2008 COUNTRY COACH AFFINITY Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System Issues in the 2008 COUNTRY COACH AFFINITY
1 engine and engine coolingcooling system complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 COUNTRY COACH AFFINITY. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System Complaints
ON MAY 26,2008, WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 COUNTRY COACH AFFINITY IN FLORIDA, I HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND COOLING. THE CAUSE TURNED OUT TO BE A FAILURE OF THE SPLINES IN THE HYDRAULIC PUMP ATTACHED TO THE POWER TAKE-OFF FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PUMP RUNS THE POWER STEERING, AND ANOTHER PUMP IS ATTACHED TO IT WHICH RUNDS THE ENGINE COOLING FAN. DRIVING A MOTOR HOME WITH AN 18,000 LB FRONT AXLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, TO SAY THE LEAST. IF I HAD NOT BEEN JUST ENTERING THE INTERSTATE FROM THE ON-RAMP AND ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD QUICKLY, I DON'T KNOW THAT I COULD HAVE MANAGED. CERTAINLY IF I HAD BEEN ON A WINDING ROAD, THE SITUATION WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO BREAK THE STEERING COLUMN LINKAGES BY MANHANDLING IT SO HARD. THE SPLINES WHICH FAILED WERE...