2019 WINNEBAGO FORZA Complaints

FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS WITH OPTIVIEW DASH LIGHTS. THE DASH LIGHTS WILL NOT DIM ENOUGH TO SAFELY DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE BRIGHTNESS REDUCES YOUR NIGHT VISION. HAVE A SAFETY RECALL BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE RECALL OR FIX. "CAMPAIGN FL859-A OPTIVIEW DASH CLUSTER BRIGHTNESS"

COMPARTMENT STORAGE DOORS CONTINUE TO COME OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION CAUSING OTHER VEHICLES TO SWERVE, AND LOSE CONTENTS IN TO TRAFFIC. DOOR MECHANISMS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BY THE DEALER AS WELL AS MYSELF, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO OPEN WITHOUT A BUNGEE CORD INSTALLED TO PREVENT FULL OPENING. NO RECALL SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED YET.

STORAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR OPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, OTHER DRIVERS MAY SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING THE COMPARTMENT DOOR, OR OBJECTS FALLING FROM WITHIN, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. RECALL NOTICE ISSUED OVER A YEAR AGO WITH NO FIX OFFERED BY COMPANY. RECALL NHTSA RECALL NOTICE # 19V-152

NHTSA SAFETY RECALL COMPARTMENT LATCHES, NOT KEEPING DOORS CLOSED WHEN TRAVELING. FIX IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PLASTIC LATCHES WITH METAL LATCHES YET WINNEBAGO STATES THEY DON'T HAVE ANY MORE METAL LATCHES. WE ARE NOT USING THE 2019 FORZA RV AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE DANGER...THE COMPARTMENTS HAVE OPENED ON HWY 80 NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE 766 FORZA MOTORHOMES WITH THIS CONDITION. YOUR NHTSA RECALL NOTICE IS: 19V 512. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE DEALER, LA MESA RV AND WINNEBAGO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. YOUR ACTION WILL BE APPRECIATED. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED THAT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE UNIT IN A STRAIGHT LINE BETWEEN THE LANE LINES. MY WIFE HAS FOLLED ME ON OCCASION AND MENTIONED THE SAME THING. IT WILL SWAY ENOUGH TO MOVE OVER THE CENTER LANE OR OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER MOTOR HOMES AND TOW VEHICLES THAT HAVE HANDLED MUCH BETTER. I CHECKED INTO GETTING A SAFETY SWAY BAR BUT IT ALREADY HAS A SWAY BAR BUILT IN. WHEN THERE ARE LARGE VEHICLES AND TRUCKS ON THE ROAD, I TEND TO HAVE EVEN LESS CONTROL. THIS IS FRIGHTENING AND VERY NERVIEST WRACKING FOR BOTH ME AND MY WIFE.*DT VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BY MANUFACTURE OR DEALER.*JB

WE PURCHASED A 2019 FORZA IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019. WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD ON THE HIGHWAY, THE PROPANE DOOR SWUNG OPEN. WE BROUGHT IT IN AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY FIXED (12/09/2019) IT HAPPENED AGAIN... SLOW SPEED. NEXT THE COMPARTMENT DOOR CARRYING A LOT OF CHAIRS ETC AND THE PROPANE DOOR BOTH OPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH. WE WERE PULLED OVER BY THE STATE POLICE AND TOLD TO GO TO THE NEXT REST AREA AND FIX IT. WE HAD TO CRAWL UNDER IT AND PUT A CABLE ON IT. FINALLY WE HAD TO DUCT TAPE THE DOORS SHUT IN ORDER TO FEEL SAFE. WE HAVE CONTACTED WINNEBAGO AND THE DEALERSHIP WITH DETAILED INFORMATION. THE DEALER DOESN'T HAVE A SOLUTION AND WON'T HELP US. WINNEBAGO IS STILL LOOKING AT THE INFORMATION AND HASN'T GOTTEN BACK TO US.

DOORS COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING BAD LATCHES EXPOSING ALL PRODUCTS UNDER THE BUS TO FLY OUT AND HIT OTHER VEHICLES WHILE TRAVELING, DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. DOOR FOR ENTRY IS WOBBLY, THOUGH THIS DOOR DOES NOT COME OPEN IT IS NOT WELL ATTACHED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2019 WINNEBAGO FORZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE STORAGE AREA DOOR BECAME UNLATCHED. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH HAVEN RV & MARINE LOCATED AT (5485 PEPPER CHASE DR, SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671 662-393-9948) WHERE THE RV WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V512000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800.

I READ A COMPLAINT IN THE NHTSA FILES, ABOUT THE LOOSE STEERING OF ANOTHER 2019 WINNEBAGO FORZA 34T, ON FREIGHTLINER XCS CHASSIS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS ME GETTING USED TO THE STEERING, BUT AFTER DRIVING THIS MOTORHOME APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES, I REALIZED THAT THE COACH IS VERY UNSTABLE AND THE STEERING HAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN IT. IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND MAINTAIN IT WITHIN THE TRAFFIC LANES, SPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60-65 MPH. I AM AN EXCELLENT DRIVER AND HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE DRIVER'S TRAINING DURING MY CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT DRIVING THIS MH IS A WHITE KNUCKLE CHALLENGE. I AM CONSTANTLY SWAYING WITHIN MY LANE AND ON OCCASION WHEN IT SWAYS TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD THE UNIT GETS WAY OUT OF CONTROL. MANUFACTURE AND DEALER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. IT IS FRIGHTENING SPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER CARS AND TRUCKS WITHIN PROXIMITY. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS PROBABLY DO NOT REPORT THIS BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IS PROBABLY DRIVER INEXPERIENCE. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE LOOKS INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC EVENT.*DT*DT CONSUMER DID NOT TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT SERVICED. FRONT TIRES FEEL AS IF IT IS FLOATING AND DOESN'T HAVE A SOLID GRIP ON THE ROAD.*JB

IN FOUR OF THE FIVE TIMES I HAVE DRIVEN THIS MOTORHOME, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, ONE OF THE SIDE COMPARTMENT DOORS WILL OPEN, WITHOUT NOTICE. I'M OFTEN FLAGGED BY OTHER DRIVERS LETTING ME KNOW THAT THE COMPARTMENT DOOR IS OPEN. LUCKY THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I'M CONCERNED TO DRIVE IT.