IllustrationLOSS OF SPEED WHEN ACCELERATING. EGR VALVE PLUGS WITH CARBON. OIL OVERHEATS AND CAUSES MELTING OF PARTS. CAME ON GRADUALLY.
2008 Pleasure Way Ascent
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
Engine complaints
1 reportsOfficial recalls
108V421000 · Equipment:mechanical:carrier/rack
Aug 15, 2008
PLEASURE-WAY IS RECALLING 127 MY 2007-2008 ASCENT AND PLATEAU CLASS B MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A REAR HITCH MOUNT TIRE CARRIER. THESE MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, 'LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.' THE TIRE CARRIER IMPEDES THE TAIL LIGHT VISIBILITY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: POOR REAR TAIL LIGHT VISIBILITY COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE HITCH MOUNT SPARE TIRE CARRIER AND ALL RELATED HARDWARE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PLEASURE-WAY AT 1-800-364-0189.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.