2000 Four Winds Chateau
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 2000 Four Winds Chateau. Newest first.
On certain travel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these ovens were produced with a defective panel. an electrical short can occur between circuit patterns on the membrane panel, especially overlapped by a "jumper" or jump wire. this may cause the oven to activate without pressing any key pads.
Risk and remedy
Risk
An electrical short can occur causing the oven to activate without pressing any key pads. this could result in excessive heat, smoke, or possibly a fire.
Remedy
Samsung will notify customers and repair the panel free of charge. in the meantime, consumers should unplug their microwave, if possible. if the consumer IS unable to unplug the microwave, they should leave the door ajar until the panel IS replaced. consumers should never use the microwave oven for storage or leave any towels, paper, cloth or other products in the microwave after use. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact samsung at 800-932-3837 or four winds at 1-219-266-1111.
Vehicle description: certain motorhomes equipped with safety belt assemblies produced by am-safe. on some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant IS not properly restrained.
Remedy
Am-safe notified four winds' customers to return their vehicle to an authorized dealer to have the seat belts repaired free of charge. owner notification began august 31, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact am-safe commercial products at 219-266-8330 or four winds at 219-266-1111.
Owner complaints
8 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Engine
No. 10 spark plug blowout at 60 mph on freeway, damaging the ignition coil, engine block and wiring harness. this IS a known issue since 1997 with the ford triton engine due to a long-standing shoddy design (use of steel engine block w/aluminium inserts for the spark plugs, and only 4 threads for the spark plugs, instead of the standard 6 threads.
- Tires
The consumer found a 4 inch split in the sidewall of the right inner tire. *nm the consumer had the tire replaced and put air in all the tires, however while driving, the consumer all of a sudden felt a vibration and discovered the tread came off the right rear outside tire. The consumer was…
The consumer found a 4 inch split in the sidewall of the right inner tire. *nm the consumer had the tire replaced and put air in all the tires, however while driving, the consumer all of a sudden felt a vibration and discovered the tread came off the right rear outside tire. The consumer was able to purchase a used firestone tire, however while driving, there was a loud bang and the consumer found that the right rear inner tire had blown out the side wall that faced the inside of the outer tires. The consumer replaced all the tires with bf goodrich. *jb
- Tires › Tread/belt
Firestone steeltex R4S tire failure before separation of tread. *jb
- Tires › Tread/belt
Passenger rear inside dual tire failure. *jb
- Tires › Valve
Tire valve system blew out and caused tire to go flat. *mr the consumer had all of the valve stems replaced with stainless steel bolts. the consumer felt there should be a reimbursement for the replacement. *scc *jb
- Tires › Valve
While driving, the two rear tire valves broke and the tires went flat (firestone steel radial F4S size#lt22575r16-ms, please provide the dot number). *nlm. *ak ph *jb
- Tires › Tread/belt
Consumer stated that while driving experienced complete tread separation resulting in a blowout of tire. vehicle IS a 1999 four winds chateau. tire info: firestone 225/75r16 dot no.- **plz provide** original tires 25,800k miles on tire inside dual on passenger side
- Visibility › Rearview mirrors/devices
Consumer was informed by a ford dealership the lower mirror arm on the passenger side IS going to break loose because of a manufacturing defect that has caused two metal stress cracks.*jb
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