Tiffin PHAETON problems and owner complaints

WE TOOK DELIVERY ON A TIFFIN PHAETON 2008 MOTORHOME (VIN LAST DIGITS 8CZ81559)NOV. 9, 2007. WE FIRST DROVE IT ON THE ROAD NOV. 23, 2007 AND WITHIN 30 MILES HAD OVERHEATING, LOW COOLANT, ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROBLEMS. FREIGHTLINER SAID TO KEEP DRIVING AS LONG AS IT WOULD GO. WE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND KEPT GETTING THE SAME ANSWERS. ON JUNE 25, 2008, WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF A BUSY FOUR LANE 50 MILES SOUTH OF KANSAS CITY AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO CUMMINS SINCE FREIGHTLINER HAD 6 TECH'S OFF TO SCHOOL. WHEN DIAGNOSING THE PR…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10235343 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TIFFIN PHAETON. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXHAUST FUMES IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST FLEX PIPE FRACTURED AND THAT SOME WIRING AND THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT ENCLOSURE HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST FLEX PIPE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED . THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,…

Owner-reported narrative. 14,737 miles reported. Look up ODI 10712388 at NHTSA ↗

THE AIR HOSES FOR THE REAR AIR BRAKES ARE PLACED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THEY RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER AND WILL FAIL WHEN THEY RUB A HOLE IN A HOSE. WHEN THE HOSE FAILS THE REAR AIR BRAKES WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I DISCOVERED THAT MINE HAD BEEN RUBBING BUT HAD NOT FAILED YET. MY MOTORHOME HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10218881 at NHTSA ↗

UPON PURCHASING THIS 2021 TIFFIN PHAETON RV, I REALIZED THE "A PILLARS" CAUSED MIRROR AND VISUAL OBSTRUCTION. INITIALLY BELIEVING IT WAS A MIRROR ADJUSTMENT, I LEARNED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT WAS NOT CENTERED ON THE STEERING WHEEL / DASHBOARD AND IT WAS POSITIONED TO THE LEFT APPROX. 2"-3". NOT ONLY DOES THIS PREVENT A CLEAR VIEW TO THE MIRRORS, BUT IT CAUSES "PEDAL CONFUSION" AND COULD RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC COLLISION RESULTING IN A FATAL(S) THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE APPROX. 3". HAVING THE DRIVER NOT CENTERED ON THE …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,752 miles reported. Look up ODI 11374914 at NHTSA ↗

PULLED INTO CAMPGROUND THEN STOPPED AND GOT OUT TO REGISTER. DIESEL FUEL LEAKING, TOAD COVERED WITH DIESEL FUEL AND MUCH SMOKE. #4 FUEL INJECTOR TUBE HAD CRACK IN IT---NO DAMPER ISOLATOR INSTALLED TO DAMPEN VIBRATION. NEW TUBE HAD ISOLATOR RING TO BOLT DOWN.

Owner-reported narrative. 22,893 miles reported. Look up ODI 10957745 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE IS 5 YRS OLD WITH ABOUT 16000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WIFE NOTICED A SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR. WE THOUGHT IT WAS ENGINE CLEANER BURNING OFF FROM AN OIL LEAK REPAIRED A FEW DAYS PRIOR BY CUMMINS. SMELL GOT STRONGER SO PULLED INTO TRUCK STOP AND FOUND A HUGE DIESEL FUEL LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. WE HAD A STEADY STREAM BEHIND US FROM PULLING IN NOT THE OCCASIONAL DROP HERE AND THERE. AFTERWARDS WE ESTIMATED THAT WE LOST ABOUT 10 GALLONS IN 30 MILES. THE CAUSE WAS A BROKEN #4 FUEL INJECTOR LINE BETWEEN THE COMMO…

Owner-reported narrative. 16,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11196808 at NHTSA ↗

CUMMINS FUEL FILTER FF 63009 DATE CODE 14200, APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED, LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE AS WELL AS STALLING THE MOTOR HOME AT THE CREST OF A SMALL MOUNTAIN.LEAKING FUEL DID NOT CAUSE A FIRE BUT DID SMOKE. IF ENGINE HAD BEEN IN REGEN MODE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE....CONTACT WITH CUMMINS REVEALED THAT THEY HAVE HAD SOME OF THESE FILTERS FAIL WITH NO APPARENT VISUAL DEFECTS BUT DID SHOW UNDER PRESSURE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 7,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10662206 at NHTSA ↗