1997 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER Complaints

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  • 1997 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER
    - FORT MYERS, FL

    I HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE IN AUTO PARK IN A GAS STATION IN ANCHORAGE AK. GOTTEN OUT AND WENT TO THE PUMPS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL. I RACED AROUND THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE; IT STOPPED, RELEASING THE BRAKE IT BEGAN TO ROLL INTO TRAFFIC. THE AUTO BRAKE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE AUTO BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOW ON. I DROVE IT TO SOLDOTNA AK WHERE IT COST ME $800.00 TO REPAIR. THE AUTO BRAKE AGAIN FAILED THIS PAST SUMMER; I DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THAT THIS SYSTEM WAS DISCOVERED TO BECOME DEFECTIVE AND THAT GM HAD CHANGED THE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT FAILED. I HAVE HAD TWO MOTOR HOME SALESMEN TELL ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAD A RECALL. I CALLED GN AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF A RECALL! THE SYSTEM AS BUILT IS DOMED TO FAILURE AND IS DANGER TO DRIVERS WHO DO NOT KNOW THE AUTO PARK BRAKE CAN FAIL!!! . I HAVE CALLED GM AND RECEIVED NO HELPFUL INFORMATION. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1997 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER
    - BLOOMINGTON, IL

    THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL WHETHER THE PARK BRAKE WAS USED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE GEAR WAS REPLACED 3-4 TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET IN JANUARY 2001 ADVISING OF PARK BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK *SCC *JB

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER
    - BARNSTABLE, MA

    THE PARK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE PARK BRAKE UNIT. *NLM PH *JB

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER
    - CAMBRIDGE, MD

    VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE RUNNING, WHEN IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER UNSURE IF EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1997 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER
    - WILLIAMSBURG, VA

    PARKING BRAKES DOESN'T HOLD AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD, ADVISE R&R TRANS BRAKE & INSPECTED, ADJUST TRANS BRAKE SHOES, EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE & AUTO PARK CABLE.

    Source: OPTICAL MARKED VOQ
  • 1997 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER
    - MECHANICSVILLE, VA

    ENGINE SIMPLY QUIT WITHOUT WARNING, HOWEVER IT RESTARTED FAIRLY QUICKLY EACH OF THE 6 OR 7 TIMES THAT IT QUIT, ON 11/25/00 THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY, WHICH REVEALED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS INOPERABLE, UNIT THE PUMP ATTACHES TO SHOWED INDICATION OF ELECTRONIC SHORTING AT THE PLUG IN AREA, FUEL PUMP REPLACED. CJ

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 1997 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER
    - GRANTS PAS, OR

    BUTANE TANK HANGS BELOW THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS NOT A CORRECT SIZE. YH

    Source: NHTSA VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE