POINT I HAVE KEPT THEIR LOAN CAR AND MY LAWYER SERVED PAPERS ON THE GM OF THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING. I REALLY HOPE THAT EITHER VOLKSWAGENOR THE DEALERSHIP DOES THE RIGHT THING.*AK

NHTSA ID
10060260
Incident
Feb 16, 2004
Mileage
650 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 30, 2004

SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM SLOW SPEED. REPEATABLE AT WILL. STEPS TO REPRODUCE: BRING VEHICLE TO SLOW SPEED (<5MPH), PUSH ACCELERATOR. NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY *LEAPS* FORWARD THROWING VEHICLE OCCUPANTS BACK INTO THEIR SEATS.

NHTSA ID
10056211
Incident
Jan 30, 2004
Mileage
100 mi
Visibility
Filed Oct 30, 2003

NEW CAR NEW MODEL VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. A LOT OF PROBLEMS WINDSHIELD IS WARPED AND HAS A LOT OF FLAWS ON THE GLASS- WHEN DRIVING IN SUNLIGHT THE GLASS IS WAVY AND ROAD AND SIGNS ARE BLURY AT TIMES. *LA

NHTSA ID
10045090
Incident
Oct 21, 2003
Mileage
3,500 mi
Suspension
Filed Sep 17, 2003

"RUNNING GEAR FAULT / WORKSHOP!" COMES ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OVER A HARD BUMP. DEALER SAYS THAT VW SENT A 'FIX" AND IT SHOULD BE OK. IT IS NOT OK !! I WAS READING IN A PORSCHE FORUM THAT THE AIR SPRING ON A CAYENNE GAVE OUT AND THE VEHICLE TROLLED OVER IN AN OFF ROADING TRIP!!! (ROADFLY.COM). *JB

NHTSA ID
10039047
Incident
Sep 15, 2003

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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