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2003 Monaco Coach Cayman 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 May 4, 2010
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 Oct 3, 2003

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 Monaco Coach Cayman. 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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Brakes
Filed May 4, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MONACO COACH CAYMAN MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SMOKE WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BRAKE HOSE WAS REPLACE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASION. AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE CALIPER WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE THIRD FAILURE, THE CONTACT TOOK HAD ALL THE CALIPERS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,560. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

NHTSA ID
10328771
Incident
May 15, 2006
Mileage
25,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Dec 6, 2005

MY 2003 MONACO CAYMAN MOTORHOME WITH BOSCH BRAKES HAS HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. ALL FOUR WHEELS HAVE OVERHEATED AND THE REPAIR BILL WILL BE OVER $4,000. IT IS STILL WITHIN THE WARRANTY, BUT MONACO REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V2278000 FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. MONACO CLAIMS MY MOTORHOME DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL. THE VIN NUMBER FOR MY MOTORHOME IS: [XXX]. WE DID HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON IN JULY. WHEN THAT WAS REPAIRED THE SERVICE PEOPLE DID NOT NOTICE ANY EXTREME WEAR ON OUR BRAKES. IT SEEMS STRANGE TO ME THAT I WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE AFOREMENTIONED RECALL. WE HAVE DRIVEN OUR MOTORHOME 29,000 MILES TO VARIOUS STATES IN THE NORTHEAST AND ALSO TO COLORADO. ONE WOULD THINK THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DESIGNED FOR TRAVEL OF THIS TYPE. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A "RECREATIONAL VEHICLE". *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID
10144579
Incident
Nov 14, 2005
Mileage
29,800 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 3, 2003

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WAS A DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10042287
Mileage
134,099 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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