2004 Forest River Travel Trailer Suspension Problems

“I purchased a 2004 f37 sandpiper fifthwheel toy hauler with carlisle 235/85/16 load rating e tires. Less than 2,000 miles on trailer and never over 350 mile trips. I have had two tires go flat in two separate 70 mile camping trips. I notified the dealer I purchased the trailer from about the incident and they forwarded the complaint to the manufature who stated the problem is not the weight of the trailer and did nothing about the flats (Forest River). …”

“We own a 2004 cedar creek 5th wheel. Excessive tire wear on the inside tires indicated an axle problem. Also kober refused to replace their bad axles or replace the worn tires. Fortunately, we noticed the failure prior to being involved in a blowout or accident. The manufacturer of our 5th wheel, cedar creek, took it upon themselves to replace the axles and tires. Also kober has known of this issue for a number of years now and continues to deny their faulty axles! Janesville rv service did the repairs to replace the axles. …”

“While making a 200 mile trip to iowa we thought that we had just blown a tire. While taking shelter inside the camper from the busy hwy we discovered that the axel was broken and the whole camper could've tipped over with us(including a 6 month old infant.) the tires on the passenger side had been rubbing causing the blow out. The blow out also damaged a lot of the underside. This probably because of the double axel it needs a triple axel to better withstand the weight. …”

“While traveling 1200 miles tires continuously blew out. Consumer found that the frame cracked, and the axle was going side ways. The consumer felt that the suspension was to light, wearing out the spring hangers, flattening the springs, allowing the frame to carry the load on just the tires which were underrated. On one occasion the tire blewout damaging water lines under the trailer. All this in under 5000 miles on the trailer (Forest River f37sp fifth wheel 2004).”