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2011 Thor Motor Coach Ace 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 Nov 7, 2013
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 2011 Thor Motor Coach Ace, 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

  • Electrical1100.0%

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

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

I AM THE SERVICE MANAGER OF A MOTORHOME DEALERSHIP, WE STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING A FIRE UNDER THE DASH, BROKEN EQUIPMENT FOUND THAT THE FLOOR HAD DETACHED FROM THE SIDES AND ROOF OF THE MOTORHOME, IT IS HELD ON BY SMALL SCREWS ALONG THE WALL UNDER THE TRIM, AS YOU DROVE THE VEHICLE THE STRUCTURE MOVED UP AND DOWN ON THE FLOOR FOUR TO SIX INCHES, CAUSING NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES, INCLUDING A FIRE, I HAVE TAKEN THIS PEACE OF EQUIPMENT APART TO THE POINT THAT I CAN WITH CERTAINTY SAY THAT THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE WALLS AND ROOF TO THE FLOOR AND FRAME ARE THESE SCREWS AND 85% OF THEM HAD BROKEN, I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS ONLY THE WALL SLIDER THAT KEPT THIS COACH TOGETHER, WE HAVE HAD TO REINFORCE THE WALLS AND DASH ASSY SO THAT THIS IS CORRECTED, I CONTACTED THOR MOTORCOACH AND THERE ONLY RESPONSE IS THIS VEHICLE IS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY, I WOULD NOT WRITE THIS IF I DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS MOTORCOACH BY DESIGN IS NOT DEFICIENT IN STRUCTURE FOR A ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE AND DANGEROUS TO ITS OCCUPANTS, IF WE WOULD NOT HAVE CAUGHT THIS, I CAN NOT EVEN THINK OF THE POSSIBLE RESULTS. *TR

NHTSA ID 10551453 · filed Nov 7, 2013

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

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