1999 Monaco Coach DIPLOMAT problems and owner complaints

WHEN PARKED ON UNEVEN SURFACES, ENTERING OR EXITING DRIVEWAYS AND DRIVING ON ROUGH OR STEEP AND WINDING ROADS, THE BODY OF THE COACH TWISTS TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS ONLY A FRACTION OF AN INCH FROM POPPING OUT, AIR GAPS APPEAR BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE GLASS, ON STEEP OR WINDING ROADS, BAGGAGE DOORS HAVE UNLATCHED AND SWUNG OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THREE OCCASSIONS.*YHCONSUMER STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A STRUCTURAL DEFECT AND THAT THE FACTORY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, IN WHICH THEY HAVE REDESIGNED A RETROFIT REPAIR IN AN ATT…

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DIPLOMAT 40PDQ 2004 MOTOR HOME, THE SLIDE WAS OFF CENTER AND STRIPS WERE NOT LINED UP PROPERLY. *BF THE SLIDE RIDES TO HIGH AND CAUSES SO MUCH WIND NOISE THAT THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HEAR OUTSIDE TRAFFIC. A GAP UNDER THE WINDOW ALLOWED WATER TO COMING INTO THE COACH. THE CAPTAIN DRIVER SEAT STARTED COMING APART AT THE PEDESTAL. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SMOKE BILLOWED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEAT PUMP KICKED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED IN THE CENTER ONTO THE DASH. CB GROUND PROBLEM. …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MONACO COACH DIPLOMAT. WHILE EXAMING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSFER SWITCH HAD BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER, WHERE THE SURGE PROTECTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

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I HAVE A 2008 MONACO DIPLOMAT MOTORHOME WHICH HAS A ITS-50R TRANSFER SWITCH MANUFACTURED BY IOTA ENGINEERING, TUCSON, AZ. TWO RV MANUFACTURES, NAVISTAR AND KEYSTONE, HAVE DONE VOLUNTARY RECALLS UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBERS 12V060000 AND 11V577000. MY UNIT IS NOT ON THE RECALL BECAUSE NAVISTAR PURCHASED MONACO CORPORATION UNDER CHAPTER 7 AND ASSUMED NO LIABILITY FOR MOTORHOMES BUILD UNDER THE MONACO CORPORATION NAME. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO START AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS TRANSFER SWITCH. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS TRAILER TRAILER, FIFTH WHEEL, AND MO…

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IOTA ITS 50R TRANSFER SWITCH OVERHEATED AND BURNED SOME ELECTRICAL WIRING. HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, SO EXTENT OF DAMAGE IS UNDETERMINED. I CONTACTED IOTA AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN INSTALLATION PROBLEM AND REFERRED ME TO MONACO; MONACO SAID THE COACH WAS BUILT IN A TIME-FRAME THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH WAS IDENTICAL TO THOSE WHICH WERE RECALLED AND REPAIRED, AND THE SAFETY CONCERN THE SAME.

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MY MOTOR HOME CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE IOTA ITS-50R TRANSFER SWITCH. IN JULY 2010 IT CAUSED A FIRE IN THE COACH WHICH WAS EXTINGUISHED BY ME AND A NEW TRANSFER SWITCH OF THE SAME MANUFACTURER WAS INSTALLED ON 29 JULY 2010. ON 25 NOV 2015 THE REPLACEMENT TRANSFER SWITCH FAILED (NO FIRE THIS TIME) AND WILL RESULT IN MY HAVING TO REPLACE IT AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF TRANSFER SWITCH. I CALLED MONACO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMPLAINED THAT I HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE INITIAL RECALL OF 2012. THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY HONOR THE RE…

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TACHOMETER FAILED. MJS

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THIS 2000 MONACO, DIPLOMAT MOTOR HOME HAS BEEN INHALING EXHAUST, ROAD DIRTY ETC. MAINLY THROUGH THE REAR CAP AREA, SINCE THE UNIT WAS NEW. THE FIRST SIGN WAS AN OILY STAIN IN THE CEILING AREA MOSTLY AROUND CABINETS. FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS THE FACTORY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND UNTIL I FORCED THE ISSUE IN THE FALL OF 2001, I DID NOT GET THE ANSWER. THE UNIT HAD NOT BEEN SEALED AT THE FACTORY. IT WAS SEALED IN 2001 THOUGH NEVER TESTED, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AS OF TODAY! THE UNIT HAD AN ENVIRONMENTAL TEST IN OCTOBER…

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DIPLOMAT 40PDQ 2004 MOTOR HOME, THE SLIDE WAS OFF CENTER AND STRIPS WERE NOT LINED UP PROPERLY. *BF THE SLIDE RIDES TO HIGH AND CAUSES SO MUCH WIND NOISE THAT THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HEAR OUTSIDE TRAFFIC. A GAP UNDER THE WINDOW ALLOWED WATER TO COMING INTO THE COACH. THE CAPTAIN DRIVER SEAT STARTED COMING APART AT THE PEDESTAL. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SMOKE BILLOWED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEAT PUMP KICKED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED IN THE CENTER ONTO THE DASH. CB GROUND PROBLEM. …

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INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES A LARGE PATIO AWNING MANUFACTURED BY CAREFREE OF COLORADO. THE MODEL OF THE AWNING IS THEIR ECLIPSE MODEL. THE ONLY THING THAT HOLDS THE AWNING IN PLACE ON THE RV, AS IT IS GOING DOWN THE ROAD, IS THE MOTOR. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CASES OF MOTOR FAILURE, ESPECIALLY IN THE SHAFT, THAT HAVE LED TO THE PATIO AWNING DEPLOYING WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, CREATING A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION TO THE MOTORING PUBLIC, THE MOTORHOME PASSEN…

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CONSUMER STATES THE WINDSHEILD WENT OFF TRACK AND LEFT A LARGE OPENNING IN THE WINDSHEILD. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE WINDSHEILD RE-SET, PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN.*JB

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TACHOMETER FAILED. MJS

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE RV'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND BECAME LOOSE. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER A YEAR OF OPERATION. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AT A VEHICLE GLASS SHOP. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE WINDSHIELD FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD MOVED OVER AN INCH. UPDATED 09/20/06. *JB

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TACHOMETER FAILED. MJS

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THIS INVOLVES A NORCOLD 1200 LRIM REFRIGERATOR AND A 2000 MONACO DIPLOMAT 40 PBD MOTORCOACH. WHEN THE REFER WAS REMOVED TO CONDUCT THE RECALL WORK, IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE CAUGHT FIRE PREVIOUSLY, AND HAD SIGNS OF SERIOUS OVERHEATING, CAUSING THE CASE OF THE REFRIGERATOR TO PARALYZE (ALUMINUM FOIL COATING, PAPER BACKING AND FOAM INSULATION BEHIND FLUE TUBE). FURTHER A FIRE HAD OCCURRED ON THE TOP OF THE FLUE TUBE, WHERE FIBERGLASS INSULATION FROM THE COACH HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF THE FLUE TUBE, CAUSING CHARRING TO THE INSULATION AND CEI…

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27" FRONT TELEVISION FELL OUT OF CABINET WHILE DRIVING. STRUCK DRIVER, NO INJURIES. MOTOR HOME IS 2002 MONACO DIPLOMAT, COACH # [XXX], VIN [XXX]. TOP OF TV IS TIPPED OUT ABOUT 4" AND HELD IN PLACE BY TWO SCREWS IN LOWER REAR AND TWO BRADS ON A FOLDING FRONT TRIM LEAF. APPARENTLY THE SCREWS WORKED LOOSE AND THE TRIN LEAF COLLAPSED ALLOWING THE FALL. THERE ARE WARNING SIGNS, IF THE USER KNOWS THEM, BUT NO WAY FOR THE USER TO RE-TIGHTEN THE RETAINING SCREWS. HAD THIS FALLEN DIFFERENTLY, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE INJURY, OR AN ACCIDENT. TH…

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DIPLOMAT 40PDQ 2004 MOTOR HOME, THE SLIDE WAS OFF CENTER AND STRIPS WERE NOT LINED UP PROPERLY. *BF THE SLIDE RIDES TO HIGH AND CAUSES SO MUCH WIND NOISE THAT THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HEAR OUTSIDE TRAFFIC. A GAP UNDER THE WINDOW ALLOWED WATER TO COMING INTO THE COACH. THE CAPTAIN DRIVER SEAT STARTED COMING APART AT THE PEDESTAL. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SMOKE BILLOWED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEAT PUMP KICKED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED IN THE CENTER ONTO THE DASH. CB GROUND PROBLEM. …

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TACHOMETER FAILED. MJS

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THIS INVOLVES A NORCOLD 1200 LRIM REFRIGERATOR AND A 2000 MONACO DIPLOMAT 40 PBD MOTORCOACH. WHEN THE REFER WAS REMOVED TO CONDUCT THE RECALL WORK, IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE CAUGHT FIRE PREVIOUSLY, AND HAD SIGNS OF SERIOUS OVERHEATING, CAUSING THE CASE OF THE REFRIGERATOR TO PARALYZE (ALUMINUM FOIL COATING, PAPER BACKING AND FOAM INSULATION BEHIND FLUE TUBE). FURTHER A FIRE HAD OCCURRED ON THE TOP OF THE FLUE TUBE, WHERE FIBERGLASS INSULATION FROM THE COACH HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF THE FLUE TUBE, CAUSING CHARRING TO THE INSULATION AND CEI…

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WINDSHIELD POPPING OUT, TOILET LEAKING, POWER INVERTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY,FRONT JACKS LEAKING, MUFFLER FALLING OFF, SKYLIGHT OVER SHOWER LEAKING. *JB

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INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES A LARGE PATIO AWNING MANUFACTURED BY CAREFREE OF COLORADO. THE MODEL OF THE AWNING IS THEIR ECLIPSE MODEL. THE ONLY THING THAT HOLDS THE AWNING IN PLACE ON THE RV, AS IT IS GOING DOWN THE ROAD, IS THE MOTOR. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CASES OF MOTOR FAILURE, ESPECIALLY IN THE SHAFT, THAT HAVE LED TO THE PATIO AWNING DEPLOYING WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, CREATING A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION TO THE MOTORING PUBLIC, THE MOTORHOME PASSEN…

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CONSUMER HAS A TEN GALLON GAS OR ELECTRIC ATWOOD WATER HEATER (MODEL # GC10A-32 SERIAL # 941130430) WHEN PUT ON PROPANE WITH THE WIND BLOWING TOWARDS IT, IT TESTED TO 70 PARTS PER MILLION IN 15 MINUTES. *TT

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WINDSHIELD POPPING OUT, TOILET LEAKING, POWER INVERTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY,FRONT JACKS LEAKING, MUFFLER FALLING OFF, SKYLIGHT OVER SHOWER LEAKING. *JB

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WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NLM

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DIPLOMAT 40PDQ 2004 MOTOR HOME, THE SLIDE WAS OFF CENTER AND STRIPS WERE NOT LINED UP PROPERLY. *BF THE SLIDE RIDES TO HIGH AND CAUSES SO MUCH WIND NOISE THAT THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HEAR OUTSIDE TRAFFIC. A GAP UNDER THE WINDOW ALLOWED WATER TO COMING INTO THE COACH. THE CAPTAIN DRIVER SEAT STARTED COMING APART AT THE PEDESTAL. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SMOKE BILLOWED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEAT PUMP KICKED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED IN THE CENTER ONTO THE DASH. CB GROUND PROBLEM. …

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THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LUGGAGE DOOR OPENS WHILE TRAVELING AND THE ENTRY DOOR JAMS. ALSO, THE SEAL ON ENTRY DOOR CAME OFF. THE RUBBER MOLDING HOLDING THE WINDSHIELD POPPED AT UPPER CORNERS ON BOTH SIDES. THE DOOR, SEAL AND WINDSHIELD PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE TWISTING OF THE FRAME. *YH

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MOTOR HOME BY MONACO BROKEN FRAME TRAILING ARMS. *TR

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