speaking of breakdowns.......... have had good sam emergency road service for about 5 yrs. 2 flats and one stuck in sand..... great response and service. have become aware of coach-net road service. any opinions about difference in these two co's and their service? thanks.........
After being on our trip for several days and riding over some of our country's finest highways we lost the throttle pedal. Engine would go to idle and that was it. Or in our case as when I quickly tapped on the pedal it would resume normal operation or at least we thought. Oh did I mention this was during a down pour with winds gusting to 40 mph. We made it to our camping area but decided to call GS as we continued to have the same problem. If you let off on the pedal you did not know if you would have power or not when you stepped back on it! Roadside mechanic showed up what a waste of hard earned cash 30 min. of trouble shooting and 60 min. of BS. per his suggestions stopped in OK City which we were passing through to have repairs. A day and half later we left with a new computer and headed into another storm with tornado warnings. After 4 days of camping left for Yellowstone and made it north of Denver same problem except now it did it regardless of whether we were under power or not. Not sure if we could make it to a garage which we located about 9 mi. from where we were, so we called GS after waiting 45min for call-back we were told it would be 1-1/2-2hrs for tow truck. Yes we opted to limp along the interstate for 9mi this only took us 45 min. After another day and half camping at a garage a young mechanic found that 2 wires that go to the foot throttle had worn through and were causing a short. Which is what the engine computer was trying to tell them. Over 2500 miles later and no problems. Thanks to Charles at Transwest to troubleshoot the problem the right way.
2003 Newmar Dutch Star with 24000 miles 350 hp ISC Cummins
2003 Newmar 40' Dutchstar, 2008 Jeep Liberty with a Roadmaster all terrain with blue ox base plates using a Air force 1
we've had two breakdowns in the past 10 years. One a rear tire blowout in Maine. A second breakdown last week in South Carolina at the intersection of I-20 and I-95. It was during a terrible thunderstorm driving along and the engine quit running. I had been driving in rain all day. In both cases I used Camping World road service and it was excellent. I had the motorhome pulled to a KOA in Florence South Carolina. They referred me to an onsite mechanic who found my problem to be an air filter that had turned into a sponge. Problem fixed and on to Myrtle Beach.
Only 1 breakdown in over 11 years with a Class "A". On a return trip from New Jersey, we were warned by a passing pickup that the left front driver tire was going soft.
Stopped on the side of I-87 in northern NY and checked the situation.
Still had reasonable air left in the tire, and the next rest area was in view, so limped into the rest area. We do have roadside assistance, but decided to see if I could do it myself and possibly save some time.
Dropped a couple of 2x6 planks under both front jack's, and raised it up partially, broke all the lug nuts loose, then lifted the front wheels off the ground, removed and replaced the wheel/tire combination with the spare. It was a 19.5" unit, not certain if I could handle the larger 22.5" tire/wheel combo's today, and most units don't come the the spare anyway.
That's it, in the 11 year's of Class 'A' ownership, not bad, knock on wood....
Eugene & Stella Theriault,
1999 Endeavour 34CG/V-10 (No Slides)
2005 Honda Element. Blue Ox Aladin.
FMCA 318247
Onan Generator problems:
6.5 NHE-FA/26100 P
S/N; G980768473
Emerald Plus 6500
RV particulars: 1999 Winnebago 37G Driveline: Ford V10 Miles: 61000
Break Down Description: This generator will run for about 10 minutes or so and then the RPM will start to fluctuate and the unit shuts down.
Symptoms: It use to seem to only happen while driving so I disconnected the remote control function just to be sure. No change. Recently as I just drove from the campsite to the dump station and while I was occupied with my "duties" it went unstable and shut down. Generally it will not immediately restart. You have to wait 10 to 15 minutes and then it might restart. My DW tried to restart it after about 5 minutes only to have it start but it never stabilized and just shut down.
Parts changed: Control board, voltage regulator, ignition coil, spark plugs, plug wires, fuel filter, air filter, oil and oil filter.
Cause: Fuel pump.
Outcome: Well I gave up and took it to a shop. $250 and a new fuel pump later we're fixed. Apparently the fuel pump would heat up and quit. Once it quit, the mechanic removed it and hooked it up to a battery. It was DOA. Ran it all the way home including a few stops along the way, about 1.5 hours, and it didn't miss a lick.
BTW... I want to say how well we were treated at the shop. ATI Machine in Lancaster, Ohio.
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Steve & Sharyl Sands and Fritz The Wonder Dog
1999 Winnebago Adventurer 37G
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Symptoms: Application of exhaust brake and service brake would result in a warning light and a message that said, "Brake Fuse 5.6 volts" "Below Threshold 7.0 volts." Exhaust brake is equipped with Brake Switch controller.
Exhaust brake did not activate and transmission did not down shift. Exhaust brake light on panel did not come on.
Found later that brake lights were not coming on either.
Actions: Called Coach net and they put me in touch with Freightliner Oasis facility in LaCrosse WI, about 80 miles away. Since service brakes were working I could drive there. They were open even though it was Sunday but they could not get me in as it was about 2:30 when I arrived. They got me in 7:00 on Monday morning and finally isolated the problem to a shorted wire going to the Brake Switch module. Took the Brake Switch module out of the circuit till I get home and can find the short and all is well. Four hours trouble shooting time, etc for a total cost of $517.
"No one can guarantee success, only effort."
Bob & Fran
2005 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite 40 ft DP
2003 PT Cruiser
Featherlite Car Hauler
FMCA F324606
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