2002 Beaver PATRIOT: complaints, problems and recalls

1. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR FACILITY, THE FRAME FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF THE FRAME BEING UNDER ENGINEERED. 2. THIS FRAME FAILURE WILL OCCUR ONLY ONCE AND FOLLOWING IS A QUOTE FROM THE SHOP FOREMAN THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS: "THIS IS SERIOUS ISSUE. IF THE FRAME HAD FAILED COMPLETELY, ESPECIALLY ON A TURN OR A GRADE, THE AXLE WOULD HAVE COME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME, WITH CATASTROPHIC AND/OR LIFE THREATENING RESULTS. IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE RV'S, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU CHECK IT OUT, OR HAVE IT CHECKED OUT." I HAVE A NAME OF ANOTHER P…

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I PURCHASED OUR 1997 BEAVER PATRIOT MOTORHOME USED IN OCTOBER 3, 2006. ON OUR MAIDEN TRIP THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDSHIELD BROKE DUE TO A BAD FRONT SHOCK ALLOWING THE FRONT OF THE UNIT TO BOTTOM OUT. TWO MONTHS LATER WE WERE TRAVELING IN ARIZONA ON I-10 AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. IT WAS THE PASSENGERS FRONT SHOCK MOUNT - IT HAD TORN FROM THE FRAME A WAS HITTING THE FRAME. AFTER CALL THE MANUFACTURER I WAS TOLD NOTHING THEY COULD DO, TAKE IT TO A FRAME SHOP AND HAVE IT RE-WELDED ON AND REPLACE THE SHOCK. THREE MONTHS LATER TRAVELING OVER LOVEL…

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WHILE DRIVING 65MPH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED, PIECES OF TIRE, PIECES OF THE FLOORING & OTHER DEBRIS CAME INTO THE MOTOR HOME FROM A HOLE AT THE TOP OF THE WHEEL WELL. THE TREADS OF THE WIRE WERE COMPLETELY GONE. THE RUBBER FLAP INSIDE THE WHEELWELL SHEERED OFF. THE CONSUMERS MAIN CONCERN IS, IF THE FLOOR OF THE COACH IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND A TIRE BLOW OUT. *ET

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THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(02V278000) MONACO/BOSH BRAKE ASSEMBLES. THE RECALL WAS DONE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE DRIVER'S BRAKE STARTED SMOKING AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE. THE SERVICE MANAGER JOHN SETO. *NM THE CD, AND HEATER DID NOT WORK. TWO EXTERIOR WINDOW SLIDES WERE MISSING, AND THE CHROME FELL OFF THE WHEEL. *JB

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RECEIVED RECALL 02V278000 CONCERNING ABS FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER LEARNED THAT A RECALL WAS IN EFFECT. THE DEALER PRESENTED A SET OF TEMPORARY PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAITED FOR EIGHT MONTHS FOR THE REQUIRED PARTS TO ARRIVE THEN THE DEALER PRESENTED A SET OF TEMPORARY PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK *SCC *JB

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MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT SENDING OUT ANY NOTIFICATION OF BRAKE ASSEMBLY RECALL 02V27800 TO CONSUMERS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT HONORING THE RECALL SINCE THEY DID NOT THINK IT WAS VALID.*AK

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THE VEHICLE'S BOSH BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION 02V27800. *NM RECALL CAMPAIGN; ON BOSH BRAKES. THE CONSUMERS BRAKES AND WHEELS COMPLETELY FROZE ON ONE FRONT WHEEL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND ALL FOUR ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND PADS WERE WARPED AND SCORED WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES OF USAGE. *TC *JB

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THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(02V278000) MONACO/BOSH BRAKE ASSEMBLES. THE RECALL WAS DONE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE DRIVER'S BRAKE STARTED SMOKING AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE. THE SERVICE MANAGER JOHN SETO. *NM THE CD, AND HEATER DID NOT WORK. TWO EXTERIOR WINDOW SLIDES WERE MISSING, AND THE CHROME FELL OFF THE WHEEL. *JB

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WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A BURNING SMELL, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES FEELS SPONGY. *AK BRAKE WORK WAS DONE WITHOUT THE CONSUMER'S KNOWLEDGE. EVER SINCE THEN, THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. *PH THE ROTORS WERE CRACKED, THE PLUMBING FLEX HOSE WAS BROKEN, THE BACK CLEARANCE LIGHT WAS OUT, THE FURNITURE WINDOW TREATMENT VALANCE COMPLETELY FELL OFF, THE WERE STRESS CRACKS IN THE FIBERGLASS, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, ELECTRICAL FAILURES, REPEATED LEVELER FAILURES, REPEATED AQUA HOT SYSTEM FAILURES, ENGINE OVERHEATING, MA…

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WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A BURNING SMELL, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES FEELS SPONGY. *AK BRAKE WORK WAS DONE WITHOUT THE CONSUMER'S KNOWLEDGE. EVER SINCE THEN, THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. *PH THE ROTORS WERE CRACKED, THE PLUMBING FLEX HOSE WAS BROKEN, THE BACK CLEARANCE LIGHT WAS OUT, THE FURNITURE WINDOW TREATMENT VALANCE COMPLETELY FELL OFF, THE WERE STRESS CRACKS IN THE FIBERGLASS, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, ELECTRICAL FAILURES, REPEATED LEVELER FAILURES, REPEATED AQUA HOT SYSTEM FAILURES, ENGINE OVERHEATING, MA…

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WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ON A MOTOR HOME AND WITHOUT WARNING BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, THERE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL, AND OIL LEAKED FROM IN SIDE OF WHEEL BEARING. HEAT KNOCKED OUT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *AK THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE IN AN OIL BATH. BOTH SIDES HAD THE OIL BOILING OUT THE CENTER HOLE. THE LEFT FRONT ROTORS HAS BEEN SO HOT THAT IT CHANGED THE COLOR OF THE STEEL. *NLM

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SHOCK ABSORBER FRACTURED. THERE WAS A NOISE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOTOR HOME PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE MAKE OF THE MOTORHOME IS BEAVER PATRIOT MOTORHOMES AND THE MODEL WAS SAVANNAH.*AK THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE SHOCKS THE FIRST TIME HIMSELF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE NOISE RETURNED AND HE DISCOVERED THE SHOCK HAD BROKEN AGAIN AND PULLED AWAY FROM THE FRAME AND FELL TO THE HYDRAULIC HOSE THAT GOES TO THE BRAKES. THE SECOND TIME THE SHOCKS …

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WHILE DRIVING 65MPH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED, PIECES OF TIRE, PIECES OF THE FLOORING & OTHER DEBRIS CAME INTO THE MOTOR HOME FROM A HOLE AT THE TOP OF THE WHEEL WELL. THE TREADS OF THE WIRE WERE COMPLETELY GONE. THE RUBBER FLAP INSIDE THE WHEELWELL SHEERED OFF. THE CONSUMERS MAIN CONCERN IS, IF THE FLOOR OF THE COACH IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND A TIRE BLOW OUT. *ET

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VEHICLE LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING.*MR THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO BLOW OUTS. THE FIRST TIME THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE SECOND TIME THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TOT HE FUEL LINE WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK INTO THE HOT ROTORS. ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BY THE FLYING RUBBER. THE TIRE WAS SENT TO THE CONSUMER INSURANCE COMPANY FOR AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION. *NLM

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WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A BURNING SMELL, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES FEELS SPONGY. *AK BRAKE WORK WAS DONE WITHOUT THE CONSUMER'S KNOWLEDGE. EVER SINCE THEN, THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. *PH THE ROTORS WERE CRACKED, THE PLUMBING FLEX HOSE WAS BROKEN, THE BACK CLEARANCE LIGHT WAS OUT, THE FURNITURE WINDOW TREATMENT VALANCE COMPLETELY FELL OFF, THE WERE STRESS CRACKS IN THE FIBERGLASS, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, ELECTRICAL FAILURES, REPEATED LEVELER FAILURES, REPEATED AQUA HOT SYSTEM FAILURES, ENGINE OVERHEATING, MA…

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