ROCKWOOD Complaints

WHILE DRIVING UNDER A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS (MOUNTAINOUS AND FLAT ROADS AND EXTREME DESERT HEAT TO WINTRY WEATHER- IT DIED AT THE TOP OF THE HIGHEST PASS IN YELLOWSTONE PARK, AND ON THE FLAT RUNOUT AFTER A MOUNTAIN PASS IN ARIZONA, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON INTEERSTATES AND ON COUNTRY ROADS AT REDUCED SPEEDS), THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS. AFTER IT STOPS, THE STARTER MOTOR WILL TURN THE ENGINE OVER BUT THE FUEL PUMP WILL NOT RUN. AFTER AS FEW AS FIVE AND AS MUCH AS 30 MINUTES, IT WILL START AND RUN. I HAVE SPENT MANY HOURS DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM WITH THE TECHNICIANS AT FREIGHTLINER AND PRIVATE MECHANICS AND HAVE BYPASSED OR REPLACED EVERY ELEMENT IN THE ELECTRICAL LINE TO THE FUEL PUMP. AFTER SEVERAL SUCH CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED AS IT DID NOT RECUR FOR OVER TWO YEARS. HOWEVER, WHEN RETURNING FROM ALASKA LAST SUMMER, THE UNIT DIED SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN MONTANA AND NEVADA. IN ST. GEORGE, UT, IT STOPPED AND A MECHANIC PUT A DIRECT LINE FROM THE FUZE PANEL TO THE FUEL PUMP SO THAT THE PUMP RUNS AS LONG AS THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ON. THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WERE IT NOT FOR AN ELECTRIC BRAKE BACK-UP SYSTEM TO THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES AND THE ABILITY TO STEER THE UNIT EVEN THOUGH THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS NOT RUNNING, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS, IF NOT FATAL, ACCIDENTS. I RECENTLY READ THAT SOME FORD TRUCKS HAD A PROBLEM WITH AN ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNIT OF SOME KIND THAT WAS TOO NEAR THE ENGINE AND HAD A TENDENCY TO OVERHEAT. IF SO, COULD THIS BE THE PROBLEM WITH MY UNIT AND IF SO, WHAT IS THE FIX. IF NOT, HAVE YOU HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILIAR PROBLEMS AND WHAT WAS YOUR SOLUTION? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *AK

FAULTY WELD ON SPARE TIRE MOUNT: TIRE FALLS OFF REAR BUMPER. MINE TIRE FELL OFF THE TRAILER ON THE FREEWAY @ HIGH SPEED. DEALER TELLS ME 3 OTHER INDIVIDUALS REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM.

MOTOR HOME COULD NOT GO UP THE HILL WITHOUT OVERHEATING.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

TORQUE BRACKET ASSEMBLY LEFT AND RIGHT BROKE. AS RESULT, THE REAR AXLE MOVED BACK APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES, CAUSING DRIVESHAFT TO FALL OUT OF MOTORHOME. ROCKWOOD OUT OF BUSINESS. MANUFACTURER (MOR/RYDE INTERRNATIONAL) CONTACTED. NO WARRANTY. REPAIRWORK DONE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID OVERHEATS AND CAUSES LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

MOTORHOME TILTS TO ONE SIDE, FUEL TANK, WATER TANK, GENERATOR, ARE ON ONE SIDE. TT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE, VEHICLE BATTERY CAUGHT FIRE, PROPANE TANKS WERE VERY CLOSE TO FIRE, BUT DID NOT CATCH FIRE. TT

FRAME WAS INSUFFICIENT TO HOLD VEHICLE, RESULTING IN REAR AXLES BRAKING AWAY FROM FRAME. *AK

DUE TO LOCATION OF PROPANE AND ELECTRICAL LINES, COULD POSSIBLE CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. TT