2004 MONACO COACH LAPALMA — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

DRIVING ON DIVIDED HWY APPROACHING SIGNAL LIGHT.MOTORHOME LOST POWER,BRAKES,LIGHTS,DASH GAUGES,POWER STEERING.-EVERYTHING. STOPPED SHORT OF HITTING ANYTHING OR ANYONE HITTING ME. MOTOR RESTARTED WITH SOME DIFFICULTIES. DRAGGING CRV AND COULD NOT BACK-UP BUT WAS ABLE TO GET OFF HIGHWAY SAFELY TO A SIDE STREET, AND FEARFUL TO DRIVE FURTHER, CALLED ROAD SERVICE SUGGESTED BY MONACO AND MY INSURANCE ROAD SIDE CO. SERVICE PERSON FOUND NOTHING AMISS .I TOLD HIM THE MOTORHOME HAD A CUTOFF CHASSIS BATTERY DISCONNECT. THAT PROVED TO BE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A SHORT CAUSED BY BREAK INSIDE OF SWITCH. HE REMOVED THE DEFECTIVE PART AND TAPED THE WIRES SECURELY AND SAID IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE OUR TRAVEL AS PLANNED AND THAT WE COULD HAVE A REPLACEMENT INSTALLED LATER.. *TR

DRIVING ON DIVIDED HWY APPROACHING SIGNAL LIGHT.MOTORHOME LOST POWER,BRAKES,LIGHTS,DASH GAUGES,POWER STEERING.-EVERYTHING. STOPPED SHORT OF HITTING ANYTHING OR ANYONE HITTING ME. MOTOR RESTARTED WITH SOME DIFFICULTIES. DRAGGING CRV AND COULD NOT BACK-UP BUT WAS ABLE TO GET OFF HIGHWAY SAFELY TO A SIDE STREET, AND FEARFUL TO DRIVE FURTHER, CALLED ROAD SERVICE SUGGESTED BY MONACO AND MY INSURANCE ROAD SIDE CO. SERVICE PERSON FOUND NOTHING AMISS .I TOLD HIM THE MOTORHOME HAD A CUTOFF CHASSIS BATTERY DISCONNECT. THAT PROVED TO BE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A SHORT CAUSED BY BREAK INSIDE OF SWITCH. HE REMOVED THE DEFECTIVE PART AND TAPED THE WIRES SECURELY AND SAID IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE OUR TRAVEL AS PLANNED AND THAT WE COULD HAVE A REPLACEMENT INSTALLED LATER.. *TR

I OWN A 2004 MONACO LAPALMA MOTOR HOME ON A WORKHORSE CHASSIS MODEL # P32122 WITH LESS THAN 17,000 MILES. THIS PAST NOV. WHILE ON A TRIP WE SMELLED BURNING AND I SOON STARTED TO LOSE MY BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO FREEZE UP. UNDER FULL THROTTLE, BARELY MOVING ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, I WAS JUST ABLE TO GET INTO OUR CAMPGROUND. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED OUR WORKHORSE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT WORKHORSE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED US TO LET THE BRAKES COOL DOWN AND THEN PROCEED WITH CAUTION, SINCE THIS PROBLEM COULD OCCUR AGAIN. WE WERE ABLE TO ARRIVE HOME SAFELY BY DOWNSHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND USING THE BRAKES AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. AFTER THIS THE MOTOR HOME WAS PUT IN WINTER STORAGE. IN DECEMBER, I RECEIVED AN "INTERIM NOTICE" (SAFETY RECALL 50901-C FROM WORKHORSE. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM SINCE. I CALLED THEM LAST WEEK AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE WORKING WITH THE BRAKE SUPPLIER (BOSCH) AND THAT THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED A REMEDY YET. AT THIS TIME, WORK HORSE WILL FIX THE AFFECTED BAD PARTS REPLACING THEM WITH THE SAME STYLE EQUIPMENT. THIS IS NOT BE SATISFACTORY SINCE THE SAME PROBLEM COULD OCCUR AGAIN AT ANY TIME. I FEEL THAT WORKHORSE AND BOSCH ARE DELIBERATELY DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON THIS PROBLEM AND THIS COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE THIS LONG TO REPAIR A SERIOUS PROBLEM LIKE THIS. YOUR HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IN HELPING TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. WE PLAN TO USE THE MOTOR HOME IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT CANNOT USE IT IN THE PRESENT CONDITION AND THEIR TEMPORARY FIX IS NOT SATISFACTORY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MONACO LAPALMA MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LCD SCREEN, WHICH INDICATES THE GEAR POSITION AND ODOMETER READING, WAS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT OR DURING DAYTIME DRIVING. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,772 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO READ THE LCD SCREEN. THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD NOT READ THE ODOMETER. UPDATED 09/12/08*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MONACO LAPALMA MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LCD SCREEN, WHICH INDICATES THE GEAR POSITION AND ODOMETER READING, WAS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT OR DURING DAYTIME DRIVING. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,772 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO READ THE LCD SCREEN. THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD NOT READ THE ODOMETER. UPDATED 09/12/08*JB