MONACO COACH Complaints

VEHICLE INVOLVED IS A 2002 MONACO KNIGHT MOTORHOME ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH BOSCH ZOPS AIR OVER HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES. ALL FOUR BRAKE CALIPERS WERE REPAIRED WITH BOSCH ZOH-T ANCHOR PLATE REPAIR KITS UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 02V278000 IN 2004. IN JULY 2009 THE LEFT REAR BRAKE BECAME SEVERELY OVERHEATED CAUSING TRANSFER OF BRAKE PAD MATERIAL TO THE ROTOR AND CAUSING THE ABS SENSOR TO MELT AND FALL LOOSE FROM THE CALIPER. REPAIR WAS MADE BY REPLACING THE LEFT REAR CALIPER, REPLACING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE PADS, TURNING THE LEFT BRAKE ROTOR AND REPLACING THE ABS SENSOR. *TR

TRAILING ARMS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF 2004 MONACO CAYMAN THAT CAUSED INSTABILITY WHILE DRIVING THE COACH. I HAD TO HAVE REAR TRAILING ARMS REPLACED ON THE COACH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MONACO CAYMAN RV. WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH THE REAR AXLE FAILED, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TRAILING ARMS CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE.

DEAR MR BOWMAN YOU HELPED ME ONCE WITH AN ISSUE AND I NEED TO ENLIST THE NHTSA AGAIN TO ALERT THEM AND YOU OF A POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL SHORT/FIRE HAZARD WITH THE LIPPERT COMPONENTS INC. MOTOR WHICH IS SUPPLIED WITH THE RV BUT INSTALLED BY MONACO COACH CORPORATION WHO HAS SINCE DECLARED CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY..NAVISTAR HAS PICKED UP THE ASSETS OF MONACO AND NOW CALLS ITSELF MONACO RV LLC BUT THEY WILL NOT ASSUME ANY PAST LIABILITIES OF MONACO COACH CORPORATION DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY STILL USE THE COMPONENTS TODAY. ALSO LIPPERT COMPONENTS INC REFUSES TO HONOR ANY WARRANTY ON THESE MOTORS SINCE THEY WERE NOT PAID BY MONACO COACH CORPORATION DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE AS THE END CONSUMER HAVE A TRUE PROBLEM. THEIR ISSUE WITH MONACO IS IRRELEVANT CONSIDERING THAT THEY HAVE A LIABILITY TO RECTIFY THEIR COMPONENT. THIS MOTOR CONTROLS STABILIZING JACKS AND SLIDE OUT ROOMS ON MANY 2008-2009 MONACO, HOLIDAY RAMBLER, AND BEAVER MOTOR COACHES (THESE ARE USED WHEN THE RV IS PARKED OR ABOUT TO BE UNDERWAY ON A TRIP). WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THAT THE SEAL WHICH KEEPS HYDRAULIC FLUID FROM GETTING INTO THE MOTOR ITSELF IS FAILING ALLOWING HYDRAULIC FLUID TO LEAK INSIDE THE ELECTRICAL WORKINGS OF THE MOTOR. THE SEAL FAILS ALLOWING THE FLUID INTO THE MOTOR AND WHEN THE MOTOR IS ENGAGED FOR STABILIZING OR MOVING A SLIDE ROOM AN ELECTRICAL SHORT/POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE WILL OCCUR. THE MOTOR SITS BEHIND A PANEL AND THE USER ENGAGES THE MOTOR FROM INSIDE THE COACH AND THUS WON'T SEE ANY SIGNS OF A PROBLEM UNTIL A SMOKING CONDITION OCCURS WHICH COULD THEN BE TOO LATE. THERE ARE MANY INCIDENTS OF THIS (AT LEAST 4) ON THE IRV2.COM SITE AND THE ISSUE IS THAT LIPPERT DISAVOWS THE EXISTENCE OF A WARRANTY AND WON'T PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE MONACO WENT INTO BANKRUPTCY WITH THEM AS A CREDITOR.. WE BOTH KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO DENY IMPLIED LIABILITY FOR PRODUCING A PRODUCT ON A MOTORIZED VEHICLE WHICH CAN CAUSE A FIRE. THE CONTROL PANEL AND ALL PARTS HAVE THE LIPPERT COM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MONACO COACH MONARCH MOTOR HOME. HE STATED IN 2007 HIS BRAKE CALIPER FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE INTERLOCK BRAKES CENSOR TO MELT. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A DEALER. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM WORKHORSE ON THE BRAKE CALIPER FOR THE MOTOR HOME. HE CONTACTED WORKHORSE WHICH IS THE MANUFACTURE OF THE BRAKES FOR A REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED. THE MANUFACTURE WORKHORSE WROTE HIM INDICATING THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPAIR THAT WAS MADE IN 2007. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,256. BL

2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER MODEL NEPTUNE IS EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB300HP DIESEL ENGINE AND ALLISON 2000MH TRANSMISSION. ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM), AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). WHEN CRUISING 60-70 MPH, ENGINE RPM ROARS TO ABOUT 4000 RPM AND VEHICLE SPEED DROPS TO 15-20 MPH, CREATING SAFETY CONDITION. SERVICE OF ECM AND TCM DOES NOT ELIMINATE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MONACO COACH DIPLOMAT RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RV HAS A FUNGUS INFECTION NAMED COPRINUS BASIDIOMYCETES MOLD, WHICH IS DETRIMENTAL TO HIS HEALTH. THE MOLD HAS INFECTED THE ENTIRE RV AND HAS CIRCULATED IN THE AIR AND THE CARPET. AN EXPERT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE MOLD WHEN HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HE WAS IGNORED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. HE WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE EPA AND THE FTC IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,437.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MONACO COACH KNIGHT MOTOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,500.

2008 MONACO CAYMAN XL MOTORHOME....FRONT AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED RESULTING IN THE VIOLENT BOUNCING AND BANGING OF THE BUS. WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL THE VIOLENT BOUNCING AND BEATING INSIDE THE BUS. THREE PASSENGERS IN THE BUS HAD VARIOUS BACK RELATED AILMENTS FROM THE VIOLENT CONDITIONS INSIDE THE BUS. I WAS NEVER WARNED OF THIS TYPE OF SUSPENSION FAILURE LEADING TO THE VIOLENT CONDITION AND INABILITY TO CONTROL THE BUS. WE WERE VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. A RIDE HEIGHT SENSOR ROD SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OF THE BUS AND ALLOWED THE FRONT AIR SUSPENSION TO FAIL. IT IS HELD IN PLACE BY A QUARTER INCH BOLT WHICH APPARENTLY CAME LOOSE AND FELL OFF THE SENSOR ARM. THIS BUS WAS PURCHASED NEW IN DECEMBER OF 2008 AND HAS 3,000 MILES ON IT. HARDLY ENOUGH WEAR TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS SITUATION HAPPENED. I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF HOW DANGEROUS THIS SITUATION MAY BE, AND WARNED NOT TO ATTEMPT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE UPON SUCH A FAILURE. OUR FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING, AND WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AS WE WERE TRANSPORTING AN ELDERLY MAN HOME AFTER BACK SURGERY. HIS CONDITION WORSENED AFTER BEING BEATEN AROUND IN THIS VIOLENT INCIDENT. THERE WAS NEVER ANY INDICATION THAT THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION FAILED, AS THE AIR PRESSURE GAUGES INSIDE THE DRIVING COMPARTMENT STAYED AT THE PROPER LEVEL. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE ON A 200 MONACO KNIGHT RV. CALIPERS GOT STUCK AND THE HEAT CAUSED THE ROTOR TO CRACK AND RUINED THE CALIPERS AND THE ANTI BRAKE LOCK SENSOR. *TR