WINNEBAGO Complaints

Driving on interstate with cruise control suddenly for no reason the vehicle self brakes hard. Luckily no other vehicles close by. Able to get vehicle to shoulder (lucky shoulder and driving in right lane). We have collision assist and ABS with cruise adaptive. It’s obvious that it malfunctioned and we are very lucky. Called WInnebago and they said this is Ford Chassis- called Ford and they said they would get back to me! We were afraid to travel On but did and it hasn’t malfunctioned again. We also read that we could turn the system off, which we now did. Ford rep should have immediately told us to turn it off for our safety. Instead we haven’t heard a word back from Ford.

Every time you drive the motorhome the ABS stops working which causes the Driver Assist Technology to stopped working. Includes AutoMatic emergency braking, distance alert, post impact breaking, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, driver alert, high beam control, and cruise control. Contracted Ford and got nowhere. Motorhome has been sitting at a Ford repair facility in Hershey Pennsylvania for the last seven weeks. My understanding is they don’t know exactly what’s wrong with it and they have contacted Ford and Ford doesn’t seem to know what’s wrong with it.

The intermediate exhaust pipe strap has separated and the complete exhaust system has separated and the complete system is hanging on a single strap. If that strap breaks there is serious damage to the vehicle as possibly to others traveling behind the vehicle from the debris.

Winnebago propane road tank serial #1661055. This tank is mounted on the frame with 2 brackets which are welded to the tank and bolted to the frame. This is the second time for this failure. The tank forms a crack at the end of the bracket where the bracket has a sharp 90 degree corner. The bracket is not welded at this point and is welded 3/4 of an inch from where the leak forms. The second leak happened with a full tank of propane (37.6 gallons) and was at the bottom of the tank and therefore in liquid not gaseous propane. The leak was loud enough to be audible and as such scared the hell out of us. We had just driven the stretch of highway 93 between Phoenix and Henderson Nevada which is in very poor condition and is extremely rough in different sections. I believe the rough road is what contributed to this crack braking though the thin tank wall and the tank bounces up and down and flexes with pressure concentrating at the sharp 90 degree corner at the top and bottom of the bracket. We drained the tank so that we may continue to our destination. There is already a safety recall of Winnebago’s up to September 2003 manufacture date for this same problem. This safety recall should be expanded to include all Winnebago’s with the same mounting system. I understand that there is a change up bracket system that will support the weight of the tank better to prevent these tank cracks at the ends of the brackets. It was only due to being very lucky that we did not end up in a fatal fire or explosion. This defect needs to be addressed no matter how old the vehicle is as it is a deadly hazard.

My safety complaint is for a 2022 Winnebago Travato RV which has a Ram Pro Master Chassis with solar panels on roof. It has two solar panels that are 12" X 18" and 36" X 36" mounted about 4 to 6 inches horizontal above the roof line. The problem is that at higher speeds the flow of wind makes a very strong Turbulence and causes the RV to shutter and vibrate and very hard to control. If a gust of wind comes and you are not ready you could loose control of the RV and crash. Winnebago is aware of this issue since 2020 and has not done any thing about it. All they tell me that this doesn't happen with all Travato's which I find hard to understand since that are all made the same. There is so many complaints out on the web about this issue. My Travato was at the dealer for more then a month and they agreed that this is a issue but they can't doing any work until Winnebago comes up with a fix to the issue. I don't know why Winnebago engineering staff can't see that you need to put a wind deflector in front and behind the solar panels to stop the positive and negative air pressure to stop all this vibration. I have had my RV for 3 months and it has been at the dealer for most of the time. I won't drive it on the open highway because it is unsafe at higher speeds and I don't want kill my family or someone else's family.

First Issue: Water leaks from shower/pump onto electrical inverter below. As per inverter manufacturer(zantrax) warning:exposing inverter to water may cause a fire. Winnebago has known about this situation since JULY 2021 Second Issue: three point Seat belts on rear jump seats do not retract to secure passengers.

The entire shower water after use was draining directly onto the inverter creating a fire hazard.

While driving the advancetrac service light would come on and the cruise control would disengage along with the electronic stability control.

The contact owns a 2019 Winnebago Minnie Trailer. The contact stated the frame had developed cracks that extended to the hook bolts fastened to the cross member and the frame rails that reside on the tandem axle. The contact also stated that the bolt member had detached from the bolt and was hanging underneath the trailer. The contact stated the subframe was shifted half hinged wider than it was originally. The dealer was notified of the failures and advised the contact to take the vehicle to their location for diagnosis. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.

This is a Sprinter van finished by Winnebago into the 2022 Revel 44E SN 15219109. We have 1,500 miles on van and took delivery three weeks ago. Friday 9/17/21 While driving the van at highway speed in Massachusetts on I495, we detected an acrid burning smell and the van quickly filled with smoke. We were able to pull over, shut down the vehicle and open the doors. We found in the rear compartment where the lithium battery system is located a damaged/melted connection. It appears the bolt/nut connecting the wire from the alternator charging system wasn't tightened creating heat which burned away the rubber boot covering the terminal. In looking at other connections in this area, all other nuts are marked with a paint pen to show they were verified for tightness. The connection that was damaged and melted away it's rubber cover was not marked. There were no warnings/alarms to state an issue was going to/was occurring. The vehicle is <3 weeks old from pickup at factory delivery center We feel this could've resulted in a less experienced driver potentially going into panic mode and potentially causing an accident. In addition, this fire/arching occurred next to (2) lithium batteries which could've created a fire/explosion. I searched for this issue and found other owners on the FaceBook Revel owners forum have had similar issues with their units - therefore I'm reporting this to prevent other owners/potential owners from having this defect.