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1999 Western Alpine Coach 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 Sep 2, 2005
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 Oct 1, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Western Alpine Coach. 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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Fuel system
Filed Sep 2, 2005

HX OF ENGINE SHUT OFF, 1999 ALPINE COACH W/ 39,670 MILES. SINCE PURCHASING IN OCTOBER 1998 HAD ENGINE QUIT NINE TIMES, FOUR OF WHICH HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAD MANY REPAIRS DONE ON THE COACH ITSELF THROUGH WRV (MANUFACTURER), PLUS THE PROBLEMS WITH CUMMINS ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. PAPERWORK SHOWS MANY REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT STILL HAPPENS. NOW THE COACH IS SETTING, UNABLE TO START AND RUN, DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. CUMMINS MOTORS DENIES THIS IS A WARRANTY PROBLEM, WILL PAY FOR 1/2 OF COST OF REBUILT FUEL PUMP. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THE ISC-330E-RV MOTOR DID HAVE A SAFETY CAMPAIGN FOR DEFECTIVE FUEL CAPS. I HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE, NOR WERE CAPS REPLACED. THERE IS REAL DANGER TO MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND MY TWO CHILDREN HAVING A 30,000 POUND VEHICLE JUST SHUTTING OFF TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE NO FAITH THAT A REBUILT FUEL PUMP WILL ADDRESS THE SITUATION OF ENGINE STALLING. IT IS A MOST DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO OPERATE AS IT IS.*AK

NHTSA ID
10135223
Incident
Jul 10, 2005
Mileage
39,670 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 1, 2002

FRONT DISC ABS HYDRAULIC BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO RELEASE AFTER MILD TO MODERATE BRAKE APPLICATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIME. THE THIRD TIME WAS AT 45-50 MPH CAUSING FRONT BRAKES TO OVERHEAD AND BURN UP THE ABS SENSORS. THIS BRAKE SYSTEM IS MFG BY BOSCH AND WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES USES THE BOSCH BRAKES IN THEIR ALPINE COACH. I HAVE LEARNED FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME COACH THAT THEY TOO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. APPARENTLY THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BRAKE FAILURES THAT WESTERN RV HAS CHANGED THE CALIPERS TO A NEWER MODEL. BOSCH HASN'T RECOGNIZED THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THER EARLIER COACHES. I AM TOLD THAT THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES RELEASING IS RELATED TO A PROBLEM IN THE CALIPERS. I HAVE HAD TO A HAVE A BRAKE OVERHAUL WHICH IS APPROACHING $5000. WITH ONLY 23000 MI. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR THIS COACH. MR

NHTSA ID
767972
Incident
May 1, 2002

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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