DAMON Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DAMON DAYBREAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 813 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,306. UPDATED 03/10/08. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DAMON CHALLENGER. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #07V336000) IN SEPTEMBER 2007. THE DEALER INITIALLY STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER HOWEVER; IN DECEMBER, THEY STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MARCH OF 2008. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ANTICIPATED DATE OF ARRIVAL FOR THE PART. AS OF THE DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE WAIT TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/31/07 *BF UPDATED *JB

2004 DAMON INTRUDER RV DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETE FOR SAFE TRAVEL CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE ARMS DON'T LOCK IN**CC WHILE DRIVING, THE AWNING EXTENDED ABOUT 8-10 INCHES FROM THE RV, SLAMMED BACK AGAINST THE RV. THE CONSUMER EXTENDED THE AWNING AND NOTICED BOTH ARMS WERE LOOSE. THE AWNING COULD ONLY BE RETRACTED SEVERAL INCHES AT A TIME AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO TWIST AND WORK WITH BOTH ARMS SO THE AWNING WOULD RETRACT. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE AWNING RETRACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO USE IT.*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DAMON CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DAMON INTRUDER 350W WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 8,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RM2862 WAS INSTALLED THE EXHAUST TUBE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE ELECTRIC WIRES. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WOULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE CONTACT HAD THE RV LOOKED AT BY PERKINS RV COMPANY IN FLORIDA. PERKINS TOLD THE CONTACT THAT A FIRE COULD START. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER (DAMON) AND SENT PICTURES. DAMON TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THE ENGINEERS LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE EXHAUST AIRWAY WAS BLOCKED BY INSULATION. UPDATE 05/04/07*TR

1997 DAYBREAK DAMON MOTOR HOME WITH CHEVY P-30 CHASSIS 28,974 MILES. BRAKE FAILURE. EXHAUST MANIFOLD TOO CLOSE TO BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND GET OF RAMP AND STOP IN TRAFFIC, BRAKE PRESSURE BUILDS UP IN THE MASTER CYLINDER FROM HEAT EXPANSION CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GET FULL PEDAL AND BRAKES TO DRAG. SECONDS LATER YOU WILL LOOSE ALL YOU BRAKES AND PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR BECAUSE THE BRAKE FLUID WILL BOIL AND GET AIR IN THE FLUID AND LOOSE BODY AND YOU CANT COMPRESS BOILING FLUID WHICH DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID BOILS AT 275 F AND DOT 4 AT 305 AND DOT 3 IS STANDARD. HEAVY TRUCKS AND MOTOR HOMES MANIFOLDS GET WHITE HOT FROM PULLING A LOAD. WHEN MASTER CYLINDER COOLS OFF A COUPLE OF HOURS YOU GOT GOOD BRAKES BACK & EVERY THING WORKS. NEED HEAT SHIELD BETWEEN MANIFOLD AND MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE LINES THEY ARE ABOUT 6 OR 7 INCHES APART. IT HAPPEN TO ME TWICE. IN YEAR 2003 AND OCT 2006. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH IS A DRUM BRAKE ON THE DRIVE LINE ON TAIL OF TRANSMISSION IN ORDER TO STOP. I AM A RETIRED A S E CERTIFIED MASTER HEAVY & LIGHT TRUCK TECHNICIAN AND HAVE RAN THREE TRUCK SHOPS FOR TRUCKING COMPANIES SO I AM WELL EXPERIENCE WORKING ON TRUCKS. I CALLED 1 800-FOR CHEV HOT LINE AND REPORTED IT BOTH TIMES IN 2003 & 2006 AND ASK IF THEY HAD A RECALL ON IT AND SAID NO. MY FILE NUMBER IS 1-440-159104 AT CHEVY. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THEY DON'T GET A RECALL ON THIS IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. WHEN IT COOLS OFF NOBODY FIXES IT BECAUSE IT WORK PERFECT AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPEN. YOU CANT FIX SOMETHING IF ITS NOT BROKE. IF A PERSON HAS A CRASH AND EXPLAIN HIS BRAKE FAILED AND SOMEBODY CHECKS IT LATER AND FIND IT WORKING PERFECT ITS HARD TO PROVE. THANK GOODNESS I DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT IT DAMAGED THE BRAKE PADS & BURNT SEALS AND BOOTS ON THE CALIPERS FRONT & REAR AND PISTON GOT HOT. BRAKE PADS PITTED FROM HEAT AND OVER TWO THIRDS NOT WORN. 28,974 MILES ON MOTOR HOME. *JB

SUSPENSION SAGS ON PASSENGER SIDE 4 3/4 INCHES. HAD VEHICLE WEIGHED AND FOUND THE VEHICLE WEIGHS OVER 2,000 LBS MORE ON THE RIGHT REAR THAN IT DOES ONE THE LEFT REAR. THIS EXCEEDS THE TIRE RATING EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNLOADED. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE IN ITS FACTORY CONFIGURATION. DEALER REFUSES TO PERFORM NHTSA RECALL #06V-347 ON THE VEHICLE WHICH IS AN ISSUE THAT CAN START A FIRE.

I ATTEMPTED TO DO A NARRATIVE HERE BEFORE, BUT IT WAS TO LONG FOR YOUR WEB SITE TO ACCEPT. I HAVE THE NARRATIVE TYPED UP AND WILL CONTINUE HERE AND SEE AT THE END HOW I CAN GET THE NARRATIVE TO YOU BUY OTHER MEANS. *NM WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE SMELL OF THE COOLANT MADE THE CONSUMERS SICK. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED FROM LABORED BREATHING, COUGHING AND THEIR EYES WERE STINGING AND TEARING. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BUT THE BUZZER DID NOT GO OFF NOR DID THE COMPUTER SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, AS THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED IT SHOULD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITY. THE TECH DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE COOLANT HAD LEAKED OUT AND THAT RODENTS HAD GOTTEN INTO THE FRAME RAILS, WHERE THE HEATER HOSES AND A LOT OF ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS. THE RODENT HAD EATEN THROUGH THE HEATER HOSES AND HAD MADE AN NEST. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT EH MOTORHOME INDUSTRY NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO RODENT PROOF ALL MOTORHOMES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE MOTOR HOME PULLED TO THE RIGHT SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE MOTOR HOME WAS WEIGHED ON A CERTIFIED TRUCK SCALE WHICH INDICATED THE RIGHT REAR CORNER WEIGHED 2,000 POUNDS MORE CAUSING THE RV TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT SIDE. ALSO, DUE TO THE RIGHT REAR ADDITIONAL WEIGHT, THE MOTOR HOME EXCEEDED THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE HYDRAULIC LINES. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR DAMON TUSCANY MOTORHOME IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOUT 8 MILES EAST OF THE WEST VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BORDER WHEN OUR POWER STEERING FAILED ABRUPTLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE MOTORHOME WAS DIFFICULT BORDERING ON THE IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO A REST PARK. IT TURNED OUT THAT THIS WAS THE RESULT OF A FAILED FILTER BLOCKING THE HYDRAULIC RETURN LINE. FREIGHTLINER THE COACH CHASSIS MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DISAGREE, AND THINK IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO LOOSE POWER STEERING IN A 12 TON MOTOR HOME IN THE MOUNTAINS. *NM