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1997 Damon Daybreak 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 Nov 5, 2006
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 Damon Daybreak, 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

  • Brakes1100.0%

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

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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From owner reports, verbatim

1997 DAYBREAK DAMON MOTOR HOME WITH CHEVY P-30 CHASSIS 28,974 MILES. BRAKE FAILURE. EXHAUST MANIFOLD TOO CLOSE TO BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND GET OF RAMP AND STOP IN TRAFFIC, BRAKE PRESSURE BUILDS UP IN THE MASTER CYLINDER FROM HEAT EXPANSION CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GET FULL PEDAL AND BRAKES TO DRAG. SECONDS LATER YOU WILL LOOSE ALL YOU BRAKES AND PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR BECAUSE THE BRAKE FLUID WILL BOIL AND GET AIR IN THE FLUID AND LOOSE BODY AND YOU CANT COMPRESS BOILING FLUID WHICH DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID BOILS AT 275 F AND DOT 4 AT 305 AND DOT 3 IS STANDARD. HEAVY TRUCKS AND MOTOR HOMES MANIFOLDS GET WHITE HOT FROM PULLING A LOAD. WHEN MASTER CYLINDER COOLS OFF A COUPLE OF HOURS YOU GOT GOOD BRAKES BACK & EVERY THING WORKS. NEED HEAT SHIELD BETWEEN MANIFOLD AND MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE LINES THEY ARE ABOUT 6 OR 7 INCHES APART. IT HAPPEN TO ME TWICE. IN YEAR 2003 AND OCT 2006. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH IS A DRUM BRAKE ON THE DRIVE LINE ON TAIL OF TRANSMISSION IN ORDER TO STOP. I AM A RETIRED A S E CERTIFIED MASTER HEAVY & LIGHT TRUCK TECHNICIAN AND HAVE RAN THREE TRUCK SHOPS FOR TRUCKING COMPANIES SO I AM WELL EXPERIENCE WORKING ON TRUCKS. I CALLED 1 800-FOR CHEV HOT LINE AND REPORTED IT BOTH TIMES IN 2003 & 2006 AND ASK IF THEY HAD A RECALL ON IT AND SAID NO. MY FILE NUMBER IS 1-440-159104 AT CHEVY. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THEY DON'T GET A RECALL ON THIS IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. WHEN IT COOLS OFF NOBODY FIXES IT BECAUSE IT WORK PERFECT AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPEN. YOU CANT FIX SOMETHING IF ITS NOT BROKE. IF A PERSON HAS A CRASH AND EXPLAIN HIS BRAKE FAILED AND SOMEBODY CHECKS IT LATER AND FIND IT WORKING PERFECT ITS HARD TO PROVE. THANK GOODNESS I DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT IT DAMAGED THE BRAKE PADS & BURNT SEALS AND BOOTS ON THE CALIPERS FRONT & REAR AND PISTON GOT HOT. BRAKE PADS PITTED FROM HEAT AND OVER TWO THIRDS NOT WORN. 28,974 MILES ON MOTOR HOME. *JB

NHTSA ID 10172670 · filed Nov 5, 2006

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.

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Data sources

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