1997 Beaver Patriot Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1997 Beaver Patriot, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure150.0%
- Suspension150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
I PURCHASED OUR 1997 BEAVER PATRIOT MOTORHOME USED IN OCTOBER 3, 2006. ON OUR MAIDEN TRIP THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDSHIELD BROKE DUE TO A BAD FRONT SHOCK ALLOWING THE FRONT OF THE UNIT TO BOTTOM OUT. TWO MONTHS LATER WE WERE TRAVELING IN ARIZONA ON I-10 AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. IT WAS THE PASSENGERS FRONT SHOCK MOUNT - IT HAD TORN FROM THE FRAME A WAS HITTING THE FRAME. AFTER CALL THE MANUFACTURER I WAS TOLD NOTHING THEY COULD DO, TAKE IT TO A FRAME SHOP AND HAVE IT RE-WELDED ON AND REPLACE THE SHOCK. THREE MONTHS LATER TRAVELING OVER LOVELAND PASS IN COLORADO THE DRIVERS FRONT SHOCK MOUNT TORE FROM THE FRAME AND TOOK OUT THE FRONT BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE CALIPER LEAVING ME WITH NO FRONT BRAKES. AGAIN I WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE BY THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE DONE A INTERNET SEARCH FINDING OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS DESIGN AND TO CORRECT IT A SECOND SET OF SHOCKS WERE ADDED IN MODELS AFTER 1997 (1 SHOCK PER AIR BAG). OTHERS THAT HAD THE PROBLEM WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THE FACTORY REPAIRED WITH THE SECOND SET OF SHOCKS TO BOTH FRONT AND REAR. I NOW HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE FRONT TIRES BECAUSE THE SHOCK HAVE FAILED AGAIN CAUSING THE TIRES TO CUP. MONROE, BILSTIEN AND KONI (SHOCK MANUFACTURERS) WON'T WARRANTY THEIR SHOCKS BECAUSE THEY SHOW THAT THIS MOTORHOME NEEDS 4 SHOCKS PER AXLE AND I ONLY HAVE 2, SO IT IS FAILING BECAUSE OF IMPROPER USE. MONACO PURCHASED BEAVER IN 2000 AND CLAIMS ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY, HANDLING, BRAKING AND TIRE ISSUE. ONE COUPLE HAD THEIR FRONT TIRE BLOWN OUT WHEN THE SHOCK MOUNT TORE FROM THE FRAME. HOPEFULLY NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. 30,000 LBS OF VEHICLE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY YOU CAN'T CONTROL OR STOP IS A PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE A PRODUCT LIABILITY FOR MONACO. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
I PURCHASED OUR 1997 BEAVER PATRIOT MOTORHOME USED IN OCTOBER 3, 2006. ON OUR MAIDEN TRIP THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDSHIELD BROKE DUE TO A BAD FRONT SHOCK ALLOWING THE FRONT OF THE UNIT TO BOTTOM OUT. TWO MONTHS LATER WE WERE TRAVELING IN ARIZONA ON I-10 AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. IT WAS THE PASSENGERS FRONT SHOCK MOUNT - IT HAD TORN FROM THE FRAME A WAS HITTING THE FRAME. AFTER CALL THE MANUFACTURER I WAS TOLD NOTHING THEY COULD DO, TAKE IT TO A FRAME SHOP AND HAVE IT RE-WELDED ON AND REPLACE THE SHOCK. THREE MONTHS LATER TRAVELING OVER LOVELAND PASS IN COLORADO THE DRIVERS FRONT SHOCK MOUNT TORE FROM THE FRAME AND TOOK OUT THE FRONT BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE CALIPER LEAVING ME WITH NO FRONT BRAKES. AGAIN I WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE BY THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE DONE A INTERNET SEARCH FINDING OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS DESIGN AND TO CORRECT IT A SECOND SET OF SHOCKS WERE ADDED IN MODELS AFTER 1997 (1 SHOCK PER AIR BAG). OTHERS THAT HAD THE PROBLEM WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THE FACTORY REPAIRED WITH THE SECOND SET OF SHOCKS TO BOTH FRONT AND REAR. I NOW HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE FRONT TIRES BECAUSE THE SHOCK HAVE FAILED AGAIN CAUSING THE TIRES TO CUP. MONROE, BILSTIEN AND KONI (SHOCK MANUFACTURERS) WON'T WARRANTY THEIR SHOCKS BECAUSE THEY SHOW THAT THIS MOTORHOME NEEDS 4 SHOCKS PER AXLE AND I ONLY HAVE 2, SO IT IS FAILING BECAUSE OF IMPROPER USE. MONACO PURCHASED BEAVER IN 2000 AND CLAIMS ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY, HANDLING, BRAKING AND TIRE ISSUE. ONE COUPLE HAD THEIR FRONT TIRE BLOWN OUT WHEN THE SHOCK MOUNT TORE FROM THE FRAME. HOPEFULLY NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. 30,000 LBS OF VEHICLE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY YOU CAN'T CONTROL OR STOP IS A PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE A PRODUCT LIABILITY FOR MONACO. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .