2000 Damon INTRUDER: complaints, problems and recalls

THE AUTOMATIC PARK SYSTEM LOCKS UP, WHEN IT DOES IT SOMETIMES TAKES 5-30 MINUTES TO DISENGAGE. THIS MEANS YOU HAVE TO SIT IN THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT RELEASES. *NM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES LOCKING UP WHEN VEHICLE HAS COME TO A STOP. CONSUMER FEELS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE MAY LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. *TT

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DAMON INTRUDER RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL SMELL EMITTING FORM THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRAGGING AND WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF OF THE ROAD. ONCE THE VEHICLE COOLED OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, IT BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V225000- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE RECALL REME…

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1. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, LUCKILY. 2. WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE HOUSTON AREA IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY TURNED TO "MUSH" AND I COULD NOT STOP. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME MOVED AGAIN JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO ROLL INTO THEM. BY LEAVING PLENTY OF EXTRA SPACE AND PUMPING THE BRAKES 3 OR 4 TIMES I WAS ABLE TO KEEP FROM ROLLING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. EVENTUALLY AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE BRAKES RETURNED TO "NORMAL" AND I HAVE NOT HAD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN ALTHOUGH THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS O…

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AUTO PARK BRAKE LOCKS UP, TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES: 02/28/2007; 02/29/2008; 03/02/2010; & 02/01/2011. WE ARE IN FEAR THAT WE MAY BE KILLED AND MAYBE ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF OTHERS EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS. ON 08/04/2009, THE AUTO PARK BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD WHEN WE PARKED. THE MOTOR-HOME STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD, SO WE HAD TO BLOCK THE TIRES. EACH TIME WE HAD THE AUTO PARK BRAKE REPAIRED THROUGH WORKHORSE - AND EACH TIME IT HAPPENED AGAIN!!!

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DAMON INTRUDER 1998. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOUBLE DOOR NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR FAILED. *JB

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TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DAMON INTRUDER 350W WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 8,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RM2862 WAS INSTALLED THE EXHAUST TUBE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE ELECTRIC WIRES. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WOULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE CONTACT HAD THE RV LOOKED AT BY PERKINS RV COMPANY IN FLORIDA. PERKINS TOLD THE CONTACT THAT A FIRE COULD START. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER (DAMON) AND SENT PICTURES. DAMON TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THE ENGINEERS LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. THE CONTA…

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LEFT TOP CORNER WINDSHIELD SEAL FAILED, AND WAS LEAKING A LOT OF WATER. (2002 DAMON INTRUDER 369)*AK THE WINDSHIELD CAME OUT AT THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER AND CAUSED WATER TO ENTER THE RV. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD STAY IN PLACE BECAUSE OF STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS THAT CAUSED THE SEAL NOT TO HOLD. *NLM

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DAMON INTRUDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO HEAR AN ABNORMAL WHISTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND PARKED. HE STATED THAT HE COULD SEE A GAP BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

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SUSPENSION SAGS ON PASSENGER SIDE 4 3/4 INCHES. HAD VEHICLE WEIGHED AND FOUND THE VEHICLE WEIGHS OVER 2,000 LBS MORE ON THE RIGHT REAR THAN IT DOES ONE THE LEFT REAR. THIS EXCEEDS THE TIRE RATING EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNLOADED. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE IN ITS FACTORY CONFIGURATION. DEALER REFUSES TO PERFORM NHTSA RECALL #06V-347 ON THE VEHICLE WHICH IS AN ISSUE THAT CAN START A FIRE.

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1. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. 2. THE LCD DISPLAY IN THE DASH GOES BLANK. MOST IMPORTANTLY I CANNOT SEE THE SPEED THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AS WELL AS ANY OTHER INFORMATION SUCH AS GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN, OIL PRESSURE, ETC. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD THE MOTOR HOME. 3. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DASH DISPLAY WHICH WAS DONE IN 2007. ALL OF THESE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPROGRAMMING WAS DONE. THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN REMEDIED. *TR

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CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF 2005 DAMON INTRUDER. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** IN DEC 2005 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED FOLLOW UP RECALL NOTICE FROM WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS, IN WHICH THEY ENCLOSED THE ORIGINAL NOTICE DATED DEC 2004. THE CONSUMER DIDN'T TAKE POSSESSION OF THE RV UNTIL MARCH 2005. WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE RV IT WAS NOT MENTIONED THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. THE CONSUMER IS NOW REQUESTING ANY AND ALL PAPERWORK OF REPAIRS THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

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THE FRONT SIDE GLASS IS DOUBLE PANE GLASS THAT WHEN AIR GETS BETWEEN THE LAYERS CAUSES THE GLASS TO FROST OVER MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE SIDE WINDOWS. *TR

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PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD SEPARATES FROM GASKET AT TOP RIGHT LEAVING A 2" OPENING BETWEEN WINDOW OPENING AND WINDSHIELD. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DAMON INTRUDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO HEAR AN ABNORMAL WHISTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND PARKED. HE STATED THAT HE COULD SEE A GAP BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

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WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE WINDOW CAME OUT OF THE SEAL CAUSING A 2" OPENING IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. WHEN A WINDOW INSTALLER WAS HIRED TO RE-INSTALL THE WINDOW HE INFORMED ME THAT THE OPENING WAS CUT TOO LARGE FOR THE WINDSHIELD. THE INSTALLER ALSO NOTED THAT THE FACTORY DOCTORED THE WINDOW SEAL/OPENING TO ATTEMPT TO SECURE IT. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER (DAMON) HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. REPAIR CONSISTED OF HAVING A BODY SHOP REMOVE THE WINDSHIELD AND BUILD UP THE OPENING IN ORDER TO GET PROPER STRUCTURAL SUPPORT. …

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PER REPAIR FROM FLEET PAINTING INC., MAY 18, 2012: MAY 18, 2012 RE: 2005 DAMON INTRUDER RV TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: IN REGARDS TO THE LEFT SIDE FRONT CAP, MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN TOP CORNER. THE CAP RADIUS ON THE WINDOW OPENING DOES NOT MEET THE CURVE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, SO THE WINDSHIELD WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE AND WILL NOT SET CORRECTLY. THIS CREATES AN OPENING TO THE FRONT CAP. ADDITIONALLY THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER FRAME SUPPORT WAS CRACKED & SHIFTED ADDING TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD. TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT WE HAD TO RECONSTRUCT T…

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I WAS DRIVING THE RV ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED HARD TO THE RIGHT AS THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP. MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HAD TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL VERY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND EVERYTHING SEEMED O.K. A SHORT TIME LATER, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AREA. STOPPED VEHICLE AND GOT OUT AND FOUND ALL WHEELS HOT AND SMOKING. THE BEHAVIOR CONTINUED OFF AND ON. TOOK TO RV DEALER AND WAITING TO GET DIAGNO…

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CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT STEERING PROBLEM. WHEN TRAVELING AT 65-70 MPH VEHICLE WANDERED MORE THAN NORMALLY. HE COULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM, BUT WONDERED WHAT WERE HIS RIGHTS REGARDING THE WARRANTY. ALSO, THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM.*AK

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I WAS DRIVING THE RV ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED HARD TO THE RIGHT AS THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP. MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HAD TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL VERY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND EVERYTHING SEEMED O.K. A SHORT TIME LATER, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AREA. STOPPED VEHICLE AND GOT OUT AND FOUND ALL WHEELS HOT AND SMOKING. THE BEHAVIOR CONTINUED OFF AND ON. TOOK TO RV DEALER AND WAITING TO GET DIAGNO…

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