Complaint 639013

Complaint Summary

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

Owner Narrative

(1) ON MY FIRST TRIP IN MY 2003 WORKHORSE CHASSIS R.V. ABOUT 31 MILES INTO THE TRIP IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC I NOTICED ON A SLIGHT UP GRADE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING LIKE NORMAL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT UPSHIFTING. (2) I PULLED OVER AND THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE . I TOLD THE PASSENGERS TO GET OUT . THE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES,THE TIRES AND WHEELS WERE VERY HOT! ! AFTER GETTING UNDER THE CHASSIS I COULD SEE THE ROTOR WAS SMOKING HOT . I FELT THE HEAT OF THE CALIPERS FROM A COUPLE FEET AWAY . AFTER LETTING THE BRAKES COOL FOR 20 MINUTES I MOVED THE VEHICLE BACKWARDS A FEW FEET ON A SLIGHT GRADE I STILL HAD TO THROTTLE UP TO GO DOWN HILL. SO I LET IT SIT 30 MINUTES MORE .DURING THIS TIME I CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES TO SEE IF IT WOULD MOVE DOWN HILL IN NEUTRAL ,WHEN IT MOVED ON ITS OWN I DROVE TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND STOPPED ON A HILL ,WITH IT IN NEUTRAL IT WOULD ROLL DOWN HILL ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE SMELLED BAD INSIDE. THE TRIP WAS OVER! AFTER IT COOLED DOWN AND ROLLED ON ITS OWN I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 10 MILES WITHOUT BRAKING THEN I STOPPED TO CHECK TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS STILL HOT OR ANY BRAKE DRAG, AND THERE WAS NONE . SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND IT IS STILL THERE NOW.THE PARTS TO REPAIR ARE IN EXCESS OF 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS. AND THIS FAILURE HAPPEND WITH ONLY 6,300. MILES ON IT !! *JB

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