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2008 Monaco Monarch Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Jun 17, 2014
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2008 Monaco Monarch, 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

  • Brakes1100.0%

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.

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From owner reports, verbatim

2008 MONACO MONARCH RV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPAIRS OF THE LEVELING SYSTEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE SELF-LEVELERS DEPLOYED CAUSING THE ALARMS TO GO OFF. THERE WAS A THUD AND LOUD SCRAPING SOUND. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THE REAR LEVERS HAD FULLY EXTENDED AND THE REAR TIRE WERE FOUR INCHES OFF THE PAVEMENT. THE FRONT LEVERS WERE ALSO ON THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY TURN THE PUMP WITH AN ELECTRIC DRILL PER TECHNICAL SUPPORT INSTRUCTIONS. HOWEVER, THE NUT IMMEDIATELY BACKED OFF. HE RE-TIGHTENED THE NUT, AND THE MOTOR EASILY ROTATED INDICATING THE MOTOR WAS FREE TO ROTATE. WITH THE HELP OF A MOTOR TECH, HE AND THE CONSUMER WERE ABLE TO RELEASE PRESSURE FROM THE HYDRAULIC LINES, AND THE COACH DROPPED TO THE GROUND. IN THE PAST, THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE LEVELERS: SUCH AS HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING, LEAKING HOSES, AND OIL IN THE MOTOR DUE TO A FAULTY COUPLER SEAL. THE UNIT WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID 10597184 · filed Jun 17, 2014

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.

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