2005 Coachmen FREELANDER: complaints, problems and recalls

MY 2011 COACHMEN FREELANDER HAD A FAILURE OF THE MAIN DOOR LATCH/LOCK MECHANISM MANUFACTURED BY TRIMARK CORPORATION MODEL #060-0650. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN US BEING LOCKED OUT OF THE MOTORHOME IN THE DARK OF NIGHT IN A REMOTE AREA OF THE SIERRA'S CA. AFTER JIMMYING A WINDOW OPEN AND GAINING ACCESS INTO THE MOTORHOME, I PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE INSIDE LATCH PLATE OFF. AFTER REMOVING THE PLATE, I FOUND THE PROBLEM, 'A BROKEN PLUNGER'; IT WAS THE THIN METAL IN THE PLUNGER THAT HAD BROKEN. WHEN I ARRIVED BACK INTO TOWN I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AN…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 COACHMEN FREELANDER EQUIPPED WITH A KIDDE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V756000 (EQUIPMENT); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND THE CONTACT A REPLACEMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PROVIDED REFERENCE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE MONTHS PASSED AND HE STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT FIRE E…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 COACHMAN FREELANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVERS TIRE WENT FLAT WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TIRE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13T012000 (TIRE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND STATED THE CONTACT WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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I WANTED TO REGISTER MY TIRES IN CASE OF A RECALL BUT THE VEHICLE DEALER DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT TIRE REGISTRATION WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW.

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MY 2011 COACHMEN FREELANDER HAD A FAILURE OF THE MAIN DOOR LATCH/LOCK MECHANISM MANUFACTURED BY TRIMARK CORPORATION MODEL #060-0650. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN US BEING LOCKED OUT OF THE MOTORHOME IN THE DARK OF NIGHT IN A REMOTE AREA OF THE SIERRA'S CA. AFTER JIMMYING A WINDOW OPEN AND GAINING ACCESS INTO THE MOTORHOME, I PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE INSIDE LATCH PLATE OFF. AFTER REMOVING THE PLATE, I FOUND THE PROBLEM, 'A BROKEN PLUNGER'; IT WAS THE THIN METAL IN THE PLUNGER THAT HAD BROKEN. WHEN I ARRIVED BACK INTO TOWN I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AN…

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I HAVE A 2014 COACHMAN 21QB RV. WE PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2014. EVER SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DOMETIC AIR CONDITIONER MFG. # B57915.711C0, SER# 321239914 PROD # 936000107 SKU # 9105304463. WHEN WE RUN THE AIR CONDITIONER WE GET MOISTURE DRIPPING INTO THE LIVING SPACE OF THE RV. MOISTURE BUILDS UP ON THE INSIDE OF THE AC. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS BECOME DRIPPING WET. WHEN WE TURN IT OFF A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER FALLS OUT OF THE AC ONTO THE FLOOR AND FURNITURE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR AS LONG AS WE HAS…

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2016 COACHMEN FREELANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 16V-552. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS

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2017 COACHMEN FREELANDER 2CB. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO THE VEHICLES REAR VIEW CAMERA MONITOR MALFUNCTIONING. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 COACHMEN FREELANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN HOT TEMPERATURES AND DRIVING UP-HILL AT 65 MPH, THE POWER REDUCED MODE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE TWENTY-FIVE TIMES WITHIN A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SALINAS VALLEY TRUCK CENTER LOCATED AT 795 ELVEE DR, SALINAS, CA 93901, [phone removed] HOWEVER, THE M…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 COACHMEN FREELANDER EQUIPPED WITH A KIDDE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V756000 (EQUIPMENT); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND THE CONTACT A REPLACEMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PROVIDED REFERENCE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE MONTHS PASSED AND HE STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT FIRE E…

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THE HIGH PRESSURE PROPANE GAS LINE FROM THE PROPANE TANK TO THE STOVE HAS CRACKED. I JUST DISCOVERED THIS YESTERDAY NOV 1, 2011 WHILE LOOKING FOR THE REASON THE GAS TO THE STOVE WAS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE THE SLIDE WAS RETRACTED. WHAT I FOUND WAS THE GAS LINE PINCHED AT A 180 DEGREE ANGLE, FOLDED BACK ON ITSELF. WHEN THE SLIDE-OUT IS EXTENDED THE GAS LINE STRAIGHTENS ENOUGH TO ALLOW GAS TO FLOW. WHEN THE SLIDE-OUT IS DRAWN BACK IN TO MOVE THE MOTORHOME, THE GAS LINE IS FOLDED AND PINCHED CLOSED. I INSPECTED THE GAS LINE AT THE FOLD/PINCH POIN…

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