1998 COLEMAN GRANDVIEW POP UP CAMPER/ TRAILERS BY FLEETWOOD. THE ROOF / TOP IS COLLAPSING IN BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SUPPORT OR JUST POOR CONSTRUCTION. *TR
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WHILE TOWING AT 35 MPH TRAILER TONGUE CAME OFF, CAUSING THE TRAILER TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK
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2001 TIMBERLAKE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STRIPS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE ALUMINUM FRAME OF THE CAMPER COMING LOOSE (NOT STICKING) FROM THE ALUMINUM FRAME. CONSUMER HAD STRIPS REPLACED. *TT
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THIS DEFECT CONCERNS ALL LATE MODEL COLEMAN/FLEETWOOD NIAGARA FOLDING CAMPERS. THE CAMPER IS POORLY BALANCED. THE UNIT WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 2700 POUNDS, DRY. TONGUE WEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 185 POUNDS. THIS IS NOT WITHEN THE CURRENT RECOMMENDED TONGUE WEIGHT OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT OF THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER. MOST VEHICLES HAVE DIFFICULTY TOWING THE TRAILER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 MPH. AT THAT SPEED THE TRAILER BEGINS TO FISHTAIL VIOLENTLY. AN ANTI-SWAY BAR CURES THE PROBLEM. MY LOCAL COLEMAN/FLEETWOOD DEALER REPORTS THAT DUE TO THE TOWING HAZARD, NEW OWNERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A WAIVER RELEASING THE DEALERSHIP FROM RESPONSIBILITY IF THE NEW OWNER ELECTS NOT TO INSTALL AN ANTI-SWAY BAR. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO REPORTS OF AT LEAST ONE TOW VEHICLE OVERTURNING DUE TO THE FISHTAILING PROBLEM. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NHTSA TEST TOW THE NIAGARA WITHOUT AN ANTI-SWAY BAR AND CONFIRM THE FISHTAIL PROBLEM. *AK
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COLEMAN IS A FLEETWOOD. WHILE STEPPING IN CAMPER WITH LEFT FOOT DOOR SLAMMED ON RIGHT FOOT. BOTTOM AND CORNERS OF DOOR ARE VERY SHARP. CONSUMER ALMOST CUT TOE OFF. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THAT THERE SHOULD BE RECALL ON THE DOOR OR THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PROVIDE A DOOR GUARD. *YH