DAMON Complaints

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A CUMMINS ONAN GENERATOR MODEL 5.5HGJAB SPEC. B, WITH TWO FUEL FILTERS. THE FILTERS ARE APPARENTLY FAULTY AND CAN SEPARATE AT THE SEAM CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE UPPER FILTER CAN LEAK ONTO HOT GENERATOR SURFACES AND BOTH CAN LEAK ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE. THE UPPER FILTER ON MY UNIT IS LEAKING AND CANNOT BE OPERATED SAFELY IN THAT CONDITION. THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE. THEY RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT PARTS AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE PROBLEM IS NOT CONFINED TO THIS ONE MODEL. THERE ARE MULTIPLE REFERENCES TO THIS ISSUE IN ONLINE POSTS AND FORUMS. UPDATED 05/02/12*BF *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DAMON CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT NOTICED A WARNING LIGHT BLINKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING ONE OF THE FOUR JACKS HAD RELEASED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT NONE OF THE JACKS WERE RELEASED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE JACK DOWN IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE HYDRAULIC HOSE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE JACK HAD FRACTURED AND WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE WIRES ON THE HOSE TO MELT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,200.

PURCHASED 2006 CLASS A MOTOR HOME WITH 4285 MILES ON IT FROM DICK GORE'S RV IN JACKSONVILLE. WAS TOLD THEY REPLACED THE TIRES WITH NEW BECAUSE OLD TIRES HAD DRY ROT. I TOLD THE DEALER WE WERE GOING ON A 3,000 MILE TRIP AND WAS ASSURED THEY WERE NEW! PLUS EXPLAINED I WOULD BE TOWING A CAR ! MY WIFE IS DISABLED AND I JUST HAD BACK SURGERY. I WANTED TO BE SAFE FOR OUR TRIP. HAD BLOW OUT IN SC WITH ONLY 1917 MILES SINCE WE BOUGHT THE RV. ROAD SERVICE SUPPLIED AND MECHANIC EXPLAINED THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED AND COATED WITH WAX AND ARMORAL TO COVER IT UP! DOT#S ON TIRES SHOW THEY PROBABLY WERE ORIGINAL TIRES INSTALLED ON CHASSIS IN 2005. L/F TIRE DOT# A14L MJ93 MHAW 0405 R/F A02L MJ93 MAW 0405 R/I/R AC2R MJ93 MHAW 0405 R/O/R A02L MJ93 MHAW 0405 L/I/R A14R MJ93 MHAW 0405. THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT I DO NOT HAVE THE # . THE CITIES THAT WE DROVE THRU AND HOW HEAVY TRAFFIC WAS THE NO TELLING HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED. IN SELLING A RV TO ANYONE THAT CAN DRIVE A CAR IS THERE NO REGULATION FOR THEM TO BE AS SAFE AS ANY OTHER VEHICLE OR TRUCK THAT CAN KILL MANY PEOPLE. WE WERE LIED TO AND IT WAS NO LESS THAN A PERSON HOLDING A GUN TO YOUR HEAD WITH PEOPLE LINED UP BEHIND YOU WAITING TO DIE! I HOPE THAT THE NEXT RV ACCIDENT IS NOT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. IT MAY BE THE ONE YOU DRIVING NEXT TO THE RV ON THE WAY HOME! THINK ABOUT HOW MANY RV'S ARE OUT THERE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 DAMON CHALLENGER MODEL #371 MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDE OUT CABLES THAT BRING THE SLIDE OUT AND IN WAS BROKEN. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE SLIDE OUT FROM SLIDING BACK INTO POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO REPAIR THE SLIDE OUT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO USE THE EMAILED COMPLAINT. WE HAD A MICHELIN 225/70R 19 RADIAL PILOT II TIRES ON OUR MOTOR HOME COME APART. THIS DESTROYED OUR MOTOR HOME. THIS HAPPENED AT 62 MPH. I FEEL THAT YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE NO TIRE SHOULD COME APART LIKE THIS. THE TREAD PEALED OFF AND TORE UP THE WHEEL WELL AND THE INSIDE OF THE MOTOR HOME. WE HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THIS AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SEND THEM TO YOU. ALSO IF YOUR GOING TO LOOK INTO THIS YOU SHOULD, RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE AAA TOTALED IT OUT AND WILL BE AUCTIONING IT OFF SOON.

I HAD A SAFETY RECALL # 50401C DONE ON 05/09/2006 TO REPLACE ALL 4 CALIPERS BECAUSE THEY MIGHT HANG UP AND CAUSE BRAKE OVERHEATING AND MAYBE A ACCIDENT. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND NO WORN OF CRACKED PARTS. I WAS ASKED TO RETURN AGAIN FOR RECALL # 51101C TO AGAIN REPLACE ALL 4 CALIPERS TO THE LATEST STYLE FOR THE SAME REASON. THIS TIME 3 OF THE 4 CALIPERS ON THE MOTORHOME WERE DEEMED NOT USABLE BECAUSE OF CRACKS BUT THE WORK HORSE CORP. WON'T PAY FOR NEW ROTORS. I THINK THIS DAMAGE IS THEIR PROBLEM AND NOT MINE. PLEASE ADVISE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DAMON ASTORIA PACIFIC RV EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN XRV TIRES, SIZE 255/80/22.5 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES WERE SEVERELY CRACKED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DAMON OUTLAW RV. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V058000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED HIM TO AUTHORIZED DEALERS THAT COULD PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRST DEALER REFUSED THE REPAIR AND THE SECOND DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR UNTIL MAY 2011. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DAMON CHALLENGER RV WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V225000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER REPAIRS WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE PREVIOUS TECHNICIAN HAD NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED THE BRAKE LINE DOWN TO THE CALIBER. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT HE WOULD COVER PARTIAL EXPENSES OF THE REPAIR COSTS DUE TO HIS ERROR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,523 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,563.

AUTO PARK BRAKE LOCKS UP, TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES: 02/28/2007; 02/29/2008; 03/02/2010; & 02/01/2011. WE ARE IN FEAR THAT WE MAY BE KILLED AND MAYBE ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF OTHERS EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS. ON 08/04/2009, THE AUTO PARK BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD WHEN WE PARKED. THE MOTOR-HOME STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD, SO WE HAD TO BLOCK THE TIRES. EACH TIME WE HAD THE AUTO PARK BRAKE REPAIRED THROUGH WORKHORSE - AND EACH TIME IT HAPPENED AGAIN!!!