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2005 Coachmen Capri Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Dec 29, 2008
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2005 Coachmen Capri, 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

  • Brakes1100.0%

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

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 COACHMEN CAPRI, MODEL 27DS. WHILE STOPPED, THE ELECTRIC BRAKE SWITCH DID NOT REGISTER A READING. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE ELECTRIC BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RV WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT DID NOT QUALIFY. HE TOOK THE RV TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE ELECTRIC BRAKE WIRES WERE TAPED TO THE WHEEL SPINDLES, WHICH LOOSENED AND BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE ROTATION OF THE WHEEL DRUM. AS A RESULT, THE GROUND WIRE BECAME LOOSE. ALL FOUR WHEELS EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF OVER $200. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 02/02/09.*LJ AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE BRAKE WIRES WERE NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY AT EACH AXLE WHEEL HOUSING. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE RV HAD NO BRAKES GOING FORWARD, BUT HAD BRAKES BACKING UP. UPDATED 02/03/09. *JB

NHTSA ID 10253070 · filed Dec 29, 2008

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

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