2000 Monaco Coach Knight 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 Monaco Coach Knight, 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
- Brakes675.0%
- Powertrain (other)225.0%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MONACO KNIGHT COACH RV. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT AS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE BRAKES. AFTER INVESTIGATING, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE HAD OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR EXAMINED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
BRAKE FAILURE ON A 200 MONACO KNIGHT RV. CALIPERS GOT STUCK AND THE HEAT CAUSED THE ROTOR TO CRACK AND RUINED THE CALIPERS AND THE ANTI BRAKE LOCK SENSOR. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
HUBS KEEP OVER HEATING SINCE WE BOUGHT THE RV
REAR AXLE AS STATED ON DATA PLATE LIST REAR AXLE MAX AT 13500 LBS. THE DRY WEIGHT ON THE REAR AXLE IS 13759 WITH NO WATER IN THE COACH WHEN THE COACH IS LOADED WITH 65 GAL'S OF WATER AN NORMAL FOOD AND CLOTHES THE REAR AXLE WEIGHT IS OVER 15000 LBS THIS RESULTS IN A SERIOUS HANDELING AND BRAKING PROBLEM.*AK
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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