2011 Jayco Melbourne Class C 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 2011 Jayco Melbourne Class C, 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
- Body & structure150.0%
- Electrical150.0%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE FRAME APPEARS TO BE BENDING JUST AFT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DROPPING THE REAR OF THE MOTORHOME AND CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE COACH AT THE SPOT OF THE BEND. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO JAYCO HAVE BEEN MADE. JAYCO MODIFIED THE FRAME ON THIS E450 BY ADDING A SECTION INTO THE FRAME. THIS CONDITION HAS HAPPENED OVER TIME AND WAS NOTICED IN THE FRST 4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. I BOUGHT THIS COACH NEW. I HAD IT INSPECTED AND THE INSPECION ONLY REVEALED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, WITH NO FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM. THERE HASVE BEEN NO INCIDENTS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. PICTURE #1 IS A VIEW OF THE FLOOR THAT SHOS IT IS BOWING. #2 SHOWS HOW THE CABINET AT FLOOR LEVEL HAS BROKEN AND OPENED UP. PICTURE #3 SHOWS THE FIRST PROBLEM EXPERIENCED WITH THIS RIG, WHERRE THE AFTER SECTION OF THE OVERLOAD SPRINGS WERE CATCHING ON THE FRAME. THIS WAS FIXED BY REMOVING A SECTION OF THE SPRING.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
2011 JAYCO MELBOURNE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED WHEN THE CAMPER WAS CONNECTED A POWER SOURCE. THE OUTLET AT THE PARK WAS CHECKED AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE CONSUMER USED HIS GENERATOR, AND WAS ABLE TO SWITCH THE 30 AMP TO ON THE NEXT DAY. A MONTH LATER, THE CONSUMER STOPPED TO AN RV PARK, AND WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE 30 AMP ELECTRICITY. THE PARK MANAGER CHECKED THE POWER SOURCE AND FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE OUTLET. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT HIS SON'S HOUSE, HE CONNECTED THE CAMPER TO THE 30 AMP OUTLET NEWLY INSTALLED BY A CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN, WHEN SUDDENLY HE SMELLED SMOKE INSIDE THE CAMPER. THE ELECTRICIAN PULLED THE PANEL LOCATED UNDER THE BED AND FOUND THE ELECTRICAL BOX HOUSING THE TRANSFER SWITCH AND THE CONNECTION BAR MELTED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY REPEATEDLY FAILED TO RETURN HIS CALLS. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT TRANSFER SWITCH, AND TOOK THE RV TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER PAID FOR THE LABOR ONLY. JAYCO INFORMED THE CONSUMER HIS RV WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, AND HE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE PART, AND THEY PAID FOR THE LABOR AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE.
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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