WINNEBAGO Complaints

COMPARTMENT DOORS OPEN WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE LOCKED. VERY DANGEROUS TO PEDESTRIANS AND OTHERS NEED A RECALL TO FIX ALL DOORS. MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER FORZA OWNERS. COMPANY ANSWER TO REPLACE WITH STEEL LOCKS. EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

WHILE DRIVING IN A ROUGH MAIN HIGHWAY IN WINDY CONDITIONS A RIGHT SIDE COMPARTMENT DOOR OPENED 4+ TIMES IN 200 MILES. DOOR PROPERLY CLOSED AND LOCKED EACH TIME. NO DAMAGE HAPPENED BUT THIS 4 FT DOOR COULD EASILY CAUSE VEHICLE OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR BODILY HARM. LATCH SEEMS PROPERLY ADJUSTED, LATCH WILL NOT HOLD THE DOOR PRESSURE, RETRACTS LATCH AND COMES OPEN, THE DOOR LATCH IS NOT ADEQUATE TO KEEP DOOR CLOSED. SAME PROBLEM ONE TIME ON A LEFT SIDE DOOR WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE FORZA FORUM AND IS A DANGER TO PROPERTY AND LIFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS THAT CONNECTED TO A 2017 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY 40J MOTORHOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE MOTORHOME WAS BEING SERVICE FOR THE BRAKES, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MOUNTS AND BRACKETS WERE BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,700. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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.

NOT SO MUCH WHAT HAPPENED BUT WHAT I THINK COULD HAPPEN. AFTER PURCHASE, I CLIMBED UP ON THE ROOF AND SAW A GAP BETWEEN THE ROOF AND WHERE THE FRONT CAP IS ATTACHED TO THE ROOF. THE DRIVER SIDE IS GOOD, THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS A 1/2"+ GAP AND LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT CAP IS TRYING TO SEPARATE ITSELF FROM THE REST OF THE COACH. DOES NOT GIVE ME A SAFE FEELING. WINNEBAGO SAID IT'S FINE, JUST NEEDS MORE CALK. WOULD LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO TELL ME IT'S OK! I WILL SHOW A PIC OF THE GOOD SIDE (DRIVER) AND THE BAD SIDE (PASSENGER). HOPE IT'S APPARENT WHICH IS WHICH.

SIDE PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRROR BOLTS SHEARED OF WHILE DIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 85 AT 65 MILES PER HOUR CAUSE MIRROR TO HAND AND BANG AGAINT MOTOR HOME UNCONTROLLABLE

THE PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR SIDE VIEW MIRROR TOP TWO SCREWS SHEARED OF CAUSING THE MIRROR TO COME AWAY FROM THE BODY AND FLOP ABOUT WILDLY WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. CURRENTLY I HAVE IT TAPED ON TO THE INTENT. SEND PICTURES OF THE TAPED ED MIRRR AND HOLE SCREW SHOWING SHEARED OF SCREW STILL IN BODY MOUNTING

DRIVING SOUTH ON I-59 IN AL, A FOG DEVELOPED IN THE REAR VIEW CAMERA, I PULLED INTO A REST STOP, AND FOUND MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DIESEL FUEL FLOWING ONTO THE GROUND, AND MY TOW VEHICLE WAS COVERED WITH DIESEL. OPENED THE REAR COMPARTMENT, BRIEFLY STARTED THE ENGINE, AND FUEL WAS SPRAYING FROM THE FUEL FILTER. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE (GOOD SAM). TECHNICIAN CAME AND REPLACED FUEL FILTER, PART NUMBER FF63009. AS BEST I CAN TELL AT LEAST 30 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS SPRAYED OUT BEFORE I FOUND THE PROBLEM. THIS OCCURRED ON 2/26/19 *DT CONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURER INSTALLED CUMMINS ENGINE. VIN PROVIDED HAS NO DISPLAYABLE RECORDS FROM CARFAX.*JB

CLASS A MOTOR HOME OUTSIDE STORAGE DOORS OPEN WHILE DRIVING. DOORS STRIKE ROADSIDE OBJECTS (MAIL BOXES, MARKER POSTS) DAMAGING DOORS. NO VEHICLES ON SIDE WHEN DOORS OPENED, OTHERWISE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS COULD OCCUR. MANUFACTURER DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR CORRECTING SAFETY ISSUE. *DT *TR

MOTOR HOME HAS BED ABOVE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS. THE BED IS RAISED AND LOWERED BY ELECTRIC MOTOR. THE BED ON OUR MH DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SITS ON AN ANGLE LOWERED ON PASSENGER SIDE. THERE IS A SEATBELT TYPE LATCH ON DRIVERS SIDE FOR SAFETY; HOWEVER, WITH BED ON AN ANNIVERSARY GLE, THE BELT CANNOT BE LATCHED. WITH ADDITIONAL STRESS ON DRIVER SIDE MOTOR DRIVE, IT IS DESTINED TO BREAK LOOSE DUE TO BOUNCING MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE. IF THE ATTACHMENTS COME LOOSE, THE BED WILL STRIKE THE DRIVERS HEAD WHILE IN MOTION.