38 of the
62 complaints filed about the Monaco Coach Knight
are about the braking system —
61% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2002.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MONACO COACH KNIGHT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN LAZY DAYS RV OF TAMPA (6130 LAZY DAYS BLVD, SEFFNER, FL 33584, (800)-306-4002) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #11166020 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MONACO COACH KNIGHT MOTOR HOME. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CALIPERS HAD LARGE CRACKS, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CALIPER WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, AND THE ABS SENSORS WERE DISCONNECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS AND WHEEL SEALS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC). THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10971613 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO COACH KNIGHT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE HOT TO THE TOUCH AND THE ABS CABLES WERE BURNT AND DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A REST AREA WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ABS CABLES, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
NHTSA complaint #10927455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MONACO COACH KNIGHT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS THE REAR END VEERED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE AND A BURNING ODOR EMITTING FROM THE REAR WHEEL WELL AND TIRES. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WHEEL HUBS NEEDED TO BE REBUILT INCLUDING THE ROTORS, CALIPERS, WHEEL BEARINGS, FRONT SHIELD COVERS, PADS, AND MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY REPAIRED DUE TO PART UNAVAILABILITY AND BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER MADE THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10865414 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MONACO COACH KNIGHT RV. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE AN UNDISCLOSED PART WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NEVER REPAIRED AND LATER RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT BE CONTACTED BECAUSE THEY WERE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
NHTSA complaint #10468797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MONACO KNIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN WHITE SMOKE EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
NHTSA complaint #10454831 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IN JUNE 2010, WHILE ON MY WAY TO CHURCH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, MY RIGHT REAR BRAKE OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE ABS SENSOR. I CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HE FOUND THE PROBLEM, GOT THE BRAKE RELEASED AND I FINISHED MY TRIP WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEN IN AUGUST 2010, WHILE ON MY WAY TO PAINTSVILLE KENTUCKY , MY LEFT FRONT BRAKE OVERHEATED. I WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED BEFORE THE SENSOR MELTED AND PUT A FAN ON THE BRAKE AREA AND COOLED IT OFF. IT WAS THEN FREE AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY TRIP WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. WHEN I CONTACTED WORKHORSE ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY SAID MY UNIT WAS NOT IN THE RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10382531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MONACO KNIGHT COACH RV. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT AS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE BRAKES. AFTER INVESTIGATING, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE HAD OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR EXAMINED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
NHTSA complaint #10351766 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MONACO COACH KNIGHT 32FT MOTOR COACH. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. THE REAR BRAKES AND CALIPERS HAD OVERHEATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE, SENSORS AND CALIPERS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE EXACT SAME FAILURE HAD OCCURRED LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO AND ALL SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL RELATIVE TO THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V278000- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT MONACO HAD FILED LIQUIDATION AND HAD BEEN TAKEN OVER BY A NEW COMPANY, THEREFORE SHE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10347286 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MONACO KNIGHT RV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V284000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: PEDALS AND LINKAGES). THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND LEFT VOICE MAIL MESSAGES CONCERNING THE RECALL SAFETY ISSUES. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT RESPONDED TO THE MESSAGES. THERE WAS NO FAILURE MILEAGE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10345727 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE INVOLVED IS A 2002 MONACO KNIGHT MOTORHOME ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH BOSCH ZOPS AIR OVER HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES. ALL FOUR BRAKE CALIPERS WERE REPAIRED WITH BOSCH ZOH-T ANCHOR PLATE REPAIR KITS UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 02V278000 IN 2004. IN JULY 2009 THE LEFT REAR BRAKE BECAME SEVERELY OVERHEATED CAUSING TRANSFER OF BRAKE PAD MATERIAL TO THE ROTOR AND CAUSING THE ABS SENSOR TO MELT AND FALL LOOSE FROM THE CALIPER. REPAIR WAS MADE BY REPLACING THE LEFT REAR CALIPER, REPLACING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE PADS, TURNING THE LEFT BRAKE ROTOR AND REPLACING THE ABS SENSOR.
NHTSA complaint #10290905 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MONACO COACH KNIGHT MOTOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,500.
NHTSA complaint #10276547 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BRAKE FAILURE ON A 200 MONACO KNIGHT RV. CALIPERS GOT STUCK AND THE HEAT CAUSED THE ROTOR TO CRACK AND RUINED THE CALIPERS AND THE ANTI BRAKE LOCK SENSOR.
NHTSA complaint #10255866 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THERMAL BRAKE FAILURE ON US HWY 19 WEST OF BURNSVILLE, NC. ON 22 SEPT. 2008. THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER OVERHEATED AND CAUSED A BURNED BRAKE SMELL, STRONG PULL OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, AND A RESULTANT ABS SENSOR FAILURE. THE PISTON FAILED TO RETRACT CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO DRAG ON THE ROTOR RESULTING A HEAT BUILD UP, SMOKE BILLOWED FROM THE WHEEL WELL AND THE ROTOR GLOWED RED. THIS IS MY FIRST FAILURE. HOWEVER, SEVERAL FELLOW OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR BRAKE FAILURE. A 2004 RECALL REPLACED SOME BAKE PARTS. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN! I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING HAVING THE FOUR CALIPERS REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1250. AFTER ATTENDING SEMINARS, SPEAKING WITH OTHER OWNERS, AND SEVERAL TECHNICIANS, I BELIEVE MONACO CONTINUES TO HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH MOTOR HOMES THAT HAVE BOSCH BRAKE CALIPERS INSTALLED.
NHTSA complaint #10248507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A 2001 MONACO KNIGHT WHICH I BOUGHT IN 2006. WE TOOK A TRIP WITH OUR RV ON 9/19/2008 AND THE BRAKES SEIZED UP. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, BEARINGS AND OIL RESERVOIR TO FAIL. WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED SOMETHING, SO I STOPPED TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE WHEELS WERE ACTUALLY SMOKING, IT HAD NOT BROKE OUT INTO A FIRE YET, BUT I AM SURE IT WOULD HAVE IF I KEPT DRIVING. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND RECALL NUMBER 02V278000, MONACO'S RECALL NUMBER R02175 WHICH DESCRIBED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED MONACO AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PRIOR OWNER HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. THIS MOTOR HOME HAS ONLY 20,000 MILES AND NOW BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM I NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND THE INTERNAL PARTS OF THE FRONT AXLES REPLACED, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 21,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NEED. THIS PROBLEM IS EXACTLY WHAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS TO PREVENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS RECALL REISSUED AND HOLD MONACO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS THAT I BELIEVE WERE NEVER PERFORMED UNDER THE ORIGINAL RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10245104 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2002 MONACO KNIGHT WITH BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED IN 2004. THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SYMPTOMS IDENTIFIED IN A RECALL FOR THAT VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES WAS CAUSED BY OVERUSE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED BETWEEN THE TIME OF THE RECALL AND THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NEGLIGENT IN RECTIFYING THE PROBLEMS WITH HIS RV WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10221734 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO KNIGHT 34PBD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LOCKS UP AND FORCES THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE ABS ALSO OVERHEATS AND CAUSES HIM TO PULL OVER AND ALLOW THE COMPONENT TO COOL. THE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW WHEN THE FAILURE FIRST BEGAN AND HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE MOTOR HOME WAS USED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP PROPERLY DURING SUDDEN BRAKING. HE HAS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN IT HAS BEEN USED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,000.
NHTSA complaint #10197468 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO KNIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL # 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS). THE ABS LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED FOUR TIMES AFTER BEING SERVICED FOR THE RECALL AND THE BRAKES OVERHEAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE ENGINE SIZE AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 21,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,558.
NHTSA complaint #10191457 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.