2001 Coachmen Sportscoach 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 2001 Coachmen Sportscoach, 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
- Tires & wheels375.0%
- Engine125.0%
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
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
2001 COACHMEN SPORT COACH LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES UNDERCARRIAGE. *NM
THE TWO FRONT AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRES BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE SIDEWALL MALFUNCTIONED. *AK...IN ALL THREE INSTANCES MOTORHOME WAS DISABLED ON THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FOR 31/2 HOURS. REMEDY SOUGHT: A SAFETY RECALL OF THESE PARTICULAR MICHELIN TIRES AN DAN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF ANY INJURY OR DEATH WAS CAUSED BY THESE TIRES.*AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 COACHMEN SPORTSCOACH RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A MOUNTAINOUS ROAD, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THE THIRD OCCURRENCE WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WIRES WERE DISCONNECTED. THE DEALER RECONNECTED THE WIRES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,070.
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 .