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2005 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 Apr 21, 2008
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 Apr 21, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2005 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

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SteeringSuspension
Filed Apr 21, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DAMON DAYBREAK. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DOWNHILL OR ON ROUGH LEVEL PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE MOVES FROM RIGHT TO LEFT WITH SEVERE SHAKING. THE CONTACT BELIEVES HE WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THAT THE FAILURE IS WITH THE STEERING OR THE BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS CUPPING; HOWEVER, THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE FINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND ALIGNED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FORD DEALER STATED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS AND IS WORSENING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 24,808 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,500 AND CONTINUING. UPDATED 05/08/08. *LJ UPDATED05/09/08

NHTSA ID
10225277
Incident
Oct 17, 2007
Mileage
19,500 mi

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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