WINNEBAGO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER THE DASHBROAD. FIRE STOPPED AFTER TURNING OFF AIR CONDITIONER/ RADIO AND CB RADIO. FIRE WAS REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER. WINNEBAGO WAS TOWED TO MOORE'S TRAVEL TRAILERS IN N. RIDGEVILLE FOR REPAIRS. *AK

ON A TRIP TO PENNSYLVANIA HAD ONE TIRE START TO SEPARATE, 3 OTHERS ACTUALLY LOST THE TREAD. ALL WERE RELATIVELY NEW TIRES WITH PROBABLY LESS THAN 5000 MILES. TIRES WERE INFLATED TO 75PSI (MAX 80) AND WERE NOT OVERLOADED. ALL TREAD LOSSES WERE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND AT LESS THAN POSTED SPEEDS. DAMAGE TO MOTOR HOME WAS EXTENSIVE, CAUSING HOLES IN THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE BEHIND THE TIRES. THE FINAL TREAD LOSS CAUSED A FUEL LINE TO BE RUPTURED AND WIRE BUNDLES TO BE DESTROYED AND CREATED AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY HAZARD.( DOT NUMBER: UPORB37037 TIRE SIZE: 235/85R16 )

FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRES P225/75R16 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, DAMGE TO THE MUD FLAPS DUE TO TIRE FAILURES, AT FIRST THE DEALER TRIED TO SAY THE FAILURES WERE CAUSED BY LOW INFLATION, HOWEVER 3 DAYS PRIOR TO CONSUMER'S TRIP, THE TIRES WERE SERVICED, FIRESTONE AGREED TO PAY FOR DAMAGES AND TIRES. *SLC

CONSUMER NOTICED AFTER A RAIN STORM THAT TAIL LIGHT COVER WOULD BE FULL WITH WATER. AS A RESULT OF THIS, INDICATOR LIGHTS WOULD SHORT OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING MOTORHOME HANGERS, SUPPORTING THE WATER HEATER UNDER RV, BROKE. WATER TANK WAS HANGING LOOSELY TOWARDS THE GROUND/ROAD. ALSO, PROPANE TANK'S BAFFLE PROTECTOR SCREWS HAD CAME LOOSE. THIS CAUSED THE TIRES & THE MUD FLAP TO BE RUINED. *AK

SIDE ENTRANCE HAS A SEAT NEXT TO THE DOOR, AND IT CAN'T BE LOCKED INTO PLACE. ALSO, IT DOESN'T HAVE A SEAT BELT & IT ROCKS IN MOTION OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD PUT A 2X4 UNDER THE SEAT TO FIX IT. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY SHUTDOWN. THERE WERE NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ADVENTURER STARTED AGAIN AFTER PULLING SOME OF THE FUSES WHICH WERE NOT BLOWN OUT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED AND STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML

THE FRAME STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE IS BENT AND TWISTED, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HANDLE WELL WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FRAME STRUCTURE PROBLEMS, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. *MJS

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

RESTRICTION IN GAS FUEL LINE UPON FILLING GAS TANK CREATES ENORMOUS BACK PRESSURE SHUTTING THE GAS PUMP OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE GAS TANK IS 5/8 TO 3/4 FULL OF FUEL. SECONDLY, A SAFETY HAZARD EXIST IN THAT IF YOU REMOVE THE GAS CAP AFTER TANK HAS PRESSURIZED DURING OPERATION, THE BACK PRESSURE WILL CAUSE GAS AND FUMES TO ESCAPE FROM FILL LINE INTO FACE. THIS DESIGN FLAW IS A HEALTH SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARD. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BAD DESIGN OF THE GAS FUEL FILLER LINE BUT WILL NOT ACCEPT OWNERSHIP FOR THE DESIGN FLAW NOR THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO RECTIFY. THERE ARE TWO THOUSAND 1999 CHASSIS PRODUCED BY THE FORD MOTOR CO. THESE CHASSIS ARE OR WERE USED FOR MOTOR HOME OTHER THAN WINNEBAGO AS WELL AS WINNEBAGO. WINNEBAGO SAYS FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY UNDERSTANDING WINNEBAGO IS TESTING A DESIGN THAT WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MAYBE. AT THIS POINT FORD NOR WINNEBAGO PLAN NO RECALL. THERE APPEARS IN MY OPINION AN EFFORT TO BURY THE PROBLEM RATHER THAN SEEKING A SOLUTION. WHEN I PURCHASED THE RV NO ONE AT LAMESA RV OR WINNEBAGO INFORMED ME OF THE INHERENT DESIGN FLAW THEREBY MASKING A MATERIAL FACT THAT IF KNOWN WOULD HAVE GREATLY AFFECTED MY DECISION TO PURCHASE THE WINNEBAGO.