DAMON Complaints

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE CHASSIS STRUCTURE, WAS NOT WELL DESIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER CAUSING PROBLEMS HILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM

EVERYTHING SHUTDOWN WHILE MOTORHOME WAS CROSSING MAJOR BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY, WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN. OWNER DRIFTED OVER TO SIDE OF BRIDGE AND SAT FOR THREE HOURS. ALSO, OWNER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS UNLATCHING, RESULTING IN DOOR BEING AJAR/OPENED WHILE IN MOTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

THE MOTOR HOME WAS LEANING ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND IT CONTINUED TO WORSEN UNTIL THE SPRING COLLAPSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPRING COLLAPSED DUE TO BEING OVER WEIGHT AND WANTED TO CUT OFF THE RIGHT SPRING TO BALANCE THE RV. *YH

SCREWS WERE RUSTING OUT ON LATTER LOCATED ON BACK OF TRAILER. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WATER TANK BOUNCED OUT OF POSITION, TEARING OUT UNDER BELLY OF VEHICLE . TANK HOLDS 70 GALLONS OF WATER. 5TH WHEELER, 357KTB. *AK THE WATER TANK BRACKET WAS REPOSITIONED A YEAR AGO. CONSUMER STATES THE DAMAGE TO THE WATER TANK WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY WELDING. *YH

FRONT BODY OF VEHICLE CAME LOOSE, AND IS FALLING APART BEHIND DRIVER SEAT TO FRONT. METAL PIECE IS HANGING FROM BOTTOM NEXT TO TIRE. THE SUPPORT OF VEHICLE IS ROTTED OFF. CHANNEL THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER SEAT TO BODY IS GONE .SEAT IS HELD BY PLYWOOD BECAUSE METAL IS GONE. TOOK TO BODY SHOP AND MECHANIC INDICATED VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NOT ROAD SAFE.*AK

TOUNG OF TRAILOR FELL OFF,THE TRAILOR WAS NEVER WELDED PROPERLY. ONLY TACK WELDED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS PUTTING WHEEL COVER ON TIRES. WHEN HE PULLED HIS FINGERS BACK FROM THE TIRES WIRES WERE STICKING FROM VEHICLE. STEEL SPRING WAS STICKING FROM TIRES. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER RECIVED A PRINT OUT THAT SHOWS THE FRONT TIRE HAD 1 DEGREE TILT IN AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD 2 DEGREES OUT, BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE 4 DEGREES OUT OF PARALLEL, DUE TO THE BAD ALIGNMENT THE WHEEL BEARINGS, BALL JOINTS, IDLER ARMS, AND BELL CRANK HAD TO BE REPLACED

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, BRAKES LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER HAD TO GET UNDER VEHICLE TO REMOVE A CLEVIS PIN FROM THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE, THE CABLE WAS UNDER PRESSURE. *SLC

CONSUMER HAS A 1995 DAMON CHALLENGER. TRAVELING AT 35MPH PULLING A 12,000 POUND 5TH WHEEL RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THERE WAS AN AIR BUBBLE ON SIDEWALL. ORIGINAL TIRES ON VEHICLE SIZE ST225/75R15. *AK TIRES ARE GOODYEAR MARATHON TT. GOODYEAR REPLACED ALL 6 TIRES.*SLC