2005 KEYSTONE SPRINTER — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

2005 KEYSTONE SPRINTER COPPER CANYON RV AND DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT DOMETIC WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIR ON THE REFRIGERATOR. *NJ AMMONIA HAD LEAKED FROM A CRACKED WELD. THE CONSUMERS REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED TIME FRAME AND THE WARRANTY HAD ALSO EXPIRED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KEYSTONE SPRINTER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG OR POP AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR RUPTURED. HE WENT TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE SOUND AND NOTICED AMMONIA LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A MASSIVE RECALL, AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO UNPLUG THE REFRIGERATOR AND SHUT OFF THE GAS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

SPARE TIRE ON OUR TRAVEL TRAILER HAS NEVER BEEN USED. MY HUSBAND WAS WORKING OUTSIDE AND HEARD A LARGE BOOM. THE SPARE TIRE ON THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER OF THE CAMPER HAD EXPLODED LEAVING A LARGE HOLE IN THE TIRE. WE ARE NOW VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIRES ON THE TRAILER. IF THEY EXPLODE WHILE WE ARE IN ROUTE TO A CAMPGROUND IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO OUR TRAILER AND POSSIBLE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. YOUR COMPLAINT INFORMATION SITE DOES NOT LIST THE TIRE ON OUR CAMPER. IT IS A MISSION TIRE ST 205 75 R 15 DOT 4YB3 TC108 MHO 402-07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KEYSTONE SPRINTER. THE VEHICLE HAS MISSION LOADMAX RADIAL (NA), SIZE ST 205/75/R15 TIRES. THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN TAIWAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERBELLY OF THE VEHICLE'S INSULATION. HE SENT THE TIRES BACK AND RECEIVED REPLACEMENTS. THE SECOND TIRE, WHICH WAS THE SPARE TIRE, SUSTAINED TREAD SEPARATION AND THE THIRD TIRE HAD A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. SINCE THE INITIAL FAILURE, HE REPLACED THE TIRES WITH THOSE FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER, FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, HE HAS REPLACED THOSE TIRES WITH ONES FROM A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,500 AND THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KEYSTONE SPRINTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT INCLUDE THE BRACE PLATES THAT WERE NEEDED TO CONNECT TO THE CAPTURE PLATE OF THE SUPER GLIDER HITCH. AS A RESULT, THE TRAILER BECAME UNHITCHED WHILE IN MOTION AND CAUSED A CRASH. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BOLTS THAT WERE REQUIRED FOR THE VEHICLE WERE NEVER PLACED ON THE TRAILER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE AUTOMATICALLY INSTALLED THIS KIT, BUT THEY DID NOT. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.