1996 Gulf Stream Scenic Cruiser

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the vehicle speed control › cruise control. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Trailer Hitches98V283000
Filed Nov 5, 1998322 vehiclesGulf Stream Coach Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON SPARTAN CHASSIS. WELDS HAVE CRACKED ON THE FRAME PLATE WHERE THE HITCH TUBE WAS WELDED ON EACH SIDE OF THE FRAME.

Risk. IN THE EVENT THE WELDS WOULD FAIL, THE HITCH AND THE TOW VEHICLE COULD BE SEPARATED FROM THE MOTOR HOME, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE WELDS AND, IF NECESSARY, REWELD THE HITCH TO THE FRAME PLATE.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Dec 10, 200378,000 milesAZ

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE PEDAL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS OFF, IT EFFECTS THE GAS PEDAL. THIS PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AND WAS UNDER RECALL A YEAR AGO. NOW THE OWNER IS BEING TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE IS PAST IT'S WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOTHING THE MANUFACTURER CAN DO. *PH THE ACCELERATION WOULD NOT RETURN WITH THE CRUISE OFF AND WOULD RETURN SLOWLY. *SC *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20090100Routine
20080100Routine
20060100Routine
20050500Routine
20040400Routine
20030400Routine
20020400Routine
20010300Routine
20001300Routine
19990400Routine
19980400Routine
19970300Routine
1996 — this page1100Routine
19951100Routine

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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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 5, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.