HARNEY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HARNEY COACH RENEGADE RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE TWELVE TIMES AND HAD NUMEROUS REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THEY FAILED TO ENGAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PROCEED THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION. HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND UTILIZED THE JAKE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR OIL, WIRE TIE, HUBCAPS, BRAKE PADS, AXLE SEALS, ABS SENSOR KIT, BRAKE FLUID AND THE FRONT CALIPER KIT NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT REVIEWED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER (MONACO). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT MONACO WAS UNDER LIQUIDATION AND WAS PURCHASED BY A NEW COMPANY WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR MONACO'S ASSETS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 08/27/2010.*LJ THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, THE PARKING BRAKE WOULDN'T HOLD, THE COOLING FAN WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/12/10

REAR AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING. WHEN REPAIRING THE SEAL, THE MECHANIC SAW THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS HITTING THE SUSPENSION BOLT. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE CALIPER PUSHED THE ROTOR AND HUB OUT WHICH CAUSED THE SEAL TO LEAK. THE AXLE COULD FAIL. A MONACO CORP. MECHANIC SAID TO RELOCATE THE CALIPER TO THE REAR OF THE ROTOR. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER HAVING THE RECALL # (02V278000) FOR THE BRAKES PERFORMED THE CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THE LEFT ROTOR HAD A SIGNIFICANT CRACK AND THE RIGHT ROTOR HAD SIGNS OF HEAT STRESS. *NM THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE CALIPERS. THE LEFT ROTOR HAD SIGNIFICANT CRACK AND THE RIGHT ROTOR HAD SIGNS OF HEAT STRESS. THE FRONT BRAKES OVERHEATED AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. RECALL# 02V278000. *SC

RECALL 01V130001/MERITOR WABCO ABS/FMVSS 105: UNABLE TO GET DEALER TO HONOR RECALL. DEALER GAVE SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS TO THE CONSUMER AND BROKE EACH APPOINTMENT DATE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SCHEDULING PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE ON A TRIP FRONT BRAKES LOCKED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. THE SECOND TIME REAR BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER.*AK BRAKE FAILURE *TC

WHILE DRIVING THE TRAILER, HAULING ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND A TIRE BLEW OUT WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD. EACH TIME CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD. TIRES AND TRAILER HAD A DEFECT.*AK

ABS FAILURE INDICATOR LIGHT ON CONTINUOUSLY AFTER DIAGNOSIS OF NO FAULT CODES. *AK