1999 HOME AND PARK ROADTREK Problems & Recalls

TIRES EXPERIENCED TWO TREAD SEPARATIONS ON THE REAR WHEELS WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FIRST WAS ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE, THE SECOND WAS ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. BOTH SEPARATIONS WERE ON A 1999, HOME AND PARK ROADTREK, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT 245/75R16. FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THERE IS...

THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A LARGE BULGE ON THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, THE FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED THIS TIRE BUT ONE MONTH LATER THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRES AND DAMAGE SUS...

THIS FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S, LT24575R16 WAS ON A MOTORHOME WHEN IT BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT ALL 10 TIRES HAD BEEN REPLACED BUT FIRESTONE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CUSTOMER. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH OR HIGHER VEHICLE SWAYS TO RIGHT AND LEFT WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER INCREASED FRONT TIRE PRESSURE, BUT OWNERS HAD TO TAKE MOTOR HOME TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT AND A STEERING CONTROL UNIT INSTALLED. NOW THE VEHICLE DRIVES LIKE IT SHOULD....

WHEN THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS 10 MPHIT SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE SHOCKS TO HEAVY DUTY ONES AND INSTALL A SAFETY PLUS ANTI SWAY RAM ON THE STEERING RODS TO RENDER VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A NOISE. DRIVESHAFT FELL OUT AT 55MPH. VEHICLE WANDERED ALL OVER OVER HIGHWAY. HAD NO STEERING CONTROL. REPORTED INCIDENT TO MANUFACTURER & CONVERSION VAN COMPANY. *AK