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2001 Monaco Coach Lapalma 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 Sep 7, 2005
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 May 16, 2003

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 Monaco Coach Lapalma. 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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Other / unspecified
Filed Sep 7, 2005

DT: THE CALLER SAID THAT WHEN TAKING THE PROPANE TANK TO GET THE FILLED THE CALLER NOTICED THAT THE TANK WAS LOOSE. UPON INSPECTION THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE BRACKETS THAT HOLDS THE TANK WAS BROKEN IN TWO AND THAT THE OTHER BRACKET WAS CRACKED. THE DEALER HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *MR UPDATE 12/7/2005. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT HASN'T REPLIED TO THE CONSUMER'S REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE. *NM

NHTSA ID
10135533
Incident
Sep 6, 2005
Mileage
28,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Aug 19, 2005

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT BOLT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LEAF SPRING WAS COMING OUT OF THE FRONT BRACKET WHERE THE LEAF SPRING WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE CONSUMER'S SON TIGHTENED THE BOLT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE TAKEN TO A TRUCK SERVICE CENTER, REFERRED BY MONACO. THE CONSUMER WAS PUTTING PLASTIC SQUARES UNDER THE MOTOR HOME TO LEVEL IT, AND HIS SON NOTICED THAT THE BOLT WAS LOOSE. *AK *SC

NHTSA ID
10130609
Incident
Jul 22, 2005
Mileage
25,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Feb 26, 2004

LTR FWD FM FMCSA LTR RE THEIR DEFECTIVE 2001 LAPLAMA MOTORHOME, THE RV SWAYS WHEN DRIVEN DUE TO BEING OVERWEIGHT EVEN WHEN IT'S EMPTY. *PH THE FORD DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER, IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE THE SWAY, AIR BAGS WOULD NEED TO BE PLACED ON ALL FOUR SHOCKS AND MORE POUNDS COULD BE CARRIED WITHOUT BEING OVERLOADED. *JB

NHTSA ID
10059889
Body & structure
Filed May 20, 2003

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V237000. THEIR IS NO DEALER AVAILABLE FOR REMEDY WITHIN 100 MILES. MANUFACTURER FIRST ADVISED CONSUMER NOT TO DRIVE COACH OVER 100 MILES OR THEY WOULD NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES. WHEN THE CONSUMER ADVISED THAT CLOSET DEALER WAS OVER 100 MILES AWAY, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO DRIVE CAREFULLY OR GO TO A DEALER OVER 200 MILES AWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST WITH ANY ALTERNATIVE TO REMEDY. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10020148
Suspension
Filed May 16, 2003

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10020034
Incident
May 16, 2003

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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