2003 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 2003 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
- Brakes2100.0%
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 2003 MONACO COACH KNIGHT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS THE REAR END VEERED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE AND A BURNING ODOR EMITTING FROM THE REAR WHEEL WELL AND TIRES. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WHEEL HUBS NEEDED TO BE REBUILT INCLUDING THE ROTORS, CALIPERS, WHEEL BEARINGS, FRONT SHIELD COVERS, PADS, AND MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY REPAIRED DUE TO PART UNAVAILABILITY AND BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER MADE THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MONACO KNIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN WHITE SMOKE EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
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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