Upon returning from vacation sept 23 traveling on interstate 40, I had a blowout. On sept 24 traveled to gallup new mexico and replaced the tire (of which they kept). I am again on the road, blew another tire, stopped in albuquerque nm at walmart and replaced the tire (they also kept the bad tire). Luckily I did not have any more blowouts for the rest of the trip. I went to ok tire on sept 28 which is where I purchased the tires orginally and they asked that I bring the remaining three tires up for inspection. They also were falling apart. It looks as if they are defective and ok tire as much as said so. Ok tire is sending the tires to tci (tire centers inc) for evaluation. I will probably get new tires for the three, but I feel I should be reimbursed for the two new tires I had to purchase. This could have caused an accident, death and/or both. I am not asking for a million dollars I am asking for my money back. If the tires had been properly manufactered there would not be an issue. The tires were only a little over a year old.. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
The worst 2001 Forest River Wildwood problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Body5
- Tires4
Problems by type
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- Body5
- Tires4
Recalls 1
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- Certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
- Risk
- Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Forest river will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle inc. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1‑888‑446‑5157 or forest river at 1‑574‑389‑4600,
Recall number 07V085000 · Recall details
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Defect investigations
Road wheel & tire failures
The subject trailers are fitted with a large decal instructing owners to notify the wheel & tire manufacturer in case of problems or failures of wheels or tires.this action is to be taken in lieu of contacting the manufacturer of the trailers.the tire and wheel manufacturer, calisle wheel & tire in this case, has agreed to this arrangement and further agreed to handleall tire and wheel problems.the manufacturer of the subject trailer instructs anyone contacting them with wheel/tire problems to contact carisle.according to forest river, carisle has also made this arrangement with several other trailer manufacturers.in order to discover the total number of complaints involving forest river and any additional manufacturers that also use carisle wheels and tires, this investigation is being closed and an investigation into carisle wheel & tire will be initiated.
PE02065
Technical service bulletins for the 2001 Forest River Wildwood 1
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
What 2001 Forest River Wildwood owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Dometic refrigerator in 2001 wildwood motor home. Consumer states that the recall was performed but it failed just like the original refrigerator. *nj after the recall was performed, the rv was then stored in a rented space for nearly 8 months. There was leaking and staining at the rear of the refrigerator. There was also yellow residue and the smell of ammonia. Updated 08/07/09.
6"-8" long longtitudal cracks in the frame above each axle on both sides of a 2001 cardinal 29 fifth-wheel.
Forest river put the rubber roof on wrong and it let water in and rotted the roof under it. This let the roof come loose and come off on the rood. I have seen a lest three of there trailers do if.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 forest river wildwood. The contact stated that the camper roof was improperly installed and rotting out the roof decking. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. No other vehicle information was available. Updated 5/6/08 *cn updated 05/06/08
The whole roof leaked and could have come off on the hood because of all the rot from the leak.
On 3 different occasions the carlisle trailer tires (st205 75r15) blew out on the highway. They totally shredded and the steel belts were protruding . These tires were on a 2001 5th wheel trailer and had a minimal number of miles on them, approximately 2000 miles. They appeared to be in great condition and were properly inflated at the time of the blow outs. Each time we replaced the tire with a new and different brand trailer tire. The 3 blowouts happened within a month of each other.
I have a 2001 25' rockwood ultralite travel trailer. It was equipped with carlisle st205/75r14 steel belted radial tires. All 4 wheels plus the spare was this tire. We use this trailer very little maybe averaging 1500 mi/year. On august 6,2004 the final carlisle blew out on interstate 10 near tallahassie, fl. Every one of the 5 blowouts occurred on interstate highways. 3 on i95, 1 on i75, and 1 on i10. My max speed is 65 MPH. I check the tires and pressure before I take the trailer out. There was no warning on any of the blowouts. I believe these tires are defective. I called carlisle and since warrenty had expired, they were not even interested enough to ask questions about the blowouts. They should not have failed with the few miles I had on the tires.
The vehicle had a water leak which damaged the lighting system, kitchen cabinet(s), and floor. *ak the water damage was extensive in the components of the interior of the vehicle.
Belt shift/cap separation..............I am a service manager at a camper dealership,we sell 80 to 85 units a month.I have four campers here with separated tires and damage and two to three that have called in with damage from separated tires.some of my customers purchased a new camper and went to disney world which from here is about 656 miles and had three of four tires on the ground seperate.carlisle tires have a problem and with such a load on these tires from a camper its a matter of time before more than camper damage happens.I have five tires here of of a year and a half old camper the tires have between 7/32 and 9/32 and they are seperating and as I said new tires are doing the same.the tires I have here are dot codes:dbhhj124400,dbhhj124400,dbhhj124700,dbhhj124400 and dbhhj120101. These tires are on forest river wildcat campers and the tires are st225/75/15 size.
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Questions about the 2001 Forest River Wildwood
Is the 2001 Forest River Wildwood reliable?
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 2001 Forest River Wildwood, 2.0 times a typical Wildwood model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2001 Forest River Wildwood?
Body and structure, with 5 complaints. Next is tires (4).
How many recalls does the 2001 Forest River Wildwood have?
1 recall, covering equipment.
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