Safari Coach ZANZIBAR problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
5 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
36,200 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1998 to 2004 model years. Data updated: . 3 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.
Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 3 of 5 complaints (60.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Braking behavior
2
40.0%
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.
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2
Suspension:Rear
1
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2
Suspension:Rear
1
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System: 3; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 2; Suspension:Rear: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
1
25,000 to 49,999
2
50,000 to 74,999
0
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
1
25,000 to 49,999
2
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 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 (2). 2 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.
2004
3
2007
1
2008
1
Complaints over time data
Category
Count
2004
3
2007
1
2008
1
2004: 3; 2007: 1; 2008: 1
Pattern summary
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 2 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.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SAFARI ZANZIBAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE BRAKES AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RIM. HE ALSO NOTICED LOOSE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FRONT AND REAR CALIPERS,…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO SAFARI COACH ZANZIBAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE LEANED DOWN THREE INCHES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE WAS INADEQUATE AND THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM A REPAIR. AS OF JULY 10, 2007, THE SUSPENSION HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND…
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
5 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
60.0%Usable mileage3 / 5 records
60.0%Valid incident date3 / 5 records
100.0%Valid filing date5 / 5 records
60.0%Ordered incident and filing dates3 / 5 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
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
0Unavailable
No examples available for this selection.
0Unavailable
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
0Unavailable
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
0Unavailable
No examples available for this selection.
3100.0%ODI 10057543 · 3,300 mi
MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO PROVIDE HEAT. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED THAT MONACO IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HEAT BELOW 30 DEGREES. *AK THE DEFROST DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY EITHER. *SC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SAFARI ZANZIBAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE BRAKES AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RIM. HE ALSO NOTICED LOOSE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FRONT AND REAR CALIPERS,…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO SAFARI COACH ZANZIBAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE LEANED DOWN THREE INCHES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE WAS INADEQUATE AND THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM A REPAIR. AS OF JULY 10, 2007, THE SUSPENSION HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO SAFARI COACH ZANZIBAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE LEANED DOWN THREE INCHES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE WAS INADEQUATE AND THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM A REPAIR. AS OF JULY 10, 2007, THE SUSPENSION HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND…
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
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Too few reports for a range
3,300 mi
1 (sparse)
ODI 10057543 · 3,300 mi
MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO PROVIDE HEAT. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED THAT MONACO IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HEAT BELOW 30 DEGREES. *AK THE DEFROST DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY EITHER. *SC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SAFARI ZANZIBAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE BRAKES AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RIM. HE ALSO NOTICED LOOSE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FRONT AND REAR CALIPERS,…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO SAFARI COACH ZANZIBAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE LEANED DOWN THREE INCHES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE WAS INADEQUATE AND THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM A REPAIR. AS OF JULY 10, 2007, THE SUSPENSION HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO SAFARI COACH ZANZIBAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE LEANED DOWN THREE INCHES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE WAS INADEQUATE AND THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM A REPAIR. AS OF JULY 10, 2007, THE SUSPENSION HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND…
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.
2003: 0 complaints · 2004: 2 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2003
0
0
0
2004
2
2
2
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2003
0
0
0
2004
0
2
1
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.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Suspension:Rear
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
—
0
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
0
—
1ODI 10195978 · 48,000 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO SAFARI COACH ZANZIBAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE LEANED DOWN THREE INCHES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE WAS INADEQUATE AND THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM A REPAIR. AS OF JULY 10, 2007, THE SUSPENSION HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO SAFARI COACH ZANZIBAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE LEANED DOWN THREE INCHES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE WAS INADEQUATE AND THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM A REPAIR. AS OF JULY 10, 2007, THE SUSPENSION HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND…
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.
2 patterns with matching reports.
Brake response concerns
1 mentions · 20.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 36,200 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10234028 · 36,200 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SAFARI ZANZIBAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE BRAKES AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RIM. HE ALSO NOTICED LOOSE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FRONT AND REAR CALIPERS,…
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SAFARI ZANZIBAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE BRAKES AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RIM. HE ALSO NOTICED LOOSE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FRONT AND REAR CALIPERS,…