2003 Damon Challenger Problems, Complaints & Recalls
- Compared with other Challenger years
- Not enough data 1st of 17 for complaints
- Safety recalls
- 4 recalls: check your VIN
- NHTSA crash rating
- Not rated
Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA about the 2003 Damon Challenger. That is the most of any Challenger model year in the database (17 years). The most reported problem area is unknown or other (2 complaints, 29%). There are 4 safety recalls covering this model year.
- 7owner complaints
- 4safety recalls
- 0NHTSA investigations
- 0complaints mentioning a crash
Complaints are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume.
Most common 2003 Damon Challenger problems
Complaints grouped by the part of the car owners reported, with the median mileage when the problem happened.
| Problem area | Complaints | Share | Median miles | Owners mention most | Typical repair cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 2 | 29% | — | — | — |
| Visibility | 2 | 29% | 1,000 | — | — |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | 14% | 19,000 | — | — |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 | 14% | 33,000 | — | — |
| Structure | 1 | 14% | — | — | — |
One complaint can list several problem areas, so shares can add up to more than 100%.
Complaints by year received
2003 Damon Challenger recalls (4)
Tap a recall to see the problem, the risk and the fix.
Service brakes, hydraulic
Problem: Damon is recalling 2,415 motorhomes equipped with axles that include bosch zops or zoht pin slide hydraulic disc brakes. When combined with occasional or seasonal vehicle operation may experience calipers sticking in the applied position. This can result in abnormal heat generation at the wheel end causing brake drag.
Risk: The driver would normally detect the brake drag but if undetected the temperature increase at the wheel end can eventually lead to soft pedal conditions due to brake fluid boil, and possible extended stopping distance increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the necessary components free of charge. Workhorse is handling the remedy and owner notification for this campaign please see 09v-110. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731.
Equipment:recreational vehicle/trailer
Problem: Certain travel trailers and motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
Risk: Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
Fix: Damon will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle inc. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or damon at 1-800-860-3812.
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
Problem: Certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with actia corporate instrument clusters fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 101, "controls and displays" and no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." if the brake fail input falls below a voltage of 1.5v, the brake failure lamp and alarm will be activated. Also activation of the abs telltale when the abs is not properly functioning does not always occur.
Risk: At night the instrument cluster lights may fail and the driver may not be able to see the instrument panel gauges and the brake warning light indicator which could increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Damon is working with workhorse to contact the owners and remedy this campaign . Workhorse will reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731 or damon at 1-800-860-3812.
Service brakes, hydraulic:brake fluid low warning: lamp
Problem: Certain motor home chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." the brake system warning indicator may not function as required by standard.
Risk: In some of the affected vehicles, the brake system warning indicator will not illuminate when the ignition is in the start position or for a low brake fluid condition, if the body builder relied solely upon ford's ivm compliance statement for the brake system warning indicator.
Fix: Dealers will repair the brake warning lamp circuit. Owner notification is began may 12, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact damon at 1-219-272-9212.
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.
Recent owner reports
Short excerpts of the latest complaints filed with NHTSA, with personal details removed. Full reports can be searched on NHTSA.gov.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 damon challenger, workhorse recreational vehicle. She received a recall letter pertaining to the failure (see nhtsa campaign id number: 09v225000, nhtsa action number: ea07016, component: service brakes, hydraulic) and took the vehicle to the nearest authorized dealer…
Stalling when it rains. It seems that the air filter is right in front of the right front wheel. When it rains the front tire kicks up water in the air filter housing soaking the air filter causing the engine to quit running. This happens every time it rains hard. I have to replace the filter in…
Sun visors can not be reached while sitting. I have to pull over to the side of the road to adjust. At times this is real dangerious since most of the highways do not have places wide enough to allow this. This problem happens all the time, real bad when you are traveling to the west.*ak
The consumer is concerned about the sun visors on the motor home. While driving, the driver had to unbuckle the seat belt and stand up to reach the sunvisor. Once the visor was pulled down it was too short to block the glare of the sun and as a result the driver could not see while driving. *nm
Driver's and passenger's sunvisors can be reached from the seat, are useless. Dealer notified. *ak
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Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems with the 2003 Damon Challenger?
Owners most often report unknown or other, visibility, fuel system, gasoline problems. The top one, unknown or other, accounts for 2 complaints.
Was there a recall on the 2003 Damon Challenger?
Yes, 4 safety recalls. Enter your VIN at NHTSA.gov to check whether the repairs were done on your car.
Was the 2003 Damon Challenger a good year?
Complaint data can't fully answer that, because counts aren't adjusted for sales. Compared with other Challenger model years, the 2003 has too little data to compare. Always get a pre-purchase inspection and check the VIN for open recalls.