1999 Jayco EAGLE: complaints, problems and recalls

DT: THE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE AROUND 28,000 MILES, TIRE WAS UP TO PRESSURE, BUT DID ABOUT 3000.00 TO MOTORHOME. *AK

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TREAD SEPARATIONS ON 2 FIRESTONE 225 X 75R16 STEELTEX (LOAD RANGE E)R4 MOTORHOME TIRES WITH 23,000 MILES. I WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH ON US HIGHWAY 12 IN NORTHERN IDAHO. FIRESTONE NATIONAL DENIED ADJUSTMENT CLAIMING LOW TIRE PRESSURE DETERMINED BY INSPECTION. TIRES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INFLATED TO 80# PRIOR TO EVERY TRIP. MOTORHOME WAS WEIGHED AND WITHIN LOAD RANGE. *LA

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WE EXPERIENCED TWO TITAN TIRE BLOWOUTS ON A CAMPING TRAILER IN SEPARATE EVENTS. TIRES INVOLVED WERE TITAN RADIAL ST II 225/75/R 15 DOT AAHH MT2 0605 & AAHH MT2 1205 MANUFACTURED BY TIAJIN IN CHINA. THE TIRES WERE ONLY 9 MONTHS OLD AND HAD LESS THAN 5000 MILES. WE FELT WE WERE INFORMED CONSUMERS WHEN WE CHOSE THESE TIRES AS THEY ARE LOAD RANGE E WHICH IS UP A CLASS FROM WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ON THE TRAILER. WE STORE OUR TRAILER INDOORS WHEN NOT IN USE, CHECK TIRE PRESSURES REGULARLY AND WERE WELL WITHIN THE WEIGHT RATING FOR THE TIRES. TH…

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A GOODYEAR MARATHON ST225/75R15 MANUFACTURED 3206 WAS REMOVED FROM THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT ON OUR 2007 JAYCO EAGLE TRAVEL TRAILER, GVWR 9500 LBS,AND WAS MOUNTED ON THE LEFT REAR POSITION DURING THE SECOND WEEK OF JULY 08. WHILE TOWING, WEIGHT OF TRAILER APPROXIMATELY 7500 LBS, ON I-5 OREGON AT 3:00 PM AT 55 MPH WE WERE SIGNALED BY THE DRIVER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE TO PULL OVER. WHEN WE DID HE ADVISED US THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD JUST CAME APART AND DAMAGED THE REAR OF THE TRAILER. TOTAL MILES ON THAT TIRE AT TIME OF INCIDENT WAS 591.34 MILES. …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JAYCO EAGLE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE ST/235/AOR16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

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THE CONSUMER HAD RAISED THE ROOF ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY WHEN THE MAIN CABLE SNAPPED, CAVING IN THE ROOF, THE DRAIN HOSE ON THE SINK FELL OFF RESULTING IN PUDDLES OF WATER BUILDING UP UNDER THE CABINET, THE ELETRICAL OUTLET INSIDE THE STORAGE SPACE (TABLE BENCH WAS FALLING OFF, THE CAMPER WAS VERY UNSTABLE, THE CONSUMERS FOUND THAT THE CAMPER WAS NOT INSTALLED WITH FRONT STABILIZING JACKS AND WAS LATER TOLD THAT THEY WERE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT, THE CONSUMER FEELS THE JACKS SHOULD BE STANDARD JAYCO EAGLE POP-UP 10SG). NLM

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JAYCO EAGLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13E039000 (EQUIPMENT, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/30/15*LJ UPDATED 6/24/2015 *JS

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAYCO EAGLE. THE AIR BAG SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT CURRENTLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS THIRD REPAIR WILL BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE WAS ALSO LUBED AND RESET TWICE. HE WAS INFORMED BY A FORD MANAGER THAT MOISTURE AND CORROSION WERE THE CAUSES OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 07/07/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEATBELT AND PRETENSIO…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAYCO FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK IN THE FRAME. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 EAGLE BOAT TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE BRAKE FAILURES. THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE TRAILER. THE TRAILER WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE COMPRESSOR WASHERS IN THE BRAKE CALIBERS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE AND ALREADY HAD REPLACED THE BOAT TRAILER HOWEVER, AGAIN REPLACEMENT BOAT TRAILER FORCES THE TRAILER TO BE OUT OF LEVEL 5 INCHES CAUSING WATER TO ACCUMULATE AND ADD…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JAYCO EAGLE FIFTH WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH BOX HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED THROUGH THE BOX COVER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE COVER OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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THE CONSUMER HAD RAISED THE ROOF ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY WHEN THE MAIN CABLE SNAPPED, CAVING IN THE ROOF, THE DRAIN HOSE ON THE SINK FELL OFF RESULTING IN PUDDLES OF WATER BUILDING UP UNDER THE CABINET, THE ELETRICAL OUTLET INSIDE THE STORAGE SPACE (TABLE BENCH WAS FALLING OFF, THE CAMPER WAS VERY UNSTABLE, THE CONSUMERS FOUND THAT THE CAMPER WAS NOT INSTALLED WITH FRONT STABILIZING JACKS AND WAS LATER TOLD THAT THEY WERE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT, THE CONSUMER FEELS THE JACKS SHOULD BE STANDARD JAYCO EAGLE POP-UP 10SG). NLM

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