1999 Ford Motor Home

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD LANDAU (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007 AND CALLED FORD REGARDING THE REPAIR. AT THAT TIME, HE WAS PROVIDED WITH SOMEONE TO CALL CONCERNING THE REPAIR TO HIS VEHICLE. HE RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER. BOTH RECALLS STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NEAREST PLACE TO TAKE HIS VEHICLE WAS 120 MILES ROUND TRIP: ONE TO HAVE THE SWITCH DISCONNECTED AND THE OTHER FOR WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVE IN MID-DECEMBER. HE WAS INFORMED THAT FORD IS ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE PART, NOT REIMBURSEMENT FOR MAKING TWO TRIPS. HE STATED THAT FORD HAS BEEN GIVING HIM THE RUN AROUND. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07. 8JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD HOLIDAY RAMBLER (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE DEALER'S WHO WERE ON THE PARTICIPATING LIST OF SERVICE DEALERS WOULD NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND WOULD NOT BE EQUIPPED TO PERFORM THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR. THE PURCHASE DATE AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,280.

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR HOME WATER GETS INTO THE AIR FILTER THAT IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE GRILL, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO CUT OUT AND BOG DOWN. THE CONTACT CAN TAKE THE AIR FILTER OUT WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND DRY IT OFF, AND THEN IT WILL WORK FINE. TOOK THE MOTOR HOME TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY PUT IN A BLACK PLASTIC PIECE IN TO COVER THE AIR FILTER. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. VEHICLE HAD NO CRUISE CONTROL OR HORN. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. DEALER DISCONNECTED THE CERVAL WHICH HELPED. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CRUISE STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR AT 52 MPH AND 47 MPH. *TC

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEARD A NOISE. IT SOUNDED AS IF SOMETHING WAS HITTING THE SIDE OF MOTOR HOME. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE, GOT OUT, LOOKED AT THE TIRES, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE CAME OFF. THERE WERE 25000 MILES ON TIRES, AND THEY WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE MOTOR HOME. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX RADIAL R4S. *AK

SECOND BLOWOUT OF FIRESTONE TIRE WITH TREAD SEPARATION. DOT CODE VDIL1XD,LT22575R16M/S . FIRST COMPLAINT #ODI 10010331 MADE IN APRIL 03. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1999 DUTCHMAN MOTOR HOME [XXX]. THIRD TIRE HAS BROKEN SIDEWALL, BUT DID NOT BLOW. ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR