2000 King Of The Road Mini Motor Home 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 2000 King Of The Road Mini Motor Home, 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
- Tires & wheels466.7%
- Heating & air conditioning116.7%
- Other / unspecified116.7%
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
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
SPARE TIRES, SMALL TIRE PEOPLE JUST DOES NOT READ THE MANUAL WHAT THE SPECIFICATIONS AND RUNNING SPEED. I SEEN PEOPLE DRIVING ABOVE THE PRESCRIBE SPEED WHICH IS 35 MILES AN HOUR, VERY DANGEROUS ALSO ESPECIALLY IN THE FRONT WHERE THE TIRE CAN BLOW OUT DUE TO A HEAT AND LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, NEED TO GET THEM OFF THE MARKET AND CHARGE THE MANUFACTURE FOR THE POOR QUALITY OF PRODUCTS, I HATE TO SEE AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS TIRES, ANOTHER THING IS ONLY FOR ONE TRIP THE TIRE NOT TO DRIVE FOREVER, WHERE ARE THE INSPECTORS? *AK
ALL OF THE TIRES ON THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *AK *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Heating & air conditioning
Reports naming the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system.
From owner reports, verbatim
THIS RV WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 09/29/1999 IN COLO IA. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I POINTED OUT A NUMBER OF DEFICIENCIES IN COMPONENTS OF THE TRAILER TO THE DEALER. THEY EITHER FAILED OR REFUSED TO DO ANY FURTHER WORK. I HAD PAID CASH FOR THE TRAILER AND DECIDED I WOULD GET REPAIRS DONE IN A LESS HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. AT MY FIRST STOP I CONTACTED AN AUTHORIZED REPAIR CENTER ABOUT THE NON-FUNCTIONING PROPANE HEATER. THEY FOUND THAT THE DUCTWORK HAD NOT BEEN CONNECTED AT THE FACTORY. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS EXTREMELY LOUD. THE DEALER REFUSED TO R REPAIR IT; CLAIMED THEY WERE THAT NOISY. TOOK IT TO 3 OTHER DEALERS. THEY ALL SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. 10 MONTHS LATER IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD COMPRESSOR. THIS IS BEING REPLACED DIRECTLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE KITCHEN STOVE HAS HAD A YELLOW FLAME WHICH SMOKED UP PANS SINCE THE UNIT WAS PURCHASED. IT IS MFD. BY ATWOOD CORP. THERE IS NO PROVISION TO ADJUST THE AIR FUEL MIX ON THIS STOVE. THE COMPONENTS ARE: FIXED REGULATOR, FIXED GAS ORIFICES AND FIXED AIR SUPPLY. FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE FAILED TO ADJUST THE UNIT, BECAUSE THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT. THEY HAVE REPLACED PARTS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. I JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM NORCOLD ON THE GAS/AC REFRIGERATOR. THE TWO MOST PROMINENT RV DEALERS IN THE AREA REFUSED TO DO THE REQUIRED WORK, CITING SLOW PAYMENT & NIGGARDLY ALLOWANCE FOR LABOR BY NORCOLD. I AM PRESENTLY NEGOTIATING DIRECTLY WITH THE FACTORY TO REPAIR THIS UNIT MYSELF. THEY ARE RESISTING REPLACEMENT OF ANY COMPONENT THEY DON'T HAVE TO. I COULD GO ON FOR SEVERAL PAGES, BUT MY MAIN POINT IS THAT RV MANUFACTURERS ARE SHOVING OFF THEIR WARRANTY PROBLEMS ON DEALERS WHO DON'T HAVE PEOPLE QUALIFIED OR WILLING TO MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE OWNER IS LEFT TO JOUST WITH THE MANUFACTURERS, WHO DON'T REALLY WANT TO DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION, R.D. BARBER
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
THIS RV WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 09/29/1999 IN COLO IA. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I POINTED OUT A NUMBER OF DEFICIENCIES IN COMPONENTS OF THE TRAILER TO THE DEALER. THEY EITHER FAILED OR REFUSED TO DO ANY FURTHER WORK. I HAD PAID CASH FOR THE TRAILER AND DECIDED I WOULD GET REPAIRS DONE IN A LESS HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. AT MY FIRST STOP I CONTACTED AN AUTHORIZED REPAIR CENTER ABOUT THE NON-FUNCTIONING PROPANE HEATER. THEY FOUND THAT THE DUCTWORK HAD NOT BEEN CONNECTED AT THE FACTORY. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS EXTREMELY LOUD. THE DEALER REFUSED TO R REPAIR IT; CLAIMED THEY WERE THAT NOISY. TOOK IT TO 3 OTHER DEALERS. THEY ALL SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. 10 MONTHS LATER IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD COMPRESSOR. THIS IS BEING REPLACED DIRECTLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE KITCHEN STOVE HAS HAD A YELLOW FLAME WHICH SMOKED UP PANS SINCE THE UNIT WAS PURCHASED. IT IS MFD. BY ATWOOD CORP. THERE IS NO PROVISION TO ADJUST THE AIR FUEL MIX ON THIS STOVE. THE COMPONENTS ARE: FIXED REGULATOR, FIXED GAS ORIFICES AND FIXED AIR SUPPLY. FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE FAILED TO ADJUST THE UNIT, BECAUSE THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT. THEY HAVE REPLACED PARTS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. I JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM NORCOLD ON THE GAS/AC REFRIGERATOR. THE TWO MOST PROMINENT RV DEALERS IN THE AREA REFUSED TO DO THE REQUIRED WORK, CITING SLOW PAYMENT & NIGGARDLY ALLOWANCE FOR LABOR BY NORCOLD. I AM PRESENTLY NEGOTIATING DIRECTLY WITH THE FACTORY TO REPAIR THIS UNIT MYSELF. THEY ARE RESISTING REPLACEMENT OF ANY COMPONENT THEY DON'T HAVE TO. I COULD GO ON FOR SEVERAL PAGES, BUT MY MAIN POINT IS THAT RV MANUFACTURERS ARE SHOVING OFF THEIR WARRANTY PROBLEMS ON DEALERS WHO DON'T HAVE PEOPLE QUALIFIED OR WILLING TO MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE OWNER IS LEFT TO JOUST WITH THE MANUFACTURERS, WHO DON'T REALLY WANT TO DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION, R.D. BARBER
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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