DAMON Complaints

RECENTLY PURCHASED VEHICLE. TOOK TO MECHANIC TO DO PA. STATE INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD IT IS STRUCTUALLY UNSAFE. THE ENTIRE FRAME AND SUPPORTS ARE RUSTED THROUGH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DAMON CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V745000 (EQUIPMENT) SEVERAL YEARS AGO HOWEVER, HE DID NOT CONTACT A DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THE RECALL SERVICED. THE CONTACT STATED RECENTLY THE RETRACTABLE STEPS FAILED TO COMPLETELY RETRACT. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD TO BEND THE HANDRAILS IN ORDER FOR THE STEPS TO RETRACT. THE LOCAL DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

OVERHEATED BRAKE CALIPERS/BOSCH/WORKHORSE CAUSED BRAKE LOSS FROM MELTED CALIPER.

WE HAVE AN IOTA TS-50R RELAY TRANSFER SWITCH UNIT IN OUR 2007 DAMON DAYBREAK 3274 MOTOR HOME, PURCHASE USED FROM A DEALER IN APRIL 2019 WITH 11,800 MILES. IT RECENTLY STARTED OVER HEATING AND MALFUNCTIONS. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, MANY MOTORHOME MODELS MFG BY VARIOUS SOURCES HAVE RECALLED THE UNIT AND/OR CONSUMERS HAVE REPORTED HAVING SAME ISSUES WITH FIRE HAZARD. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER; AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN WHO VERY RARELY USED THE MOTORHOME. THOR ACQUIRED DAMON VIA MERGE AND CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL ON THE IOTA ITS-50R BUT ONLY INCLUDES NEWER MODELS WITH THE SAME RELAY TRANSFER SWITCH. GOOGLING PRODUCED MANY FORUMS WITH CONTENT EXACT TO OUR ISSUE, SOME WITH MELTDOWNS, SOME WITH FIRES. IOTA ENGINEERING HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL, DESPITE THESE LIFE THREATENING SAFETY ISSUES. *JS

STATIONARY: EQUIPPED WITH AN IOTA ITS-50R, TRANSFER SWITCH IS EXPERIENCING FAILURE AND HEATS. BYPASSING THE DELAY CAUSES THE SWITCH TO WORK WHEN IT OTHERWISE WON'T. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE IOTA ITS 50R ISSUES BY THOR AND THE 2007 DAMON DAYBREAK IS NOT A CURRENTLY INCLUDED PRODUCT LINE - BUT SHOULD BE.

PURCHASED DEC 2012. WITHIN DAYS FOLLOWING, EXPERIENCED SPORADIC OVERHEATING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING GRIPE. PERSONAL RESEARCH DISCOVERED FREIGHTLINER FCC CHASSIS MFG ADDED HORTON FAN CLUTCH (HOR990502) AS PART OF RV SPECIFIC CHASSIS. AS REPRESENTED IN NUMEROUS RV BLOGS (IRV2, ETC) DURING PAST NEARLY 6 YEARS, OVERHEATING ATTRIBUTED TO THIS ROUTINE DEFECTIVE HORTON FAN CLUTCH. THE HUNDREDS OF OVERHEATING OCCURRENCES EXPERIENCED CAUSED EXTREME STRESS, POTENTIAL HIGHWAY DRIVING SAFETY AS ATTENTION DIVERTED FROM HWY TO ENGINE TEMP. NOW FACED WITH YET ANOTHER TRIP DELAY AND DETOUR FOR SERVICE EVALUATION AND EXPENSIVE FEES. SPORADIC OVERHEATING OCCURRENCES HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE ON ANY TYPE OF ROADWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DAMON DAYBREAK SPORT 3211 RV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V745000 (EQUIPMENT). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CAMPING WORLD OF SYRACUSE, 7030 INTERSTATE ISLAND RD, SYRACUSE, NY 13209, (866) 983-0289) WHERE ADDITIONAL DEFECTS WERE DISCOVERED; THEREFORE, THE REPLACEMENT RECALL PART WAS NOT ENOUGH TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE DEALER PROMISED TO CALL THE CONTACT BACK AFTER CHECKING WITH THEIR WARRANTY DEPARTMENT; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RETURN CALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DAMON OUTLAW RV. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SWAYED BACK AND FORTH AND WAS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED MANY OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE TO SEPARATE AND BECOME DAMAGED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD SEPARATED AND WAS NOT SECURED, WHICH CAUSED WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE STABILITY ISSUES, BOTH CABIN WALLS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES HAD ALSO SEPARATED. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS SEVERED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE SWAYING AND INSTABILITY, WHICH CAUSED INTERNAL PARTS TO LOOSEN AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE WIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SWAY BAR FRACTURED. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

I PURCHASED THIS RV IN DEC 2016 I HAVE BEEN ON A COUPLE SMALL TRIPS THEN WENT ON A 1000 MILE TRIP AND FOUND THAT A SWAY BAR BOLT WAS MISSING AND THE PROPANE TANK WAS RUBBING ON THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS. THE SPACE BETWEEN THE PROPANE TANK AND LEAF SPRINGS IS TO CLOSE. I HAVE TAKEN A PHOTO OF THE ISSUE. I HAVE LOOKED FOR A RECALL BUT I THINK BECAUSE OF THE AGE IT HAS DROPPED OFF. THERE ARE MORE VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT ARE LIKE MINE AND I WOULD BE AFRAID IF SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE.I AM A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER AND HAVE BEEN ON A PROPANE TANK EXPLOSION ENVOLVING AN RV. AND IT'S NOT A GOOD FEELING TO SEE THIS. I HAVE CONTACTED THOR MOTOR COACH AND FORD BOTH ARE UNAWARE OF ANY RECALL INVOLVING THIS ISSUE. MY DAMON INTRUDER IS AT THE SHOP NOW I AM JUST TRYING TO TRACK DOWN OLD INFORMATION THERE HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.

CPSC: 2004 DAMON DAYBREAK MOTOR HOME. THE MAIN DOOR LATCH MECHANISM IS MANUFACTURED BY TRI MARK. THE LOCKING PLUNGER IS MADE OF AN INFERIOR DIE CAST ZINK ALLOY. TWO YEARS AGO THE PLUNGER BROKE, LOCKING MY WIFE INSIDE THE MOTOR HOME.THEY WILL NOT GET OUT. THERE IS A NEW VERSION AVAILABLE WITH A STEEL PLUNGER. I ORDERED ONE AND HAD TO PAY FOR IT. *BF UPDATED 06/13/2017*JS