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2004 Newmar Scottsdale 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 Jun 20, 2011
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 Feb 3, 2004

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Newmar Scottsdale. 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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Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 20, 2011
Fire reported

EXTERIOR RUNNING LIGHTS CATCHING ON FIRE *TT

NHTSA ID
10407656
Incident
Jun 20, 2011
Brakes
Filed Jul 22, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NEWMAR SCOTTSDALE RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FAILING. RECALL NUMBER 50901-C AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V217000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) STATE THAT THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AND NOT RELEASE UNTIL THEY COOL OFF. THE BRAKES ARE LOCATED ON A 2003 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO CENTER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CALIPER FAILED. THE MECHANIC HAS BEEN WAITING ON THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR, BUT THE CONTACT HAS BEEN WAITING OVER TWO WEEKS. WORKHORSE IS NOT CALLING THE AUTO CENTER OR THE CONTACT BACK WITH A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,186.

NHTSA ID
10277896
Incident
Jul 9, 2009
Mileage
19,186 mi
ElectricalEngine
Filed Jul 31, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR INTAKE LOCATED NEXT TO THE ENGINE CONSUMES WATER IN RAINY WEATHER WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INSTALLED A BONNET AROUND THE AIR INTAKE WHICH EXTENDED THE AIR INTAKE. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THESE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

NHTSA ID
10163955
Incident
Jul 31, 2006
Mileage
60,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Sep 16, 2005

DT THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NEWMAR SCOTTSDALE. THE MOTOR HOME IS ON A WORKHORSE CHASSIS, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS SUPPLIED WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS , UNDER THE SPEEDOMETER THERE IS A LED DISPLAY PANEL WHICH IT TELLS THE CONTACT WHAT GEAR HE IN AS WELL AS OTHER DATA. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS DISPLAY IS THAT IT IS VERY DIM, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN AS WELL AS THE OTHER DATA THAT IT DISPLAYS. THE CONTACT KNOWS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME TYPE OF COMPLAINT. HE WENT AND LOOKED AT A BRAND NEW 2005 MOTOR HOME AND HE TURNED THE LEVER THAT LED DISPLAY ON AND THAT ONE WAS DIM AS WELL. ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WHERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THEY WHERE REQUESTING NEW INSTRUMENT PANELS FROM WORKHORSE. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT SOME OF THE INSTRUMENT PANELS WERE SO BAD THAT ONE COULD NOT READ THEM AT ALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE NEW ONES WERE ANY BETTER. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE HE PURCHASED IT ON AUGUST 9, 2004.*AK

NHTSA ID
10136755
Incident
Aug 9, 2004
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 3, 2004

AT ANY SPEED, WHEN VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO PITCH BACK AND FORTH AND ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NORMAL, AND SUGGESTS THAT THE CONSUMER BREAK THE VEHICLE IN. THIS PITCHING AND ROCKING PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SUSPENSION ONCE, AND PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10057457
Incident
Jun 17, 2003
Mileage
4,000 mi

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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