On certain flatbed and flatbed with curtin side trailers equipped with webb wheel platinum series brake drums, these brake drums could crack on the braking surface.
1997-2004 · 8 model years
Fontaine Trailer Problems by year
Owners have filed 6 complaints about the Fontaine Trailer across 8 model years, and it has 3 recalls. The 1997 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (2). The most reported problem area is the equipment & accessories, followed by the suspension.
- Complaints
- 6
- Recalls
- 3
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Trailer complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common Trailer problems
Fontaine Trailer recalls 3
On certain trailers equipped with bendix ec-30t electronic control units (ecu). If the trailer-mounted abs warning lamp circuit experiences an electrical short and the short is not repaired, the high side power switch inside the ecu that controls the...
Vehicle description: platform trailers equipped with king pins marked with cha, chn, & chp and supplied to fontaine by tefaco. The king pin separates as soon as the trailer is applied, allowing the trailer to separate from the tow vehicle.
Latest Trailer complaints
1999 Fontaine trailer axle broke causing the two rear tires to come off the vehicle. One of the tires crossed over the median and struck another vehicle. *Kb the failure was due to no grease on the ball joints. (Ohio traffic crash report) *jb
In february of 1999 I purchased a cobalt 226 and an eagle trailer. This eagle trailer was made specifically for my boat, it has carlisle st205/75r14 tires.. Since I live in pa, my boating year is 3-4 months long and by boat is stored indoors during the winter. My average mileage each year is approx. 1000 Miles. In may, 2002. I blew out the first tire. I did not know why and the tire was a total loss, so we just bought a new carlisle tire to replace it. In july the second blew out followed by another in august...
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2002. Within the last two blow outs, my fiber glass fenders were destroyed along with the break ine and all of the wires were ripped out of the trailer. We again purchased new carlisle tires . There was nothing left of the tires to take to the dealer. The cost to replace my fenders was $783 plus my labor to take the old ones off, repair the brake line and rewire the lights. Finally on aug 29,2004, I am about to take my boat to the lake and my wife, while winding the trailer up to hook it up to the truck, noticed that the spare tire looked crooked. I check it out and found that the ample tread was separated in numerous places. There was only one other original tire on the boat and when I looked at it it was in the same condition. This time I had evidence to take to the carlisle dealership. They sent the tires to carlisle and called me and told me that carlisle said that they would reimburse me for the 2 new ones. I do not have a check as of this date. When I check the nhtsa website, I found that there are numerous complaints about this same tire starting back in 2001 with stories much the same as mine. Carlisle must be held responsible for a poorly manufactured tire. *Jb
The fifth wheel separated and the trailer went in another direction. The service shop rebuilt the fifth wheel, but the problem recurred. The fifth wheel was carrying a load at time of both failures. *Ak
While driving, a nylon rachet strap became disconnected from the trailer and struck another vehicle.*Jb (ohio traffic crash report#10-90-422)
While driving on turnpike, a passerby signaled consumer to pull over, once he pulled over and got out of truck, he noticed smoke coming from the trailers fifth wheel axle around the left inside tire, consumer went back to the trailer and saw flames, consumer tried to extinguish fire but was unsuccessful, there was no damage to the truck only the trailer, the fire department was unable to determine an ignition source for the fire.(Ohio traffic crash report # 10-92-339)*jb
Wiring harness failure is causing lighting and abs problems. Yh
Questions about the Fontaine Trailer
Which Fontaine Trailer years have the most problems?
Which Fontaine Trailer years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Fontaine Trailer problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the equipment & accessories (2), suspension (1), transmission & drivetrain (1) most often.
How many recalls does the Fontaine Trailer have?
NHTSA lists 3 recalls across all Fontaine Trailer model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data