Palomino COLUMBUS brakes problems
31 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
39 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
2,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2012 to 2021 model years. Data snapshot: . 29 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
31 of 39 complaints match this topic (79.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10546092 · 2013-09-29 (September 29, 2013)
I HAVE NOTICED SINCE WE FIRST PURCHASED OUR COLUMBUS 340RK FIFTH WHEEL THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT FEEL ADEQUATE. HOWEVER, BEING A FIRST TIME OWNER OF SUCH A BIG TRAILER I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS NORMAL OR NOT. ON OR ABOUT 2 SEPTEMBER 2013 WE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DESCENDING A STEEP GRADE. UPON INSPECTING THE BRAKES I DISCOVERED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES HAD DEFECTIVE INNER WHEEL GREASE SEAL THAT ALLOWED GREASE TO COMPLETELY COAT THE BRAKES. I CALLED LIPPERT (LCI) TO REPORT MY SITUATION AND THE FACT THAT THERE WE…
Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10546092 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10560304 · 2014-01-16 (January 16, 2014)
THE LIPPERT 6K AXLE ON THE LISTED 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, WHEEL SEALS FAILED ALLOWING GREASE TO CONTAMINATE THE BRAKE SHOES, DIMINISHING OR ELIMINATING BRAKING ABILITY OF THE TRAILER. THIS IS AN ON GOING AND RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE AXLES, NOT JUST ON THE COLUMBUS/FOREST RIVER LINE. PHOTOGRAPHS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10560304 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10561961 · 2014-01-29 (January 29, 2014)
FROM THE TIME WE BOUGHT OUR NEW FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER, IT HAD NOT APPEARED TO STOP LIKE PREVIOUS TRAILERS WE HAD OWNED. I EVEN WENT AND TRADED IN A ONE YEAR OLD F-250 FOR A F-350 DUALLY AND IT STILL DID NOT SEEM TO STOP PROPERLY. AFTER OUR ONLY TRIP OF APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES, WE FIGURED OUT THAT WE TRULY HAD NO TRAILER BRAKES. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO OUR DEALER WHO PULLED ALL THE WHEELS AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES. ALL OF THE BRAKES WERE COVERED WITH GREASE AND EVIDENTLY THE REAR SEALS WERE BLOWN. LIPPERT WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SENT FOUR EN…
Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10561961 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10563464 · 2014-02-08 (February 8, 2014)
WHILE TAKING OUR FIRST LONG TRIP IN OUR NEW COLUMBUS 5TH WHEEL TRAILER EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE QUICKLY DISCOVERED THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. AT FIRST IT SEEMED MINOR, BUT THE MORE WE TRAVELED, THE MORE EVIDENT IT BECAME. IT CULMINATED WITH A TRIP INTO A STATE PARK IN TEXAS THAT HAD A STEEP WINDING ROAD DOWN IN TO THE CAMPGROUND. PART WAY DOWN REALIZED THAT I HAD ALMOST NO BRAKING ABILITY FROM MY TRAILER. AFTER LEAVING THIS PARK I FOUND A SHOP IN KENTUCKY THAT COULD INSPECT MY BRAKES. UPON PULLING…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10563464 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10566135 · 2014-02-20 (February 20, 2014)
GREASE CONTAMINATION ON BRAKE LININGS --- 7000 LBS CAPACITY LIPPERT AXLES [COMPLAINT FILED BY BOWMAN (ODI) AFTER PHONE CONVERSATION WITH OWNER].
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10566135 at NHTSA ↗