35 of the
208 complaints filed about the Tiffin Allegro
are about the braking system —
17% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2003.
The contact owns a 2011 Tiffin RV with a Ford F53 chassis. The contact stated while driving approximately 4 MPH as the vehicle slowed for traffic the brakes failed. The contact crashed into the vehicle directly in front with no damage to the first vehicle. The contact's vehicle sustained damage to the front cap which was cracked and fractured. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the police were not called and no person involved sustained any injuries. The contact drove his vehicle home and did not take the vehicle to a dealer or independent mechanic. The contact observed and determined that the two front brake lines from the master cylinder and the rear driver's side had rusted to the point that the lines were bleeding out the brake fluid. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000.
NHTSA complaint #11467003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
The contact owns a 2011 Tiffin RV with a Ford F53 chassis. The contact stated while driving approximately 4 MPH as the vehicle slowed for traffic the brakes failed. The contact crashed into the vehicle directly in front with no damage to the first vehicle. The contact's vehicle sustained damage to the front cap which was cracked and fractured. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the police were not called and no person involved sustained any injuries. The contact drove his vehicle home and did not take the vehicle to a dealer or independent mechanic. The contact observed and determined that the two front brake lines from the master cylinder and the rear driver's side had rusted to the point that the lines were bleeding out the brake fluid. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000.
NHTSA complaint #11467003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WENT OUT,AND WENT INTO LIMP MOOD,TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT, SHIFT,LIGHTS CAME ON DASH,ABS,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,AND MOORE. THIS WAS ON A INTERSTATE,GOOD WAY TO GET RUN OVER. WE ARE IN A REV CLUB THERE IS A LOT OF THIS GOING ON.
NHTSA complaint #11385121 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES ON A DOWNHILL GRADE. HAD TO PULL TO SHOULDER AND SCRAPE ALONG UNTIL SLOWED ENOUGH TO STOP WITH PARKING BRAKE. CALIPERS FROZE CAUSING BOIL OVER OF FLUIDS THAT BURNED BRAKE HOSES AND SENSORS.
NHTSA complaint #11223000 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TIFFIN ALLEGRO HITCHED TO A FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE, THE EXHAUST BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO THE FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS TO ACTIVATE. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ACTIVATE ON THE RV AS WELL AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THAT THEY WOULD OVERHEAT DURING THE SIXTEEN MILE DOWNHILL DRIVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONLY THE TOWED VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS SHOULD ILLUMINATE AND THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD ONLY ACTIVATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FREIGHTLINER DEALER: M & M COACH AT 5787 MCCULLY ST, CHINO, CA 91710 WHERE THEY ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE BRAKES LIGHTS BUT FAILED. THE FREIGHTLINER MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MULTIPLEX SYSTEM WAS PROGRAMMED WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE EXHAUST BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,400. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS.
NHTSA complaint #11083613 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIFFIN RECALLED SOME 2008 ALLEGRO BAY MOTOR HOMES, BUT OURS WAS NOT ON THE LIST. WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS FAILING IN JULY OF 2015. THIS WAS THE ISSUE OF THE RECALL. WE MADE A QUICK STOP TO AVOID A VEHICLE AND THEN THE BRAKES BEGAN TO DRAG. PULLED OVER, BRAKES WERE OVERHEATED SO WE BEGAN TO SEARCH FOR REPAIR FACILITY. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY TO THE GARAGE WHICH WAS ONLY ABOUT A HALF MILE. SPENT SOMEWHERE AROUND 6 HOURS IN REPAIR FACILITY. THEY REPLACED THE CALIPERS ON BOTH REAR BRAKES. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL STATED WOULD HAPPEN. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED, AND STILL DON;T KNOW IF OUR VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THERE MAY BE OTHERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10915226 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
COMPLETE FAILURE OF A CARLILE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. MOTOR HOME ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO REPAIR. MOTOR HOME HAD TO BE CONVERTED TO A MANUAL PARKING SYSTEM AND THE ALLISON TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE MODIFIED (RETROFITTED) BY THE INSTALLATION OF A PARKING PAWL. FREIGHTLINER CORP. WAS VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, IMMEDIATELY SAYING THEY WOULD PAY FOR THEIR PARTS. I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR LABOR AND ALL COSTS TO ALLISON. FAMILY MOTOR COACH HAD A FORUM WHERE THIS VERY ISSUE WAS DISCUSSED. STILL NO RECALL. I AM A WIDOW, TRAVELING ALONE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD; WHAT IF THE COACH HAD ROLLED AND KILLED SOMEONE? WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE? I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THE FULL COST OF THIS REPAIR WHEN THIS IS BLATANT NEGLECT AND NO FAULT OF MINE. UPDATED 06/15/2017
NHTSA complaint #10808671 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEN WE TOOK THIS COACH OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE IT PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER WORKED ON IT AND IT APPEARED TO BE OK SO WE BOUGHT IT. THEN AFTER TAKING IT ABOUT 125 MILES IT BEGAN TO PULL TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. BACK TO DEALER FOR A COUPLE MORE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR IT. NOW IT STILL PULLED TO,RIGHT AND HAD A "SHIMMY" WHEN BRAKING. TOOK IT ON A TRIP, DEALER AND MANUFACTURE SAID IT WAS OK TO DO SO. TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY BACK TO DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT NEEDED TO GO BACK TO FACTORY FOR CHASSIS SHOP TO FIX IT. IT WAS DRIVEN TO RED-BAY. THE CHASSIS SHOP FOREMAN SAID IT WAS FIXED. WE DROVE IT AGAIN AFTER IT RETURNED AND IT STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. SHIMMY IS GONE. MANUFACTURE IS AGAIN TAKING COACH TO FACTORY FOR REPAIR. WE HAVE ASKED FOR WRITTEN INFORMATION AS TO WHAT WAS DONE AND HAVE RECEIVED NONE. PER THEM THEY WRITE THEM UP,ON PAPER, FIX THEM AND SHIP,THEM BACK TO. DEALER. WE FEEL THIS COACH IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY IF TOWING, BIG POTENTIAL FOR A WRECK!
NHTSA complaint #10695492 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I TOOK MY MOTOR HOME OUT FOR A SHORT DRIVE BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT MONTH. EVERY THING WENT FINE FOR THE FIRST 5 OR 6 MILES. I THEN NOTICED AS I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL THAT IT APPEARED TO BE SLOWING DOWN EXTREMELY FAST ON SOME STOPS. IT DID NOT DO IT ON ALL STOPS. I WAS ALREADY ON MY WAY BACK TO STORAGE YARD WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT. IT WAS GOING DOWN FARTHER THEN USUAL. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MILE FROM THE YARD. I STOPPED AND GOT OUT TO CHECK AND SMELLED THE BRAKES WERE WARM. THERE WAS NO SMOKE. I HAD THE MOTOR HOME TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKES HAD STUCK ON AND PRETTY MUCH RUINED EVERYTHING. I ONLY TRAVELED MAYBE 8 OR 9 MILES. THE TOTAL COST OF A BRAKE JOB AND THE TOWING COST ME 8248 DOLLARS. I HAD ONLY OWNED THIS MOTORHOME SINCE JUNE OF THIS YEAR.
NHTSA complaint #10661921 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2014 TIFFIN ALLEGRO MOTORHOME/2013 FORD CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE STARTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AT THE END OF THE EXIT RAMP, THE RV WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT SEEMED TO BE MISSING. AFTER SEVERAL CYCLES OF PRESSING AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE RAN SMOOTHLY AND ACCELERATED. ALSO, THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND BRAKE RESERVE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE 5TH DAY OF OWING THE RV. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED WHAT WAS KNOWN AS IDLE MODE, WHICH WAS THE ENGINE OPERATION CONDITION IN WHICH THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP. HOWEVER, NO ERROR CODES APPEARED FOR THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER DESCRIBED, BUT DURING A TEST DRIVE, THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO SEE, WHAT THE CONSUMER WAS REFERRING TO, AS THE INCIDENT OCCURRED 4 TIMES. THE DEALER DID DETERMINE THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS FAULTY, BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS FINALLY REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME ON SEVERAL MILES AFTER START-UP. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE IMMEDIATELY AT START-UP. ALSO, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED HARD, IT REQUIRED A LOT OF PRESSURE, TO BRING THE UNIT TO A STOP. ALSO, THE RV WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. THE DEALER FOUND A FITTING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP LOOSE.
NHTSA complaint #10563041 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
RE TIFFIN VEHICLE BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS, OWNER IS CONCERNED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM COULD FAIL AND, IF SO, REPLACEMENT PARTS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE AND/OR BE COSTLY SINCE THE OWNER ALLEGES THAT THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM IS EITHER OUT-OF-BUSINESS OR NO LONGER MFG THESE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS. UPDATED 2/14/13 *CN UPDATED 2/21/2013
NHTSA complaint #10492482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1999 TIFFEN MOTORHOME. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO THE FREEZING OF THE PISTONS IN THE CALIPERS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES LOCKED UP NUMEROUS TIMES. ON ONE OCCASIONS, IT CAUSED A FIRE UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE MOTORHOME.
NHTSA complaint #10477683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2001 ALLEGRO RV WITH WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. "BRAKE DRAGGING" ISSUE. DROVE THROUGH A SMALL TOWN AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHERE I HAD TO STOP AT THREE STOP LIGHTS. AFTER LEAVING THE TOWN AT ABOUT 50 MPH I SMELLED A BRAKE BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. STOPPED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKES WERE SMOKING. STOPPED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES UNTIL I COULD TOUCH THE BRAKE DISKS WITH MY HAND AND RESUMED TRAVEL. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING AGAIN. I STOPPED FOR A HOUR TILL THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY COOL TO THE TOUCH AND CONTINUED 30 MINUTES TO MY HOME WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS. REPLACED BRAKE FLUID. WORKHORSE INFORMED ME THAT MY BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED IN THE BRAKE RECALL AFTER I TOLD THEM THAT IT MET THE CAME CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS OF THE VEHICLES WHAT WERE HAVING "BRAKE DRAGGING" PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #10448026 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TIFFIN ALLEGRO RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 20-40 MPH THE BRAKES OVERHEATED AND SMOKE EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THEN CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500. UPDATED 10/26/11 *BF UPDATED 11/03/11 *BF UPDATED 12/15/11 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO SLOW THE RV DOWN ON STEEP GRADES. UPDATED 06/08/12 THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED AN ENGINEERING TESTING REPORT. UPDATED 06/22/12
NHTSA complaint #10430633 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TIFFIN ALLEGRO. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SEIZE. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE FLUID WAS BOILING AND THE REAR CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/03/11
NHTSA complaint #10377153 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 TIFFIN ALLEGRO. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY SMELLED A BURNING ODOR IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR ROTORS AND CALIPERS OVER HEATED AND MELTED. WHEN THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH WORKHORSE, THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V110000 RELATED TO THE SERVICE BRAKES FOR THE HYDRAULICS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.
NHTSA complaint #10352831 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TIFFIN ALLEGRO 31DA MOBILE HOME WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND HE COULD SMELL SMOKE. HE STATED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED HE HAD TO ALLOW THE BRAKES TO COOL OFF IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. HE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES AND WORKHORSE HAD NOT FOUND A SOLUTION FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS THE SECOND OWNER AND THE FORMER OWNER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. HE REFERENCE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
NHTSA complaint #10341010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IN 2008 FULL LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTIONING IN OUR 2003 ALLEGRO MOTORHOME WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS GOING UP HILL. WE HAD MOTORHOME TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER. WORKHORSE REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY CLAIMING IT WAS MY HUSBAND WHO HELD THE BRAKES ON TO LONG. HE IS A PROFESSIONAL CEMENT TRUCK DRIVER AND THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THE BRAKE PADS SHOW NO WEAR THEY WERE JUST BURNED WHEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. WE PAID TO HAVE ALL BRAKE SYSTEMS REPLACED, BUT NOW ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE COACH BECAUSE AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AND WE ARE IN FEAR OF OUR FAMILIES SAFETY. WE CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON A MOTORHOME WE ARE UNABLE TO USE DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES WORKHORSE IS UNABLE TO REPAIR.
NHTSA complaint #10327796 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ALLEGRO BAY MOTOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND STOPPING AT A REST AREA, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. HE ATTEMPTED TO FIND THE LOCATION OF THE BURNING ODOR AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL; HOWEVER, AFTER RE-ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE CRACKED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SENSORS WERE MELTING TO THE FRAME WHICH CAUSED THE ABS LIGHT TO STAY ON. THE ABS SENSOR AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT AND THE CLAIM WAS DENIED SINCE THE CALIPERS WERE BEING REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 0 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,795.
NHTSA complaint #10289826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.