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Technical Support / Re: Motor shuts off while driving

« Last post by Fred Cook on January 16, 2026, 10:09:50 PM »

Frank, I noticed when I got home and tried running the bedroom slide out, it would not go all the way out on its own until I pushed on it. I went out and plugged into shore power and brought it back in and out easily. So I attribute that to possibly a low battery issue. Do you think a low battery would cause a motorhome to shut down while driving? I would think the alternator would keep it going.

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Technical Support / Re: Motor shuts off while driving

« Last post by Frank Bergamo on January 16, 2026, 09:46:16 PM »

Could be a fuel issue. Fuel might be jelling in the cold weather if you don’t have winter blend in your fuel tank. Also, might be an electrical issue. I would check all battery connections to make sure everything is good and tight.

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Technical Support / Motor shuts off while driving

« Last post by Fred Cook on January 16, 2026, 08:56:36 PM »

Hello…. It’s me again. TV lift is working fine now, but now I have another problem. We started out this morning on our 80 mile trip back home. Motor started up fine. We left and at about 10 miles down the road the motor shut off completely while we were doing about 60 miles an hour. I immediately turned the key off and turned it back on, and it started up again. Traveled down the road another mile or two and it started sputtering and turned off again. Again, I turned the key off and turned it back on, and it started up and kept going. At one point I thought I was going to have to pull off the side of the road as it shut off and would not start back up but it finally did. This happened at least 10 times going down the road and finally about 30 miles from home it stayed running all the way back to the house. I recently had all filters changed and new oil so that is likely not the problem. It got down to 18° last night, but I had the block heater on all night and also the aqua hot preheat function. So, would anyone know what is going wrong with this thing??

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Technical Support / Re: TV live won’t come down

« Last post by Joel Ashley on January 16, 2026, 02:04:01 AM »

This issue has appeared many times here over the years.  It's often a wear/alignment problem with the "door" or its latching mechanism.  It sounds like Frank's solution works for you as well.  As long as the hatch isn't fully retracted into the ceiling, where it can mislatch again, you're probably good to go. 

-Joel

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Technical Support / Re: TV live won’t come down

« Last post by Fred Cook on January 15, 2026, 06:36:48 PM »

Thanks everyone. I was able to get it down by pushing up hard on the cover and my wife pushed the down button and it unlocked.

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Technical Support / Re: TV live won’t come down

« Last post by David Ciotti on January 15, 2026, 02:21:14 PM »

Check your ignition switch.  In my 2002 Marquis when the ignition switch is on the power to the lift mechanism is disabled.  Also the Auxiliary position on my ignition switch is not clearly delineated.

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Technical Support / Re: TV live won’t come down

« Last post by Frank Bergamo on January 14, 2026, 11:06:36 PM »

Try rocking the cover back and forth, having someone pressing the switch at the same time. There are limit switches that stop the travel, going both ways that may need adjusting or replacing. When I open and close mine, I release the switch just before it is fully open, and when closing do the same thing. This has worked for me, and have not had the problem since. Hope this helps, good luck!

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Technical Support / Re: TV live won’t come down

« Last post by Fred Cook on January 14, 2026, 03:56:31 PM »

Don’t think it’s stuck. Can’t get to the actual lift without tearing off the cover because it is screwed to the lift from behind. I hear an audible click in the ceiling where the lift is plugged in each time I push the switch…. but nothing happens.

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Technical Support / Re: TV live won’t come down

« Last post by David T. Richelderfer on January 14, 2026, 02:06:40 PM »

TV live?  TV list?  Maybe TV lift?  We had a similar problem several years ago.  I finally discovered that the momentary toggle switch that raises/lowers the TV was bad.  I removed the switch and when I touched the wires together to complete the connection, the TV raised/lowered just fine.  I replaced the momentary switch.

Another time I had a problem when the lift linkage had slipped out of proper adjustment.  I readjusted the linkage and have not had a problem with it since... for several years now.

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Technical Support / TV live won’t come down

« Last post by Fred Cook on January 14, 2026, 01:33:09 PM »

We are currently on a trip and cannot get our TV list to come down from the ceiling. I checked all breakers and fuses in all looks good there. Has anyone else had this problem? Any suggestions on what to do?