COACHMEN Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD RUSTED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. THIS IS A 2005 , COACHMEN CONCORD. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE REAR DUAL TIRE BLEW OUT. THE ONLY WARNING WAS SEVERE VIBRATION BEFORE THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED. THERE WAS A 72 MONTH WARRANTY ON THE TIRES. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE DAMAGED TIRE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - *NM

JUST DRIVING WITH NO WARNING AT ALL TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIZE OF THE TIRE CONTINENTAL GENERAL LMT 400 225 70 19.5 CAN'T GET TIRE REPLACED I FOUND OUT THE TIRES WEIGHT LIMIT IS 3,600 LBS. MY RV WEIGHT LIMIT IS 15,700 LBS. CAN'T GET NO RESPONSE GENERAL SAYS IT FORD AND FORD SAYS IT GENERAL THE TIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE DUAL TIRE WHEN IT BLEW IF IT HAD BEEN ON THE FRONT WHEN IT BLEW IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A ROLLOVER I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT WITH THE TIRES ON IT .I HAVE FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED A GENERAL TIRE DEALER IN LEXINGTON KY. HE SAID HE COULDN'T FIND IT IN HIS COMPUTER WHICH HE HAD FIVE STORES IN DIFFERENT STATES AND HE CHECKED TO SEE WHY AND HE SAID THAT WAS A DEFECTIVE TIRE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *JB

DRIVING DOWN I75 NORTH OF TAMPA IN COACHMAN MOTORHOME , IT STARTED SHAKING THEN SHAKING GOT WORSE AND WORSE, I SLOWED TO 15 MPG AND EASED TO SHOULDER STOPPED VEHICLE AND LOOKED AT BACK TIRES , AND FOUND THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE ON THE DRIVERS INSIDE DUAL TIRE. I CHECKED BACK AND THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD AND NO VISIBLE PUNCTURE DAMAGE TO TIRE. IT JUST BLEW APART. WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED IT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE COACH. THE BOX FOR THE SEWER CONNECTIONS WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND THE FILLER TUBE FOR THE FUEL TANK WAS HIT AND PULLED IN DESTROYING THE GAS CAP AND ADJACENT AREA . OTHER PIECES HIT VARIOUS PARTS OF THE REAR BENDING AND DISTORTING THE UNDERCARRIAGE.*JB

2002 COACHMAN AURORA REFRIGERATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*MR *NM

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OWNERS WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE MOTOR HOME WOULD DIE. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING WITH NO CAUTION OR TAIL LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT WHEN IT WAS HARD TO SEE ANYTHING. THE OWNER FEARED FOR THEIR LIVES BECAUSE NO OTHER VEHICLES COULD SEE THEM AT NIGHT. THE OWNERS WERE TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ABOUT 30 TIMES THAT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BACK AFTER THIS HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO GET BACK INTO NEUTRAL; WITH NO ELECTRIC THE OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE MOTOR HOME INTO NEUTRAL EASILY. THERE WERE WIRES AND CABLES LOOSE. THE OWNERS HAVE TAKEN MOTOR HOME TO CERTIFIED CUMMINGS MOTOR REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR FACILITY TOLD THE OWNERS THAT THEY FOUND A 434 CODE, WHICH MEANS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE RUNNING AND DATA ERRATIC AND INTERMITTENT, FOUND LOOSE WIRING IN COMPARTMENT AT REAR, TIGHTENED NET WIRING. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND ONE PLUG IN NOT PLUGGED ALL THE WAY IN TO THE ECU. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THIS WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY DEALS WITH THE COACH PART. THE OWNER HAS TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER COACHMAN AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY THAT IS WAS FREIGHTLINERS RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS ON A FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. *NM WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON FELL OFF AND CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER TO FALL OFF. THE WINDSHIELD BECAME CHIPPED AS A RESULT (COACH VIN - [XXX]). *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED 2002 SUN VALLEY INC. ROAD RUNNER 180 CAMPING TRAILER HAD EXPERIENCED 4 DIFFERENT BRAKES LINE FAILURES. THE LINES HAVE PHYSICALLY BROKEN OFF. THIS WAS ON BRAKING ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WHERE THE BRAKE LINE WENT INTO THE CYLINDER ON THE WHEEL. WHEN THE OWNER WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WERE NO BRAKES BECAUSE OF THE FLUID LEAKING OUT. THE OWNER WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINE BROKE AGAIN. VEHICLE SWERVED INTO THE OTHER LANE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP, AND LANDED IN THE MEDIAN. BUT, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE OWNER HAS TAKEN THE TRAILER TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AND A REPAIR SHOP 2 TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO REPAIR THE TRAILER BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WOULD GET TO THE OWNER AND DOUBTED THAT THEY COULD HELP THE CONSUMER. THE REPRESENTATITIVE FROM SUN VALLEY STILL HAS NOT GOTTEN BACK TO THE OWNER. THIS IS WHAT THE CONSUMER PROVIDED OR HAD AVAILABLE TO THE COMPLAINT. THE OWNER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE TRAILER AND MAKE IT SAFE TO RIDE IN. THERE IS NO INDICATION BEFORE THE LINES FAILS. THE OWNER CONSIDERS THIS A DEFECT OF THE DESIGN PROCESS. THE OWNER IS HAVING TO LET THE TRAILER SIT IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES HE IS HAVING WITH THE TRAILER. AND ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKE LINES HAS BROKEN. THE CONSUMER DOES NOT THINK THAT HE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATED THE 4 FIRESTONE TIRES ON 2000 COACHMAN, LEPRECHAUN MODEL SS314 BLEW OUT. THE MOTOR HOME HAS A 1999 FORD E450 CHASSIS. TON HE FIRST TIRE THE ENTIRE BELT CAME OFF, AND HIT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ON THE SECOND TIRE THE STEEL WIRES CAME THROUGH THE TREAD , BUT THE BELT DID NOT COME OFF. THE THIRD TIRE WAS THE SAME AS THE SECOND TIRE. THE 4TH TIRE HAD A 8'' INCH TEAR ON THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE HAD ONLY 7,000 MILES ON IT. WAS SENT OFF TO FIRESTONE FOR AN ADJUSTMENT OR REPLACEMENT, AND FIRESTONE REFUSED TO ADJUST OR REPLACE THE TIRE BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT COACHMAN HAD PUT TOO MUCH WEIGHT ON THE MOTOR HOME, AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE TIRE PROBLEM. THEY REFUSED TO GIVE CALLER THIS REASON IN WRITING. HE HAD NOT TALKED TO COACHMAN. WHEN THE MOTOR HOME HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT, CONSUMER STATED IT STARTED TO SHIMMY BADLY. TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT ALIGNED, AND THEY TOLD HIM THE FRONT END WAS SO HEAVY, THEY HAD TO SEND OUT AND HAVE CUSTOM MADE CAMS MACHINED TO DO IT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES: TIRE TREAD WAS LOOSE AND COULD HEAR IT FLOPPING HADN'T COME COMPLETELY OFF BUT THE AIR WAS STILL IN THE TIRE. THIS WAS THE RIGHT DUAL TIRE, TIRE USUALLY LAST 60,000 TO 80,000 MILES OR MORE , THIS HAD 29,000 MILES ON IT. *AK *JB

BRAKE LINE CHAFFING AGAINST CAB HOOD HINGE CAUSED BRAKE LINE FAILURE, ALL BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT OF MASTER CYLINDER RESULTING IN NO BRAKES