2005 Coachmen Chaparral 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 2005 Coachmen Chaparral, 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
- Other / unspecified2100.0%
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
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
2005 COACHMAN CHAPPARAL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REFRIGERATOR SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE REFRIGERATOR STOPPED COOLING IN THE FALL OF 2014. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED RECALL # 06E076000. HOWEVER, HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS REFRIGERATOR HAD ALL THE SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. DOMETIC REFUSED TO ASSIST, THE CONSUMER. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 COACHMAN. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2652. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08E032000 (EQUIPMENT) AND CALLED A LOCAL RV STATION TO HAVE THE EQUIPMENT REPAIRED. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A SIX MONTH WAITING PERIOD. THE CONTACT CALLED ANOTHER DEALER 30 MILES AWAY. IF HE TRAVELS TO THAT DEALER, THE EXPENSE OF FUEL AND TIME OFF EXCEEDS THE COST OF INSTALLING THE REPAIR KIT. SECONDLY, THERE IS A LONG WAITING PERIOD AT THE DEALER THAT IS 30 MILES AWAY. DOMETIC DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. AS OF AUGUST 12, 2008, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE. UPDATED 09/24/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/30/08.*JB
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
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