1999 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

WHILE DRIVING AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT ONE ON MY NEW TIRES DELAMINATED AND ALMOST CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT. AFTER SWITCHING TO THE SPARE, ABOUT THREE HOURS LATER ANOTHER TIRE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE DID THE SAME THING!! THESE TIRES MUST BE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE TIRE SHOP SAID THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. THEY ARE ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. I MAINTAIN THEM BY DRIVING THE VEHICLE OFTEN AND ALSO JUST HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND TIRES ROTATED BY A LICENSED FACILITY. *JB

ON 7/11/2011 AROUND 12:35 PM MY 1999 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE 29L MOTORHOME ON A FORD E450 CHASSIS WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY FROM EAR FALLS ONTARIO CANADA TO VERMILLION BAY ONTARIO CANADA. THE MOTORHOME WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 50MPH ON A GOOD ROAD SURFACE. HEARD A LOUD POP LIKE A .22 CALIBER PISTOL SHOT AND THEN VIBRATIONS FROM THE PASSENGER REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME. SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED AT A PULP CHECK AREA WITHIN A 100YDS OF THE EXPLOSION. FOUND THE INNER REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD SEPARATED TREAD WHILE THE REST OF THE TIRE WAS STILL INTACT BUT FLAT. THE MILEAGE ON THE MOTORHOME IS 14,000 AND IS OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE TIRE WAS SHOWING ONLY MINOR TREAD WEAR AFTER ONLY 14,000 MILES. CHANGED THE SPARE AND PUMPED BOTH TIRES TO 90PSI. THE SPARE THAT WAS PUT IN IS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S LT225/75R16 LOAD RANGE E. AM ASSUMING THAT THIS IS THE SAME AS THE ONE THAT BLEW UP. *TR

MY HUSBAND SAW YELLOW STUFF COMING FROM OUR MOTORHOME REFRIGERATOR. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND OUT WHAT THIS COULD BE AND WE CAME ACROSS THE RECALL ON DOMETIC REFRIGERATORS. I CONTACTED THE COMPANY AND INFORMED THEM OUR REFER WAS ONE OF THE MODELS UNDER RECALL.SHE TOLD ME INDEED WE WERE PART OF THE RECALL AND SHE TOOK INFORMATION FROM ME. THEN I WAS TOLD SHE WOULD SEND A RECALL OUT TO US SO WE COULD CALL A LOCAL REPAIR COMPANY. AFTER SHE FOUND OUT DUE TO THE RELEASE OF THE YELLOW STUFF THAT THE REFRIG WAS NO LONGER WORKING SHE TOLD ME WE WOULD HAVE TO FIRST GET THE REFRIG FIXED AND THEN THEY WOULD REPAIR THE RECALLED PART? WHAT THE HECK, THE RECALLED PART IS WHAT BROKE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE, AS IT STATES IN THERE RECALL. I WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE WE WERE THE SECOND OWNER WE WERE OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL. I EXPLAINED TO THEM WE DIDN'T EVEN RECEIVE THE RECALL INFORMATION AND NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH A REFRIG THAT HAS YELLOW STUFF COMING OUT AND IT DOESN'T WORK. THEY TOLD US TOO BAD? CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. *TR

MY HUSBAND SAW YELLOW STUFF COMING FROM OUR MOTORHOME REFRIGERATOR. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND OUT WHAT THIS COULD BE AND WE CAME ACROSS THE RECALL ON DOMETIC REFRIGERATORS. I CONTACTED THE COMPANY AND INFORMED THEM OUR REFER WAS ONE OF THE MODELS UNDER RECALL.SHE TOLD ME INDEED WE WERE PART OF THE RECALL AND SHE TOOK INFORMATION FROM ME. THEN I WAS TOLD SHE WOULD SEND A RECALL OUT TO US SO WE COULD CALL A LOCAL REPAIR COMPANY. AFTER SHE FOUND OUT DUE TO THE RELEASE OF THE YELLOW STUFF THAT THE REFRIG WAS NO LONGER WORKING SHE TOLD ME WE WOULD HAVE TO FIRST GET THE REFRIG FIXED AND THEN THEY WOULD REPAIR THE RECALLED PART? WHAT THE HECK, THE RECALLED PART IS WHAT BROKE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE, AS IT STATES IN THERE RECALL. I WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE WE WERE THE SECOND OWNER WE WERE OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL. I EXPLAINED TO THEM WE DIDN'T EVEN RECEIVE THE RECALL INFORMATION AND NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH A REFRIG THAT HAS YELLOW STUFF COMING OUT AND IT DOESN'T WORK. THEY TOLD US TOO BAD? CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 23 FOOT FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE RV. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST 2007. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MARCH 2008; HOWEVER, THEY'VE RECENTLY STATED THAT THE PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE ENGINE SIZE AND VIN ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34000. UPDATED 05/06/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. UPDATED