2003 Dutchmen TRAILER: complaints, problems and recalls

THE TRAILER STARTED SWAYING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRES AND DRIVE TO THE DEALER. CARLISLE 235/85R16, DOT 3E0R2403. *AK THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO

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WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. CONSUMER DID NOT LOSE CONTROL. *AK

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DUTCHMEN CLASS C EXPRESS 21 FOOT (NA). THE VEHICLE HAS GITI (NA), SIZE T135/90R17 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER SIDE INSIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, THE FUEL LINE, TAIL PIPE, AND 12 VOLT BATTERY SYSTEM FAILED, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS SHREDDED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE REPLACED TWO OF THE TIRES. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, A MECHANIC REPAIRED THE GAS LEAK, REPLACED THE THREE TIRES, AND REPAIRED THE TAIL PIPE. THE CONTACT FILE…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DUTCHMEN MOTOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE 2002 MASTER TOW DOLLEY'S LEFT TIRE TREAD PEELED AND DESTROYED THE FENDER. CARLISLE WAS NOTIFIED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE MASTER TOW DOLLEY HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

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I OWN A 35FT DUTCHMAN 5TH WHEEL THAT IS 9 MONTHS OLD. THE TIRES ARE LT235/R8516 . THE TIRE ARE ALWAYS COVERED IN STORAGE AND BEFORE TRIPS THE TIRE PRESSURE AND CONDITION ARE ALWAYS CHECKED ALONG WITH THE LUGS: NUTS. ON MY WAY HOME FROM LAKE HAVASU I EXPERINCED NOT ONE BUT TWO SERIOUS BLOWOUTS ON OPPISITE SIDES OF THE TRAILER LESS THAN 80 MILES APART. THE FIRST BLOWOUT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMANGE TO THE BACK FENDER, UNDER CARRIAGE, AND FRAME AROUND THE BACK DOOR OF THE TRAILER. THE FENDER IS SHREADED. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. …

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2 OF THE 4 TIRES ON OUR 2004 FOUR WINDS (DUTCHMEN) WINNERS CIRCLE 5TH WHEEL RV 35 FOOT UNIT. TIRES WERE MADE BY CARLISLE (RADIAL TRAIL 16" SERIES), AND AFTER RESEARCH IT WAS FOUND THESE CERTAIN TIRES (OURS INCLUDED) HAD A HISTORY OF FAILURES. BOTH TIRES FAILED CAUSING BLOWOUTS, 1 TIRE WAS NEARLY DISENGRATED, THE OTHER HAD A SECTION 7X12" MISSING FROM IT. THE OTHER TWO HAD NOT BLOWN OUT, BUT AFTER THEY WERE INSPECTED BY A TIRE DEALER, IT WAS NOTED THEY WOULD HAVE FAILED SHORTLY WAS NOTED THEY FAILED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. CAUSED MASSIVE DAMA…

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I HAVE HAD FIVE TIRE SEPARATIONS WITH THE COMMODORE TIRES. THE DEALER HAS CHECKED TIRE PRESSURES AND THE ALIGNMENT OF THE TANDEM AXLES HAS BEEN CHECKED. THE SEPARATIONS SEEM TO OCCUR AFTER SLIGHT IMPACTS SUCH AS POTHOLES ON THE FREEWAYS OR ROADS. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING FRONT/REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. DUNLOP, CARLI, 235/85R16. *AK

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CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION ON SAMSUNG MICROWAVE OVEN, RECALL WAS PERFORMED AND OVEN BEGAN TO MAKE A CONSTANT HUMMING SOUND WHILE IN USE. *KB THE RECALLED PART WAS REPLACED MARCH 2006. AFTER REPAIR THE MICROWAVE MADE A HUMMING NOISE WHEN IT WAS NOT BEING USED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE APPLIANCE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT SAMSUNG WOULD HAVE TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL SERVICE. THE CONSUMER CONTACT SAMSUNG DIRECTLY BUT HAS RECEIVED NOT RESOLUTION. *NM

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ON AUG 19, 2003 HAD TO REPLACE TIRE ABD BRAKE ON ALKO AXLE. OCT 15, 2003 REPLACE TWO TIRES AND BRAKES MUCH DAMAGE TO TRAILER THAT WINTER ALKO PAID TO HAVE IN ALIGNED 1 1/4 OUT OF LINE BUT DID NOT REPLACE AXLE! 2005 AUGUST BRAKE FAILURE AGAIN AND NOW NEEDED A COMPLETE $500 BRAKE REPLACEMENT OF ALL SHOES WITH AROUND 12,000 ON TRAILER. DUTCHMEN SAID NEVER HAD THIS FIND OF PROBLEM! *TR

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**COPY OF EMAIL TO THOR CORP** A LITTLE BACK GROUND, DURING OUR WARRANTY PERIOD, WE CONTACTED THOR INDUSTRIES REFERENCE LEAKING WATER INTO THE ROOFING SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD BY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT A RECALL OF THE ROOFS WAS ORDER AND NOTICES WERE SENT TO OWNER. WHEN I MENTIONED THAT WE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT RECALL, YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP STATED THAT "BECAUSE WE DIDN'T RESPOND, WE WERE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL". I ASKED WHICH ADDRESS THEY SHOWED ON FILE (WHICH WAS THE CORRECT ADDRESS), SHE MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COU…

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1999 DUTCHMEN TRAVEL TRAILER. CONSUMER STATES LEAF SPRING HANGER THAT ATTACHES THE LEAF SPRING TO THE FRAME OF THE TRAILER TORE LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. *TGW THE WELD THAT SECURED THE HANGER TO THE TRAILER FRAME DID NOT BREAK, THE FRAME OF THE TRAILER BROKE RESULTING IN A HOLE IN THE 2 X4 TRAILER FRAME. THE REPAIRMAN STATED IT WAS A RESULT OF THE TRAILER FRAME BEING TOO THIN ALONG WITH THE WELD BEING EXTREMELY HOT USED TO SECURE THE LEAF SPRING HANGER TO THE FRAME. *JB

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DT: THE CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVEL TRAILER. WHILE USING THE TRAILER, A FAILURE ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OCCURRED. THE FRONT TIRE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE REAR TIRE WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT, AND THE TREAD TO SEPARATE. HE REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE UNTIL HE COULD REACH A TIRE DEALER. THE TIRE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE OTHER TIRES WERE ABOUT TO DO THE SAME THING. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER,THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE TIRES AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONSUME…

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I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS COMPLAINT BELONGS WITH NHTSA OR ANOTHER AGENCY. THE ISSUE INVOLVES THE 120 VOLT AC WIRING OF A TRAVEL TRAILER (RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) AND WOULD NOT POSE A HAZARD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. SPECIFIC TRAILER MODEL IS A DUTCHMEN AEROLITE A30BHSL; THIS IS NOT LISTED IN THE DROP-DOWN BOXES AS A MODEL SELECTION. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN WITH ME (IT'S IN MY TOW VEHICLE AT HOME, CAN BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST). I DO HAVE A SERIES OF DIGITAL PHOTOS (UNRETOUCHED) THAT SHOW THE AFFECTED AREA. AFTER A TRIP WITH MY TRAILER, I PARK…

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DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON 7-12-05 REGARDING THE GAS REFRIGERATOR ON 1995 DUTCHMEN TRAILER. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THE PARTS SINCE THEN. THE MANUFACTURER KEPT TELLING THE DEALER THEY WILL HAVE THE PARTS IN THREE WEEKS, AND ANOTHER TIME IT WILL BE FOUR WEEKS. THE RECALL WAS IN REGARD TO A PART CALLED THE CONTROLLED GAS VALVE. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE CONTACT NOT USE THE REFRIGERATOR BECAUSE OF A CHANCE OF AN EXPLOSION OCCURRING. THE CONSUMER …

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OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS I HAVE EXPERIENCED FOUR TIRE BLOWOUTS ON MY 2004 5TH WHEEL RV. THE FIRST TIRE THAT BLEW I JUST TOOK IT AS POSSIBLE ROAD HAZARD. THIS YEAR ENROUTE TO NEW YORK ON VACATION, I HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT ON THE RV. I REPLACED IT WITH A SPARE. ON THE WAY BACK HOME I HAD ONE REAR TIRE ON DRIVER SIDE OF RV BLOW OUT AND THE OTHER REAR TIRE ON PASSENGER SIDE LOSE ALL THE TREAD IN THE MIDDLE OF TIRE. I STARTED CHECKING INTO THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND TWO PROBLEMS. I HAVE AL KO AXLES, WHICH I FOUND ARE A POSSIBLE DEFECT. I CONTACTE…

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DUE TO THE DESIGN OF DUTCHMAN POP-UP CAMPER ROOFS FOR THIS YEAR, WATER IS ALLOWED TO ENTER ROOF CAUSING WOOD TO ROT AND FAILURE OF ROOF SUPPORTS. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF THE ROOF.

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WE HAVE PURCHASED A USED CAMPER WHICH INCLUDES A SAMSUNG MICROWAVE WHICH STARTS WITHOUT PUSHING ANY BUTTONS. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES AND A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. APPARENTLY THE FORMER OWNER DID NOT RESPOND TO THE RECALL FOR THIS APPLIANCE. I HAVE FOUND EVIDENCE ONLINE FROM OTHER CAMPER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE IDENTICAL EXPERIENCE. SAMSUNG SERIAL #71QN904973K, MODEL #MR5493G. PLEASE DIRECT ME TO SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP. THANKS *TR

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