2005 Coachmen Cross Country 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 Cross Country, 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
- Electrical150.0%
- Visibility150.0%
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
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OWNERS WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE MOTOR HOME WOULD DIE. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING WITH NO CAUTION OR TAIL LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT WHEN IT WAS HARD TO SEE ANYTHING. THE OWNER FEARED FOR THEIR LIVES BECAUSE NO OTHER VEHICLES COULD SEE THEM AT NIGHT. THE OWNERS WERE TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ABOUT 30 TIMES THAT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BACK AFTER THIS HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO GET BACK INTO NEUTRAL; WITH NO ELECTRIC THE OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE MOTOR HOME INTO NEUTRAL EASILY. THERE WERE WIRES AND CABLES LOOSE. THE OWNERS HAVE TAKEN MOTOR HOME TO CERTIFIED CUMMINGS MOTOR REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR FACILITY TOLD THE OWNERS THAT THEY FOUND A 434 CODE, WHICH MEANS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE RUNNING AND DATA ERRATIC AND INTERMITTENT, FOUND LOOSE WIRING IN COMPARTMENT AT REAR, TIGHTENED NET WIRING. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND ONE PLUG IN NOT PLUGGED ALL THE WAY IN TO THE ECU. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THIS WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY DEALS WITH THE COACH PART. THE OWNER HAS TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER COACHMAN AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY THAT IS WAS FREIGHTLINERS RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS ON A FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. *NM WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON FELL OFF AND CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER TO FALL OFF. THE WINDSHIELD BECAME CHIPPED AS A RESULT (COACH VIN - [XXX]). *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OWNERS WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE MOTOR HOME WOULD DIE. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING WITH NO CAUTION OR TAIL LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT WHEN IT WAS HARD TO SEE ANYTHING. THE OWNER FEARED FOR THEIR LIVES BECAUSE NO OTHER VEHICLES COULD SEE THEM AT NIGHT. THE OWNERS WERE TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ABOUT 30 TIMES THAT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BACK AFTER THIS HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO GET BACK INTO NEUTRAL; WITH NO ELECTRIC THE OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE MOTOR HOME INTO NEUTRAL EASILY. THERE WERE WIRES AND CABLES LOOSE. THE OWNERS HAVE TAKEN MOTOR HOME TO CERTIFIED CUMMINGS MOTOR REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR FACILITY TOLD THE OWNERS THAT THEY FOUND A 434 CODE, WHICH MEANS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE RUNNING AND DATA ERRATIC AND INTERMITTENT, FOUND LOOSE WIRING IN COMPARTMENT AT REAR, TIGHTENED NET WIRING. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND ONE PLUG IN NOT PLUGGED ALL THE WAY IN TO THE ECU. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THIS WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY DEALS WITH THE COACH PART. THE OWNER HAS TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER COACHMAN AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY THAT IS WAS FREIGHTLINERS RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS ON A FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. *NM WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON FELL OFF AND CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER TO FALL OFF. THE WINDSHIELD BECAME CHIPPED AS A RESULT (COACH VIN - [XXX]). *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *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
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