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2007 Country Coach Affinity 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 Jun 10, 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 2007 Country Coach Affinity, 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

  • Steering1100.0%

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

Steering

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

ON MAY 12, 2008 AT 5:30 PM THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON OUR 45' MOTOR HOME. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HWY 60 WEST NEAR THE JUNCTION WITH I10 IN BEAUMONT, CA. THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING WHAT-SO-EVER. I WAS VERY LUCKY IN THAT THERE WAS A PULL-OUT AND I WAS BARELY ABLE MAN-HANDLE THE MOTOR HOME INTO THE PULLOUT AREA. STEERING A MOTOR HOME THAT WEIGHS 52000 POUNDS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY THE LEAST WITHOUT POWER STEERING. I FELT AS THOUGH I MIGHT BREAK THE STEERING WHEEL OFF AS THE COMPONENTS OF THE STEERING COLUMN ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE USED WITHOUT POWER STEERING. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING, THERE IS NO WAY IN THE WORLD SHE COULD HAVE CONTROLLED OR STEERED THIS MOTOR HOME AT THE TIME OF BREAKDOWN. WE WERE TOWED TO COLTON, CA FOR REPAIRS. THE PTO (POWER TAKE OFF) HAD FAILED COMPLETELY CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE PTO IS MANUFACTURED BY CHELSEA. THE PTO UNIT INSTALLED ON OUR MOTOR HOME IS THE WRONG ONE FOR THIS APPLICATION. IT RUNS "DRY" WITH NO LUBRICATION ADDED AND CONSEQUENTLY FAILS AT APPROX 15K MILES (GIVE OR TAKE). THIS PTO IS NOT INTENDED FOR 100% DUTY CYCLE AND IS INTENDED FOR INTERMITTENT USE ONLY AS IT HAS NO RENEWABLE LUBRICATION AVAILABLE. WE KNOW OF 4 OTHER COUNTRY COACH MOTOR HOMES THAT HAVE THE SAME FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILEAGE. THE POTENTIAL FOR ROLLOVER OR DEATH IS EXTREMELY HIGH. BY THE WAY, CHELSEA MAKES A PTO DESIGNED FOR THIS APPLICATION BUT SOMEHOW, COUNTRY COACH ISN'T INSTALLING THE CORRECT PTO DESIGNED FOR CONTINUOUS DUTY. COUNTRY COACH AUTHORIZED THE PTO TO BE REPLACED WITH THE SAME MODEL RUNNING "DRY". SO IN APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES IT WILL FAIL AGAIN AS THIS IS ONLY A BAND-AID. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE OLD PARTS THAT WERE REMOVED FROM MY MOTOR HOME. COUNTRY COACH NEEDS TO RE-ENGINEER AND REPLACE THE PTO WITH A PTO DESIGNED FOR THIS APPLICATION. *TR

NHTSA ID 10230479 · filed Jun 10, 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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