2002 Mckenzie Rogue 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 2002 Mckenzie Rogue, 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 & structure266.7%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE COACH OF MY MOTORHOME HAS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THE FACTORY MOUNTS BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE COACH HAVE BROKEN AND THE UNIT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. FOUR YEARS AGO THE PROPANE TANK FELL OUT OF THE UNIT DUE TO FAULTY/WEAK WELDS. *TR
I AM USING THIS FORUM TO CALL ATTENTION TO MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD CONDITIONS INVOLVING DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND STRUCTURAL FAILURES OF THE 2002 MONACO/MCKENZIE ROGUE CLASS C MOTORHOME, PURCHASED NEW IN 2002 IN PARKER, AZ. THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN OREGON. THE SAFETY RELATED ISSUES INVOLVE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF DEFECTS IN WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS, INCLUDING BURNED INTERIOR LIGHT SWITCHES; A 22 GALLON PROPANE TANK FELL OFF VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION; FACTORY INSTALLED TV SET BROKE LOOSE FROM ORIGINAL MOUNTINGS AT 65 MPH, HITTING THE DRIVER AND CRASHING TO THE COACH FLOOR. BUT THE MAJOR CONCERN IS REPEATED STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR SIDE WALLS AND ROOF TO CAB MOUNTINGS CAUSING WIND WATER AND DUST INTRUSION. MONACO HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ON THREE PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS AN UNDETECTED WATER LEAK IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS THAT HAS RESULTED IN EVIDENCE OF BLACK MOLD GROWING BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER ROOF AND SIDE WALLS AND RESULTING IN RUINED INTERIOR PANELS, BEDDING AND WINDOW TREATMENTS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NONE OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED, ALTHOUGH DOCUMENTED BY MONACO, HAVE BEEN FORMALLY REPORTED TO UNSUSPECTING, LIKE-VEHICLE OWNERS THROUGH MONACO CONTACT NOR THROUGH VOLUNTARY RECALL. OWNERS OF MCKENZIE ROGUE AND HOLIDAY RAMBLER ADMIRAL CLASS C MOTORHOMES SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THESE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS AND MONACO SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RECALL ALL UNITS BUILT SINCE 2002 FOR INSPECTION AND NO COST REPAIR OR VEHICLE REPLACEMENT/BUY BACK. MY VEHICLE IS BEYOND REPAIR AND I AM FORMALLY REQUESTING MONACO TO BUY BACK MY COACH AT FULL PURCHASE PRICE. *JB
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
I AM USING THIS FORUM TO CALL ATTENTION TO MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD CONDITIONS INVOLVING DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND STRUCTURAL FAILURES OF THE 2002 MONACO/MCKENZIE ROGUE CLASS C MOTORHOME, PURCHASED NEW IN 2002 IN PARKER, AZ. THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN OREGON. THE SAFETY RELATED ISSUES INVOLVE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF DEFECTS IN WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS, INCLUDING BURNED INTERIOR LIGHT SWITCHES; A 22 GALLON PROPANE TANK FELL OFF VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION; FACTORY INSTALLED TV SET BROKE LOOSE FROM ORIGINAL MOUNTINGS AT 65 MPH, HITTING THE DRIVER AND CRASHING TO THE COACH FLOOR. BUT THE MAJOR CONCERN IS REPEATED STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR SIDE WALLS AND ROOF TO CAB MOUNTINGS CAUSING WIND WATER AND DUST INTRUSION. MONACO HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ON THREE PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS AN UNDETECTED WATER LEAK IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS THAT HAS RESULTED IN EVIDENCE OF BLACK MOLD GROWING BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER ROOF AND SIDE WALLS AND RESULTING IN RUINED INTERIOR PANELS, BEDDING AND WINDOW TREATMENTS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NONE OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED, ALTHOUGH DOCUMENTED BY MONACO, HAVE BEEN FORMALLY REPORTED TO UNSUSPECTING, LIKE-VEHICLE OWNERS THROUGH MONACO CONTACT NOR THROUGH VOLUNTARY RECALL. OWNERS OF MCKENZIE ROGUE AND HOLIDAY RAMBLER ADMIRAL CLASS C MOTORHOMES SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THESE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS AND MONACO SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RECALL ALL UNITS BUILT SINCE 2002 FOR INSPECTION AND NO COST REPAIR OR VEHICLE REPLACEMENT/BUY BACK. MY VEHICLE IS BEYOND REPAIR AND I AM FORMALLY REQUESTING MONACO TO BUY BACK MY COACH AT FULL PURCHASE PRICE. *JB
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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