Complaint 1052549

Complaint Summary

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Owner Narrative

I AM EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING THE INTERIOR OF THE MOTOR HOME WHEN THE GENERATOR IS USED TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL POWER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP ON THREE OR FOUR PRIOR VISITS (CAMPING WORLD IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO) AND THEY REPORTED THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. I LIVED IN THE VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS BETWEEN THE PERIOD OF FEBRUARY 4, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 28, 2014, AND I DISCOVERED THAT CARBON MONOXIDE IS ENTERING THE LIVING AREA OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THE GENERATOR IS OPERATING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TIME OF CARBON MONOXIDE ENTRY APPEARS TO BE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 40 DEGREES AND BETWEEN 11:00 P.M. THROUGH 6:00 A.M. (MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME). CAMPING WORLD TESTING IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER SIMILAR OPERATING CONDITIONS (TIME AND TEMPERATURE) AND IS NOT USING ADDITIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE MONITORING EQUIPMENT TO TEST OR DETECT THE LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THAT IS WHY THEIR TESTING DOES NOT SHOW THE PRESENCE OF CARBON MONOXIDE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE RUN THE GENERATOR FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME AND WAITED FOR THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR ALARM TO SOUND. WE HAVE BECOME ILL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE USING THIS VEHICLE WITH THE GENERATOR RUNNING, SO I NO LONGER USE THE GENERATOR WHILE SLEEPING, AS THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR ALARM ACTIVATES. *TR

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