2005 FLEETWOOD PROWLER — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

I HAVE 2005 POWERLER AND THE WELDSON THE X MEMBERS WERE NOT WELDED ALL THE WAY I CHECKED IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS AND THERE WAS BUT THE RECALLS DO NOT COVER MY TRAILER BUT THIS IS A LIPPERT FRAME AND IS THE SAME FRAME THAT WAS RECALLED I AM THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS OWNED THE TRAILER AND I WAS NEVER TOLD ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL I KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT ON THE LIST BUT I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM AND AFTER READING THE RECALL IT COULD HAVE HURT SOMEBODY AND PROWLER DOES NOT MAKE TRAILERS ANYMORE THERE COULD BE MORE TRAILERS OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME ISSUE WHEN I BOUGHT TRAILER BRAND NEW I HAD IT AT THE DEALER SHIP ACOUPLE TIMES IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS AND WHY DID THEY NOT CHECK THE FRAME WHEN THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH LIPPERT FRAMES I KNOW THAT TRAILER IS TEN YEARS OLD BUT MOST PEOPLE ONLY USE THERE TRAILER A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR SO THEY NEVER HAVE A LOT OF MILEAGE ON THEM IS THERE ANY OTHER SER #'S ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FLEETWOOD PROWLER RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTICED IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE BRAKE WIRE HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

1. WELDING FAILURE ON ALL FOUR WELD POINTS. TRAVEL TRAILER HITCH TONGUE. 2. CONSEQUENCES: TRAVEL TRAILER BREAK AWAY FROM TOW VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. 3. MUST INSPECT AND REWELD ALL FOUR WELD POINTS ON FRAME AND HITCH TONGUE. *TR

RE: CARLISLE TIRE & WHEEL COMPANY. TIRES ON ASPEN TRAVEL TRAILER PURCHASED OCTOBER, 2005 ON AUGUST 4, 2007 WE WERE ON A TRIP TO WEST TEXAS VIA I-20 WHEN THE 1ST TIRE BLEW. MILEAGE ON THIS TIRE WAS 4,870. THIS BLOW OUT CAUSED DAMAGES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF OUR RV. THE SPARE TIRE THAT HAD NEVER BEEN ON THE GROUND WAS PUT ON. THIS TIRE BLEW AFTER ONLY 822 MILES. I HAD PURCHASED A TIRE TO REPLACE THE SPARE AND NOW PLACED IT ON THE RV, AND PURCHASED ANOTHER TIRE. THE 3RD CARLISLE TIRE BLEW WITH A TOTAL OF 6,100 MILES AND DID UNDERBELLY DAMAGE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RV. DAMAGES TO OUR RV WAS $2,799.04 PLUS COST FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL 5 CARLISLE TIRES. I WAS NOT GOING TO DRIVE ANOTHER MILE ON A CARLISLE TIRE. FORTUNATELY, THE FIRST 2 BLOW OUTS HAPPENED IN AREAS WHERE THERE WAS ENOUGH ROOM TO PULL OFF THE ROADWAY. THE 3RD BLOW OUT TOOK PLACE ON A STRETCH OF I-20 WITHOUT MUCH OF A SHOULDER. I WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE RV COMPLETELY OFF THE VERY BUSY INTERSTATE, MAKING FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE. I FILED A CLAIM WITH CARLISLE TIRE & WHEEL FOR 5 TIRES AND DAMAGES TO MY RV. CARLISLE REQUESTED THE TIRES TO BE SHIPPED TO THEM (AT THEIR EXPENSE) SO THEY COULD EXAMINE THEM. THESE TIRES ARE IN THEIR POSSESSION AT THEIR AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA PLANT. CARLISLE AT FIRST REFUSED OUR CLAIM. FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE AND WORD THAT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY HAD PAID THE DAMAGES TO THE RV, THEY NOW WILL REIMBURSE THE COST OF TIRE REPLACEMENT. AFTER, TALKING TO OTHER RV'ERS AND SEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE HEARD AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT CARLISLE TIRE FAILURES. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE CARLISLE RV TIRES TO BE DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS TO BE ON A TRAVEL TRAILER. *TR

WELD FAILURE ON THE REAR AXLE OF MY FIFTH WHEEL. THE AXLE TWISTED CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ALL FOUR TIRES. A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS DONE IN KANSAS WHERE I WAS STAYING AT THE TIME SO THAT I COULD GET THE RIG TO A AXLE REPAIR SHOP IN OKLAHOMA. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AXLES WERE HUNG OUT OF TRUE ORIGINALLY WITH IMPROPER HANGERS FOR THE WEIGHT SPECS FOR THE AXLES. THE AXLE WAS REPLACED WITH BEEFED UP HANGARS AND ADJUSTED TO BE IN TRUE. THE TECHNICIANS AT THEAXLE COMPANY THAT DID THE REPAIR WERE AMAZED THAT THE 5VER ONLY HAD 2 AXLES. THEY TOLD ME THAT FOR THE WEIGHT AND LENGTH OF THE UNIT IT SHOULD HAVE 3 AXLES. WHEN I CONTACTED FLEETWOOD THEY TOLD ME THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT WARRANTY WAS FOR ONE YEAR AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. (2005 UNIT PURCHASED IN 9/05.) LOW TOWING MILAGE OF ABOUT ONLY 5,000 MILES OR LESS. LUCKILY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY ABSORBED MOST OF THE COSTS BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY OVER $1,800 OUT OF POCKET. *TR