2004 Keystone Cougar Problems, complaints & recalls

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 keystone cougar fifth wheel equipped with a dometic refrigerator. The contact stated that the refrigerator caught fire. The fire extinguished independently. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. A technician diagnosed that the refrigerator needed to be replaced and serviced per nhtsa campaign numbers: 08v325000 (equipment) and 08e032000 (equipment). The vehicle was not repaired due to the manufacturer's refusal. The vin was unavailable.

I have a 2004 keystone travel trailer. The refrigerator has a recall from dometic. The recall is to prevent fires if the refrigerator leaks flammable coolant into the propane flame. My cooler has started to leak and is no longer safe to use. Dometic will not replace the faulty cooler. Their solution to the problem (leaking coolers) is to install a switch that turns the fridge off in case of a leak. It does not fix the real problem (the faulty cooler). They will not even allow me to have the kit put on until I...

DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR MODEL# RM2662. *TR

Multiple tire blow outs less than 5000 miles with the first one, less than 80 miles with the replacement (spare never used always maintained) which then caused a third tire to strip. All of this within one trip with our rv that is just 5yrs old. We purchased it brand new and since he was a truck driver, he always did inspections before each trip checking tires, pressure, wear etc. Our tires were virtually barely worn when this occurred and looked brand new. We were fortunate that the first blow out happened as...

I have a 2004 keystone cougar 31qbhs travel trailer. I bought it used about 2 years ago. It had new tires on it when I bought it. On our second trip out (i check air pressure before leaving each time) I blew a tire. It has the discount tire - carlisle maxxus trailer tire - heaviest rated trailer tire I could get from them) it blew a tire within 45 miles of the house. Our third trip out we blew another tire. I went back to discount and they replaced all tires. On a trip this past weekend another tire separated and...

Own 2004 keystone / cougar 5 th wheel camper, it has a dometic refrigatorthat has been recalled. Model #rm2652 s/n 32103795. This unit can have fatigue crack in the boiler tube which can cause a fire. They want to install a partial fix to the unit. They do not want to fix the boiler tube if it is out of the warranty. I just got the recall notice in march of 2009. They told the authorized service agent that dometic stopped fixing the fatigue crack in 2008. Now that the unit is not in warranty any longer they do not want too fix the problem. *Tr

Faulty shackles and 2 bent axles on 2004 keystone cougar fifth wheel caused tires excessive wear to core. One tire blew out. Less than 7000 long distance miles on camper. Weight was 2000 lbs under limit of 10,000 lbs. Keystone claims no recall and no responsibility, with no explanation as to why this would occur. Others like us are expressing safety concern over the internet. *Tr

While driving on i26 w, " mission" tire blowup on our rv causing an expensive damage to out 5th wheel. Do to relatively low speed and where it happened there was no serious accident or injuries. The tires on the rv are properly inflated and new with only 2500 on them. *Tr

2004 Cougar 5th wheel had tire separation. Customer states that the tire separation has occurred on two occasions. Contact states her husband could control the vehicle when it happened while he was driving. *Kb the second tire failure resulted in damage to the under carriage of the rv. On both tires, the tread pulled away from the tire which caused them to blow out. *Jb

We purchased our 2004 keystone cougar travel trailer in feb 2005 from the original owner who had only used it on a 200 mile trip once as his wife had taken ill and he couldn't use it any longer. In apr/may of 2006 we went on a cross country trip. We had a blowout the 1st day out on i-75 near the north marion county line. We then had another blowout as we entered ca on i-8. Our 3rd blowout came on our return trip on i-10 in la. All three tires were mission radials that came new on the rv from the manufacturer and...

I purchased a 2004 cougar 5th wheel made by keystone rv in april of 2005 from a local dealer. Since then we have taken two long trips (over 500 miles) and each time have had multiple blow-outs (2 on the first trip and 3 this last trip). Thus, I have had to replace all five tires that came with the unit with brand-new tires. All of the blow-outs have occurred on public highways doing 60mph and there was no warning nor could I feel that a tire had gone. Fortunately either I noticed smoke in my side mirrors or a...

Tire blowout. Tread separation from ply causing property damage to our 5th wheel camper on july 27 2007. Tires had less than 8,000 miles and were properly inflated. (Tire inflation and walk around had been completed 60 miles prior to blow out) this was the second tire to fail on this camper. The first tire also had tread separation. Dealer would not claim responsibility for first tire separation nor would keystone the manufacturer of the camper. We have not contacted the dealer regarding the second blow out. The manufacturer is mission made in taiwan and is not listed on the manufacturer list you provided. *Jb

Incident description: we purchased a new 2004 keystone cougar travel trailer that I say have extremely dangerous tires on it. We had one blow out on a long trip last year, and this fall we had two more blow out on two separate occasions and all three did (each case) about $1500.00 In damage to the trailer. The first one, there was nothing left to the tire when we got stopped. The second was shredded too. The third was starting to come apart, and the fourth one I took of the when and was starting to separate...

While operation of the lippert slideout in our '04 keystone 285efs fifth wheel, the slide stopped. Upon investigation (following wires, checking fuse, contacts, etc.) I found burnt out and melted wire nuts directly behind the fuse panel lying in sawdust. The wires are 10 gauge (30 amp). One stripped end was an inch in length while the other was less than 1/16". These wires provide full 12 volt amperage to operate the slideout. This way of stripping wires for wire nut attachment is not prudent for a safe electrical...

Tireco (mission tires) came stock on a new 2004 cougar rv trailer and we've had 4 blowouts out of the 5 stock tires within a short period of time. Currently filing complaint with company - extensive damage to the rv and extreme potential damage to lives. During internet search, found numerous similar problems with many consumers and would like to know why these tires are being recalled. *Nm

On a recent vacation we experienced one instance of tread separation causing damage to the side of our 2004 cougar by keystone fifth wheel and another incident of sidewall blowout causing damage to the opposite side. The tires had been properly maintained and had 5000 miles on them. They were mission brand tires. The first tire had so little left that we did not save it but we did save the second tire. My geico insurance adjuster looked at it and believed it to be defective and asked me to call the rv dealer where...

Dt: 2004 keystone cougar. Mission tires, st225/75r15. The consumer stated the driver's side rear tire separated with less than 5,000 miles while driving at 35 mph. The tire has not been inspected to see why this occurred. Mission was sending him a new tire. This happened on september 17, 2005. It caused no property damage or accident. These were the original tires for the travel trailer.*Ak

Dt: the consumer states that 5th wheel trailer tires completely fell apart on the road. The whole tread separated from the sidewall. The speed was 55-60 mph. These are mission tires that are manufactured in china by nangkung rubber tire company. The location on the trailer is the rear passenger side and the front passenger side. The consumer had two failures. The first time the tire failed it did $2,000 worth of property damage to the trailer. The time frame was within a month of each others separation. The...

Dt: the contact's vehicle had two tire blow outs in two days. The first one was on 6-01-05, and the second one on 6-02-05; both while driving on i-45. The contact sent 4 tires back to the tire company, and they determined there was a defect in at least one of the tires. She did not notice any vibration or bulges in the tires. The psi on the tires was 50. There was only 8,000 miles on the tires. They were well maintained tires. The brand of the tire was mission, and they were on a cougar fifth wheel trailer. The first to blow was the right rear tire and it damaged the trailer. They were the original tires purchased with the trailer.*Ak

While traveling w/b on route 50 in annapolis, maryland, we experienced a blown passenger side tire on our 2004 keystone cougar travel trailer. This blown tire, caused the trailer to fall on its side, come back up and jack knife into our suburban, causing a total loss to the cougar and over $11,000.00 In damage to our 2004 suburban. The trailer was only used for one season and the tires had approximately 1000 miles on them. We were traveling at approximately 65 mph at the time of the accident. The tire in question was a mission load max radial st225/75r15, unknown tire manufacturer. *Nm

Complaint received via e-mail. The trailer tire valve stems are weak at the base of the stem. The first valve went bad while the consumer was traveling down the road, luckily he found it before it went totally flat. The second valve stem went bad while the trailer was in the driveway. The third valve went bad in the driveway. The fourth valve went bad after the consumer checked the tire pressure and drove 50 miles down the road. The tire went completely flat and disintegrated tore up the fender on the trailer and...

(3 Mission tire failures on 04 keystone cougar rv)may 13, weighed trailer at 7660, air at 60lbs, left on vacation. Before noon tire exploded. Was flagged over by wittnes who said tire went into a thousand pieces. Only two beads left on wheel.July 2, on short run out of town, tire at 65lbs,blew but remained on wheel.Separated from tread all around.I have this tire. I removed remaining mission tires and found one separating on inside. I have this tire.Three out of the four on the ground failed in less than 8 thousand miles.They are mission load max,st 225/75r15. 2732503,2605, Is stamped on sidewalls

Dt: the contact stated vehicle had two tire blow outs, destroying the tires and damaging vehicle. The sidewall blew out. Nothing was left except the rim. There was less than 12,000 miles on both tires located on a brand new vehicle. The weather was sunny, and the road conditions were normal. Did not hit anything while traveling at 60-65 mph. The first tire blew on 7-1-05. It was the left leading tire in a dual axle tire. The second tire blew on july 3, 05. It was the right tire in a dual axle tire setup....

Dt: while inspecting the tires the consumer noticed a bubble in the right rear tire. The tire manufacturer replaced the tire for free. The tire had about 500 miles on it at time of the bulge. Another tire on the front right side went bad, and showed tread separation. Upon inspecting the tires, the owner noticed a steel belt coming through the tread. This tire has about 11000 miles on it. The vehicle and tires were inspected periodically. The tire manufacturer is mission. *Ak mission trailer tires. *Sc *jb

The electric glide out mechanism was located on the outside of the frame. This takes the clearance from the tires when the fifth wheel is turning. The tire rubbed against the mechanism and caused them to wear prematurely, which could result in a blow out. Also, no chains can be put on tires because there is no space for them. Chains is needed and required by law for driving in bad whether. The glide out manufacturer removed the mechanism from the outside of the fifth-wheel and put it in on the inside, which...