WINNEBAGO Complaints

ON MAY 28, 2019 WHILE PARKED IN A CAMPGROUND MY ATS (AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH) CAUGHT FIRE, ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INSIDE THE RIG SHUT DOWN, I SMELLED SMOKE AND IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT TO CHECK AS OVER 30 MEMBERS ON THE FUSE FACEBOOK PAGE HAVE DOCUMENTED THIS. I WENT OUTSIDE AND SMOKE WAS BILLOWING OUT THE ELECTRICAL ACCESS DOOR. I IMMEDIATELY UNPLUGGED FROM SHORE POWER. THANK GOD I WAS THERE WHEN IT HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPLACEMENT. NUMEROUS MEMBERS HAVE CONTACTED WINNEBAGO WITH NO RESULTS. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO KEEP SEEING IT HAPPEN TO FELLOW FUSE OWNERS.

ATS (AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH) KNOWN ISSUE W/FAULTY INSTALLATION SPECIFICALLY THE TINNING OF THE SWITCH. CAUSES OVERLOAD RESULTING IN SMOKE AND POSSIBLE FIRE IF NOT CAUGHT. WINNEBAGO HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY NUMEROUS FUSE OWNERS OF THE ISSUE AND HAS NOT ORDERED A RECALL. OUR VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, SET UP CAMP IN TX STATE PARK, USED SURGE PROTECTOR AT 30 AMP ELECTRICAL POST, THEN PLUGGED IN TO RV - NOTICED SMELL, CHECKED AREA, UNPLUGGED EVERYTHING, SETUP AGAIN, NOTICED SMELL THEN SMOKE SO DISCONNECTED EVERYTHING, BROKE CAMP AND DROVE HOME. CONTACTED WINNEBAGO AND TOOK OUR RV TO RV REPAIR CENTER, FOUND IT TO BE FAULTY INSTALLATION OF ATS, MECHANIC REPLACED WITH NEW, UPGRADED SOUTHWIRE ATS. IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN SOUTHWIRE WAS INFORMED OF THE ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM WITH INSTALLATION BY WINNEBAGO, SOUTHWIRE MODIFIED AND UPGRADED THE ATS TO HELP ALLEVIATE FUTURE INSTALL ISSUES. WINNEBAGO IS AWARE BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THE ATS. THE PART FROM SOUTHWIRE IS AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH 30A HARDWIRE MODEL 41300.

CRACKS IN THE FRAME AROUND THE CHASSIS BLOTS THAT HOLD THE FRAME TOGETHER BY THE AXLES. CRACKS ARE ON BOTH SIDES BY THE FRONT BOLTS. TRAILER WAS STATIONARY, PROBLEM WAS REPORTED BY SEVERAL OTHER WINNEBAGO OWNERS ON LINE SO I MADE AN INSPECTION.*DT*JB

THE FRAME HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS EXTENDING FROM WHERE THE HUCK BOLTS FASTEN THE CROSS MEMBER TO THE FRAME RAILS IN THE SECTION THAT RESIDES BETWEEN THE TANDEM AXLES. THIS HAS BEEN FOUND ON THE FRAMES OF SEVERAL OWNERS AND IS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY STRESS APPLIED TO THE FRAME WHEN TURNING. CRACKS ARE ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES.*DT*JB*DT*JB

THE FRAME ON BOTH SIDES OF MY TRAVEL TRAILER HAS CRACKS WHERE A BOLT GOES THROUGH TO CONNECT A FRAME CROSS MEMBER FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRAME NEAR THE AXLES. THE FRAME IS AN NXG MADE BY BAL/NORCO INDUSTRIES. THE CRACKS DEVELOPED SOMETIME OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. THE TRAILER HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT.*DT*JB*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 TRAILERED TO A 2019 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DOING ROUTINE CHECK OF THE SUBFRAME OF THE RV, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE MIDDLE SUBFRAME WAS FRACTURED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE RV WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE RV FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.*DT*JB *BF CONSUMER STATED BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AFFECTED.*JB

TRIMARK CORP RV SUPPLYER DOOR LATCHES FAULTY ZINK PART BREAKS .CAN'T EXIT OR ENTER IN EMERGENCY . NOW OFFERING REPLACEMENT MADE OF STEEL AT 150.00 THEY SHOULD BE MADE ACCOUNTABLE THANKS

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.