Keystone COUGAR electrical problems
11 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
149 owner complaints analyzed
48 distinct recall campaigns
4,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1999 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 61 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
11 of 149 complaints match this topic (7.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10179243 · 2007-01-20 (January 20, 2007)
WHILE OPERATION OF THE LIPPERT SLIDEOUT IN OUR '04 KEYSTONE 285EFS FIFTH WHEEL, THE SLIDE STOPPED. UPON INVESTIGATION (FOLLOWING WIRES, CHECKING FUSE, CONTACTS, ETC.) I FOUND BURNT OUT AND MELTED WIRE NUTS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE FUSE PANEL LYING IN SAWDUST. THE WIRES ARE 10 GAUGE (30 AMP). ONE STRIPPED END WAS AN INCH IN LENGTH WHILE THE OTHER WAS LESS THAN 1/16". THESE WIRES PROVIDE FULL 12 VOLT AMPERAGE TO OPERATE THE SLIDEOUT. THIS WAY OF STRIPPING WIRES FOR WIRE NUT ATTACHMENT IS NOT PRUDENT FOR A SAFE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND IS EXTREMELY D…
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Owner report 10200186 · 2007-08-20 (August 20, 2007)
I PURCHASED A 2004 COUGAR 5TH WHEEL MADE BY KEYSTONE RV IN APRIL OF 2005 FROM A LOCAL DEALER. SINCE THEN WE HAVE TAKEN TWO LONG TRIPS (OVER 500 MILES) AND EACH TIME HAVE HAD MULTIPLE BLOW-OUTS (2 ON THE FIRST TRIP AND 3 THIS LAST TRIP). THUS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FIVE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE UNIT WITH BRAND-NEW TIRES. ALL OF THE BLOW-OUTS HAVE OCCURRED ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS DOING 60MPH AND THERE WAS NO WARNING NOR COULD I FEEL THAT A TIRE HAD GONE. FORTUNATELY EITHER I NOTICED SMOKE IN MY SIDE MIRRORS OR A PASSERBY HAS ALERTED ME TO THE …
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Owner report 10210049 · 2007-11-27 (November 27, 2007)
ON NOVEMBER 25, 2007 I WAS CLOSING UP MY KEYSTONE COURGAR TRAVEL TRAILER AFTER HAVING USED IT FOR 4 DAYS. AFTER I SLID IN THE TWO SIDEOUTS ON THE TRAILER I BEGAN TO SMELL RUBBER BURNING AND I BEGAN SEARCHING TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I FOUND FLAMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE TRAILER AT THE AFT END OF WHERE THE LIVING ROOM/DINING ROOM SIDEOUT MATED TO THE TRAILER. I REOPENED THE TRAILER, GRABBED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, SLIDE THE SIDEOUTS OUT AWAY TO GET TO THE FLAMES AND EXTINGUISH THEM. IF I HAD NOT NOTICED IT AS SOON AS I DID I COULD HAVE BEEN DRI…
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Owner report 10431090 · 2011-10-19 (October 19, 2011)
CONSUMER STATES ONE YEAR AGO THEY PURCHASED A 2010 KEYSTONE COUGAR XLITE 26SAB FIFTH WHEEL. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WAS NOT DISPLAYING A GREEN LIGHT. AFTER REMOVING IT, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED IT WAS NOT BATTERY OPERATED, BUT RATHER HARD WIRED. THE WIRES WERE NOT CONNECTED TO ANYTHING. THE SCREWS TO THE DRAWERS WERE NOT LONG ENOUGH AND THE SLIDES HAD NO SUPPORT. THE CABINET DOORS UNDER THE SINK CAME COMPLETELY OFF, DUE TO THE SCREWS NOT BEING PROPERLY SECUR…
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Owner report 10417008 · 2011-08-04 (August 4, 2011)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KEYSTONE COUGAR FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS IN OPERATION, THE MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD TRIP AS A RESULT OF A WIRE SHORTAGE. IN ADDITION, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL HAD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V606000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS). THE REMEDY WAS NOT SUFFICIENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY …
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