2000 MONACO COACH DIPLOMAT Electrical System Problems

WHILE DRIVING THE COACH LOST ALL POWER, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, POWER STEERING AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, AFTER STOPPING, CONSUMER CONTACED THE MONACO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WITHOUT ANY CROSS EXAMINATION THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A WEAK RELAY, A NEW RELAY WAS SHIPPED TO CONSUMER AND WAS INSTALLED, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER ALSO STATES WHILE PARKED AND CONNECTED TO SHORE POWER, THE INVERTER CHARGING SYSTEM OVERCHARGES THE BATTERIES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE BATTERY WATER BOILS OUT, AND THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT, CONSUMER STATES FOUR INVERTERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED WITH NO CHANGE IN OPERATION, THE OVERCHARGING PUTS IN EXCESS OF 15 VDC TO ALL SYSTEMS WITH THE RESULT THAT SEVERAL CASES OF SHORTS AND BURNOUTS HAVE OCCURED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE.*YH

WHILE DRIVING THE COACH LOST ALL POWER, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, POWER STEERING AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, AFTER STOPPING, CONSUMER CONTACED THE MONACO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WITHOUT ANY CROSS EXAMINATION THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A WEAK RELAY, A NEW RELAY WAS SHIPPED TO CONSUMER AND WAS INSTALLED, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER ALSO STATES WHILE PARKED AND CONNECTED TO SHORE POWER, THE INVERTER CHARGING SYSTEM OVERCHARGES THE BATTERIES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE BATTERY WATER BOILS OUT, AND THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT, CONSUMER STATES FOUR INVERTERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED WITH NO CHANGE IN OPERATION, THE OVERCHARGING PUTS IN EXCESS OF 15 VDC TO ALL SYSTEMS WITH THE RESULT THAT SEVERAL CASES OF SHORTS AND BURNOUTS HAVE OCCURED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE.*YH

WHILE DRIVING THE COACH LOST ALL POWER, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, POWER STEERING AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, AFTER STOPPING, CONSUMER CONTACED THE MONACO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WITHOUT ANY CROSS EXAMINATION THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A WEAK RELAY, A NEW RELAY WAS SHIPPED TO CONSUMER AND WAS INSTALLED, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER ALSO STATES WHILE PARKED AND CONNECTED TO SHORE POWER, THE INVERTER CHARGING SYSTEM OVERCHARGES THE BATTERIES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE BATTERY WATER BOILS OUT, AND THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT, CONSUMER STATES FOUR INVERTERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED WITH NO CHANGE IN OPERATION, THE OVERCHARGING PUTS IN EXCESS OF 15 VDC TO ALL SYSTEMS WITH THE RESULT THAT SEVERAL CASES OF SHORTS AND BURNOUTS HAVE OCCURED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE.*YH

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING MOTORHOME JUST DIED. MOTORHOME WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TWO ELECTRICAL PARTS. THE DELAER WAS NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION*AK.