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2003 Coachmen Aurora Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 27, 2008
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 6, 2007

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 Coachmen Aurora. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Brakes
Filed Oct 27, 2008

HAVE A COACHMEN 2003 RV ON A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS THAT THE FRONT BRAKE OVERHEATED AND LOCKED UP. *TR

NHTSA ID
10246798
Incident
Oct 25, 2008
Mileage
37,264 mi
Brakes
Filed Apr 30, 2008

THERE WAS SMOKE COMMING OUT FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF MY MOTOR HOME. TOOK TO A SHOP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS HAD FROZEN UP CAUSING EVERYTHING TO OVER HEAT WHICH RESULTED IN MELTING THE SEALS FOR THE WHEEL BEARINGS LETTING THE OIL TO RUN OUT. THE ROTORS HAD TO BE MECHINED AND HE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED WITH REBUILT ONES. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE HOSES.

NHTSA ID
10226330
Incident
Apr 25, 2008
Mileage
29,580 mi
Brakes
Filed Feb 1, 2008

REAR BRAKES ON 2003 COACHMEN ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS OVERHEATED AND LOCKED UP CAUSING NO BRAKES WHILE GOING DOWN FREEWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10216676
Incident
Oct 27, 2007
Mileage
29,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Sep 6, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 COACHMEN AURORA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO INCREASE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT CALIPER LOCKED. HE REPLACED THE CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, AND THE ABS SENSOR. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V518000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: DISC: CALIPER) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,200.

NHTSA ID
10202025
Incident
May 1, 2007
Mileage
13,500 mi

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.

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