2005 WESTERN ALPINE COACH Steering Problems

I WAS MADE AWARE OF MY PROBLEM @ IRV2.COM FORUM (CAUTION LATE ALPINE OWNERS!!! STEERING BOX MOUNT ISSUE) WHEN I LOOKED UNDER MY COACH I FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING MOUNT AS MOST OF THE OTHERS AT THE FORUM. I FOUND SMALL STRESS CRACKS AND PAINT FLAKING FROM STRESS ON THE BRACKET. HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE BEFORE THEIR ARE SERIOUS PROBLEMS DOWN THE ROAD. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 26,258

DEFECTIVE STEERING BRACKET ON ALPINE MOTORHOME. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

STEEL BRACKET CONNECTING THE POWER STEERING GEAR UNIT TO THE FRAME BENDS EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER OPERATING THE STEERING. *TR

FAILURE: STEEL BRACKET CONNECTING POWER STEERING GEAR TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME BENDS EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER OPERATING THE STEERING OCCURRENCE: WHENEVER VEHICLE IS OPERATED CORRECTION: NONE AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 25,782

DEFLECTION OF WEAK STEERING GEAR BRACKET. POSSIBLE STEERING FAILURE. *TR

STEERING BOX MOUNTING BRACKET IS WEAK AND ALLOWS MOVEMENT AND CRACKING OF THE MOUNTING BOX. *TR

Mileage: 49,648

WE HAVE A 2005 ALPINE MOTORCOACH, BUILT BY WESTERN RV, WE HAVE A STEERING BOX THAT IS FLEXING AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS COULD LEAD TO A PROBLEM. WE NEED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW ALPINE COACHES THAT APPEAR TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE DATE BELOW IS THE DATE WE PICKED UP OUR NEW COACH FROM THE DEALER. *TR

THE STEEL BRACKET CONNECTING THE POWER STEERING GEAR TO THE MOTORHOME'S FRAME IS BENDING EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER THE WHEELS ARE TURNED. THIS WAS FIRST NOTED AFTER REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN JAN. 2009. IT OCCURS WHENEVER THE MH IS USED. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

OTHER ALPINE COACHES OF LIKE VINTAGE HAVE FOUND WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE STEERING BRACKET, AND THAT THIS IS A MATTER OF CONCERN TO ME. *TR

FAILURE: STEEL BRACKET CONNECTING POWER STEERING GEAR TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME BENDS EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER OPERATING THE STEERING OCCURRENCE: WHENEVER VEHICLE IS OPERATED. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THE STEEL BRACKET HOLDING THE STEERING GEAR TO THE MAIN FRAME OF THE MOTORHOME BENDS EXCESSIVELY ON TWO AXIS WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

STEEL BRACKET CONNECTING POWER STEERING GEAR TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME BENDS EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER OPERATING THE STEERING. *TR

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY STEERING BRACKET BEING TO LIGHT WEIGHT BECAUSE OF OTHER ALPINES WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY COACH IS A 2005 AND FALLS WITHIN THE CONCERNED YEARS. MY BRACKET HAS NOT BROKEN, HOWEVER WHILE TURNING THE TIRES IN A PARKED POSITION, THE BRACKET DOES TWIST AND WILL EVENTUALLY FATIGUE. I'M VERY CONCERN AND WOULD LIKE AN ENGINEERED REINFORCED ADDITIONAL BRACKET. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

I AM AWARE OF THE FACT THAT OTHER ALPINE COACHES OF LIKE VINTAGE HAVE FOUND WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE STEERING BRACKET, AND THIS IS A MATTER OF CONCERN TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

STEERING BRACKET FLEXES DURING STEERING INPUT. *TR

Mileage: 42,300