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1997 Country Coach Intrigue 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 2, 2005
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 1997 Country Coach Intrigue, 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

  • Steering150.0%
  • Tires & wheels150.0%

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

100 MILES WEST OF PHOENIX AND TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, I SUDDENLY LOST ALL STEERING ASSIST. IF I HAD BEEN ON A CURVE, I WOULD HAVE GONE OFF THE ROAD OR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. 29,000 LBS OF MOTORHOME CAN BE HANDLED WITHOUT POWER STEERING IF YOU HAVE PLENTY OF MUSCLE AND ARE READY FOR IT. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIATOR COOLING FANS WERE INOPERATIVE. COACH NET HAD ME TOWED TO A SHOP IN PHOENIX WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HYDRAULIC PUMP SPLINES THAT ENGAGE THE POWER TAKE-OFF WERE DISINTEGRATED. I CALLED GILLIG AND THEY SAID THAT A FEW OF THEIR CHASSIS HAD BEEN THE VICTIM OF A COMPLACENT EMPLOYEE WHO FAILED TO APPLY SPLINE GREASE AT THE TIME OF ASSEMBLY. THEY WERE NICE ENOUGH TO SEND A NEW POWER TAKE-OFF AND HYDRAULIC PUMP AT NO CHARGE [ABOUT $500 WORTH]. IT COST ME ABOUT $500 LABOR. IT WORRIES ME ABOUT HOW MANY MORE VEHICLES WITH GILLIG CHASSIS THAT HAVE THE SAME SITUATION ARE OUT THERE WITH THE POTENTIAL OF SUDDENLY BECOMING AN OUT OF CONTROL ROLLING MISSILE. MINE IS A 1997 MODEL AND HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT HAPPENED. YOU GILLIG CHASSIS OWNERS OUT THERE MIGHT WANT HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AT: [email protected] PAUL LANGTON '97 CC INTRIGUE

NHTSA ID 10000285 · filed Dec 19, 2002

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

1997 COUNTRY COACH DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH.*MR THE TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR HOME WHEN IT BLEWOUT. *NM

NHTSA ID 10124716 · filed Jun 2, 2005

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

Data on this page last refreshed .