2005 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite Problems, Complaints & Recalls
- Compared with other Sportscoach Elite years
- Not enough data 2nd of 5 for complaints
- Safety recalls
- 3 recalls: check your VIN
- NHTSA crash rating
- Not rated
NHTSA has received no owner complaints about the 2005 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite so far. There are 3 safety recalls covering this model year.
- 0owner complaints
- 3safety recalls
- 0NHTSA investigations
- 0complaints mentioning a crash
Complaints are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume.
2005 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite recalls (3)
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Equipment:recreational vehicle/trailer
Problem: Coachmen is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 chaparral, model year 2004-2006 somerset, model year 2007-2008 wyoming, model year 2004-2005 santara, and model year 2004-2006 sportscoach elite motor homes and fifth wheel trailers manufactured from october 2003, through september 2007. These vehicles are equipped with dimplex electraflame, symphony, or optiflame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. The plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat.
Risk: An overheated receiver could cause a fire.
Fix: Coachmen is working with dimplex to identify and notify any affected owners. Dimplex will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. The safety recall began on february 21, 2011. Owners may contact dimplex north america customer service at 1-888-346-7539 or coachmen motor works customer service at 1-866-953-5555.
Steering:hydraulic power assist system
Problem: Coachmen is recalling 961 my 2005-2007 cross country, sportscoach elite, my 2005-2006 cross country se, and my 2006 sportscoach encore class a motor homes built using inline power steering filters, part no. 14-16829-000. The filter can plug due to failure of the screen adhesion to the filter housing causing a rise in return line pressure. This can lead to hose separation from the filter or steering gear fitting resulting in a sudden loss of steering fluid and power assist.
Risk: Sudden loss of steering assist without warning involving a motor home could be a problem for certain drivers increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Coachmen is working with freightliner to replace the affected filters with a larger filter (please see 07v570). Owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or coachmen at 1-574-825-5821.
Electrical system
Problem: On certain rear diesel motor homes containing a 50 amp transfer switch built by intellitec, the material used for the wire lugs was changed from nickel plated to copper lugs. The copper lugs are softer than the nickel plated and do not retain the torque of the screw that clamps the wire connector.
Risk: When the torque is relaxed, the lugs can become loose resulting in excessive heat within the connected wire that could result in a fire.
Fix: Coachmen will be working with intellitec to notify owners and have the repair performed on their vehicles. The recall began on july 14, 2005. Owners may contact coachmen at 1-574-825-1174.
To see whether a specific car still has an open recall, enter its VIN on NHTSA's official recall lookup. You can also decode a VIN here.
Other Coachmen Sportscoach Elite years
← 2004 Sportscoach Elite · 2006 Sportscoach Elite →
| Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Sportscoach Elite | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 Sportscoach Elite | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 Sportscoach Elite | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 Sportscoach Elite | 0 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems with the 2005 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite?
NHTSA has no owner complaints on file yet.
Was there a recall on the 2005 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite?
Yes, 3 safety recalls. Enter your VIN at NHTSA.gov to check whether the repairs were done on your car.
Was the 2005 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite a good year?
Complaint data can't fully answer that, because counts aren't adjusted for sales. Compared with other Sportscoach Elite model years, the 2005 has too little data to compare. Always get a pre-purchase inspection and check the VIN for open recalls.