MONACO RV Complaints

Brake caliper hung up and made the brakes smoke. A Recall Service Bulletin # 51101-C was issued . Workhorse chassis is not performing the service any longer Vehicle is very low miles on it currently at 4000k Four thousand miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MONACO RV RIPTIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WIPER BLADE, THE WIPER ARM CRACKED. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL RV DEALERS HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE NEEDED REPLACEMENT PART. THE RV WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V105000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000.

I WAS DRIVING TO THE OREGON COAST IN THE MOTOR HOME WHEN I LOST POWER. J1850 NOT AVAILABLE APPEARED ON MY SPEEDOMETER AND I HAD NO PASSING GEAR. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I WAS TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE.I CONTINUED DRIVING AND AFTER ABOUT 5 MILES EVERYTHING CORRECTED AND WAS BACK TO NORMAL.I HAVE TALKED TO A WORKHORSE WARRANTY SHOP,AND THEY SAID THIS WAS AN ENGINE COMPUTER PROBLEM.THE ONLY PERSON AUTHORIZED TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER WAS A WORKHORSE DISTRICT MANAGER,AND HE HAD BEEN MOVED TO THE EAST COAST.THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM,AND WORKHORSE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED WITHOUT DELAY. THANK YOU *TR

THE DIGITAL DASH READOUT IS SO FADED YOU CANNOT TELL WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN OR IF YOU ARE IN REVERSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MONACO RIPTIDE RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES TOWARD LARGE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IF THOSE VEHICLES DROVE PAST HIM. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WOULD NARROWLY AVOID CRASHES. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

1ST INCIDENT - DRIVING MY 2009 MONACO MONARCH MOTORHOME WHEN IT STARTED RAINING. TURNED ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM FELL OFF. STOPPED AND FOUND IT HANGING BY THE WASHER HOSE AND THE CAST IRON BASE THAT ATTACHES TO THE SHAFT HAD BROKEN IN HALF. I TOOK IT IN TO A MONACO SERVICE CENTER AND THEY ORDERED A NEW CAST IRON PART AND REPLACED IT. 2ND INCIDENT - WAS DRIVING THE SAME MONACO MONARCH MOTORHOME 2 WEEKS LATER WHEN IT STARTED RAINING. I TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER CASTING ALSO BROKE IN HALF WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM AND BLADE HANGING BY THE WASHER HOSE. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER CASTING REPLACED. IN BOTH INSTANCES I HAD TROUBLE WITH VISIBILITY AND HAD TO STOP UNTIL THE RAIN AND MIST STOPPED. THE 1ST INCIDENT HAPPENED APPX 7-20-2011 AND THE 2ND INCIDENT 8-3-2011. *KB

WHEN FUELING, GASOLINE SPILLS ONTO DRIVE PRIOR TO GASOLINE REACHING TOP OF FILLER TUBE. SPILL IS NOT DETECTABLE UNTIL A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT SPILLS OUT BECAUSE THE SPILL OCCURS UNDER THE COACH. *TR