1995 Ford Ford Truck

THE VEHICLE IS A COACHMAN MOTORHOME ON A 1995 FORD VAN CHASSIS. COACHMAN ADMITTEDLY PLACED AN OVERWEIGHT MOTOHOME BODY ON THIS CHASSIS THOUGH FORD'S RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR A LOWER WEIGHT. COACHMAN DECIDED TO DO THIS, BECAUSE THEY ADDED A "CHEATER AXLE" TO COMPENSATE FOR THE EXTRA WEIGHT. BECAUSE THE MOTORHOME HAD REMAINED UNSOLD ON THE LOT FOR SOME TIME, THE SALESMAN WAS ASKED WHY. HE REPLIED, "I GUESS YOU'RE JUST LUCKY." ABOUT 5 MONTHS LATER, THE BRAKES GAVE WAY FOR THE FIRST TIME. THEY AGAIN WENT OUT ON 7/18/97 @ A MILAGE OF 5111; 9/10/97 @ 5476; 9/27/97 @ 6177; 6/16/98 @ 7480; 6/30/98 @ 7506; AND THREE MORE TIMES AFTER 9/29/98, AFTER A LETTER HAD BEEN SENT BY A LAWYER TO FORD AND COACHMAN. DURING EACH OF THE ABOVE INCIDENTS, THE BRAKES ONLY WENT OUT AFTER IT WAS DRIVEN ABOUT TWO HOURS IN HILLY TERRAIN. ON 6/01/98, IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AFTER THE BRAKES AGAIN GAVE OUT, AS IT WAS BEING DRIVEN OUT OF A CAMPGROUND. THE VEHICLE WOULD REGAIN ITS BRAKES AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE BRAKES COOLED DOWN AND THE SMELL OF BURNING WAS GONE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE BRAKES GAVE OUT NEAR HOME AND THE MOTORHOME WAS DRIVEN DIRECTLY TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC WAS ASKED TO SIT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO CONFIRM THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING WITH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HE REFUSED, LOOKED AT IT AN HOUR LATER AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THESE BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN LOOKED AT WHEN THEY WERE IN THE CONDITION, BROUGHT ON AFTER TWO HOURS DRIVING. HOW MANY TIMES MUST THE BRAKES NOT WORK AND ONE BE TOLD THEY ARE ALRIGHT, BEFORE ONE MUST NOT HAVE FAITH IN THE COMPANY'S EMPLOYEES' JUDGEMENT. TWO OF THE TIMES, THE MOTORHOME WAS IN NEAR COLLISION, ONLY AVOIDED BY THE OTHER DRIVER'S GOOD BRAKES AND JUDGEMENT. YET THEY STILL SAY THE BRAKES ARE GOOD AND ESSENTIALLY "TRUST US." OLEASE HELP TO DETERMINE IF THIS VEHICLE IS A DANGER FOR THOSE IN IT AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.