DAMON Complaints

PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD SEPARATES FROM GASKET AT TOP RIGHT LEAVING A 2" OPENING BETWEEN WINDOW OPENING AND WINDSHIELD. *TR

RE: RECALL 50901-C REPAIRS DATED 11/16/07-6/15/09 I HAVE HAD THREE REPAIRS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE MOST EXPENSIVE WAS IN 6/2007 - WHY IS A TIME-FRAME MENTIONED AND HOW CAN I HAVE MY PROBLEM ADDRESSED? MY VIN FALLS IN THE AREA OF RECALL AND I FEEL THAT MY BILLS RELATED TO THE RECALL SHOULD BE PAID ALSO. FIVE MONTHS SHOULD NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF THE RECALL IS RELATED TO A VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

BRAKES OVERHEAT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND LOSE STOPPING POWER. THEY WEAR PREMATURELY. I REPLACED THEM AT 30000 MILES. 3000 MILES LATER PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. MOST RECENTLY OCCURRED LAST WEEK WHEN I TOTALLY LOST BRAKING ABILITY AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DAMON CHALLENGER RV. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT 25 MPH HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE ELECTRICAL BRAKES FAILED. HE HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DAMON DAYBREAK MOTOR HOME WITH A WORKHORSE P32 BRAKING SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IF THE TRAFFIC LIGHT DID NOT CHANGE TO GREEN IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED EVEN AFTER HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER APPLYING EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR CALIPER WERE FROZEN WHICH CAUSED THE BREAKS TO OVER HEAT, THE BRAKE FLUIDS TO BOIL AND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE TWO RIGHT FRONT AND REAR BRAKE CALIPERS, ROTORS AND HOSES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE IS COMMON ON WORK HORSE TRAILERS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 EA07016 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA07016 COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21,900. UPDATED 09/18/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/21/09. *JB

RV REFRIGERATOR MODEL #RM2852 SERIAL # 10103282 WAS RECALLED IN 2007 HAD IT FIXED THEN BUT 2 YEARS LATER IT STILL LEAKED FLUID AND YELLOW RESIDUE AND THEN ALL THE COOLANT AMMONIA AND HAD A FIRE IN THE BACK OF THE REFRIGERATOR. IF THIS WAS FIXED THE RIGHT WAY, LIKE REPLACING THE COOLANT SYSTEM THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPEN. LUCKY NO ONE WAS IN THE RV WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WE WEREN'T DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WE THINK DOMETIC CORP. SHOULD HAVE FIXED ALL THE RECALLED REFRIGERATOR RIGHT THE FIRST TIME, NOW WE HAVE A BIG REPAIR BILL, WHEN THEY KNEW THIS COULD HAPPEN. *TR

1. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, LUCKILY. 2. WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE HOUSTON AREA IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY TURNED TO "MUSH" AND I COULD NOT STOP. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME MOVED AGAIN JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO ROLL INTO THEM. BY LEAVING PLENTY OF EXTRA SPACE AND PUMPING THE BRAKES 3 OR 4 TIMES I WAS ABLE TO KEEP FROM ROLLING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. EVENTUALLY AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE BRAKES RETURNED TO "NORMAL" AND I HAVE NOT HAD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN ALTHOUGH THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED. ROADS WERE DRY, TEMP WAS IN THE 90'S AND SUNNY. 3. SINCE I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE SITUATION AND THE BRAKES HAVE PERFORMED FINE TO DATE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

1. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. 2. THE LCD DISPLAY IN THE DASH GOES BLANK. MOST IMPORTANTLY I CANNOT SEE THE SPEED THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AS WELL AS ANY OTHER INFORMATION SUCH AS GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN, OIL PRESSURE, ETC. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD THE MOTOR HOME. 3. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DASH DISPLAY WHICH WAS DONE IN 2007. ALL OF THESE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPROGRAMMING WAS DONE. THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN REMEDIED. *TR

1. & 2. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WHEN I USE THE HIGH BEAMS FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEY WILL GO OUT FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN COME BACK ON. THE FREQUENCY BECOMES SHORTER AND THE DURATION OF OUTAGE BECOMES LONGER. EVENTUALLY I HAVE TO STOP USING HIGH BEAMS SINCE THEY ARE CONSTANTLY FLASHING ON AND OFF. 3. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND DAMON WHO HAVE EACH DENIED RESPONSIBILITY STATING THE OTHER PARTY IS RESPONSIBLE. ( I HAVE EMAILS FROM EACH) I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM AS NO ONE WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DAMON DAYBREAK RV. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DOWNSHIFT THE RV AND USE THE BRAKES IN THE VEHICLE THAT WAS BEING TOWED. HE HAS NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THAT TIME. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE FRAME. AS A RESULT, WATER ACCUMULATED AND RUSTED OUT THE BRAKE LINE, WHICH CAUSED A HOLE IN THE LINE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.