2019 WINNEBAGO FORZA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 WINNEBAGO FORZA RV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V512000 (STRUCTURE). WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES, THE DOORS OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM SCHAEFFER'S CAMPING AND TRAVEL CENTER (1236 POTTSVILLE PIKE, SHOEMAKERSVILLE, PA 19555, (610) 562-3071), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,300. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

THERE ARE MANY STEERING ISSUES ABOUT THE XCS FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS USED IN THE WINNEBAGO DIESEL PUSHERS. WE HAVE A BRAND NEW WINNEBAGO AND THE STEERING HAS SO MUCH PLAY IN IT. WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND FREIGHTLINER TWICE AND ALL THEY SAY IS IT IS ADJUSTED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THIS RIG IS NOT SAFE TO DERIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE AMOUNT OF PLAY IN THE WHEEL MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE MH STRAIGHT ON A ROAD. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN. WE CAN SWAP OUT SOME COMPONENTS AT A STEEP COST, BUT THIS IS A BRAND NEW MH! WE ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE EXTERIOR COMPARTMENT DOORS OPENING WHILE TRAVELING.*DT*DT CONSUMER STATED HE WAS THE DRIVER AND WIFE WAS THE ONE WHO FILED THE COMPLAINT. AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE MOTOR WHILE DRIVING HOME CONSUMER STARTED TO NOTICE VEHICLE REFUSED TO STAY IN LANE AND CONTINUE TO HAPPEN UNTIL TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECTED. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED TO CONSUMER'S STANDARDS. *JB

OUTSIDE COMPARTMENT DOORS OPEN WHILE IN TRANSIT FOR NO APPARENT REASON DRIVING AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAYS, WHILE TURNING AND STRAIGHT ROADS IN TOWNS. CONTACTED WINNEBAGO WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A TSB ON THE ISSUE, HOWEVER, IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR THE TSB TO REACH THE DEALER WHO ALLEGEDLY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE TSB IN THE EARLIER TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. DOOR SEALS WERE REPLACED WITH DIFFERENT SIZE SEALS AND THEN BACK TO ORIGINAL SEALS. DEALER "NOTCHED" LATCHES TO GET THE DOORS TO STAY CLOSED MAKING THE DOORS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE AND REPORTED THERE IS NO OTHER ADJUSTMENT THAT CAN BE MADE TO MAKE DOORS OPEN/CLOSE EASIER WITH FACTORY SEALS INSTALLED. RV RETURNED TO DEALER ON 4/23/19 BECAUSE OF 5 FLOODED COMPARTMENTS.

THE CARGO DOORS DO NOT STAY CLOSED. I HAD 5 INCIDENTS ON I75 BETWEEN TAMPA AND ATLANTA WHERE WE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE TO CLOSE DOORS. OUR LIVES WERE ENDANGERED AS WELL AS TRAFFIC ON EITHER SIDE OF US. WINNEBAGO DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. THE DOORS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED 2 TIMES. WE HAVE ADDED BUNGEE CORDS IN THE INTERIM TO LIMIT HOW WIDE THE DOORS CAN OPEN. *DT UPDATED 10/11/18*JB