1999 Winnebago Minnie Winnie Owner Complaints

LOST 3 AKURET LCT 225/75/16 TIRES IN ONE ROUND TRIP OF APPROX 156 MILES. TRIP TO DESTINATION WAS 8/12/15, RETURN TRIP WAS 8/14/15. THE TIRES WERE ON A 1999 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE DL MOTOR HOME WE PURCHASED USED. THE PREVIOUS OWNER STATED THE TIRES WERE PUT ON ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. THE TIRES APPEARED TO BE BARELY USED WITH MORE THAN 95% OR MORE TREAD. THE UNIT HAD SAT UNUSED FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS. WE CHECKED TIRE PRESSURES IMMEDIATELY UPON PURCHASE AND TOOK THE RIG DIRECTLY TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION TO BRING THE PRESSURES UP TO 70 PSI FRONT AND 80 PSI REAR. WE CHECKED TIRE PRESSURES ALL AROUND BEFORE MAKING THE TRIP ON BOTH THE RVS WE WERE TAKING. WE WERE ONLY ABOUT 20 MILES FROM HOME ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE WHEN THE FIRST TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SITE REAR OUTSIDE OF THE RIG BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL. WE REPLACED IT WITH THE ORIGINAL SPARE A FIRESTONE. WE REACHED OUR DESITINATION AND CAMPED TWO NIGHTS. I NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE APPEARED LOW THE FIRST MORNING. BEFORE LEAVING THE NEXT MORNING THE MEN CHECKED ALL THE TIRES AGAIN AND FOUND THE INSIDE PASSENGER REAR TO BE FLAT. THEY GOT IT TO THE CAMPGROUND MAINTENANCE BUILDING AND WENT TO CHECK IT AND FOUND IT HAD A BELT THROUGH THE TREAD. WE CHANGED IT TO A TIRE WE HAD PURCHASED FROM WALMART THE DAY BEFORE. WE STOPPED AT WALMART ON THE RIDE HOME AND PURCHASED A SECOND TIRE. ON THE RIDE HOME A THIRD AKURET LCT TIRE, THIS TIME THE DRIVERS SIDE INSIDE REAR THREW A BELT AND STRIPPED OFF SERIOUSLY DAMAGING THE COMPARTMENT BEHIND IT. WE REPLACED IT WITH THE SECOND WALMART TIRE AND GOT HOME. WE WILL BE REPLACING ALL THE AKURET TIRES BUT NEEDED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW BECAUSE 3 TIRES WITH NEARLY FULL TREAD FAILING WITHIN 156 MILES IS RIDICULOUS.

NHTSA ID

10748893

Incident

Aug 12, 2015

Mileage

29,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FAULTY SUSPENSION SYSTEM CAUSED REPEATED TIRE FAILURES. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIRE FAILURES IN WHICH THE STEEL BELTS AND THE TREAD WOULD SUFFER EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10449407

Incident

Dec 1, 2000

Mileage

7,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RIGHT INSIDE DULLER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, WITH TWO ADULT IN A WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE 1999 RV. (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT 225/75R16 AND THE DOT # VD1L1XD049) THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED DURING THIS INCIDENT. FIRESTONE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10096762

Incident

Oct 9, 2004

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE DRIVER REAR DRIVER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE NO LONGER FEELS SAFE WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. *TC

NHTSA ID

10090053

Incident

Aug 18, 2004

Mileage

29,000 mi

PASSENGER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRE TO A FIRESTONE GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *AKI CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW TIRE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE A CREDIT TOWARDS NEW TIRE WHEN NEEDED. *TC

NHTSA ID

10090048

Incident

Jun 16, 2004

Mileage

28,000 mi

TWO FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S BLEW OUT WITHIN 2 HOURS OF EACH OTHER,ONE ON AN INSIDE REAR DUAL AND ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OUTSIDE DUAL, ON MY WINNIBAGO MOTOR HOME WHICH WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 1999. MILAGE AT TIME OF BLOWOUT 28000. DAMAGE $1500 PLUS TIRES ETC. IF TIRES WERE ON FRONT A MAJOR ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURED. FIRESTONE SAID TIRES WERE OVER INFLATED IMPOSSIBLE!!!*AK

NHTSA ID

10075208

Incident

Apr 6, 2004

Mileage

28,000 mi

STEAL BELT/TREAD CAME FLYING OFF THE VEHICLE AT 70 MPH. TIRE WAS A DUALLY ON THE OUTSIDE RIGHT REAR. IN JULY, INSIDE REAR, AND 1 YEAR AGO, INSIDE LEFT REAR CAME OFF. *AK *MR

NHTSA ID

10059282

Incident

Nov 7, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH TREAD SEPARATED ON THE OUTSIDE DUAL TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10048010

Incident

Nov 7, 2003

Mileage

22,000 mi