MONACO COACH Complaints

THE BRAKES WERE GETTING EXTREMELY HOT WHEN DEPRESSING. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AND WAS CHARGED FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. THE BRAKES WOULD GET VERY HOT WHEN DRIVING. CALIPERS AND THE COMPUTER WERE REPLACED. LATER, RECALL 02V278000 WAS RECEIVED CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND BLEW UP. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN FOUND ANOTHER THREE TIRES WITH BUBBLES AND TREAD SEPARATION. GOODYEAR, MARATHON, RADIAL TIRE, SIZE ST225/75R15. *AK

AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL FOR BRAKES DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTS THEY FOUND AND MADE PREVIOUS REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PAY OVER 5 HOURS OF WORK TO COVER THE REPAIRS. THE ABS BRAKES WERE REPAIRED TWICE PREVIOUSLY. *AK

RECALL 02V78000 FOR BRAKES ON THE MONACO MOTOR HOMES. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO TWO DEALERS, CONSUMER WAS TOLD, THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER WAS TRYING TO HOLD THEM TO FIVE HOURS OF SERVICE ONLY. NO DEALER COULD CERTIFY THAT THE SERVICE WOULD TAKE 5 HOURS OR LESS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVESHAFT SHEARED OFF AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. NO INJURIES REPORTED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UNIVERSAL JOINT AT THE END OF THE DRIVESHAFT FAILED. (MODEL/HOLIDAY RAMBLER) *SC *JB

(1) THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN REFUELING THE FUEL TANK. (2) UPON REFUELING, WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE FUEL TANK APPROACHES THE FULL LEVEL, A PULSING NOISE IN THE FUEL TANK STARTS AND FUEL STARTS DISCHARGING FROM THE FUEL TANK'S VENT WITH FORCE. THE DISCHARGE CONTINUES AS LONG AS THE PULSING NOISE CONTINUES. SHORTLY AFTER THE PULSING NOISE STOPS, THE FUEL DISCHARGE STOPS. THE DISCHARGED AMOUNT MEASURES FROM 1/2 PINT TO 1&1/2 GALLONS. THE FRIST HAZARD IS ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION FROM THE DISCHARGED FUEL. BUT THE REAL HAZARD IS THE POSSIBLE IGNITION OF UP TO 1&1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL DISCHARGED ON THE GROUND OR PAVING DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH A FULL FUEL TANK ON A 36 FOOT MOTOR HOME. THIS WOULD RESULT IN COMPLETE DISTRUCTION OF THE MOTOR HONE, ANYONE INSIDE THE MOTOR HOME, THE FUELING STATION, ANY MOTORIST AT OR INSIDE THE FUELING STATION AND POSSIBLE ANYONE PASSING THE FUELING STATION. (3) UPON NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTORY OF THIS PROBLEM, THEY SAY THE UNIT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND ITS MY PROBLEM. TO ME, THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT OF THE WORSE KIND, BROUGHT TO THE MANUFACTROY'S ATTENTION BEFORE ANYONE IS INJURIES OR ANY PROPERTY DAMAGED AND THEY ELECT TO DO NOTHING..

RELATIVELY NEW GOODYEAR TIRES (22,000 MILES), INFLATED TO 116 LBS PER MFG INSTRUCTIONS. SPEED 65 MPH. 33,000 LB MONACO MOTOR HOME. TRAVELING EAST ON INTERSTATE 59 IN MERIDIAN, MS, LEFT FRONT TIRE ON 38 FT MONOCO MOTOR HOME EXPLODED. CROSSED CENTER DIVIDER AND WESTBOUND LANES OF I-59. NO APPARENT CAUSE FOR BLOW-OUT. MOTOR HOME RECEIVED SOME DAMAGE. REPLACED TIRE AND CONTINUED TRIP AT MUCH REDUCED SPEED. APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES FURTHER IN SMYRNA, GA, RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. AGAIN TIRE PRESSURE 116 LBS, SPEED APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH. VEHICLE HIT GUARD RAIL CAUSING MORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. NO APPARENT CAUSE FOR BLOW-OUT. THESE TIRES WERE THE SUBJECT OF A GOODYEAR/MONACO PRIVATE RECALL DUE TO "USERS REDUCING TIRE PRESSURE TO OBTAIN A BETTER RIDE". THE SUBJECT TIRES WERE INFLATED TO FULL MFG RECOMMENDED PRESSURE. GOODYEAR REPLACED ALL SIX TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WITH NEW HEAVIER DUTY TIRES AND STATED, "MONACO USED UNDER RATED TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE". CONTINUING PROBLEM: THE NEW HEAVIER DUTY TIRES THAT GOODYEAR HAS BEEN PROVIDING ONLY HAVE 3/8" CLEARANCE FROM THE REAR VEHICLE SUSPENSION. THERE ARE PROBABLY HUNDREDS OF THESE MOTOR HOMES WITH BOTH THE OLDER "UNDER-RATED" TIRES AND NEW HEAVY DUTY TIRES WITH MINIMAL CLEARANCE ON THE ROAD AT THIS TIME. *LA

DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM SEAT BELT RECALL 04V080000 REPAIRS BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT SENT CONSUMER THE RECALLED PART. DEALERSHIP WAS WAITING FOR OVER 3 MONTHS FOR THE PART.*AK

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 2002 MONACO LAPALMA MOTORHOME.*MR THE MAIN STRUCTURE HOLDING THE PROPANE TANK BROKE AND AS A RESULT THE DROPPED WITHIN 4-5 INCHES OF THE FREEWAY. *NM