Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. It has been recalled 1 time.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FORD CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT.
Risk. OVERHEATING COULD RESULT IN SMOKE OR BURN AND IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy. FORD IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06V286). DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332 OR R-VISION AT 574-268-2111.
WE SMELLED THE ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER/WIRE. WE LOST SIGNAL INDICATORS, BRAKE LIGHTS, BACK UP LIGHTS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKED OFF WHENEVER WE ATTEMPTED TO SIGNAL. WE CHANGED FUSES SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER THEY CONTINUED TO BLOW WITHIN A SHORT TIME. WE TOOK IT INTO A CAMPING WORLD FACILITY IN GEORGIA (WE WERE ON VACATION FROM SOUTH DAKOTA). THEY SAID IT HAD TO BE REWIRED. THEY GOT IT WORKING AND WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY. THE CAMPING WORLD COMPANY FAILED TO AFFIX THE TAIL LIGHT PROPERLY AND WE HAD TO GET IT SERVICED AGAIN IN ALABAMA. THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE SO WE HAD THEM SHIPPED TO LOUISIANA. WE DROVE WITHOUT PROPER LIGHTING TO LOUISIANA WHERE WE HAD THE RV SERVICED AGAIN. EACH SERVICE PROVIDER TOLD US THE RV WAS NOT WIRED PROPERLY, WHEN WE RETURNED HOME, WE TOOK THE RV TO A PRIVATE REPAIRMAN. HE FIXED THE RV BUT TOLD US THE RV WAS WIRED INCORRECTLY WHEN IT WAS BUILT. THE WIRES RUN ALONG THE FRAME AND ARE CUT BY THE LEAF SPRING WHENEVER WE HIT A BUMP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR SEVERAL REASONS: BRAKING, DIRECTION CHANGE, BACK UP. MORE SERIOUSLY WE CARRY PROPANE AND RUN ON GASOLINE. TO REWIRE THE RV WILL COST UPWARD OF $1000.00 IN ADDITION TO THE $800 WE ALREADY SPENT. WE HAVE THE BILLS WE PAID AS WELL AS THE STATEMENT WRITTEN BY THE LAST REPAIRMAN IF THAT INFORMATION IS NEEDED.
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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: Sep 21, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.