BEAVER Complaints

A FIRE STARTED AROUND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL RIM. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE BRAKE CALIPER AND TURNED THE ROTOR. TWO MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED, THE DEALER REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE COMPONENTS. *JB

FROM DATE OF PURCHASE WE HAD CONCERNS ON HOW BRAKING SYSTEM WORKED. MANUFACTURER HAS TOLD US FOR 2 YEARS BRAKES ARE FINE. MOTOR HOME HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR BRAKES, IT HAS HAD 4 SETS OF PADS, 2ND SET OF ROTORS, 2ND SET OF CALIBORS, IN LESS THAN 13,000 MILES. THE COACH HAS BEEN UNUSED SINCE APRIL 2001 AND IS NOW IN SHOP, DUE TO HEATING PROBLEMS OF BRAKES. WE HAVE HAD THE COACH AT OREGON LIGHT TRUCK REPAIR TALKING WITH THEM, THEY FEEL THIS COACH IS EXTREMLY UNDER BRAKED. MANUFACTURE HAS DISCONTUNED CONTACT OTHER THAN ATTORNEYS. WHILE DRIVING COACH BRAKES GET EXTREMLY HOT AND YOU CAN SMELL THEM. WHEN LOOKING AT FRONT BRAKES YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE BECAUSE THEY ARE SO HOT. BRAKES GET TO SMOKING POINT IN ANY DRIVING CONDITION. MANUFACTURE STATES THAT WHEN BRAKES GET HOT THAT IT IS COMMON. WE AND THE REPAIR PEOPLE (THAT WE HAVE THE COACH AT NOW) DISAGREE WITH BEAVER. FRONT BRAKES WILL GET HOT ENOUGH TO DISCOLOR ALUMUNIM WHEELS. PLEASE CONTACT US WITH ANY FUTHER QUESTIONS. *AK

EW ONES SEND FRON BEAVER IN BEND OR. ON 1/09/02 ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF AFTERWARDS CHECKED TO SEE IF ABS WERE WORKS AND FOUND THEM NOT TO BE, HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE FACTORY ON THIS INCIDENT. BUT HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY MOTORCOACH WITH INTERNATIONAL TRUCK DISK BRAKES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE RIGHT FRONT (GOODYEAR UNISTEEL 275/70/R22.5) TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, THE TIRE TREAD CAME THROUGH THE FLOOR AND INTO THE MOTORHOME CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE FLOOR IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND A TIRE BLOWOUT. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED, PIECES OF TIRE, PIECES OF THE FLOORING & OTHER DEBRIS CAME INTO THE MOTOR HOME FROM A HOLE AT THE TOP OF THE WHEEL WELL. THE TREADS OF THE WIRE WERE COMPLETELY GONE. THE RUBBER FLAP INSIDE THE WHEELWELL SHEERED OFF. THE CONSUMERS MAIN CONCERN IS, IF THE FLOOR OF THE COACH IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND A TIRE BLOW OUT. *ET

VEHICLE WANDERS AND JUMPS ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER HAS TO STRUGGLE IN ORDER TO KEEP VEHICLE IN CONTROL. DEALER PUT HEAVY WEIGHT IN FRONT END TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL. *AK

BECAUSE OF A POOR DESIGN, THE HEAVY OVERWEIGHT ON THE REAL AXLE CAUSED STEERING DIFFICULTY. YH

FRONT SHOCKS BROKE OFF AND THE FRAME RAILS SPLIT ABOVE AND BELOW SHOCK BRACKET. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED TIRE PUNCTURES AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *AK