ITASCA Complaints

ENROUTE TO MICHIGAN FROM HOME IN FLORIDA. DRIVING 1999 ITASCA CLASS C 29FT MOTORHOME. 30 MILES SOUTH OF LOUISVILLE, KY ON I-65, RIGHT REAR OUTSIDE DUAL TIRE FAILED. TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE STEEL BELT. TIRE IS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS THE 3RD FIRESTONE TIRE TO FAIL IN THIS MANNER. TIRE WAS REPLACED. OLD TIRE WAS RETAINED BY THE DEALER.

RECALL CAMPAIGN - REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR GASOLINE COST SPENT TO GET 2004 ITASCA SUNCRUISER TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR SERVICE (RECALL 50402-C).***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CLOSEST DEALER WAS 85 MILES AWAY FROM THE CONSUMER'S HOME. THAT DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DIAGNOSE THE WHETHER THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE NEXT CLOSEST DEALER WAS 105 MILE AWAY. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THAT DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE. *NM

WINNEBAGO (ITASCA) IS MANUFACTURING THEIR RV'S WITH AN IMPROPER DOOR LATCH MECHENISM! THIS LEAD TO LOUD SQUEAKING TO THE POINT IT IS A DANGER TO THE EARS OF THE PEOPLE THAT PAY $100,000 TO $250,000 FOR A VEHICLE. WHEN CONTACTED THEIR SERVICE MANAGER IN IOWA STATED THAT THEY COULD FIX THIS FOR FREE. HOWEVER SINCE I SAID I WOULD CONTACT THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW THEY WOULD NOT FIX MINE FOR FREE BUT WOULD CHARGE ME. I HAD TO GET THIS FIXED OR NOT USE MY RV. THEY DID CHARGE ME WELL OVER $125 FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES PRIOR TO ME FINALLY HAVING TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR.

REGARDING A MODEL YEAR 2005 WINNEBAGO ITASCA MOTORHOME (SERIAL NO. 70467F241566C) UTILIZING A MODEL YEAR 2004 FORD E450 CHASSIS. WHILE SLEEPING AN ALARM WENT OFF INSIDE THE MOBILE HOME. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON LOCATION AND FOUND A SLIDE OUT SHIELD WAS BLOCKING THE GENERATOR EXHAUST SYSTEM, IN WHICH THE CARBON MONOXIDE WAS SETTING OFF THE ALARM. CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK WHEN THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM ARRIVED THEY TOOK A CARBON MONOXIDE READING OF 33 P.P.M. INSIDE THE MOTOR HOME. *TC *MJJ

TRAILER FRAME RAIL CRACKED AND BENT. MANUFACTURER REFERRED CONSUMER TO THEIR FRAME COMPANY, WHO INSISTED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

THE TIRE TREAD ON MY MOTORHOME FRONT TIRE SEPARATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED ALL SEVEN OF MY GOODYEAR TIRES FOR DEFECTS. *AK

AT FREEWAY SPEED, WHILE TOWING A HONDA BEHIND THE 2004 ITASCA 38 FT. MOTORHOME, THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING POWER BRAKES AND ALL ELECTRONICS SPONTANWOUSLY FAILED. WITH SIGNIFICANT EFFORT, THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OUT OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPED. NO INJURIES RESULTED, HOWEVER UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS SUCH AS A CURVE OR GRADE THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. NO DIAGNOSIS HAS BEEN MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR WARRANTY REPAIR PREVIOUSLY SUFFERED COMPLETE HYDRALIC SYSTEM FAILURE.*AK

REPEATED HEATER CORE PROBLEMS: OUR 1999 37 FT. ITASCA SUNCRUISER BLEW ITS HEATER CORE IN JUNE 2000 CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO BLOW ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AS WE WERE UNABLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD. IT WAS REPLACED ON 6/9/2000. IT BLEW AGAIN IN SEPT. 2001 AND IT WAS REPLACED ON 10/1/2001. IT HAS NOW AGAIN BLOWN ON JUNE 24, 2004 WHILE TRAVELLING TO ALASKA. WE HAD TO BYPASS IT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE OUR TRAVELS AND WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING IT REPAIRED HERE IN LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA WHERE WE RESIDE. IT SEEMS TO US THAT THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER CORE TO CAUSE IT TO CONTIUALLY BLOW. WE HAVE THE REPAIR ORDERS FROM THE PREVIOUS TWO INCIDENTS AND HAVE CALLED ROD SCHLINGMANN, OWNER RELATIONS AT WINNEBAGO 641-585-6939 AND WAS INFORMED THEY COULD DO NOTHING AND TO JUST TURN IT IN TO OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY INSURANCE. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH TREAD SEPARATION WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS REQUESTING A RE-INVESTIGATING FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES. THE STEEL BELTING HAD PULLED AWAY FROM THE TREAD CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR OF THE COACH, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, A TIRE WAS FOUND SHAPED ODDLY/SEPARATING AND WAS VERY HOT TO TOUCH, AND THE LAST TIRE BLEWOUT ON THE LEFT SIDE AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE COACH AGAIN AND TORE THE GAS LINE. *SC *JB

PURCHASED NEW ITASCA MOTOR HOME JULY 1999 HAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL 225/75R16 R4SII. WITHIN FIRST 18,000 RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OFF TREAD. FIRESTONE SAYS IT WAS CAUSED BY "OVER INFLATION" NEXT AT 20,000 MILES RIGHT REAR TIRE THREW TREAD. THIS TIME THE TREAD COMPLETLY SEPARATED IN SUCH A WAY THAT AIR WAS STILL LEFT IN THE INNER TIRE SKIN. FIRESTONE BLAMMED THE FAILURE ON "SHELF LIFE OF TIRE TOO OLD" THIS TIME WE DEMANDED NEW TIRES. FIRESTONE INSTALLED 6 NEW AT OUR EXPENSE. LESS THAN 2,800 MILES, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL. FIRESTONE SAYS "IT WAS YOUR FAULT, THE TIRE LOST AIR AND YOU DROVE ON IT" THE LAST FAILURE CAUSED HEAVY PROPETY DAMAGE.*AK