Monaco Coach MONARCH SE problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
7 owner complaints analyzed
9 distinct recall campaigns
27,208 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2002 to 2006 model years. Data updated: . 7 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Service Brakes, Hydraulic is the most frequently named component, appearing in 5 of 7 complaints (71.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Braking behavior
4
57.1%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
2
25,000 to 49,999
4
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
2
25,000 to 49,999
4
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 2; 25,000 to 49,999: 4; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (4). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
2007
1
2010
4
2011
2
Complaints over time data
Category
Count
2007
1
2010
4
2011
2
2007: 1; 2010: 4; 2011: 2
Pattern summary
Service Brakes, Hydraulic leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 4 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10404209 · 2011-06-02 (June 2, 2011)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MONACO COACH MONARCH SE. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION REPAIR PERFORMED. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE ROTORS ALSO FAILED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO EXTEND TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ONLY REPLACED THE PASSENGERS REAR ROTORS AND THE ABS SENSOR. THE DRIVERS FRONT, REAR AND PASSENGER FRONT ROTORS WERE NOT RE…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MONACO MONARCH RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL IN MAY 2009. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE TEMPERATURES BECAME ABNORMALLY HIGH AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER MADE TEMPORARY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PARTS WERE…
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
7 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
100.0%Usable mileage7 / 7 records
100.0%Valid incident date7 / 7 records
100.0%Valid filing date7 / 7 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates7 / 7 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
0Unavailable
No examples available for this selection.
150.0%ODI 10404209 · 55,950 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MONACO COACH MONARCH SE. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION REPAIR PERFORMED. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE ROTORS ALSO FAILED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO EXTEND TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ONLY REPLACED THE PASSENGERS REAR ROTORS AND THE ABS SENSOR. THE DRIVERS FRONT, REAR AND PASSENGER FRONT ROTORS WERE NOT RE…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MONACO MONARCH RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL IN MAY 2009. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE TEMPERATURES BECAME ABNORMALLY HIGH AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER MADE TEMPORARY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PARTS WERE…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MONACO MONARCH SE RV. WHILE HAVING THE CALIPERS REPLACED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT AND THE MECHANIC WERE UNAWARE OF THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRACKED ROTORS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). WE HAVE A MONACO SIMBA 2006 RV. MONACO SENT OUT A RECALL LETTER MARCH 2009 REGARDING BRAKES. THEY INDICATED IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT DEALERSHIPS. AS OF THIS WRITING, THEY HAVE NOT MANUFACTURED THE PART TO REPAIR THE BRAKES AND NO ONE, DEALERSHIPS, MANUFACTURERS, MECHANICS, OR ANYONE ELSE HAS RECEIVED OR KNOWS WHEN THEY MIGHT RECEIVE THE PART. THEREFORE, OUR NEW RV SITS IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE I…
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2003 MONACO MONARCH SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NEW SEALS WERE PUT IN THE MOTOR HOME. CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERED THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE GENERATOR. THE CONTACT STATED HAS NOT USED THE GENERATOR SINCE 8/03. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4300. THE CONTACT STATED THE UNIT WAS BUILT POORLY, AND HE FELT UNSAFE TRAVELING IN THE MOTOR HOME. *AK
LEFT SUSPENSION REAR TRAILING ARM BROKE ON MY 2006 MONACO CHEETAH SAFARI RV, THIS CAUSED SIFTING OF THE REAR AXLE, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF SUSPENSION. THIS CAUSED THE MOTOR HOME TO SWAY AND TRACK SIDEWAYS. HAD TO ORDER NEW PARTS FROM FACTORY AND WAS ADVISED THAT BOTH LEFT & REAR SIDES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A DESIGN CHANGE. ALSO A TWO WEEK WAIT FOR THE PARTS, DUE TO BACK LOG OF ORDERS FOR THESE PARTS - LARGE DEMAND. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY WIFE & I WERE STRANDED 1,000 MILES AWAY FROM HOM…
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
26,625–35,000 mi
27,208 mi
5
ODI 10404209 · 55,950 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MONACO COACH MONARCH SE. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION REPAIR PERFORMED. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE ROTORS ALSO FAILED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO EXTEND TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ONLY REPLACED THE PASSENGERS REAR ROTORS AND THE ABS SENSOR. THE DRIVERS FRONT, REAR AND PASSENGER FRONT ROTORS WERE NOT RE…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MONACO MONARCH RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL IN MAY 2009. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE TEMPERATURES BECAME ABNORMALLY HIGH AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER MADE TEMPORARY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PARTS WERE…
THE BRAKES ON MY 2004 MONACO MONARCH MOTORHOME EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE. ON FRIDAY JULY 2, 2010, THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE 4TH, WE WERE STUCK IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. AS WE INCHED ALONG I STARTED TO HEAR A SQUEAK, I THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM MY MOTORHOME BUT COULDN'T TELL FOR SURE. TRAFFIC FINALLY STARTED TO MOVE BUT I NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE COULDN'T GAIN SPEED. WE FINALLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN I NOTICED TRAFFIC BEGINNING TO STOP AGAIN, AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN AT ALL. I RELEASED THE BRAKES AND APPLIED…
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2003 MONACO MONARCH SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NEW SEALS WERE PUT IN THE MOTOR HOME. CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERED THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE GENERATOR. THE CONTACT STATED HAS NOT USED THE GENERATOR SINCE 8/03. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4300. THE CONTACT STATED THE UNIT WAS BUILT POORLY, AND HE FELT UNSAFE TRAVELING IN THE MOTOR HOME. *AK
LEFT SUSPENSION REAR TRAILING ARM BROKE ON MY 2006 MONACO CHEETAH SAFARI RV, THIS CAUSED SIFTING OF THE REAR AXLE, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF SUSPENSION. THIS CAUSED THE MOTOR HOME TO SWAY AND TRACK SIDEWAYS. HAD TO ORDER NEW PARTS FROM FACTORY AND WAS ADVISED THAT BOTH LEFT & REAR SIDES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A DESIGN CHANGE. ALSO A TWO WEEK WAIT FOR THE PARTS, DUE TO BACK LOG OF ORDERS FOR THESE PARTS - LARGE DEMAND. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY WIFE & I WERE STRANDED 1,000 MILES AWAY FROM HOM…
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2005: 0 complaints · 2006: 0 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2005
0
0
0
2006
0
0
0
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2005
1
0
0
2006
2
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
1 patterns with matching reports.
Brake response concerns
2 mentions · 28.6% of complaints
Median mileage: 41,579 mi (2 usable records).
ODI 10404209 · 55,950 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MONACO COACH MONARCH SE. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION REPAIR PERFORMED. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE ROTORS ALSO FAILED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO EXTEND TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ONLY REPLACED THE PASSENGERS REAR ROTORS AND THE ABS SENSOR. THE DRIVERS FRONT, REAR AND PASSENGER FRONT ROTORS WERE NOT RE…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MONACO MONARCH RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL IN MAY 2009. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE TEMPERATURES BECAME ABNORMALLY HIGH AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER MADE TEMPORARY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PARTS WERE…