Monaco Knight 2002
Model Knight made in 2002 by Monaco got 13 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to service brakes, air, service brakes, hydraulic and structure.
Model 2002
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | |||
| 3500 | |||
| Consumer has had to have brakes serviced 5x times since motorhome was purchased. the brakes pulsated and warped excessively while driving. the dealer constantly serviced the vehicle but advised the consumer that there was no remedy. the dealer also advised that manufacturer was using brakes not equipped for the vehicle's load. consumer advised that brakes are air over hydraulic. *nlm | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | |||
| 08/31/2004 | 12000 | 1 | |
| Recall 02v78000 for brakes on the monaco motor homes. after taking the vehicle to two dealers, consumer was told, that the vehicle could not be serviced because the manufacturer was trying to hold them to five hours of service only. no dealer could certify that the service would take 5 hours or less.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK - WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | |||
| 01/18/2006 | 19600 | 2 | 08/25/2005 |
| Brake assemblies overheating and locking front wheel down brake drums were red hot to melt abs sensors. *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 04/28/2007 | 27000 | 1 | |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2002 monaco knight. while driving 55 mph the front passenger wheel started to smoke. the road conditions were dry. the engine was shut off, and the contact was able to restart it. the abs light came on. the motor home failure has not been diagnosed at this time. the manufacturer stated that the motor home was repaired under recall #02v278000 - concerning service brakes, hydraulic. the manufacturer refused to repair the vehicle at no charge. the current and failure mileage were 27,000. *ak | |||
| 13000 | |||
| While driving at 10 mph the passenger side wheel locked up and caught fire. cause is unknown. took to dealer, dealer replaced front brake rotors and calipers. please describe further. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 02/10/2003 | 19000 | 3 | 11/01/2002 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 monaco knight 34pbd. the contact stated that the abs locks up and forces the vehicle off the road. the abs also overheats and causes him to pull over and allow the component to cool. the vehicle was brand new when the failure first began and has occurred every time the motor home was used. the contact stated that the vehicle fails to stop properly during sudden braking. he has to slam on the brake pedal for the vehicle to stop. the contact also stated that the vehicle has been in the shop more than it has been used. the engine size was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 19,000. | |||
| 900 | 1 | 01/13/2003 | |
| While driving at an undetermined speed, the abs warning light illuminated, and then there was a burning smell coming from the rv. this was caused by the brake unit burning out. although the vehicle had been serviced several times for this issue. *ak *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||
| 07/10/2003 | 8558 | 5 | 11/04/2002 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 monaco knight. the vehicle was serviced for nhtsa recall # 02v278000 (service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components). the abs light has illuminated four times after being serviced for the recall and the brakes overheat when the light is illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer five times for this failure, but they have been unable to successfully perform the repair. the engine size and # of cylinders were unknown. the current mileage is 21,600 and failure mileage was 8,558. | |||
| 3500 | 1 | 11/01/2002 | |
| The anti-lock brake light illuminated on the dash board. *jb the rear brake grabbed and polled unit to the right, almost in the bridge. the unit heated up to the point the complete rear unit bushings and bearings, rotors and caliper must be replaced.*ts | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 06/28/2003 | 1 | 08/09/2002 | |
| Front brakes overheating and severe scoring of brake disc.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||
| 05/13/2003 | 19990 | 06/25/2001 | |
| Front passenger side brake stuck. brake assembly and wheel got so hot the abs sensor, which is constructed of hard plastic, melted. wheel and brake assembly were smoking. brakes became mushy. *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 09/27/2004 | 18000 | 1 | |
| After receiving a recall for brakes dealer stated that they could not do repairs because of the defects they found and made previous repairs on this vehicle. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 07/10/2008 | 44000 | 1 | |
| Separation of firewall from floor boards. this is a structural failure and allows exhaust gas from generator to enter inside of motorhome. mechanic at recent oil change and generator service noticed screws missing from firewall to floor board connection. there is a horizontal separation of approximately 1/8 inch and a vertical separation of 3/16 inch. all of the screws, except for one, where missing or sheared off. there is now a gap between the floor board to firewall mounting. upon starting the generator to verify operation after oil change and servicing, diesel exhaust fumes could be smelled inside the motor home. the generator was run for approximately 5 minutes and the you could smell the diesel exhaust fumes in the front half of the motor home. i contacted monaco coach corp. twice, once by phone and once by email to their tech support. the call to monaco was on 10 july 2008 and i talked with bob pierson (1-877-466-6226). he stated that there was nothing that monaco would do as the coach is 6 years old. he stated that i could send the pictures to him and he would look at them and forward them up the ladder. i received no response. i then contacted monaco by email, explaining the problem and enclosed the pictures. i got an automated acknowledgement to the emails and nothing else. i have tried to replace the screws, got 2 installed after jacking the firewall up to be able to install replacement screws, but the center section and the drivers side, i was not able to install screws and the firewall still remains unattached. there still is a gap, horizontally of about 1/8 inch and vertically of about 1/8 inch from the center section all the way over to the driverside wall, as far as i can see. the coach has approximately 44,000 miles on it, 85 % highway or interstate, 15 % county or city roads. only gravel road travel has been in our driveway and rv parks. monaco coach number # 131966. *tr | |||
Car dealers selling
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| FL | FORT MYERS | 33901 | LANDERS WORK & PLAY | |
| FL | FORT MYERS | LANDRY'S WORK & PLAY | ||
| ID | BOISE | 83705 | LAKE CITY INTL | 208-342-7711 |
| OH | PIQUA | PAUL SHERRY | ||
| OR | FAIRVIEW | OLINGERS TRAVEL CENTER | ||
| WA | KENOWORTH | RODMORE RV | 509-545-4776 |