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1999 Ford Motor Home problems

Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA about the 1999 Ford Motor Home. Tires is the most reported problem area, at 38% of complaints. After that come cruise control (34%) and body & structure (7%).

At a glance

Complaints
29 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Tires 38% of complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0
Typical mileage
28,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Tires 38%
  • Cruise control 34%
  • Body & structure 7%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 7%
  • Electrical system 3%
  • Engine 3%
  • Transmission 3%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 1999 Ford Motor Home Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 28,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 28,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 80% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Among the 10 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 28,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

Firestone, steeltex r4s tires size: lt 225/75r16, DOT: vd have experienced blowouts three times in 1999, fleetwood, tioga 31w while traveling at approximately 55 to 65 MPH. First tire was left rear inside tire, second was right rear inside tire, and third was right rear inside tire, which caused right rear exterior tire to blowout as well, resulting in damage. The driver sustained back pains from third blowout when he attempted to control vehicle.

May 2001 Injury

Pass through storage compartment at rear of the motor home separated from the coach body allowing carbon monoxide to enter coach compartment. Mjs

July 1999

Vehicle stalls while driving in the rain this is caused by water entering the air cleaner assembly and depending on the grille opening/placement allows water to enter the air filter. Consumers awaiting a revised air inlet shroud. Nlm

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford holiday rambler (na). The contact received NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). He was concerned that the dealer's who were on the participating list of service dealers would not have the parts and would not be equipped to perform the safety recall repair. The purchase date and dealer information were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 78,280.

Reported at 78,280 miles, September 2007

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 winnebago motor home. The contacts vehicle speed control switch was disconnected in october of 2007 under recall 05s28. The dealer advised him that the part may be available in mid january or march. The manufacturer stated that an alternate part could be used to replace the switch. The dealer stated that the part comes in two parts and the harness is not available.

Reported at 360,000 miles, October 2007

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