OUR THOR MOTORHOME "HURRICANE" IS A 1998 ON WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE A 1999 CHASSIS. WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 1999 FROM SCOTT MOTOR HOMES, NJ. IT IS 30' WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MILES ON IT. IN AUGUST 2002, ON OUR WAY HOME FROM DISNEY WITH OUR TWO YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN, WE HEARD A NOISE WHENEVER I EXCELERATED. WE WERE IN ROCKY MOUNT, NC AND IT WAS ABOUT 2:00 AM. WE HAD JUST GASED UP AND THOUGHT WE'D BETTER STOP IN HE NEXT REST AREA ON I-95 TO CHECK TO SEE IF MAYBE WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. NOTHING WAS NOTICABLY WRONG OUTSIDE THE MOTORHOME AND SO WE STARTED TO LEAVE THE REST AREA, HOWEVER BEFORE WE EVEN LEFT WE NOTICED THE NOISE GETTING LOUDER. IT WAS A SATURDAY NIGHT, I CALLED OUR CAMPER WORLD ROAD SERVICE AND THEY SAID WE SHOULD STAY IN THE REST AREA FOR THE NIGHT AND CALL FIRST THING SUNDAY MORNING FOR HELP. WE NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO A TRUCK REPAIR SHOP. TAKE CLOTHES FOR THE NIGHT, GET A RIDE TO A HOTEL AND RENT A CAR THE NEXT DAY AND WAIT FOR THE RESULTS. THE ENTIRE REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED. REPAIRS COSTS APPROXIMATELY $5,500 AND THE PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM TWO DIFFERENT STATES. WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE HOME IN THE RENTED CAR TO BRING OUR 6 AND 8 YRS. OLD GRANDCHILDREN HOME. RETURN THE RENTED CAR TO NC ON THE NEXT WEEKEND. I DROVE THE RENTAL CAR AND MY WIFE FOLLOWED ME WITH OUR CAR SINCE THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT IN. ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER, I TOOK A TRAIN TO ROCKY MOUNT, NC AND A TAXI CAB TO THE DEALER TO PICK UP THE MOTORHOME. THIS TRANSMISSION NEVER SHOULD HAVE
1998 Ford Stripped Chassis
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension › Rear › Axle › Non-powered Axle Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsWHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT, VEHICLE WILL JURK UP/BACK AND FORWARD WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.