TIFFIN Complaints

THE AIR HOSES FOR THE REAR AIR BRAKES ARE PLACED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THEY RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER AND WILL FAIL WHEN THEY RUB A HOLE IN A HOSE. WHEN THE HOSE FAILS THE REAR AIR BRAKES WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I DISCOVERED THAT MINE HAD BEEN RUBBING BUT HAD NOT FAILED YET. MY MOTORHOME HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

CUMMINS LSC SERIAL#46171810, DIESEL FUEL LIFT PUMP 2002 ALEGRO BUS RV WEATHER COLD. FUEL LIFT PUMP LOST GASKET BETWEEN MOUNTING BRACKET AND PUMP, CAUSING FUEL TO DRAIN ONTO STARTER AND THEN GROUND. HAVE SEEN PROBLEM MANY TIMES IN PAST AS I'M A DIESEL MECHANIC. MOST ALWAYS IN COLD WEATHER. SAME PROBLEM EACH TIME,LOSS OF GASKET, PUMP STILL FUNCTIONING. FUEL LEAK ONTO STARTER IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE FEAR OF STARTER IGNITING FUEL. FIRE DANGER IS IN MY OPINION VERY HIGH! MY RV WAS PARKED IN DRIVE WITH NO APPARENT LEAK. "KEY" MUST BE IN "ON" POSITION TO RAISE LANDING GEAR,MOTOR NOT RUNNING. THE 5-10 MINUTES I TOOK TO RAISE THE LANDING GEAR, MOTOR WAS NOT STARTED, LEFT A PUDDLE ON MY DRIVEWAY OF ABOUT AN 18-24" CIRCLE. I DO NOT KNOW THE QUANTITY OF DIESEL FUEL THAT WAS IN THIS CIRCLE, BUT I DO KNOW IF IT HAD CAUGHT FIRE MY RV WOULD HAVE BEEN A TOTAL LOSS BEFORE HELP COULD ARRIVE. AGAIN, I'VE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE SEEN THIS FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE REPLACEMENT PUMP IS SUPPLIED WITH THE MOUNTING BRACKET INSTALLED. NEW PUMP MUST NOT BE REMOVED FROM BRACKET AS THE GASKET WILL NOT "SET IN" TWICE. I PURCHASED THE FIRST ONE I REPLACED TWICE. PAID FOR IT TWICE AS WELL. CUMMINS DOES NOT GIVE ANY INSTRUCTIONS WITH THE NEW PUMP, NOR WILL THEY TAKE ONE BACK THAT HAS BEEN SEPARATED FROM IT'S BASE. CUMMINS IS VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AS THEY HAVE SERVICE BULLETINS OUT FOR IT. THE WEB ALSO COMES UP WITH RESULTS FROM A SCHOOL BUS SITE DISCUSSING A RECALL. THIS RECALL LISTS RVS IN IT AS WELL. RECALL#05E-007 I DON'T EXPECT AN ANSWER TO THIS COMPLAINT, BUT WOULD LIKE SOME SORT OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IT WAS RECIEVED. I WILL BE "GOING TO BAT" WITH CUMMINS IN AMARILLO TEXAS ON MONDAY MORNING THE 21ST OF JANUARY 2008. I'M EXPECTING A HEATED DISCUSSION, AS I KNOW FIRST HAND THE COST AND DIFFICULTLY OF THIS REPAIR. ONE MORE TIME I'LL MAKE THIS REPAIR IN THE COLD AND WHERE THE TRUCK STOPPED. LES DRUMMOND *TR

THE RECALL # IS 05S28 FOR THE SPEED CONTROL ON MY RV. I TOOK MY RV IN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED . THE DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED THE SPEED CONTROL AND SAID THAT THE REPAIR HARNESS WOULD BE IN IN THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER 2007. I CALLED ON THE 14TH OF DECEMBER 2007 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HARNESSWOULD NOT BE IN UNTIL MARCH OF 2008. THE REASON FOR THE RECALL IS THAT THE SPEED CONTROL WOULD CAUSE A FIRE WHETHER IT WAS IN OPERATION OR NOT. MY RV IDS A 2001 TIFFIN ALLEGRO WITH A FORD CHASIS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY MORE INFORMATION. *TR

SAFE PLUS STEERING STABILIZER MODEL 41-230 SERIAL NO 05005817 INSTALLED ON MY 1998 FREIGHTLINER/ALLEGRO BUS RV SUDDENLY BEGAN SEVERE BINDING WHICH REPEATEDLY FROZE THE STEERING SYSTEM UNTIL IT RELEASED WITH A LOUD SNAP, CAUSING THE STEERING TO "JUMP" DANGEROUSLY, UNPREDICTABLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. FORTUNATELY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, THE ONSET OCCURRED ON A SERVICE ROAD GOING TO OUR STORAGE LOT. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CERTAIN DISASTER. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 45 YEARS AND NOTHING EXCITES ME; THIS CERTAINLY DID. THIS WAS A DISASTROUS FAILURE MODE WHICH RENDERED THE RV STEERING UNCONTROLLABLE EVEN AT 10 MPH. *JB

ISL CM850 ENGINE STOP ENGINE NOW AND OTHER PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE #6 WRIST PIN WAS BAD. THE WRIST PIN WAS REPLACED. THEN CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS OUT OF LINE. THAT WAS REALIGNED. *KB ONCE THE GASKET WAS RE-ADJUST, THE ENGINE KNOCK DISAPPEARED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TIFFIN ALLEGRO BUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOSS OF COOLANT IN THE CUMMINS ISB 275 ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK, BUT DID NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER OF THE ENGINE ,WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SUPPLY A BARE BLOCK TO REPAIR THE CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER FOR THE BARE BLOCK INSTALLATION. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER FAILURES SINCE THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT RECEIVED A DOMETIC RECALL LETTER ON THE 2001 TIFFAN ALLEGRO WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 3,000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TOOK TO HAVE THE RECALL HONORED. THE MODEL NUMBER I WAS RM2852, AND THE SERIAL NUMBER WAS 01202332. THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. *AK

2000 CHEVY P-30 CHASSIS AUTO PARK THE "AUTO PARK/EMERGENCY BRAKE" SYSTEM FAILS. THIS CAN HAPPEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT WHAT EVER SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE MOTOR HOME WAS EXPOSED TO HOT WEATHER THERE WERE STRONG FUMES PRESENT BELIEVED TO BE FORMALDEHYDE. THE FUMES WERE VERY IRRITATING TO THE EYES OF ALL OCCUPANTS. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR FIVE DAYS DUE TO RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, ASTHMA, PNEUMONIA AND A COLLAPSED LUNG. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THERE WERE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WERE POSTED ON THE INTERNET. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SMELL WOULD GET BETTER AFTER THE VEHICLE GOT OLDER. *AK

WORKHORSE CHASSIS AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT PULLING THE AUXILIARY BUTTON. WOULD NOT RELEASE AND I HAD TO GO UNDER THE VEHICLE AND DISCONNECT IT. (THERE IS NO TRANSMISSION LOCK SO THE VEHICLE CAN ROLL AND HAS TO BE BLOCKED.) FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT AT SPEED BUT THE REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A CUSTOMER AT HIGHWAY SPEED; CAUSING MANY THOUSANDS DAMAGE. *NM *AK