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1999 Damon Daybreak 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 Aug 15, 2001
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.
0
Reports on file since Sep 13, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Damon Daybreak. 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 1–3 of 3

Suspension
Filed Aug 15, 2001

CONSUMER WAS PUTTING WHEEL COVER ON TIRES. WHEN HE PULLED HIS FINGERS BACK FROM THE TIRES WIRES WERE STICKING FROM VEHICLE. STEEL SPRING WAS STICKING FROM TIRES. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER RECIVED A PRINT OUT THAT SHOWS THE FRONT TIRE HAD 1 DEGREE TILT IN AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD 2 DEGREES OUT, BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE 4 DEGREES OUT OF PARALLEL, DUE TO THE BAD ALIGNMENT THE WHEEL BEARINGS, BALL JOINTS, IDLER ARMS, AND BELL CRANK HAD TO BE REPLACED

NHTSA ID
894465
Incident
May 1, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Dec 2, 1999

CONSUMER SAYS THAT VEHICLE COMES WITH FORD CHASSY. WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN CARBURATOR FILLS UP WITH WATER, AND THE ENGINE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS CAN CAUSE A BAD COLLISION ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE RAIN. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO PUT DUCK TAPE ON THE AIR CLEANER, THAT DIDN'TNOT HELP AT ALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
853593
Incident
Dec 2, 1999
Other / unspecified
Filed Sep 13, 1999

THE SPARE TIRE COVER SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
847556

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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