Went to replace my house battery when I was coming home the light on the dash that shows the air bags came on and never went off. Smoke started pouring out from under the hood. I pulled over to determine if there was fire under the hood or from the front wheels. I do not know if the front brakes locked up but I had very little power. I sat there for a few minutes and started limping home. I dropped the tranny down to 1 and it seemed to have more power than when in drive. OH all these problems with this older class C. My questions....do I really need to take to shop to see why the light regarding airbag is on and if it were the front brakes would it have destroyed the pads and rotors? The smell is the one I smell on the interstate after a big truck locks up the brakes trying to stop.Maybe it is time for me to go in debt and buy a newer model.

Unless your a good mechanic, yes, someone will need to figure out what is wrong and fix it.

Chassis? Year? Our calipers seized on us at the start of a trip last summer - I couldn't fix it on the side of the road - so $500 at the Ford dealer got us back on the road. We fixed it last fall by replacing not only the calipers, but the entire motorhome!Motorhomes tend to sit a lot - and non-use will rust and seize calipers. It seems Fords are especially prone to this issue (right along with a host of other big ticket items).

I am sorry this is a 2001 Gulf Stream Yelowstone 31'. I think I just need to trade or sell it. Would it be smarter for me to trade at a dealer or try to sell it out right?

Whether you trade or sell, you are going to hve to fix the brakes. Sounds to me like frozen calipers. After driving it any distance you will need new calipers,rotors and pads. $500. sounds about right price.

Pretty common for front brakes to lock up if the owner doesn't regularly change brake fluid - take it to any tire/brake shop - you don't need RV specialist. Not sure about the air bag. Did all this happen before you installed new battery or right after?

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klutchdust
Explorer II
Mar 25, 2016
ksg5000 wrote:
Pretty common for front brakes to lock up if the owner doesn't regularly change brake fluid - take it to any tire/brake shop - you don't need RV specialist. Not sure about the air bag. Did all this happen before you installed new battery or right after?

Interesting point about not changing brake fluid leads to locking/frozen calipers. I have had vehicles for 12-15 years and never changed the fluid and never had an issue.
ksg5000
Explorer
Mar 25, 2016
Pretty common for front brakes to lock up if the owner doesn't regularly change brake fluid - take it to any tire/brake shop - you don't need RV specialist. Not sure about the air bag. Did all this happen before you installed new battery or right after?
Tyler0215
Explorer
Mar 25, 2016
Whether you trade or sell, you are going to hve to fix the brakes. Sounds to me like frozen calipers. After driving it any distance you will need new calipers,rotors and pads. $500. sounds about right price.
esbliss
Explorer
Mar 25, 2016
I am sorry this is a 2001 Gulf Stream Yelowstone 31'. I think I just need to trade or sell it. Would it be smarter for me to trade at a dealer or try to sell it out right?
BruceMc
Explorer III
Mar 25, 2016
Chassis? Year? Our calipers seized on us at the start of a trip last summer - I couldn't fix it on the side of the road - so $500 at the Ford dealer got us back on the road.
We fixed it last fall by replacing not only the calipers, but the entire motorhome!

Motorhomes tend to sit a lot - and non-use will rust and seize calipers. It seems Fords are especially prone to this issue (right along with a host of other big ticket items).
donn0128
Explorer II
Mar 25, 2016
Unless your a good mechanic, yes, someone will need to figure out what is wrong and fix it.

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