TIFFIN Complaints

HAD STOPPED FOR FUEL AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES. SMELLED BURNING BUT WALK AROUND AND OBSERVATION FOUND NOTHING. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FURTHER AND PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. PUMPING THE BRAKES VIGOROUSLY RESTORED SOME BRAKING. WAS ABLE TO FINISH TRIP (APPROXIMATELY 1 BLOCK FURTHER) DRIVING VERY SLOWLY UNTIL UNIT PARKED IN STORAGE LOT. DURING THIS SMALL DISTANCE VEHICLE FELT LIKE BRAKE WAS LOCKED ON - AS IF EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT RELEASE. UPON DISEMBARKING PASSENGER OUTSIDE TIRE WAS SMOKING AND VERY HOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO STRAIGHT DOWN ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 03/27/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE A BRAKE FAILURE. HIS CALL TO NHTSA WAS OUT OF CONCERN FOR OTHER MODELS THAT DID HAVE A FAILURE BECAUSE THEY WERE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME BOSCH BRAKES AS HIS RV. UPDATED 03/30/12 LJ ....UPDATED 04/09/12 *BF

2001 ALLEGRO RV WITH WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. "BRAKE DRAGGING" ISSUE. DROVE THROUGH A SMALL TOWN AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHERE I HAD TO STOP AT THREE STOP LIGHTS. AFTER LEAVING THE TOWN AT ABOUT 50 MPH I SMELLED A BRAKE BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. STOPPED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKES WERE SMOKING. STOPPED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES UNTIL I COULD TOUCH THE BRAKE DISKS WITH MY HAND AND RESUMED TRAVEL. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING AGAIN. I STOPPED FOR A HOUR TILL THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY COOL TO THE TOUCH AND CONTINUED 30 MINUTES TO MY HOME WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS. REPLACED BRAKE FLUID. WORKHORSE INFORMED ME THAT MY BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED IN THE BRAKE RECALL AFTER I TOLD THEM THAT IT MET THE CAME CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS OF THE VEHICLES WHAT WERE HAVING "BRAKE DRAGGING" PROBLEMS. *TR

BRAKES BECAME HOT AFTER DESCENDING A STEEP HILL. BUT DID NOT COOL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT HIGHWAY FOR 40 MILES. THEY BECAME EXTREMELY HOT AFTER 40 MILES AND PEDAL REQUIRED VIGOROUS PUMPING TO ACTIVATE AT ALL WHEN I PULLED INTO A REST AREA. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF BRAKE FAILURE BEFORE TURNING INTO THE REST AREA BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON THE FLAT ROAD. AFTER COOLING OVERNIGHT THE BRAKES WERE NORMAL. *TR

THIS IS A 38' MOTORHOME BUILT ON A FREIGHTLINER FRONT ENGINE DIESEL CHASSIS. THIS CHASSIS HAS HYDRAULIC BRAKES (NOT AIR BRAKES). BRAKES FAILED WHILE EXITING A FREEWAY - NARROWLY AVOIDING A CRASH. RETURNING HOME FROM A WEEK AWAY IN AN RV RESORT. STOPPED FOR FUEL ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOME. NOTICED A SMELL OF HOT BRAKES, BUT NOTHING ELSE UNUSUAL. DID A COMPLETE WALKAROUND AFTER FUELING - ALL NORMAL. ABOUT 8 MILES LATER, WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO EFFECT. THE ENGINE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED QUICKLY AND AFTER SOME RAPID PUMPING ON THE PEDAL, GOT ENOUGH BRAKE EFFECT THAT I COULD AVOID A CRASH AT THE END OF THE RAMP AND MADE IT SAFELY TO A PLACE TO STOP AND GET OFF THE ROAD. UPON WALKAROUND, THERE WAS AN EXTREME SMELL OF HOT BRAKES, HEAVY BRAKE DUST INSIDE REAR RIMS, AND A PUDDLE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID (ABOUT 1 QUART) UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER. NOTE THAT THERE WAS NO DOWNHILL OR OTHER EXTENDED BRAKING PRIOR. VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. AFTER CALLING FOR A TOW IN THE MORNING AND RETURNING TO THE COACH, THERE WAS ENOUGH PEDAL TO NAVIGATE THE COACH TO A PLACE ACCESSIBLE TO THE TOW TRUCK AND IT WAS TOWED TO A FREIGHTLINER SERVICE CENTER. THE SERVICE CENTER FOUND THAT THERE WAS OBVIOUS SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. REAR ABS SENSORS WERE MELTED FROM HEAT. PADS AND ROTORS DESTROYED. TROUBLESHOOT SYSTEM AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS OTHER THAN APPARENTLY REAR CALIPER PISTONS HAD STUCK, CAUSING BRAKES TO DRAG, OVERHEATING THE SYSTEM, RESULTING IN FAILURE. UPON POSTING MY EXPERIENCE ON A TIFFIN WEB SITE, I LEARNED THAT THERE ARE DOZENS OF COACHES THAT HAVE HAD SAME EXPERIENCE. FREIGHTLINER KNOWS ABOUT IT - THEY INSTRUCTED SERVICE CENTER TO USE SPECIAL GREASE TO LUBE CALIPER (GREASE USED FOR AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS). APPARENTLY SAME BRAKE CALIPERS SUBJECT OF RECALL IN GM WORKHORSE CHASSIS FOR MOTORHOMES. SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE-LUCKY TO AVOID CRASH! *TR

BRAKES OVERHEATED, BURNED OUT ABS SENSORS, LOCKED UP REAR BRAKES. THIS RV HAS BOSCH BRAKES INSTALLED, AND WORKHORSE CHASSIS RV'S HAVE A RECALL FOR MOISTURE GETTING IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND HEATING UP AND NOT RELEASING THE BRAKES. FREIGHTLINER OR ANY RV COMPANY WITH BOSCH BRAKES NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOME GETS KILLED OR HURT,[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TIFFIN ALLEGRO RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 20-40 MPH THE BRAKES OVERHEATED AND SMOKE EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THEN CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500. UPDATED 10/26/11 *BF UPDATED 11/03/11 *BF UPDATED 12/15/11 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO SLOW THE RV DOWN ON STEEP GRADES. UPDATED 06/08/12 THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED AN ENGINEERING TESTING REPORT. UPDATED 06/22/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TIFFIN ALLEGRO RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SUDDENLY, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES, WHICH THE CONTACT STATED ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE LARGE FLAMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED AS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND FACILITY. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A RECALL WHICH COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V416000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE). THE CONSEQUENCE OCCURRED BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE REFRIGERATOR IN MY MOTORHOME , PRIOR TO THE RECALL I HAD NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE REFRIGERATOR ... THE MANUFACTURER SENT SOMEONE TO THE R.V.TO PUT THE RECALL KIT ON IT AND A SHORT TIME LATER IT CAUGHT FIRE , DONE APPROXIMATELY $7000.00 OF DAMAGE TO THE UNIT.... I DEFINITELY BELIEVE THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT PROBLEM . *TR

THE ALLEGRO RED HAS TWO DIESEL FUEL FILLING PORTS. IT IS A REAR ENGINE DIESEL AND I FILL UP AT TRUCK STOPS WHERE THEY HAVE A FUEL PUMP ON EITHER SIDE. MANY TRUCK DRIVERS USE BOTH PUMPS TO SHORTED THE FILL TIME. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FILL IS LOWER THAN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND IF YOU USE BOTH PUMPS, YOU CAN OVERFLOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FILL AND SPILL DIESEL FUEL BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE PUMP DOES NOT KNOW THE TANK IS FILLED TO THE LEVEL OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OPENING. TIFFIN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT NO WARNINGS HAS BEEN POSTED TO OWNERS. I HAD THE PROBLEM TWICE BEFORE I WAS AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND CALLED THEM. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE EXCEPT TO TELL ME NOT TO USE BOTH SIDES AT THE SAME TIME.