NHTSA Complaint #10208288 — 2003 FORD MOTOR HOME TIRES:SIDEWALL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10208288
Vehicle	2003 FORD MOTOR HOME
Component	TIRES:SIDEWALL
Date of Incident	August 18, 2006
Date Filed	October 31, 2007
Mileage	57,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

2000 23 FOOT E-350 MOTORHOME WITH PROBLEMS ON GOODYEAR TIRES. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ALL SIX TIRES DUE TO SOME KIND OF FAILURE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL OPENED UP. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TIRE, ONE OF THE DUAL SETS HAD BEEN RUN FLAT. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM FOR THE THIRD TIME ON OCTOBER 16, 2007. WHEN HE PULLED OVER HE NOTICED SOME ANOMALY IN THE RUBBER ON THE RIB EDGE. IT APPEARED AS IF THE RUBBER HAD DRIED OUT ALONG THE RIB, HOWEVER A VIBRATION WAS FELT WHEN DRIVING. THE CONSUMER SOON DISCOVERED THE OUTER LEFT REAR TIRE WAS LEAKING AIR WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE SMALL CRACKS BETWEEN THE RIBS. *JB

Related Complaints for the 2003 FORD MOTOR HOME

Recent Complaints for the 2003 FORD MOTOR HOME

#10215804 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — January 23, 2008 — RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 05S28 ON 9-7-07. HAVE CALLED LOCAL FORD DEALER MONTHLY SINCE SEPT 2007 TO SCHEDULE REPAIR BUT ...

#10212436 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — December 20, 2007 — TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD MOTOR HOME. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, UNDER RECALL N...

#10206548 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — October 22, 2007 — TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD STRIPPED CHASSIS GEORGETOWN MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPT...

#10026165 — TIRES — July 10, 2003 — TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN STORAGE. HOWEVER, WHILE TRAVELING 55 TO 60 MPH BETWEEN SAN DIEGO (C...

#10015520 — TIRES — April 9, 2003 — THE VEHICLE'S TIRE HAD A BLISTER AND LATER THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM