2007 Newmar Kountry Star Dp 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 2007 Newmar Kountry Star Dp, 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
- Brakes133.3%
- Electrical133.3%
- Visibility133.3%
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 2007 NEWMAR KOUNTRY STAR DIESEL PUSHE. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS, IN ADDITION TO OTHER REPAIRS. ALL THE REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE WERE UNKNOWN. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BEGAN TO TURN WITHOUT THE IGNITION KEY IN PLACE. THE STARTER WAS RUINED BEFORE ATTEMPTS TO DISENGAGE POWER TO THE STARTER WERE SUCCESSFUL. THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE STARTER BELIEVES THE CAUSE WAS WATER INFILTRATION OF BUSSMAN BOX WHERE ENGINE STARTER FUSES AND RELAYS ARE LOCATED. A BUSSMAN BOX HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF OTHER SAFETY RECALLS ON NEWMAR BRAND DIESEL PUSHERS. WHEN CONTACTED, BOTH THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER (SPARTAN) AND THE COACH MANUFACTURER (NEWMAR) DENY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. NO REMEDY HAS BEEN OFFERED BY EITHER MANUFACTURER. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
MOTOR HOME IS NEW. WINDSHIELDS WIPERS WERE TURNED ON DURING A RAIN STORM. ON THE FIRST SWEEP BOTH WIPER ARMS EXTENDED TOO FAR TO THE LEFT. DRIVERS SIDE WIPER ARM WRAPPED AROUND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CURVED WINDSHIELD WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM ROTATED APPROX 180 DEGREES. WIPERS ARMS FROZE IN THAT POSITION. WIPER MOTOR WAS BURNT UP, FUSE WAS BLOWN, AND SPLINES IN THE WIPER ARMS WHERE MOUNTED TO WIPER ROTATING SYSTEM WERE GROUND SMOOTH. WIPER ARMS AND MOTOR WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND TIME WIPERS TURNED ON DURING A RAIN STORM THEY OPERATED APPROXIMATELY 24 CYCLES AND DID THE SAME THING. CHECKED THE NEWMAR OWNER SITE ON IRV2.COM AND FIND THAT MANY OTHER NEWMAR OWNERS REPORT THE SAME / SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH WIPERS. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ON SECONDARY ROAD. MINIMUM TRAFFIC, NO PLACE TO STOP SO PROCEEDED WITH DIMINISHED VISIBILITY. SECOND OCCURRENCE OCCURRED ON BUSY I-80 IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY SEMI TRUCK TRAFFIC. AGAIN NO PLACE TO SAFELY STOP SO PROCEEDED WITH GREATLY DIMINISHED VISIBILITY UNTIL COULD SAFELY STOP AND WAIT FOR RAIN AND WATER THROWN BY TRAFFIC TO CEASE. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR NEWMAR TO FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN ADDRESS PROBLEM. *TR
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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