2014 Drv Elite Suite Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2014 Drv Elite Suite, 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
- Brakes133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
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.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE BRAKE CALIPER ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF AND JAMMED INSIDE THE ALUMINUM WHEEL RIM. ON EXAMINATION, BOTH BOLTS HOLDING THE CALIPER HAD FALLEN OUT. ALSO ONE BOLT ON LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER HAD FALLEN OUT AND ONE BOLT ON LEFT REAR CALIPER WAS LOOSE. I WAS SOUTH-BOUND ON INTERSTATE 91 AT MILE 5 IN SPRINGFIELD, MA TRAVELING 45 MPH. WE STOPPED AND WAITED FOR MOBILE REPAIR TO ALLEVIATE ENOUGH OF THE DAMAGE TO ALLOW US TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE SPENT THREE DAYS WAITING ON PARTS AND FINAL REPAIRS. THE RESULTING DAMAGE WAS DESTROYED CALIPER AND PADS ON RIGHT FRONT, DESTROYED CALIPER MOUNTING BRACKET ON RIGHT FRONT, DAMAGED RIM ON RIGHT FRONT, DAMAGED PADS ON LEFT FRONT. BOLTS USED TO SECURE THE CALIPER HAVE LOCTITE ON THREADS. ON REVIEW OF DRV OWNER FORUM I FOUND ANOTHER OWNER WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. COMPONENTS INVOLVED ARE ASSEMBLED AT DRV IN HOWE, IN AND INCLUDE KODAK CALIPER, BOLTED TO MORRYDE INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION, MOUNTED ON DEXTER 8000 LB AXLE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE BRAKE CALIPER ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF AND JAMMED INSIDE THE ALUMINUM WHEEL RIM. ON EXAMINATION, BOTH BOLTS HOLDING THE CALIPER HAD FALLEN OUT. ALSO ONE BOLT ON LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER HAD FALLEN OUT AND ONE BOLT ON LEFT REAR CALIPER WAS LOOSE. I WAS SOUTH-BOUND ON INTERSTATE 91 AT MILE 5 IN SPRINGFIELD, MA TRAVELING 45 MPH. WE STOPPED AND WAITED FOR MOBILE REPAIR TO ALLEVIATE ENOUGH OF THE DAMAGE TO ALLOW US TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE SPENT THREE DAYS WAITING ON PARTS AND FINAL REPAIRS. THE RESULTING DAMAGE WAS DESTROYED CALIPER AND PADS ON RIGHT FRONT, DESTROYED CALIPER MOUNTING BRACKET ON RIGHT FRONT, DAMAGED RIM ON RIGHT FRONT, DAMAGED PADS ON LEFT FRONT. BOLTS USED TO SECURE THE CALIPER HAVE LOCTITE ON THREADS. ON REVIEW OF DRV OWNER FORUM I FOUND ANOTHER OWNER WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. COMPONENTS INVOLVED ARE ASSEMBLED AT DRV IN HOWE, IN AND INCLUDE KODAK CALIPER, BOLTED TO MORRYDE INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION, MOUNTED ON DEXTER 8000 LB AXLE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE BRAKE CALIPER ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF AND JAMMED INSIDE THE ALUMINUM WHEEL RIM. ON EXAMINATION, BOTH BOLTS HOLDING THE CALIPER HAD FALLEN OUT. ALSO ONE BOLT ON LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER HAD FALLEN OUT AND ONE BOLT ON LEFT REAR CALIPER WAS LOOSE. I WAS SOUTH-BOUND ON INTERSTATE 91 AT MILE 5 IN SPRINGFIELD, MA TRAVELING 45 MPH. WE STOPPED AND WAITED FOR MOBILE REPAIR TO ALLEVIATE ENOUGH OF THE DAMAGE TO ALLOW US TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE SPENT THREE DAYS WAITING ON PARTS AND FINAL REPAIRS. THE RESULTING DAMAGE WAS DESTROYED CALIPER AND PADS ON RIGHT FRONT, DESTROYED CALIPER MOUNTING BRACKET ON RIGHT FRONT, DAMAGED RIM ON RIGHT FRONT, DAMAGED PADS ON LEFT FRONT. BOLTS USED TO SECURE THE CALIPER HAVE LOCTITE ON THREADS. ON REVIEW OF DRV OWNER FORUM I FOUND ANOTHER OWNER WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. COMPONENTS INVOLVED ARE ASSEMBLED AT DRV IN HOWE, IN AND INCLUDE KODAK CALIPER, BOLTED TO MORRYDE INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION, MOUNTED ON DEXTER 8000 LB AXLE.
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
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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