2008 Monaco Coach Cayman problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Suspension (4) · Suspension:rear (1) · Suspension:front (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
What owners report
2016-07-22 · Suspension · 17,500 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2008 monaco coach cayman rv. while driving approximately 50 mph, a loud banging noise emitted from the rear of the vehicle as it began to fishtail uncontrollably. the contact was able to regain control of the vehicle and maneuvered to the side of the road. the contact observed that the rear axle housing separated. as a result…”
2013-09-10 · Suspension · 27,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2008 monaco coach cayman rv. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the trailing arm broke in half with no warning. also, the contact mentioned that the axle shifted. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection of the trailing arm for any cracks. the vehicle was not repaired. the manuf…”
2013-03-26 · Suspension · 18,000 mi“just coming back from a trip pulled in my driveway heard a large bang, took the coach eight miles down the road noticed a lot of swaying looked under passenger side rear trailing arm is broken right the differential housing. called navstar which now owns monaco they will not warranty this, it is a rr4r chassis i am glad we just moving slow when it…”
2012-01-30 · Unknown Or Other · 41,830 mi“we were leaving lebanon,va heading home to texas..as we pulled onto a highway the coach was weaving,rocking, and could not hold it on the road. pulled over and crawled under coach and found trailing arm was completely broken on drivers side. we drove very slowly approximately 1 mile to a garage. they confirmed trailing arm was broken. we order…”
2010-07-27 · Suspension · 8,753 mi“2008 monaco cayman rr4r chassis-purchased brand new in 2009. at the time of failure the motorcoach had less than 10k miles. driving on smoothly paved texas state highway at less than 35 miles per hour. there was an occasional rolling hill that would cause the rv to bounce a little bit. the rear of the motorcoach dropped significantly tow…”
2010-06-10 · Suspension:rear · 31,659 mi“trailing arm failure 2008 monaco motor home,one had a catastrophic failure and the outer one was cracked calling for the replacement of the two with after market units that are extra hd. *tr…”
2009-12-02 · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · 2,300 mi“we purchased a new 2008 monaco motor home in june of 2009. on a trip to newburgh ny we encountered rain. upon arriving at our destination the automatic step did not deploy when the coach door was opened to exit. this is a very dangerous situation since the step is designed to operate automatically whenever the door is opened and there are no warn…”
2009-07-11 · Suspension:front · 3,109 mi“2008 monaco cayman xl motorhome....front air suspension system failed resulting in the violent bouncing and banging of the bus. was extremely hard to control the violent bouncing and beating inside the bus. three passengers in the bus had various back related ailments from the violent conditions inside the bus. i was never warned of this type of…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.