2006 Monaco Coach Cayman 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 2006 Monaco Coach Cayman, 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
- Suspension642.9%
- Body & structure321.4%
- Engine214.3%
- Airbags17.1%
- Brakes17.1%
- Other / unspecified17.1%
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
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE FRAME AROUND THE ONE PIECE WINDSHIELD HAS COME LOOSE ALLOWING THE WINDSHIELD TO COME LOSE TO THE POINT IT IS ABOUT TO POP OUT. IF THE WINDSHIELD HAD POPPED OUT AT 60 MPH, THERE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE REP FROM ALLIANCE (NEW OWNER OF MONACO). HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH MONACO. HE SAID IT WOULD TAKE 18 HOURS MINIMUM TO TAKE THE WINDSHIELD OUT, FIX THE FRAME, AND PUT THE WINDSHIELD BACK IN. COST: BETWEEN $2000.00 AND $300-.00 WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE AFTER ALL THIS MONEY WE HAVE SPENT (REFER TO FIRST FORM SUBMITTED), THERE ARE STILL PARTS OF THE ENGINE THAT ARE RUSTING. THE MECHANIC WE HAVE BEEN USING SAYS THAT HE HAS NOT SEEN THIS MUCH RUST ON UNITS 20 - 25 YEARS OLD. WE GET ONE THING FIXED AND SOMETHING ELSE BREAKS. WE HAVE NOT USED OUR COACH SINCE APRIL OF 2013 BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE. TWICE WE HAVE PICKED IT UP AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP BECAUSE SOMETHING ELSE BROKE. WE HAVE HAD TO CANCEL TRIPS BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE SHOP. THIS TIME, IT HAS BEEN AT SEARS AUTO FOR OVER A WEEK, AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHO IS GOING TO FIX THE WINDSHIELD FRAME. WE ARE AFRAID OF USING IT, AND CANNOT AFFORD ANY MORE REPAIRS ON IT. IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO FOR US? THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRAILER ARMS BROKE AND THE REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME FELL TO THE GROUND, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, AIR BAGS, GENERATOR, MANIFOLD COVER, AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WERE NUMEROUS LEAKS IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, DUE TO RUSTY PIPES AND THE WELDS WERE BROKEN. THE PIPE USED TO FILL THE GENERATOR WITH OIL RUSTED OUT, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BRAKE CHAMBERS HAD RUSTY AND CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/28/14.....UPDATED 11/06/14 *BF
WE LEFT OUR CAMPSITE IN MYRTLE BEACH AND WERE IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC. WE HEARD A RUMBLE NOISE AND WHEN I CHECKED THE MOTOR HOME, THE BACK END WAS ON THE GROUND. THE TRAILING ARMS HAD BOTH BROKEN. WE HAD TO HAVE IT FLAT BEDDED TO A GARAGE. WE WERE TOLD WE WERE VERY LUCKY, BECAUSE IF WE HAD BEEN GOING FASTER, THE COACH PROBABLY WOULD HAVE FLIPPED OVER, AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE TRAILING ARMS WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE UNIT. THE REPLACEMENT TRAILING ARMS WERE MUCH BIGGER AND STRONGER. WE HAD TO LEAVE THE UNIT THERE AND RETURN FOR IT THREE WEEKS LATER (800 MILES EACH WAY). COST: $3500.00 PLUS THE TOWING. WE WERE ON OUR WAY FROM FLORIDA, AND WHEN WE STOPPED FOR GAS, THE LOW AIR LIGHT ON THE ENGINE CAME ON. WE HAD IT CHECKED IMMEDIATELY, AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE BRAKE AIR BAGS WERE LEAKING BECAUSE THE SPRINGS INSIDE THE BAGS RUSTED. BROKE, AND PUNCHED HOLES IN THE BAGS. THE BRAKES COULD HAVE GIVEN OUT WHILE TRAVELING, AND WE COULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT. COST: $900.00 THE BOLTS ON THE MANIFOLD COVER RUSTED AND A COUPLE BROKE OFF. THIS COST A LEAK IN THE MANIFOLD. THE RADIATOR RUSTED OUT, SPRUNG AN UN-FIXABLE LEAK, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SEVERAL OF THE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE ALSO RUSTY. THE MECHANIC SAID THE LINES AND THE RADIATOR WERE ALL MADE OF INFERIOR QUALITY ALL OF THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO GET HOT AND CAUSE A FIRE. COST $8200.00 PLUS TWO TOWS. UPDATED 11/06/14 *BF UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE FRAME AROUND THE ONE PIECE WINDSHIELD HAS COME LOOSE ALLOWING THE WINDSHIELD TO COME LOSE TO THE POINT IT IS ABOUT TO POP OUT. IF THE WINDSHIELD HAD POPPED OUT AT 60 MPH, THERE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE REP FROM ALLIANCE (NEW OWNER OF MONACO). HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH MONACO. HE SAID IT WOULD TAKE 18 HOURS MINIMUM TO TAKE THE WINDSHIELD OUT, FIX THE FRAME, AND PUT THE WINDSHIELD BACK IN. COST: BETWEEN $2000.00 AND $300-.00 WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE AFTER ALL THIS MONEY WE HAVE SPENT (REFER TO FIRST FORM SUBMITTED), THERE ARE STILL PARTS OF THE ENGINE THAT ARE RUSTING. THE MECHANIC WE HAVE BEEN USING SAYS THAT HE HAS NOT SEEN THIS MUCH RUST ON UNITS 20 - 25 YEARS OLD. WE GET ONE THING FIXED AND SOMETHING ELSE BREAKS. WE HAVE NOT USED OUR COACH SINCE APRIL OF 2013 BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE. TWICE WE HAVE PICKED IT UP AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP BECAUSE SOMETHING ELSE BROKE. WE HAVE HAD TO CANCEL TRIPS BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE SHOP. THIS TIME, IT HAS BEEN AT SEARS AUTO FOR OVER A WEEK, AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHO IS GOING TO FIX THE WINDSHIELD FRAME. WE ARE AFRAID OF USING IT, AND CANNOT AFFORD ANY MORE REPAIRS ON IT. IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO FOR US? THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRAILER ARMS BROKE AND THE REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME FELL TO THE GROUND, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, AIR BAGS, GENERATOR, MANIFOLD COVER, AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WERE NUMEROUS LEAKS IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, DUE TO RUSTY PIPES AND THE WELDS WERE BROKEN. THE PIPE USED TO FILL THE GENERATOR WITH OIL RUSTED OUT, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BRAKE CHAMBERS HAD RUSTY AND CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/28/14.....UPDATED 11/06/14 *BF
COMPLETE FAILURE OF RIGHT REAR TRAILING ARM WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CAUSING DIFFICULTY STEERING VEHICLE & SERIOUS SWAY OF VEHICLE ON BRAKING. UPON INSPECTION AT REPAIR FACILITY,FOUND LEFT REAR TRAILING ARM CRACKED. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE FRAME AROUND THE ONE PIECE WINDSHIELD HAS COME LOOSE ALLOWING THE WINDSHIELD TO COME LOSE TO THE POINT IT IS ABOUT TO POP OUT. IF THE WINDSHIELD HAD POPPED OUT AT 60 MPH, THERE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE REP FROM ALLIANCE (NEW OWNER OF MONACO). HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH MONACO. HE SAID IT WOULD TAKE 18 HOURS MINIMUM TO TAKE THE WINDSHIELD OUT, FIX THE FRAME, AND PUT THE WINDSHIELD BACK IN. COST: BETWEEN $2000.00 AND $300-.00 WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE AFTER ALL THIS MONEY WE HAVE SPENT (REFER TO FIRST FORM SUBMITTED), THERE ARE STILL PARTS OF THE ENGINE THAT ARE RUSTING. THE MECHANIC WE HAVE BEEN USING SAYS THAT HE HAS NOT SEEN THIS MUCH RUST ON UNITS 20 - 25 YEARS OLD. WE GET ONE THING FIXED AND SOMETHING ELSE BREAKS. WE HAVE NOT USED OUR COACH SINCE APRIL OF 2013 BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE. TWICE WE HAVE PICKED IT UP AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP BECAUSE SOMETHING ELSE BROKE. WE HAVE HAD TO CANCEL TRIPS BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE SHOP. THIS TIME, IT HAS BEEN AT SEARS AUTO FOR OVER A WEEK, AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHO IS GOING TO FIX THE WINDSHIELD FRAME. WE ARE AFRAID OF USING IT, AND CANNOT AFFORD ANY MORE REPAIRS ON IT. IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO FOR US? THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRAILER ARMS BROKE AND THE REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME FELL TO THE GROUND, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, AIR BAGS, GENERATOR, MANIFOLD COVER, AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WERE NUMEROUS LEAKS IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, DUE TO RUSTY PIPES AND THE WELDS WERE BROKEN. THE PIPE USED TO FILL THE GENERATOR WITH OIL RUSTED OUT, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BRAKE CHAMBERS HAD RUSTY AND CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/28/14.....UPDATED 11/06/14 *BF
WE LEFT OUR CAMPSITE IN MYRTLE BEACH AND WERE IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC. WE HEARD A RUMBLE NOISE AND WHEN I CHECKED THE MOTOR HOME, THE BACK END WAS ON THE GROUND. THE TRAILING ARMS HAD BOTH BROKEN. WE HAD TO HAVE IT FLAT BEDDED TO A GARAGE. WE WERE TOLD WE WERE VERY LUCKY, BECAUSE IF WE HAD BEEN GOING FASTER, THE COACH PROBABLY WOULD HAVE FLIPPED OVER, AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE TRAILING ARMS WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE UNIT. THE REPLACEMENT TRAILING ARMS WERE MUCH BIGGER AND STRONGER. WE HAD TO LEAVE THE UNIT THERE AND RETURN FOR IT THREE WEEKS LATER (800 MILES EACH WAY). COST: $3500.00 PLUS THE TOWING. WE WERE ON OUR WAY FROM FLORIDA, AND WHEN WE STOPPED FOR GAS, THE LOW AIR LIGHT ON THE ENGINE CAME ON. WE HAD IT CHECKED IMMEDIATELY, AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE BRAKE AIR BAGS WERE LEAKING BECAUSE THE SPRINGS INSIDE THE BAGS RUSTED. BROKE, AND PUNCHED HOLES IN THE BAGS. THE BRAKES COULD HAVE GIVEN OUT WHILE TRAVELING, AND WE COULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT. COST: $900.00 THE BOLTS ON THE MANIFOLD COVER RUSTED AND A COUPLE BROKE OFF. THIS COST A LEAK IN THE MANIFOLD. THE RADIATOR RUSTED OUT, SPRUNG AN UN-FIXABLE LEAK, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SEVERAL OF THE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE ALSO RUSTY. THE MECHANIC SAID THE LINES AND THE RADIATOR WERE ALL MADE OF INFERIOR QUALITY ALL OF THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO GET HOT AND CAUSE A FIRE. COST $8200.00 PLUS TWO TOWS. UPDATED 11/06/14 *BF UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
WE LEFT OUR CAMPSITE IN MYRTLE BEACH AND WERE IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC. WE HEARD A RUMBLE NOISE AND WHEN I CHECKED THE MOTOR HOME, THE BACK END WAS ON THE GROUND. THE TRAILING ARMS HAD BOTH BROKEN. WE HAD TO HAVE IT FLAT BEDDED TO A GARAGE. WE WERE TOLD WE WERE VERY LUCKY, BECAUSE IF WE HAD BEEN GOING FASTER, THE COACH PROBABLY WOULD HAVE FLIPPED OVER, AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE TRAILING ARMS WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE UNIT. THE REPLACEMENT TRAILING ARMS WERE MUCH BIGGER AND STRONGER. WE HAD TO LEAVE THE UNIT THERE AND RETURN FOR IT THREE WEEKS LATER (800 MILES EACH WAY). COST: $3500.00 PLUS THE TOWING. WE WERE ON OUR WAY FROM FLORIDA, AND WHEN WE STOPPED FOR GAS, THE LOW AIR LIGHT ON THE ENGINE CAME ON. WE HAD IT CHECKED IMMEDIATELY, AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE BRAKE AIR BAGS WERE LEAKING BECAUSE THE SPRINGS INSIDE THE BAGS RUSTED. BROKE, AND PUNCHED HOLES IN THE BAGS. THE BRAKES COULD HAVE GIVEN OUT WHILE TRAVELING, AND WE COULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT. COST: $900.00 THE BOLTS ON THE MANIFOLD COVER RUSTED AND A COUPLE BROKE OFF. THIS COST A LEAK IN THE MANIFOLD. THE RADIATOR RUSTED OUT, SPRUNG AN UN-FIXABLE LEAK, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SEVERAL OF THE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE ALSO RUSTY. THE MECHANIC SAID THE LINES AND THE RADIATOR WERE ALL MADE OF INFERIOR QUALITY ALL OF THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO GET HOT AND CAUSE A FIRE. COST $8200.00 PLUS TWO TOWS. UPDATED 11/06/14 *BF UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE FRAME AROUND THE ONE PIECE WINDSHIELD HAS COME LOOSE ALLOWING THE WINDSHIELD TO COME LOSE TO THE POINT IT IS ABOUT TO POP OUT. IF THE WINDSHIELD HAD POPPED OUT AT 60 MPH, THERE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE REP FROM ALLIANCE (NEW OWNER OF MONACO). HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH MONACO. HE SAID IT WOULD TAKE 18 HOURS MINIMUM TO TAKE THE WINDSHIELD OUT, FIX THE FRAME, AND PUT THE WINDSHIELD BACK IN. COST: BETWEEN $2000.00 AND $300-.00 WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE AFTER ALL THIS MONEY WE HAVE SPENT (REFER TO FIRST FORM SUBMITTED), THERE ARE STILL PARTS OF THE ENGINE THAT ARE RUSTING. THE MECHANIC WE HAVE BEEN USING SAYS THAT HE HAS NOT SEEN THIS MUCH RUST ON UNITS 20 - 25 YEARS OLD. WE GET ONE THING FIXED AND SOMETHING ELSE BREAKS. WE HAVE NOT USED OUR COACH SINCE APRIL OF 2013 BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE. TWICE WE HAVE PICKED IT UP AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP BECAUSE SOMETHING ELSE BROKE. WE HAVE HAD TO CANCEL TRIPS BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE SHOP. THIS TIME, IT HAS BEEN AT SEARS AUTO FOR OVER A WEEK, AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHO IS GOING TO FIX THE WINDSHIELD FRAME. WE ARE AFRAID OF USING IT, AND CANNOT AFFORD ANY MORE REPAIRS ON IT. IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO FOR US? THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRAILER ARMS BROKE AND THE REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME FELL TO THE GROUND, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, AIR BAGS, GENERATOR, MANIFOLD COVER, AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WERE NUMEROUS LEAKS IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, DUE TO RUSTY PIPES AND THE WELDS WERE BROKEN. THE PIPE USED TO FILL THE GENERATOR WITH OIL RUSTED OUT, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BRAKE CHAMBERS HAD RUSTY AND CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/28/14.....UPDATED 11/06/14 *BF
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 FRAME AROUND THE ONE PIECE WINDSHIELD HAS COME LOOSE ALLOWING THE WINDSHIELD TO COME LOSE TO THE POINT IT IS ABOUT TO POP OUT. IF THE WINDSHIELD HAD POPPED OUT AT 60 MPH, THERE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE REP FROM ALLIANCE (NEW OWNER OF MONACO). HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH MONACO. HE SAID IT WOULD TAKE 18 HOURS MINIMUM TO TAKE THE WINDSHIELD OUT, FIX THE FRAME, AND PUT THE WINDSHIELD BACK IN. COST: BETWEEN $2000.00 AND $300-.00 WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE AFTER ALL THIS MONEY WE HAVE SPENT (REFER TO FIRST FORM SUBMITTED), THERE ARE STILL PARTS OF THE ENGINE THAT ARE RUSTING. THE MECHANIC WE HAVE BEEN USING SAYS THAT HE HAS NOT SEEN THIS MUCH RUST ON UNITS 20 - 25 YEARS OLD. WE GET ONE THING FIXED AND SOMETHING ELSE BREAKS. WE HAVE NOT USED OUR COACH SINCE APRIL OF 2013 BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE. TWICE WE HAVE PICKED IT UP AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP BECAUSE SOMETHING ELSE BROKE. WE HAVE HAD TO CANCEL TRIPS BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE SHOP. THIS TIME, IT HAS BEEN AT SEARS AUTO FOR OVER A WEEK, AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHO IS GOING TO FIX THE WINDSHIELD FRAME. WE ARE AFRAID OF USING IT, AND CANNOT AFFORD ANY MORE REPAIRS ON IT. IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO FOR US? THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRAILER ARMS BROKE AND THE REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME FELL TO THE GROUND, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, AIR BAGS, GENERATOR, MANIFOLD COVER, AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WERE NUMEROUS LEAKS IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, DUE TO RUSTY PIPES AND THE WELDS WERE BROKEN. THE PIPE USED TO FILL THE GENERATOR WITH OIL RUSTED OUT, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BRAKE CHAMBERS HAD RUSTY AND CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/28/14.....UPDATED 11/06/14 *BF
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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