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| Susan M | Clunking U joint could have rolled our motorhome | We have the 2005 Alpine and still like its features and have driven it to and through Mexico and back this year without problems. However, in 2006, on the way back from New England to Florida, we were driving on the interstate and suddenly heard a loud metallic clunk. Amazingly, we were able to steer to a flat shoulder and pull out of traffic. The U joint had failed, and our drive shaft broke off completely. If we had been driving in the mountains on two lane roads -- which we had been doing for the four weeks prior to the incident -- we could easily have rolled the motor home. We have noticed on the internet that several other Alpine owners have had problems with the U joints failing, something which should not happen with proper maintenance. Someone suggestedd that Western RV received "a bad batch of U joints." However, there has never been a recall or a suggestion that customers have their U joints checked. We spoke to Western several times during the incident and later, and they were unconcerned. At an Alpine rally we spoke to a vice president, who was equally unconcerned. We have told our adult children that if anything ever happens to us in the RV, get an attorney and make sure an independent person evaluates the cause of the accident. Meanwhile, we keep checking the U joints before we travel. |
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