On 5/17/2010 my 1998 georgie boy motor home experienced total brake failure. My daughter, her husband, and baby had just pulled into the disney world when the brakes failed completely. There was smoke. After calling a mechanic that had to come and fix it onsite. He said that all brake calipers burned up. He thought it was a workhouse chassis so I called workhorse. They said it was a chevy chassis. I called chevy and they said there were no recalls and they had no responsibility for it. The mechanic has stated in a letter that he saw no kind of use or rust failure. He has received 2 more calls in the last two weeks with the same kind of failure. The mechanic name was dave with florida mobile rv. Telephone 407‑518‑6739. He has sent me a letter and many pictures of the burnt calibers. He believe that the chassis was defected. Chevy said they had no recalls on my VIN but I got the feeling that they knew about it. I spent $3500. On the repairs. Even worse the mechanic said they were close to having the whole coach catch on fire. I believe chevy is responsible and should have to pay and others should know about this before someone dies.
The worst 1998 Georgie Boy Cruise Master problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Brakes1
- Fuel system1
- Suspension1
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- Brakes1
- Fuel system1
- Suspension1
Recalls 3
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- Certain motor homes equipped with norcold refrigerator cooling units model numbers 1200lr and 1200rim with serial numbers between 700000 and 1008700 and manufactured between december 1996 and february 1999. These refrigerators can experience low cycle fatigue failure which can lead to the liquid solution slowly leaking from the sealed, pressurized cooling unit through a small crack.
- Risk
- If a leak occurs and the unit is continually operated, hydrogen gas may be expelled and can be ignited, resulting in a fire, possibly causing serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Norcold will notify its customers and provide a replacement cooling unit free of charge. 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 norcold service center at 1‑800‑667‑3005.
Recall number 02V277004 · Recall details
Electrical system: wiring
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: recreational vehicles equipped with 45 amp magnetek power converters. A weakened bypass capacitor on the converter's printed circuit board can cause a breakdown of the capacitor allowing electrical current leakage.
- Risk
- Electrical current leakage could result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Magnetek is replacing these power converters.
Recall number 98V240004 · Recall details
Fuel system, other: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: motor homes built with kitchen slide-outs. A flexible liquid propane (lp) gas line within the slide-out can leak under certain conditions; e.g., when exposed to heat for prolonged periods of time from the stove.
- Risk
- Leaking lp gas could result in a fire and explosion.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the flexible lp gas line with a copper line within the slide-out.
Recall number 98V310000 · Recall details
What 1998 Georgie Boy Cruise Master owners say
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98 v 310 000/gas line: propane gas line is crimped by the arm attached to it.
When driving over 20mph the motorhome vibrates excessively. Dealer has seen vehicle and tried to fix it, but problem still exists.
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Is the 1998 Georgie Boy Cruise Master reliable?
Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 1998 Georgie Boy Cruise Master, 1.5 times a typical Cruise Master model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1998 Georgie Boy Cruise Master?
Brakes, with 1 complaint. Next is fuel system (1).
How many recalls does the 1998 Georgie Boy Cruise Master have?
3 recalls, covering equipment, electrical system and fuel system, other.
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