SAFARI COACH Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SAFARI COACH CHEETAH RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SPRINGS WERE CRACKED. HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V053000 (SUSPENSION, REAR SPRINGS LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MOTOR HOME STATED THAT THEY PURCHASED THE COMPANY FROM HOLIDAY RAMBLER (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS SAFARI COACH) AND THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE CRACKED SPRINGS WOULD CAUSE LIMITED VEHICLE CONTROL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEETAH SAFARI MONACO ROAD MASTER NIVA STAR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A THUMPING SOUND. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO REPAIRS SHOPS AND WAS INFORMED AT THE SECOND SHOP THAT THE CHASSIS WAS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING RECALL 05V053000 (REAR SUSPENSION: SPRING LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,500. UPDATED 07/02/10.*LJ UPDATED 10/12/10

2003 SAFARI SAFARI CHEETAH MOTORHOME. RECALL CONCERNING THE TRAILING ARM*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS PURCHASED BY ANOTHER COMPANY AND NO ONE WANTS TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS, LEAVING THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, EVEN THOUGH A RECALL WAS ISSUED. *JB

TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MONACO SAFARI TREK(NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED THEY EXTEND TO THE FLOOR AND PREVENTS THE CONTACT FROM STOPPING THE VEHICLE. RECALL#50901C IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE WORKHORSE BRAKES; HOWEVER, HIS VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

THE MOTORHOME (MH) WAS BROUGHT IN TO TRUCK REPAIR FACILITY FOR ALIGNMENT OF REAR AXLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ATTRIBUTED TO REAR AXLE MISALIGNMENT. WHEN TECH'S GOT UNDER THE MH IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH TRAILING ARMS WERE CRACKED WHERE THE AXLE MOUNTS TO THE ARMS. ONE WAS SLIGHTLY CRACKED, THE OTHER WAS CRACKED APPROX 75% THROUGH. HAD EITHER ARM BROKEN COMPLETELY THROUGH THE MH BODY WOULD HAVE DROPPED DOWN WITH POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. MILEAGE AT THIS TIME WAS APPROX 52,000. BOTH OF THESE ARMS HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY MONACO AT APPROX 17,000 MILE UNDER RECALL IN JULY OF 2005. BOTH ARMS REPLACED AT THIS TIME WITH THE SAME TYPE OF ARMS THAT CRACKED AS THERE WERE NO ALTERNATIVE ARMS AVAILABLE. EXPERIENCE BY OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM HAS SHOWN THAT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD THESE REPLACEMENT ARMS WILL ALSO BREAK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAFARI COACH CHEETAH. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE REAR TRAILING ARMS FAILED, WHICH TEMPORARILY DISABLED VEHICLE CONTROL. HE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TRAILING ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $1500.00. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 05V05300(SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY). UPON CONTACT A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR AN ADDITIONAL FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000. UPDATED 10/29/09 *CN THE TRAILING ARM BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL. UPDATED 10/29/09 *JB

TRAILING ARM BROKE ON BOTH SIDES OF MY 2003 MONACO SAFARI SAHARA MOTORHOME. THESE ARMS WHERE REPLACED AS PER FACTORY RECALL BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS RV IN AUGUST OF 2007. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAFARI COACH TREK RV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V226000 (STEERING). THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN REQUESTED THAT HE CALL BACK WITHIN 30 DAYS IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE RESOLUTION AT THIS TIME. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN I26 TO CHARLESTON, SC WHEN THE STEERING SEEMED TO BE PULLING TO THE LEFT. A TRUCK TOWING A CAR SIGNALED FOR ME TO PULL OVER. HE PULLED OVER ALSO AND LET ME KNOW I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD CROOKED. I HAD ONE INCH OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN MY CURB REAR WHEEL AND THE BACK OF THE WHEEL WELL. I HAD A BROKEN TRAILING ARM. IF IT WOULD HAVE COLLAPSED I WOULD HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT INJURING US AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THE PART WAS PARTIALLY BROKEN FOR SOME TIME DUE TO THE RUST ON THE BRAKE.*TR

BOSCH BRAKE SYSTEM BRAKE RECALL #02V278000-04-116 USED ON MY 1999 SAFARI CLASS A MOTOR HOME RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED 7-17-08. MONACO REFUSED TO REPLACE PARTS THAT FAILED AS A RESULT OF THE SPECIFIC DEFICIENT PARTS AND LATE DATE NOTIFICATION OF RECALL. AFTER ONLY FOUR HUNDRED MILES TRAVEL AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS TIME, IN ANOTHER STATE, PART OF THE WORK FAILED AND HAD TO BE REDONE. ADDITIONALLY THE MONACO COACH RECOMMENDED REPAIR SHOP THAT HAD DONE THE ORIGINAL RECALL WORK HAD BROKEN OFF A BOLT HEAD IN THE CALIPER BRACE CAUSING ADDITIONAL EXPENSE AND LOSS OF TIME FOR ME AT THE SECOND REPAIR FACILITY. NEITHER MONACO COACH, BOSCH BRAKE NOR THEIR REPAIR FACILITY WILL ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR