DAMON Complaints

GENERATOR IS LOCATED RIGHT OUTSIDE THE BEDROOM SLIDE CAUSING THE CO DETECTOR TO GO AS HIGH AS 210. MY SON BECAME ILL. THE WINDSHIELD JUST POPPED OUT. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER HE SAID THAT DAMON KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SHOWED THEM WHAT TO DO IF THEY CAME ACROSS THIS PROBLEM, HE SAW THIS AT THE PLANT TOUR. WHY AREN'T THE CONSUMER AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, WE WEREN'T UNTIL IT POPPED OUT ON US.THE TIRE SIZE I FEEL IS UNSAFE FOR THIS SIZE UNIT. THE RIGHT FRONT FOLDED OUT TWICE ON ME. THEY NOW HAVE BIGGER TIRES ON THE NEW UNITS BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ONES WHO DON'T. WHEN YOU DRIVE THIS UNIT AND GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD YOU GO SO HIGH YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE COMING OUT OF YOUR SEAT.I DO NOT FEEL SAVE AT ALL IN THIS UNIT.I'VE GONE THROUGH TWO DEALERSHIPS AND THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE AND I CONTACTED DAMON. DAMON DOESN'T DO ANYTHING BUT SAY THEY STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I REALIZED THAT MOTORHOMES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE LEMON LAW SO YOU HAVE PEOPLE OUT THERE DRIVING AROUND IN UNSAFE VEHICLES BECAUSE MANUFACTURERS CAN TAKE AS MANY TIMES AS THEY WANT TO TRY TO FIX SOMETHING.I ALSO FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL LICENSE TO DO SO. ALL YOU NEED IS A REGULAR CLASS LICENSE. ALSO THE SLIDES DON'T SHUT PROPERLY. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO THE MAXIMUM BUT THEY STILL DON'T SHUT RIGHT ALSO THE DRIVERS DOOR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DAMON WANTS TO TAKE IT BACK TO INDIANA BUT I REFUSED AS I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO THE MAXIMUM. WHAT IF THEY OPEN WHILE DRIVING? I REALLY FEEL THAT DAMON NEEDS ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS.NOW THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THERE MAY BE A POSSIBLE SHORT SOMEWHERE. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 72 DAYS FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE STILL UNRESOLVED. *LA

SUN VISORS CAN NOT BE REACHED WHILE SITTING. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO ADJUST. AT TIMES THIS IS REAL DANGERIOUS SINCE MOST OF THE HIGHWAYS DO NOT HAVE PLACES WIDE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THIS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, REAL BAD WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING TO THE WEST.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. *AK THE DESIGN OF THE AXLE SUPPORT BRACKETS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE LOAD OF THE TRAILER NOR WAS THE AXLE ASSEMBLY PROPERLY SECURED TO THE TRAILER WHICH CREATED A HAZARDOUS SAFETY CONDITION. *JB

THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SUN VISORS ON THE MOTOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER HAD TO UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT AND STAND UP TO REACH THE SUNVISOR. ONCE THE VISOR WAS PULLED DOWN IT WAS TOO SHORT TO BLOCK THE GLARE OF THE SUN AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER COULD NOT SEE WHILE DRIVING. *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF A GAS TANK LEAK. CONSUMER HAD NOT YET NOTIFIED THE DEALER BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S STEERING AND SUSPENSION.*MR (NAR) DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND TO DATE HAS YET FIXED THE PROBLEM. *CB

VEHICLE'S REAR AXLE BROKE INSIDE OF THE REAR END HOUSING.*MR WHEN THE AXLE BROKE, IT CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME OF THE 1980'S MODELS, HOWEVER IT WAS A DIFFERENT MAKE, BUT BUILT ON THE SAME TOYOTA CHASSIS. *JB *NLM

LEFT TOP CORNER WINDSHIELD SEAL FAILED, AND WAS LEAKING A LOT OF WATER. (2002 DAMON INTRUDER 369)*AK THE WINDSHIELD CAME OUT AT THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER AND CAUSED WATER TO ENTER THE RV. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD STAY IN PLACE BECAUSE OF STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS THAT CAUSED THE SEAL NOT TO HOLD. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE WATER TANK BECAME DETACHED FROM UNDER THE TRAILER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TANK DIDN'T HAVE ADEQUATE SUPPORT. *AK *NLM THE TRAILER SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHOM STATED SINCE THE CONSUMER WAS THE SECOND OWNER, THE WARRANTY WAS NO GOOD. CONSUMER POINTED OUT THE STEEL SUPPORT STRAP WAS ON TOP OF THE TANK AND THAT THE FASTENERS FOR THE STRAP WERE BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE FRAME. AT THAT POINT, THEY LOOKED AT THE PICTURES AGAIN AND REIMBURSED THE CONSUMER. *PH *NLM

VEHICLE'S SLIDE LOCKS HAVE SHIFTED DURING TRANSIT. *MR WHILE TRAVELING, THE SLIDE LOCKS (TRANSIT BARS) WERE INSTALLED AT THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE SLIDEOUT. BOTH WERE TIGHTENED BY HAND. THE CONSUMER USED HIS FINGERS TO REMOVE THE REAR SLIDE LOCK. THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. *SCC *JB