MONACO COACH Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 MONACO CHEETAH SAFARI MOBILE HOME. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 14,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MONACO COACH CAYMAN RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRAILING ARM BROKE IN HALF WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AXLE SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OF THE TRAILING ARM FOR ANY CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

THE BACK AXLE BROKE IN TWO, RIGHT WHEELS WERE GETTING WITH IN AN INCH OF FENDER WALL. WE COME WITH IN MILES OF WREAKING OUT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO IN HIGHWAY SAFETY I CAN REPORT THIS TOO. AND ALSO HOW IS THE BEST WAY TO FILE CHARGES AGAINST THE MANUFACTURE. IN OTHER WORDS SEND OUR BILLS TO THEM. AND WHO EVER ELSE NEEDS THIS REPORT; WE DID NOT GET ANY NOTICE OR ??RECALL?? OF THE WEAK PART WE WERE TRUSTING TO GET US PLACES SAFE. OURS WAS NOT CRACKED IT WAS BROKE INTO, WHEN THE SHOP FOUND IT. SO WE ARE SAFE BUT NOT BECAUSE THE MAKER OF THE CHASSIE DID THEIR PART. READ REPORTS BELOW: ANY INFO OUT THERE ON THIS POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC BREAKING PROBLEM?? THIS COULD CAUSE A LARGE DAMAGE PILE UP ON THE HIGHWAY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY HAVE SHIPPED APPROXIMATELY 8-12 OF THESE OVER THE PAST FOUR WEEKS FOR DOWN COACHES DUE TO FAILURE. *TR

JUST COMING BACK FROM A TRIP PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY HEARD A LARGE BANG, TOOK THE COACH EIGHT MILES DOWN THE ROAD NOTICED A LOT OF SWAYING LOOKED UNDER PASSENGER SIDE REAR TRAILING ARM IS BROKEN RIGHT THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING. CALLED NAVSTAR WHICH NOW OWNS MONACO THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THIS, IT IS A RR4R CHASSIS I AM GLAD WE JUST MOVING SLOW WHEN IT BROKE. *TR

HAD TRAILING ARMS REPLACED BECASUE OF A WELLKNOWN PREMATURE FAILURE PROBLEM. BOTH TRAILING ARMS WERE CRACKED. IN ONE, THE CRACK WAS RELATIVELY FAR ADVANCED AND LIKELY WOULD HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY IN SHORT ORDER. THE OTHER WAS JUST STARTING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MONACO COACH LAPALMA MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,740. ..UPDATED 01/30/13 *BF THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO CANCEL THE COMPLAINT. UPDATED 01/31/13

2005 MONACO CAYMAN MOTORHOME. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BROKEN TRAILING ARMS RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE APPROACHED THE ON-RAMP TO THE FREEWAY, THE MOTORHOME BEGAN TO SWAY A BIT, AND WHEN HE ACTUALLY GOT ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH, AND WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE MOTORHOME BEGAN TO SWAY ERRATICALLY. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRAILING ARM'S REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS SINCE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS AND WAS PURCHASED BY ANOTHER COMPANY.

AS I PULLED OUT OF THE CAMPGROUND, THE TRAILING ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE ALLOWING THE REAR AXLE TO SLIP FORCING THE MOTORHOME TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN TOTAL LOSE OF CONTROL. AFTER SEARCHING MONACO BLOGS, I FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MONACO HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO COACH LAPALMA RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND AFTER INSPECTING UNDER THE HOOD, NOTICED VAPORS COMING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS SEIZED AND WOULD NOT TURN. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BOTH FRONT WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS ALREADY PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN THEN ADVISED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER, FRONT BRAKE LINES, AND THE BRAKE FLUID WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MONACO COACH CAMELOT RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FIVE AWNINGS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME UNSECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SPRINGS INSIDE THE AWNINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY TIGHTENING THE SPRINGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES AND THEY SENT HIM A MOTOR FOR THE AWNINGS. THE MOTOR WAS NEVER INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.