2004 MONACO COACH CAYMAN Suspension Problems

SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE 2004 MONACO CAYMAN " I-BEAM" RECALL. SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, A NOISE ALERTED HIM OF A PROBLEM. HE DISCOVERED THE I-BEAM LEAF IMITATOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT AXLE HAD BROKEN. THE PART WAS NOT REPLACED. BUT, FIXED BY WELDING A COSMETIC PLATE TO ONE SIDE OF THE I-BEAM. THE COMPONENT WAS SHORTER THAN THE I-BEAM BY A THIRD AND THE BREAK ON THE RV OCCURRED AT THE END, THAT WAS INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN THE I-BEAM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTICULAR PART THAT FAILED, WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL IN 2004. THE DEALER FAILED TO REPLACE THE PART, BUT INSTEAD CHOSE TO FIX IT WITH AN UN-APPROVED METHOD, THEREFORE NOT FOLLOWING THE RECALL ORDER. UPDATED 12/29/14. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MONACO CAYMAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V053000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRAILING ARM WAS CRACKED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 9/19/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RV UNIT WAS REPAIRED BEFORE THE REAR DRIVE TRAIN FAILED AND WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE REAREND COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE.THE TURBO COOLING RADIATOR AND THE ENGINE RADIATOR WERE ALSO OF POOR QUALITY. UPDATED 9/21/2012 *JS