2008 Pleasure Way Ascent

Routine

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

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Engine	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack08V421000

Filed Aug 15, 2008127 vehiclesPleasure-Way Industries Ltd.

Defect. 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.

Risk. 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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine

Filed Jun 5, 201760,000 milesID

LOSS OF SPEED WHEN ACCELERATING. EGR VALVE PLUGS WITH CARBON. OIL OVERHEATS AND CAUSES MELTING OF PARTS. CAME ON GRADUALLY.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2021

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2022	0	1	Routine
2021	1	1	Routine
2020	0	1	Routine
2019	0	1	Routine
2018	0	1	Routine
2008 — this page	1	1	Routine
2007	0	1	Routine

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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: Aug 15, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.