Do you own a Chausoon ?

[Obanboy666]

I am pleased this thread is developing as sorting problems out is fraught, I took my Chausoon to a new dealer who is now looking at the old warranty problems but it was authorised by Giles first it has also taken me ages to get it looked at as I can't stand dealers and the stress, it was meant to be a stress free buy with warranties !!!!
Have found out engine only covers for two years mine is a fiat, and I think inside things 2 years and water ingress 5, nothing like dealer told me. I know I should have read the paperwork

I have a 2013 Swift on a Fiat chassis / engine.
I mentioned the 2 year warranty when it was in the Fiat dealer for its first service. He said if I have the second service with them they will give an extra year warranty ie. 3 years.
Perhaps worth checking when you have a new motorhome in at the Fiat dealer for its first service.

 

[K9d]

Not aiming for one-upmanship but, my parents have a Chausoon on an 05 plate and whilst it all seems to work for them I couldn't help but notice the quality of the interior seems to be lacking in comparison to my 1988 Hymer, although I'm led to believe Hymer quality isn't all it used to be.

 

[Wooie1958]

I am pleased this thread is developing as sorting problems out is fraught, I took my Chausoon to a new dealer who is now looking at the old warranty problems but it was authorised by Giles first it has also taken me ages to get it looked at as I can't stand dealers and the stress, it was meant to be a stress free buy with warranties !!!!
Have found out engine only covers for two years mine is a fiat, and I think inside things 2 years and water ingress 5, nothing like dealer told me. I know I should have read the paperwork [/QUOTE]



A dealer telling porkies :scared: well i`m truly staggered by that outrageous statement :sad:

 

[Obanboy666]

I am pleased this thread is developing as sorting problems out is fraught, I took my Chausoon to a new dealer who is now looking at the old warranty problems but it was authorised by Giles first it has also taken me ages to get it looked at as I can't stand dealers and the stress, it was meant to be a stress free buy with warranties !!!!
Have found out engine only covers for two years mine is a fiat, and I think inside things 2 years and water ingress 5, nothing like dealer told me. I know I should have read the paperwork [/QUOTE]



A dealer telling porkies :scared: well i`m truly staggered by that outrageous statement :sad:

Just looked at the Chausoon website, 2 years parts and labour and 5 years water ingress.
I assume the 2 years parts and labour relates to the Fiat chassis / engine.

 

[Wooie1958]

Just looked at the Chausoon website, 2 years parts and labour and 5 years water ingress.
I assume the 2 years parts and labour relates to the Fiat chassis / engine.

Mine van is Peugeot based but had the same figures as you quote.

The 3rd year parts and labour on the base vehicle only came into effect " if " i had it serviced at a Peugoet main dealer.

 

[chris H]

Flash 10

Just bough a flash 10, must say very pleased with it so far.
The electric drop down bed is very comfortable as well as being great a disappearing.

So far totally pleased will keep you posted.

 

[El Veterano]

Towbar

Has anyone sourced a tow bar for their chausson?, after one for my 2006 welcome 55

Had one made from scratch, painted and fitted in less than 6 hours by Mick Parkinson in Preston. £325 all in including the electrics, can't fault the guy, excellent service. Home - Motorhome Towbars Lancashire Blackpool Preston Manchester

 

[vindiboy]

I have a Chausson Alegro 67 love it no trouble in the 3 years I have had it except the fridge stopped working in Portugal but that is Electrolux/ Dometic, not Chausson,I don't like one marque clubs though.

 

[mikigough]

Is penny still around, or any other chausson owners?. I'm getting a chausson 728, picking it up in march.
Mickey.

 

[molly 2]

I heard they are nice but the shower door falls off .

 

[Campercaillie]

For all fellow owners, and prospective buyers there is indeed a dedicated group for Chausson owners.....

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[vindiboy]

View attachment 30076 I have a Chausson Alegro 67 love it no trouble in the 3 years I have had it except the fridge stopped working in Portugal but that is Electrolux/ Dometic, not Chausson,I don't like one marque clubs though.

I had a problem this year whilst in Northern Spain with my van , I lost all my right hand marker lights, left side light front and right rear light,and top right marker light, REASON, under the rear chassis [ right hand side ] there is a plastic box, in this box there is a printed circuit board and all the lights mentioned are controlled from this circuit board, and as it is under the chassis and prone to water ingress ,it failed due to water ingress, I removed the circuit board and made good all electrical cable joints and hey presto all is well again, this box also contained cables for the right rear stop light , fog lamp and reverse light, so I made good all these joints as well putting all the jointed cables well insulated back in the box and sealed it up in situe, there is another box the same on the left under side of the Chassis which controls the LEFT side of the van lights, but I have not touched that and won't until it fails if it ever does.
I see no logical reason for these boxes and circuit boards except maybe to connect tow bar electrics if required ,there are/were several unused connection points on the circuit board which I assumed were for tow bar electrics.There are also two x 5 amp fuses in the fuse box for right and left circuits mentioned.

 

[mikigough]

For all fellow owners, and prospective buyers there is indeed a dedicated group for Chausson owners.....

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Thanks, unfortunately, I don't use facebook.
Mickey.

 

[ian81]

We bought a new Challenger Genesis 34+ in France -which is identical to the Chausson Flash 04+. In just over 8 years we have slept in her for 1717 nights in 30 countries and covered nearly 90,000 miles. When we purchased her we knew we were buying one of the lowest priced MH's so perhaps expectations were low. Although we sourced English manuals and had some good contacts with Trigano at the time we didnt feel there after sales service was that good.

It is based on a Ford Transit which with one exception (clutch cylinders failing) we have enjoyed driving averaging over 30mpg (actual figure is higher because that includes diesel used by the excellent heating system. We have fortunately had no major problems with the MH part just niggles that in the main have been easy to fix by me.

I cite some areas of concern: The bathroom -the shower tray is badly cracked and leaks if i don't plug the cracks regularly!! The bathroom door when travelling opens and with braking force has cracked the track in the shower tray moulding badly.
Secondly the Electrics. These are based on thee Italian CBE system using pre wired cables thaat in many cases are far too long. Over the years I have tied many up. A major issue I realised about 4 years ago was the voltage drop in the wires feeding the diesel heating which stopped it working when the battery had been used a bit. Increasing the guage of the wire and shortening some of the wiring routes has eliminated this problem.

Another major unresolved issue is the main cell door. It is bowed -the idea being that with a central lock the top and bottom will be pulled in tight. This however means the door needs to be closed heavily.

I could write more about the various minor ailments!!!

 

[phillybarbour]

We bought a new Challenger Genesis 34+ in France -which is identical to the Chausson Flash 04+. In just over 8 years we have slept in her for 1717 nights in 30 countries and covered nearly 90,000 miles. When we purchased her we knew we were buying one of the lowest priced MH's so perhaps expectations were low. Although we sourced English manuals and had some good contacts with Trigano at the time we didnt feel there after sales service was that good.

It is based on a Ford Transit which with one exception (clutch cylinders failing) we have enjoyed driving averaging over 30mpg (actual figure is higher because that includes diesel used by the excellent heating system. We have fortunately had no major problems with the MH part just niggles that in the main have been easy to fix by me.

I cite some areas of concern: The bathroom -the shower tray is badly cracked and leaks if i don't plug the cracks regularly!! The bathroom door when travelling opens and with braking force has cracked the track in the shower tray moulding badly.
Secondly the Electrics. These are based on thee Italian CBE system using pre wired cables thaat in many cases are far too long. Over the years I have tied many up. A major issue I realised about 4 years ago was the voltage drop in the wires feeding the diesel heating which stopped it working when the battery had been used a bit. Increasing the guage of the wire and shortening some of the wiring routes has eliminated this problem.

Another major unresolved issue is the main cell door. It is bowed -the idea being that with a central lock the top and bottom will be pulled in tight. This however means the door needs to be closed heavily.

I could write more about the various minor ailments!!!

Now that proper use, with that many nights/miles you must have one of the best value motorhomes ever on a cost per night/mile basis.