2008 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

NEW TIRES INSTALLED APRIL 2013 ON OUR 2008 FOREST RIVER, WILDCAT FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER BY LES SCHWAB IN FOLSOM, CA. POWERKING TOWMAX ST225/75R15 MAY 2013, FOLSOM, CA. TO PORT ANGELES, WA. AND RETURN TOTAL MILES THIS TRIP 1664. JULY 2013, FOLSOM, CA. TO ROSEBURG, ORE. AND RETURN TOTAL MILES THIS TRIP 894. DEC. 2014, FOLSOM, CA. TO ROCKLIN, CA. AND RETURN TOTAL MILES THIS TRIP 20. NO OTHER TRIPS WERE MADE IN 2014 DUE TO KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERIES. JUNE 12, 2015 DEPARTED FOLSOM, CA., TIRE A BLEW OUT FIVE MILES SOUTH OF GRANTS PASS, ORE. TOTAL MILES THIS TRIP TRIP 354. LIMPED INTO LES SCHWAB IN GRANTS PASS, ORE. THEY REPLAICED A AND AFTER CHECKING THE OTHER THREE TIRES THEY REPLACED TIRE B AS IT WAS BOWED OUT IN THE TREAD. THERE WAS NO CHARGE. WE THEN CONTINUED ON TO PORT ANGELES, WA. JUNE 25, 2015 357 MILES OUT OF PORT ANGELES, WA., NEAR COTTAGE GROVE, ORE. TIRE C BLEW OUT WITH 3767 MILE ON IT, WE MANAGED TO GET TO A REST STOP THAT WAS ABOUT .25 MI. AHEAD. CALLED LES SCHWAB IN COTTAGE GROVE. THEY SENT OUT ROADSIDE SERVICE TO CHANGE TIRE C. THE SERVICE MECHANIC CHECKED TIRE D WHICH WAS BOWED OUT ON THE TREAD AND HE SAID IT WAS SAFE TO TRAVEL ON. WE WERE CHARGED $98.00 FOR THE SERVICE CALL AND HE PRO RATED THE TIRE AT 63% AND CHARGED $33.94 FOR IT. WE CONTINUED ON TO FAMILY 20 MILES WEST OF ROSEBURG. JUNE 26, 2015 REMOVED TIRE D AND TOOK IT INTO ROSEBURG LES SCHWAB TO BE CHECKED FOR SAFETY AS IT WAS BOWED OUT JUST LIKE TIRE B HAD BEEN. TIRE A FRONT LEFT, TIRE C BACK LEFT, TIRE D FRONT RIGHT, TIRE B BACK LEFT.

WE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT OF A TIRE ON MY CAMPER TRAILER. THE TIRES WERE INSTALLED WITH DEFECTIVE TIRE VALVES, AS VERIFIED BY THE TIRE DEALER. ALL 4 TIRES ON THE CAMPER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS WELL AS NEW VALVE STEMS. *TR

TOW-MASTER ST 205/75R15 MADE IN INDONESIA SIDE WALL BLOW OUT [ HAVE PICTURE OF BULGE] TWO TIRES BLEW OUT ON TRAILER WITHIN 200 KM. COMPANY WILL NOT GIVE ANY WARRANTY AT ALL. WE HAVE BOUGHT REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR ALL FOUR HUBS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 17, 2008, THE ELECTRICAL AWNING BEGAN TO COLLECT WATER, WHICH PREVENTED IT FROM RETRACTING ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR USED TO RETRACT THE AWNING DID NOT EXIST AND WAS REPLACED WITH A MANUAL AWNING. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CONVERTER BOX BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAN FOR THE CONVERTER BOX WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONVERTER BOX WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER RETURNED THE CONVERTER BOX TO THE MANUFACTURER TO BE INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER THEN RETURNED THE CONVERTER BOX TO THE DEALER AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN OVERLOAD ON THE SWITCHES, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER THESE FAILURES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING PROPANE, WHICH CAUSED THE HEATER NOT TO WORK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AGAIN AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT TO FAX THEM ALL OF THE FAILURE DOCUMENTATION IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT APPLICABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 17, 2008, THE ELECTRICAL AWNING BEGAN TO COLLECT WATER, WHICH PREVENTED IT FROM RETRACTING ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR USED TO RETRACT THE AWNING DID NOT EXIST AND WAS REPLACED WITH A MANUAL AWNING. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CONVERTER BOX BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAN FOR THE CONVERTER BOX WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONVERTER BOX WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER RETURNED THE CONVERTER BOX TO THE MANUFACTURER TO BE INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER THEN RETURNED THE CONVERTER BOX TO THE DEALER AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN OVERLOAD ON THE SWITCHES, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER THESE FAILURES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING PROPANE, WHICH CAUSED THE HEATER NOT TO WORK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AGAIN AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT TO FAX THEM ALL OF THE FAILURE DOCUMENTATION IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT APPLICABLE.