2000 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR Problems & Recalls

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2000 Newmar Dutch Star RV. After driving the RV on a road trip, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The RV was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the RV mileage was 102,000, and at the time it was taken to an independent mechanic, it ...

Mileage: 102,000

I HAVE A 2000 MOTORHOME ON A SPARTAN CHASSIS. THE BALL JOINTS ARE BAD AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. SPARTAN CHASSIS HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND REFUSES TO REPAIR OR ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

I HAVE A 2000 MOTORHOME ON A SPARTAN CHASSIS. THE BALL JOINTS ARE BAD AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. SPARTAN CHASSIS HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND REFUSES TO REPAIR OR ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR RV TRAILER. HE REPLACED THE TIE ROD PARTS 16 TIMES THE BALL JOINT COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED 8 TIMES IN A NINE YEARS WHICH ARE ALL A PART OF THE STEERING FRONT SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY REQUIRED TO PAY FOR LABOR. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE P...

Mileage: 43,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR RV TRAILER. HE REPLACED THE TIE ROD PARTS 16 TIMES THE BALL JOINT COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED 8 TIMES IN A NINE YEARS WHICH ARE ALL A PART OF THE STEERING FRONT SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY REQUIRED TO PAY FOR LABOR. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE P...

Mileage: 43,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NEWMAR DUTCHSTAR RV. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NDR1062. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR IN THE RV COMPLETELY FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE REFRIGERATOR WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $200.00. ONE YEAR LATER, HE REC...

Mileage: 21,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NEWMAR DUTCHSTAR RV. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NDR1062. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR IN THE RV COMPLETELY FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE REFRIGERATOR WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $200.00. ONE YEAR LATER, HE REC...

Mileage: 21,000

I OWN A NEWMAR DUTCHSTAR MOTORHOME WITH A SPARTAN CHASSIS. THE BALL JOINTS HAVE A LIFETIME LUBE BOOT AROUND THEM. THE BOOT HAS CRACKED AND FELL APART. THEREWAS NO WAY TO LUBE THIS BALL JOINT. I FELT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD STAND BEHIND IT. THEY WILL SEND YOU PARTS AND YOU PAY LABOR WHICHWAS OV...

WHILE TRAVELING IN OUR 2000 DUTCH STAR MOTOR HOME, DIESEL PUSHER, THROUGH HOUSTON TX, ON MARCH 23, 2006, WE EXPERIENCED AN INNER REAR TIRE BLOWOUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS TIRE HAS A "ZIPPER" FRACTURE OF 14 INCHES ON THE SIDEWALL. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE A SAFE STOP AND EXITED FROM THE...

Mileage: 53,000

DT: 2000 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR MOTOR HOME. THE CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN TIRES, 255/80R22-5XRV. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE SIDEWALL AT 15,000 MILES. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR INSIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AT 23,800 MILES. THE FRONT TIRES WERE RECALLED AND THEY WERE REPLACED. T...

Mileage: 15,000

PROBLEMS WITH TIRE RECALL REPLACEMENT.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 04V-037 EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE NEWMAR TIRE RECALL CENTER AND THEY AGREED TO HAVE NEW TIRES SENT. THE CONSUMER IS STILL IN POSSESSION OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL TIRES. *NM

LTR FM R. MILLER (LA) OWNER OF A DUTCH STAR MOTORHOME, RECALLED VEHICLE TO REPLACE FRONT TIRES TO IMPROVE CARRYING CAPACITY OWNER REQUEST RECALL REPLACE ALL TIRES NOT JUST FRONT 2-TIRES SUGGEST NHTSA INVESTIGATE.*MR (RECALL#04V037000) *JB

THE REAR DRIVER'S OUTER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE PICTURES, TIRE MANUFACTURING SIZE. AND DOT #. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 22,490

VEHICLE SAFETY CONCERN COMPLAINT REGARDING 2000 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR MODEL 3665 COACH.*MR ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER HIT ROAD HAZARDS WHICH CAUSED THE MUFFLER TO BECOME LOOSE AND SUBSEQUENTLY IT FELL ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS TOO LOW ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE MOTORHOME'S ENGINE WAS BUILT BY FORD. THE OWNER BROUGHT TO FORD'S ATTENTION THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE'S DIP STICK WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. FORD TOLD THE OWNER THAT HE MUST PURCHASE THE CORRECT STICK SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM *NM

RECALL 04V037000 CONCERNING TIRES. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL PROCEDURES. THE MANUFACTURER WANTED TO REPLACE THE FACTORY TIRES WITH TIRES BIGGER THAN THE REAR TIRES. MANUFACTURER WAS ONLY REPLACING THE FRONT TIRES. *AK

Mileage: 34,300

THE REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR RECALL 04V0370000 HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 2 MONTHS, AND DEALERSHIP DOESN'T NOT KNOW WHEN THE TIRES WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK

Mileage: 19,000

CONSUMER IN DELAYED RECEIPT OF A SAFETY RECALL ON MICHELIN 255/80R22.5 TIRES. (NAR) *LA THE TIRE ORIGINAL INSTALLED ON THE TRUCK WERE RECALLED BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT DESIGNED TO HANDLE THE WEIGHT OF THE MOTORHOME. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND IT FLIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLOWOUT. 255/80R22.5XRV.*AK TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED AT 120 PSI DURING THE TIME OF INCIDENT. RECALL ISSUED BY VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURER REGARDING FRONT TI...

Mileage: 4,500

I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CAPAIGN #04V037000 REGARDING THE FRONT TIRES ON MY DUTCH STAR MOTOR HOME. I HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT NEWMAR TIRE RECALL HOTLINE SINCE LATE MARCH 04. I HAVE CALLED EVERY MONDAY SINCE THEN LEAVING A MESSAGE ON THEIR ANSWERING MACHINE. THEY HAVE NOT YET RETURNED ANY C...

THE DEALERSHIP IS ONLY RECEIVING REPLACEMENT TIRES AT A TIME, AND THE TIRES HAVE ALREADY BEEN ASSIGNED TO A CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 2 MONTHS TO HAVE THE TIRE RECALL 04V037000 PERFORMED. *MR

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, A BUBBLE ACCUMULATED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANY OBJECTS ON THE ROAD. TIRE SIZE 255/80/22.5/XRV.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD THREE SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS WHILE DRIVING . ALL THE BLOWOUTS RESUL...

Mileage: 21,000

RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2000 DUTCH STAR MOTORHOME W/MICHELIN 255/80R22.5 TIRES. JUST NOTIFIED BY LTR DATED 1-26-04 FROM NEWMAR CORP. I HAVE ATTEMPTED 3 TIMES TO CONTACT THEM, AND THEY REFUSE TO RETURN CALLS OR ANSWER THEIR PHONE OTHER THAN AUTOMATED.TIRES FAILED W/LESS THAN 27,000 MILES IN OCT 2002.*AK

Mileage: 27,000

WHILE DRIVING A 2000 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR DIESEL PUSHER THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WITH APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. A MICHELIN DEALER, AFTER A CURSORY EXAMINATION, CLAIMED THE TIRE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THE DEALER'S ASSERTION WAS NOT ACCURATE AS THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS...

Mileage: 18,000

WHILE DRIVING A 2000 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR DIESEL PUSHER THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITH APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MICHELIN'S CONSUMER CALL CENTER TO INFORM THEM THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND BLOWOUT I EXPERIENCED ON THIS VEHICLE, AND THAT BOTH TIRES HAD THE SAME MANUFAC...

Mileage: 29,000

FAILURE IN THE DUTCH STAR MOTORHOME WITH SPQARTAN CHASSIS ELECTRICAL WIRING CAUSES LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. BECAME APPARENT WHEN TURNING IN FRONT OF CAR ON 2 LANE ROAD - CAR HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID ACCIDENT. HAS REOCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES.*AK

Mileage: 38,500

FAILURE IN THE DUTCH STAR MOTORHOME WITH SPQARTAN CHASSIS ELECTRICAL WIRING CAUSES LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. BECAME APPARENT WHEN TURNING IN FRONT OF CAR ON 2 LANE ROAD - CAR HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID ACCIDENT. HAS REOCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES.*AK

Mileage: 38,500

I HAVE A NEWMAR MOTORHOME WITH MICHELIN TIRES. IT HAS 25000 MILES ON IT. IN THE LAST 1400 MILES I HAVE BLOWN THREE TIRES OF THE 6 ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE WEIGHED AND IT IS NOT OVER THE RATED MAXIMUM WEIGHTS ON EITHER AXEL. I HAVE BLOWN TWO FRONT AND ONE REAR TIRE SO FAR. (YOUR LIST OF...

Mileage: 24,710

WHEN TOWING THE VEHICLE IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE MOTORHOME. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Mileage: 10,200

TWO BLOWOUTS WITH ORIGINAL MICHELIN TIRES ON MOTORHOME. 1ST FAILURE AT 12K MILES WITH INSIDE LEFT REAR AND 2ND FAILURE AT 14K MILES WITH INSIDE LEFT FRONT. CONSUMER STATED THAT TIRES WERE TOO SMALL AND IMPROPERLY RATED FOR THE LARGE MOTORHOME. TIRE INFO: MICHELIN XRV 255/80R22.5 ORIGINAL. ...

CONSUMER STATES THE HEADLIGHTS SUPPLY VERY POOR VISIBILITY. THE CONSUMER HAS TO USE FOG LIGHTS TO SEE PROPERLY AT NIGHT. THE MOTORHOME WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALER WHO OFFERED NO SOLUTION. *SCC

AT 60MPH FRONT TIRES BLEWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK MICHELIN RADIAL SIZE 25580 225 *MJ

THE VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, THERE WAS A SQUEEL IN THE LEFT FRONT AND REAR WHEELS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING FORWARD. *YH

ENGINE LOOSES POWER WHEN GOING UP HILLS.*YH

DASH GAUGES, IN PARTICULAR THE AIR PRESSURE WARNING GAUGES FOG COMPLETELY OVER. MANUFACTURE SAID THIS IS A NORMAL OPERATION OCCURANCE AND THERE IS NO FIX. NEW MOTORHOME WHERE RELEASE WITH A DIFFERENT GUAGE.

BRAKE SYSTEM HAS NEVER OPERATED PROPERLY WHEN TRYING TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN ON A DOWN GRADE OR DURING WET CONDITIONS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ALL BRAKE SHOES ON MOTOR HOME. AFTER BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED, CONSUMER WAS COMING OUT OF NEVADA IN A SNOW STORM AND VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO LEFT WHEN BRAKES ...

BRAKE SYSTEM HAS NEVER OPERATED PROPERLY WHEN TRYING TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN ON A DOWN GRADE OR DURING WET CONDITIONS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ALL BRAKE SHOES ON MOTOR HOME. AFTER BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED, CONSUMER WAS COMING OUT OF NEVADA IN A SNOW STORM AND VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO LEFT WHEN BRAKES ...

DUE TO MOISTURE BUILD UP IN HEADLIGHT LENS THER IS A VISIBILITY PROBLEM WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT LENS. *AK THE LIGHT DOES NOT PENETRATE THROUGH THE MOISTURE. *YH