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1999 Damon Challenger Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Feb 8, 2011
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 13, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Damon Challenger. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Brakes
Filed Feb 8, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DAMON CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE FAILURE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS ABNORMALLY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE WHEEL SCREWS WERE TIGHTENED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES FOLLOWING REPAIRS AND WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

NHTSA ID
10381118
Incident
Nov 1, 2005
Mileage
25,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 5, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DAMON CHALLENGER. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #07V336000) IN SEPTEMBER 2007. THE DEALER INITIALLY STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER HOWEVER; IN DECEMBER, THEY STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MARCH OF 2008. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ANTICIPATED DATE OF ARRIVAL FOR THE PART. AS OF THE DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE WAIT TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/31/07 *BF UPDATED *JB

NHTSA ID
10210931
Incident
Sep 5, 2007
Brakes
Filed May 30, 2001

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, BRAKES LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER HAD TO GET UNDER VEHICLE TO REMOVE A CLEVIS PIN FROM THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE, THE CABLE WAS UNDER PRESSURE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
889417
Incident
May 28, 2001
Brakes
Filed Sep 19, 2000

LOST BRAKES AT LOW SPEED TWICE

NHTSA ID
731864
Incident
May 28, 2000
Powertrain (other)
Filed May 4, 2000

FORD CHASSIS FOR MOTOR HOMES ARE FOR 11000 GVWR OR 13000 GVWR, AND CONSUMER SHOULD BE ABLE TO CARRY STUFF ON VEHICLE. A COMPANY BY THE NAME OF "A WEIGHT WE GO" SAID THAT FRONT AXLE WEIGHED IN AT THE CORRECT WEIGHT, BUT REAR AXLE CAME IN OVER THE WEIGHT LIMIT. CONSUMER FEELS MANUFACTURER USES INSUFFICIENT AXLE SIZE, AND CONSUMER CAN'T PUT ANYTHING ELSE ON THE MOTORHOME, SUCH AS DISHES, ETC. *ML

NHTSA ID
861430
Incident
Sep 4, 1999
Suspension
Filed Oct 13, 1999

ON A FORD CHASSIS; WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR RAILROAD TRACKS, MOTORHOME IS DRAGGING THE REAR GAS TANK WHICH MAY POSSIBLY CAUSE A LEAK/FIRE. FORD INDICATES THERE IS TOO MUCH OVERLOAD ON MOTORHOME. FRONT UNIT WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD 7,000 LBS, AND THE REAR END 11,000 LBS. BUT WHEN GAS TANK IS FILLED UP, MOTORHOME FRONT END HOLDS 5,700 LBS, AND THE REAR END 12,800LBS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
850575
Incident
Mar 1, 1999

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.

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