2004 Keystone Cougar

ON A RECENT VACATION WE EXPERIENCED ONE INSTANCE OF TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF OUR 2004 COUGAR BY KEYSTONE FIFTH WHEEL AND ANOTHER INCIDENT OF SIDEWALL BLOWOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE TIRES HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND HAD 5000 MILES ON THEM. THEY WERE MISSION BRAND TIRES. THE FIRST TIRE HAD SO LITTLE LEFT THAT WE DID NOT SAVE IT BUT WE DID SAVE THE SECOND TIRE. MY GEICO INSURANCE ADJUSTER LOOKED AT IT AND BELIEVED IT TO BE DEFECTIVE AND ASKED ME TO CALL THE RV DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED IT TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY REPORTED INCIDENTS CONCERNING THE MISSION BRAND TIRES THAT CAME ON THE RIG. MY HUSBAND DID SO AND WAS TOLD BY A MANAGER THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST THAT HE KNEW OF. AFTER THAT I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND TYPED IN" MISSION TIRES "AND PRINTED OUT 20 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT DAMAGE TO KEYSTONE RV'S WITH THESE TIRES. SO KEYSTONE KNOWS ABOUT IT AS WELL AS THE DEALER THAT SOLD IT TO US. KEYSTONE HAS KNOWINGLY NOT RECALLED A PRODUCT THAT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ONE THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE MISSION TIRE COMPANY ALSO WAS NOTIFIED NUMEROUS TIMES BY MANY OF THESE COMPLAINANTS. IT IS AN ABSOLUTE OUTRAGE THAT BOTH THE KEYSTONE RV COMPANY AND THE MISSION TIRE COMPANY HAVE IGNORED SOMETHING SO SERIOUS. AND IT WAS ALSO AN OUTRAGE THAT THE RV DEALER LIED TO US ABOUT KNOWING NOTHING ABOUT THIS. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THEY ADDRESS THIS? *NM

DT: 2004 KEYSTONE COUGAR. MISSION TIRES, ST225/75R15. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE SEPARATED WITH LESS THAN 5,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO SEE WHY THIS OCCURRED. MISSION WAS SENDING HIM A NEW TIRE. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2005. IT CAUSED NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR ACCIDENT. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES FOR THE TRAVEL TRAILER.*AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER TIRES COMPLETELY FELL APART ON THE ROAD. THE WHOLE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. THE SPEED WAS 55-60 MPH. THESE ARE MISSION TIRES THAT ARE MANUFACTURED IN CHINA BY NANGKUNG RUBBER TIRE COMPANY. THE LOCATION ON THE TRAILER IS THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONSUMER HAD TWO FAILURES. THE FIRST TIME THE TIRE FAILED IT DID $2,000 WORTH OF PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER. THE TIME FRAME WAS WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHERS SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER REPLACED 4 TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. THE CONSUMER HAS DONE RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIRES. THE WEBSITE ON RV.NET REQUESTED THAT CONSUMERS CONTACT NHTSA AND LISTED THE PHONE NUMBER FOR NHTSA. THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME ON THE TRAILER. THE TRAILER IS A 2004 KEYSTONE COUGAR. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD TWO TIRE BLOW OUTS IN TWO DAYS. THE FIRST ONE WAS ON 6-01-05, AND THE SECOND ONE ON 6-02-05; BOTH WHILE DRIVING ON I-45. THE CONTACT SENT 4 TIRES BACK TO THE TIRE COMPANY, AND THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE TIRES. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY VIBRATION OR BULGES IN THE TIRES. THE PSI ON THE TIRES WAS 50. THERE WAS ONLY 8,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. THEY WERE WELL MAINTAINED TIRES. THE BRAND OF THE TIRE WAS MISSION, AND THEY WERE ON A COUGAR FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THE FIRST TO BLOW WAS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND IT DAMAGED THE TRAILER. THEY WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES PURCHASED WITH THE TRAILER.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING W/B ON ROUTE 50 IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, WE EXPERIENCED A BLOWN PASSENGER SIDE TIRE ON OUR 2004 KEYSTONE COUGAR TRAVEL TRAILER. THIS BLOWN TIRE, CAUSED THE TRAILER TO FALL ON ITS SIDE, COME BACK UP AND JACK KNIFE INTO OUR SUBURBAN, CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS TO THE COUGAR AND OVER $11,000.00 IN DAMAGE TO OUR 2004 SUBURBAN. THE TRAILER WAS ONLY USED FOR ONE SEASON AND THE TIRES HAD APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES ON THEM. WE WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TIRE IN QUESTION WAS A MISSION LOAD MAX RADIAL ST225/75R15, UNKNOWN TIRE MANUFACTURER. *NM

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. THE TRAILER TIRE VALVE STEMS ARE WEAK AT THE BASE OF THE STEM. THE FIRST VALVE WENT BAD WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, LUCKILY HE FOUND IT BEFORE IT WENT TOTALLY FLAT. THE SECOND VALVE STEM WENT BAD WHILE THE TRAILER WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE THIRD VALVE WENT BAD IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FOURTH VALVE WENT BAD AFTER THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND DROVE 50 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THE TIRE WENT COMPLETELY FLAT AND DISINTEGRATED TORE UP THE FENDER ON THE TRAILER AND SOME OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE TRAILER HAS ABOUT 6000 MILES ON IT. I KEPT 2 OF THE VALVE STEMS. THE COUGAR DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER TO CALL THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. TREAD DISTRIBUTOR 574-293-0581.I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AT DISCOUNT TIRE. THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE VALVE STEMS WERE WEAK AND REPLACED THEM WITH STEAL STEMS. *AK *JB

(3 MISSION TIRE FAILURES ON 04 KEYSTONE COUGAR RV)MAY 13, WEIGHED TRAILER AT 7660, AIR AT 60LBS, LEFT ON VACATION. BEFORE NOON TIRE EXPLODED. WAS FLAGGED OVER BY WITTNES WHO SAID TIRE WENT INTO A THOUSAND PIECES. ONLY TWO BEADS LEFT ON WHEEL.JULY 2, ON SHORT RUN OUT OF TOWN, TIRE AT 65LBS,BLEW BUT REMAINED ON WHEEL.SEPARATED FROM TREAD ALL AROUND.I HAVE THIS TIRE. I REMOVED REMAINING MISSION TIRES AND FOUND ONE SEPARATING ON INSIDE. I HAVE THIS TIRE.THREE OUT OF THE FOUR ON THE GROUND FAILED IN LESS THAN 8 THOUSAND MILES.THEY ARE MISSION LOAD MAX,ST 225/75R15. 2732503,2605, IS STAMPED ON SIDEWALLS

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE HAD TWO TIRE BLOW OUTS, DESTROYING THE TIRES AND DAMAGING VEHICLE. THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. NOTHING WAS LEFT EXCEPT THE RIM. THERE WAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON BOTH TIRES LOCATED ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY, AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. DID NOT HIT ANYTHING WHILE TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH. THE FIRST TIRE BLEW ON 7-1-05. IT WAS THE LEFT LEADING TIRE IN A DUAL AXLE TIRE. THE SECOND TIRE BLEW ON JULY 3, 05. IT WAS THE RIGHT TIRE IN A DUAL AXLE TIRE SETUP. THE RECOMMENDED PSI IS 65. THE CONTACT REGULARLY SERVICED THE TIRES, AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY VIBRATING OR ABNORMAL BULGING IN THE TIRES. HE DID NOT HAVE ANY LOW TIRE LIGHTS ON CAMPER. *AK

DT: WHILE INSPECTING THE TIRES THE CONSUMER NOTICED A BUBBLE IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE TIRE FOR FREE. THE TIRE HAD ABOUT 500 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF THE BULGE. ANOTHER TIRE ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE WENT BAD, AND SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION. UPON INSPECTING THE TIRES, THE OWNER NOTICED A STEEL BELT COMING THROUGH THE TREAD. THIS TIRE HAS ABOUT 11000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE AND TIRES WERE INSPECTED PERIODICALLY. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER IS MISSION. *AK MISSION TRAILER TIRES. *SC *JB