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2001 Newmar Mountain Aire 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 Oct 5, 2014
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 Aug 7, 2003

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 Newmar Mountain Aire. 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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ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Oct 5, 2014

VEHICLE RUNNING NORMALLY, ACCELERATED TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC, ENGINE BEGAN TO MISS THEN BACKFIRED. MISS CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE PAST 55 MPH. PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CHECK FOR ANY VISUAL PROBLEMS, NONE NOTED. ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY AND I FINISHED THE 30 MILE DRIVE HOME. CHANGED FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER AND MAF SENSOR. ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY AND I TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. AFTER 20 MILES WITH NO ISSUES I ATTEMPTED AN ACCELERATION AND AGAIN IT LOST POWER, SKIPPING/MISSING AND BACKFIRED. PULLED INTO A REST AREA AND SHUT DOWN FOR 20 MINUTES. ON RESTART A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OBDII INDICATED THAT IT WAS A P0342 CRANKSHAFT POSITION INDICATOR SENSOR ISSUE. A MECHANIC INDICATED THAT GM DID A RECALL ON THE 2001 8.1L VORTEC FOR THIS ISSUE AND THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED TO THE WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS WITH THE SAME ENGINE BUT DIDN'T. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED TO ALL 2001 8.1L ENGINES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS IT LEADS TO AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHERE THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE OR STALLS WHEN MERGING OR PASSING. ADDITIONALLY, THE SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE REMOVES THE POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING CREATING AN INCREASED HAZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS AND THOSE AROUND THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10641506
Incident
Jun 20, 2014
Mileage
24,116 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 11, 2011

I CARRIED MY 2001 NEWMAR MOUNTAIN AIRE, TO DANNY'S RV REPAIR IN DENTON, TX DUETO RECALL 51101-C WORKHRSE REFUSED TO HONOR THE (A) RIGHT FRONT PART# W8001709, $50.91 . AND THE LABOR FOR RIGHT REAR ABSCODE APPEARED ON TEST DRIVE) AND THE RF, LR, LABOR @ 29.40 EACH= $88.20 . I PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR SOMETHING I FEEL SHOULD HAVE COST ME NOTHING AS DIRECTED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND LET ME KNOW YOUR FINDINGS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
10418562
Incident
May 4, 2011
Mileage
47,340 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 22, 2006

TL* - THE CONTACT'S DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR IN HER 2001 NEWMAR MOUNTAIN AIRE HAD A PETITE CRACK IN THE BOILER TUBE. THE CRACK CAUSED A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF SOLUTION/GAS TO BE RELEASED INTO THE AIR. THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR WHICH IS ALSO LISTED IN THE RV MAGAZINE AS A RECALL.

NHTSA ID
10176835
Incident
Jun 8, 2005
Mileage
16,000 mi
Fuel systemOther / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Oct 27, 2003

MOTORHOME WAS BUILT ON A CHASSIS THAT WAS NOT READY FOR PRODUCTION. *MR THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER FOUND DEFECTIVE WHEELS/BAD GOODYEAR TIRES. WHEN THE TANK WAS FILLED, FUEL LEAKED AT THE FILLER HOSE. IT WAS DISCOVERED, THAT THE FILLER HOSE THAT WENT TO THE TANK WAS ROTTEN. THE FUEL HOSE WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10044839
Mileage
10,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Aug 7, 2003

COACH 97545 MOUNTAIN AIRE RV. THE REVREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS BUILT ON A FORD FRAME AND CANNOT BE FIXED. *MR *CB *JB

NHTSA ID
10032403

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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