MONACO COACH Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. *NLM

CONSUMER HAS HAD TO HAVE BRAKES SERVICED 5X TIMES SINCE MOTORHOME WAS PURCHASED. THE BRAKES PULSATED AND WARPED EXCESSIVELY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER CONSTANTLY SERVICED THE VEHICLE BUT ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT MANUFACTURER WAS USING BRAKES NOT EQUIPPED FOR THE VEHICLE'S LOAD. CONSUMER ADVISED THAT BRAKES ARE "AIR OVER HYDRAULIC". *NLM

THE RECALL FAILED ON THE MOTOR COACH 29FKS MEDALLION REFRIGERATOR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

THIS 2000 MONACO, DIPLOMAT MOTOR HOME HAS BEEN INHALING EXHAUST, ROAD DIRTY ETC. MAINLY THROUGH THE REAR CAP AREA, SINCE THE UNIT WAS NEW. THE FIRST SIGN WAS AN OILY STAIN IN THE CEILING AREA MOSTLY AROUND CABINETS. FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS THE FACTORY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND UNTIL I FORCED THE ISSUE IN THE FALL OF 2001, I DID NOT GET THE ANSWER. THE UNIT HAD NOT BEEN SEALED AT THE FACTORY. IT WAS SEALED IN 2001 THOUGH NEVER TESTED, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AS OF TODAY! THE UNIT HAD AN ENVIRONMENTAL TEST IN OCTOBER 2001 WITH THE REPORT ISSUED JANUARY 2002 (ENCLOSED) AFTER MONTHS OF TRYING TO SEAL THE UNIT IT STILL LEAKS. IT HAS CAUSED SICKNESS AND ALSO POSSES A HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK AS THE FUMES ARE ALSO ENTERING THE DRIVERS COMPARTMENT. IT WAS INDICATED BY A SENIOR MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE THE EARLY 1990'S. MONACO, THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT DEMONSTRATED IT'S ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE UNIT, HAS NOT OFFERED TO REPLACE IT AND WILL NOT DO A RECALL ON ALL THESE UNITS AS I HAVE REQUESTED OF THE CEO. *JB

THE VEHICLE WANDERED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DUE TO UNSTABLE STEERING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS: SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE REPLACED, ADDED A SAFETY STEERING DEVICE, REPLACED ALL SIX TIRES(WHICH COULD NOT CARRY THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE), AND ADJUSTED THE HEIGHT(WHICH HELPED THE WANDERING). THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO IMPROVE, BUT THERE WAS STILL PLAY IN THE STEERING MECHANISM. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED. MR SCC *NLM

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB THE REAR BRAKE GRABBED AND POLLED UNIT TO THE RIGHT, ALMOST IN THE BRIDGE. THE UNIT HEATED UP TO THE POINT THE COMPLETE REAR UNIT BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS, ROTORS AND CALIPER MUST BE REPLACED.*TS

THE BRACKET WHICH ATTACHED THE PROPANE TANK TO THE MOTORHOME WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE TANK. WHILE DRIVING THE BRACKET LOOSENED AND CAUSED THE TANK TO DANGLE FROM THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST FALL OFF. *NLM

THERE WAS A SHORT IN WIRE ARKING, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ABS SENSOR MELTED AND ALL BRAKES WERE NEEDED, AFTER THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER NUMEROUS TIMES THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS, AND THE CONSUMER LATER DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING AND THE FRONT AXLE. *AK *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 45 GALLONS OF FUEL OR LESS AND MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED. BY THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER THE RV STARTED BACK UP. THE PAINT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BLISTERED AND THE PAINT ON HE PASSENGER SIDE HAD SWIRL MARKS. THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACE. BOTH KEYLESS REMOTES WERE INOPERATIVE. THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WENT OUT. THE CHASSIS BATTERY WENT DEAD IN LESS THAN TEN DAYS. THE LIGHT FIXTURE COLLECTED WATER INSIDE WHICH DRIPPED INSIDE THE RV. THE KITCHEN SLIDE WAS CROOKED WHICH RESULTED IN WIND NOISE INSIDE THE RV. *NLM *NLM

THE RV BOTTOMS OUT AND HAS DRIVABILITY PROBLEM POSSIBLY DUE TO FAULTY AXLE BLOCKS, THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE GREY AND BLACK WATER TANKS TO BE CRUSHED (MONACO SAFARI TREK MODEL 2830) . *AK *NLM