2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay 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 2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay, 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
- Brakes266.7%
- Engine133.3%
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
SEVER BRAKE ROTOR DAMAGE, AND UNEVEN BRAKEPAD WEAR. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP AND SMOKE APPEARED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO THE CALIPERS STICKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF FOUR CALIPERS. THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL TO THE ONES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. *UPDATED 10/20/08 *BF UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
DT: 2003 TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY MOTOR HOME. THE MOTOR HOME LODT POWER AND SHUT DOWN. THERE WERE NO NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL THE MOTOR HOME STARTED TO JERK. FOUND A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE DIED. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME AND THE SECOND TIME WHILE DRIVING FELT THE SAME TYPE OF MOTION IN VEHICLE, BARELY MADE OFF THE SIDE OF ROAD BEFORE EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED. *AK
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
Data on this page last refreshed .