2013 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires1
000
Structure › Body1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires
Filed Aug 27, 2013NC

OWNER CALLED ODI TO EXPRESS CONCERN THAT THE INDIVIDUAL TIRE RATINGS (OF 1870 LBS EACH TIRE; ONE PER SIDE) DOES NOT APPEAR TO SUPPORT THE GVWR RATING OF 3980 LBS OF HIS SINGLE AXLE VEHICLE. DISCUSSION SUGGESTED THAT THE GVWR LIKELY INCLUDES THE TONGUE WEIGHT ---I.E PORTION OF LOAD IMPOSED ON THE TOW VEHICLE THROUGH THE HITCH AND NOT IMPOSED ON THE TRAILERS TIRES. OWNER IS CONSIDERING WEIGHING THE TRAILER RV TO OBTAIN ACTUAL VEHICLE WEIGHT. UPDATED 12/3/13*CN

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 3, 20121,200 milesAZ

PURCHASED NEW VISA 2013 TT IN INDIANA NEAR FACTORY ON 7/13/2012. 2 WEEKS LATER HIT THE ROAD FOR PHOENIX TO GO TO WORKSITE. BLEW OUT FIRST TIRE IN AMARILLO TX (OTHER TIRE WAS RIGHT BEHIND) HAD TO USE THE SPARE AND PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRE IN TX. DEFECTIVE AXLE --WORE DOWN TIRES COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE THREADS-BOTH SIDES (UNEVEN WEAR). FRIDGE STOPPED COOLING ON PROPANE ENROUTE AND COMPLETELY IN PHOENIX (NO BAFFLING WAS FOUND ACROSS TOP DEAD SPACE FOR INSULATION-FAN HAD TO BE ADDED. AUG 26TH, AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED COOLING AND CAMPER NO LONGER LIVABLE/USABLE. HAS BEEN IN SHOP SINCE. HAVE USED THIS TT TOTAL OF 4 WEEKS! MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY NOT HAVING THIS TT AVAILABLE FOR WORK/USE. COMPLETE LEMON AND LOST MY SAVINGS ON THIS JUNK. FOUR THOUSAND DOWN ON THIS TT WENT TO A SCUMBAG DEALER (OUTPOST RV) WHO CHARGED ME 1500 DOLLARS B/C I SLEPT ON TOP OF THIS CAMPER'S "NEW BED" OVER NIGHT ON HIS LOT. ENTIRE EXPERIENCE HAS DEAD-ENDED MY CAREER AS A TRAVELER, AND WIPED OUT MY SAVINGS. "WARRANTY" DOES NOT BEGIN TO COVER THE GRIEF/STRESS I EXPERIENCED ON THE ROAD BY MYSELF WITH A DOG, A CAT, AND WHAT'S LEFT OF MY WITS. STILL WAITING FOR HOUSING ON AN INDIAN RESERVATION WHILE VISA CAMPER CONTINUES WITH "REPAIRS"....I WILL NEVER TRUST GULFSTREAM OR OUT POST RV AGAIN IN THIS LIFETIME. NO CLUE HOW THIS CAMPER WOULD CHANGE MY ENTIRE LIFE AS I KNEW IT ONLY A FEW SHORT MONTHS AGO. THIS ECONOMY SURE BRINGS OUT THE WORST IN PREDATORY SALES PEOPLE/MANUFACTURES. I ACTUALLY TRUSTED THEM TO 'TA

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2011
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20210100Routine
20201000Routine
20170100Routine
20160100Routine
20150100Routine
2013 — this page2000Routine
20121000Routine
20114000Routine
20063100Routine
20053100Routine
20041000Routine
20030100Routine
20020100Routine
20010100Routine
20000100Routine
19990100Routine
19980100Routine
19970100Routine

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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.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.