TIFFIN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY RV EQUIPPED WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REDUCE POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE RV STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE RV AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TWICE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE RV WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY MODULAR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 03/07/11*LJ UPDATED 09/16/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TIFFIN ALLEGRO. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SEIZE. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE FLUID WAS BOILING AND THE REAR CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/03/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TIFFIN PHAETON 40 QS8 RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL FOR HIS NORCOLD 1210 REFRIGERATOR STATING THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE REPAIR, BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE A 2 TO 3 WEEK WAIT FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TIFFIN PHAETON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE INFORMING HIM TO UNPLUG THE NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR BECAUSE THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SENSOR MAY CAUSE DEATH AND/OR INJURY. THE CONTACT AND THE MECHANIC TRIED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER SEVEN TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO REACH ANYONE. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF UPDATED 05/11/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY RV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V149000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SWITCHES, BRAKE WARNING). IN ADDITION TO THE REMEDY REPAIR THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THE ROTORS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 TIFFIN ALLEGRO. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY SMELLED A BURNING ODOR IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR ROTORS AND CALIPERS OVER HEATED AND MELTED. WHEN THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH WORKHORSE, THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V110000 RELATED TO THE SERVICE BRAKES FOR THE HYDRAULICS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

2006 ALLEGRO BAY. CONSUMER WRITES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE VERY PROMPT AND PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE RENDERED WHEN HE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE BRAKES. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO PERMANENT FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER DIDN'T STATE WHICH MODEL OF THE WORKHORSE CHASSIS HE HAS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TIFFIN ALLEGRO 31DA MOBILE HOME WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND HE COULD SMELL SMOKE. HE STATED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED HE HAD TO ALLOW THE BRAKES TO COOL OFF IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. HE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES AND WORKHORSE HAD NOT FOUND A SOLUTION FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS THE SECOND OWNER AND THE FORMER OWNER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. HE REFERENCE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

ON JUNE 8, 2010, MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING IN OUR 2005 ///TIFFIN(ALLEGRO BAY) MOTORHOME WHEN THE BRAKES OVERHEATED AND WE LOST ALL BRAKES. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. BERGEY'S GARAGE IN FRANCONIA, PA., TRANSPORTED OUR VEHICLE TO THEIR FACILITY AND REPAIRED THE CALIPERS ON BOTH REAR BRAKES PLUS OTHER COLLATERAL DAMAGE. PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND THEY CONTACTED WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS IN TROY, MI TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY WOULD COVER SINCE A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 50901 C WAS ISSUED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY RV. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND HE HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR CALIPERS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000.