2004 Keystone Cougar

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

THE ELECTRIC GLIDE OUT MECHANISM WAS LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME. THIS TAKES THE CLEARANCE FROM THE TIRES WHEN THE FIFTH WHEEL IS TURNING. THE TIRE RUBBED AGAINST THE MECHANISM AND CAUSED THEM TO WEAR PREMATURELY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A BLOW OUT. ALSO, NO CHAINS CAN BE PUT ON TIRES BECAUSE THERE IS NO SPACE FOR THEM. CHAINS IS NEEDED AND REQUIRED BY LAW FOR DRIVING IN BAD WHETHER. THE GLIDE OUT MANUFACTURER REMOVED THE MECHANISM FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE FIFTH-WHEEL AND PUT IT IN ON THE INSIDE, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS ON ALL FIFTH-WHEEL AND TRAILERS. *JB CONSUMER FEELS SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSED OF TIRES ON LEFT SIDE RUBBING ON SLIDEOUT SYSTEM PLACED ON OUTSIDE OF FRAME. *BF *NM