WINNEBAGO Complaints

TAKATA RECALL - THE ONLY LOCAL DEALER "MERCEDES OF OMAHA" HAS PUT MY INFORMATION ON FILE 3 TIMES AND PROMISED TO CALL WHEN PARTS CAME IN TO NO AVAIL. THEY CURRENTLY NO LONGER HAVE ME ON FILE AND SAID THEY MUST ORDER PARTS SPECIFICALLY FOR EACH RECALL ADDING MORE DELAY TO MY SERVICE AND ULTIMATELY MY SAFETY. UNACCEPTABLE

MY WIFE AND I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2019 WINNEBAGO MINNIE PLUS IN SALEM, OR. WE WERE HAVING BRAKE ISSUES WITHIN A WEEK OF TAKING DELIVERY. WE RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE ISSUE WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY THE DEALER (ROBERSON RV). WE HAVE SINCE HAD A FAILURE WITH THE RIGHT REAR AXLE BRAKE AND A MINOR ISSUE WITH THE LEFT FRONT FWD AXLE BRAKE. THE REPAIR FACILITY WE TOOK THE RV FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR INFORMED ME IT APPEARS THAT THE REAR AXEL BRAKES WERE INTENTIONALLY DISCONNECTED. WE HAVE TRAVELED OVER 3000 MILES THE PAST 3 MONTHS USING THE HI-WAY SYSTEM AND ARE VERY FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE CAUGHT FIRE OR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO BECOME AWARE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

TAKATA RECALL THE AUTO PARK BRAKE WILL NOT UNLOCK AT TIMES AND THEN AT TIMES IT LOCKS UP GOING DOWN ROAD NO ACCIDENT AT THIS TIME IT IS DISCONECTED NOW USING PARK BRAKE TO HOLD VEHICLE WHEN PARKED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 WINNEBAGO RIALTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE VEHICLE AND THE MICROWAVE OVEN ACTIVATED WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEYS ON THE PAD. THE SAMSUNG MICROWAVE, MODEL NUMBER: DM15K-7BS (NA), WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03E044000 (EQUIPMENT), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE THE SAME. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SEND A REPLACEMENT MICROWAVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 WINNEBAGO TRAVATO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE ROOF LEAKED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE 110 VOLT A/C RECEPTACLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO US ADVENTURE RV (5120 N BRADY ST, DAVENPORT, IA 52806, (563) 468-4678) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE LEAKAGE AND ALSO THAT THE RV WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. *DT CARFAX CANNOT PROCESS THIS REQUEST. UPDATED 12/11/18*JB *DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY RV. WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE RV WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP. THE RV WAS TOWED TO BOB BELL FORD (7125 RITCHIE HWY, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061, (410) 766-3600) BECAUSE THE RV HAD A FORD CHASSIS. THE DEALER CALLED THE CONTACT AND STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR. THE WINNEBAGO MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,383.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, LATCH HOLDING DRIVERS SIDE STORAGE BIN DOOR RELEASED. CAR WAS PASSING AND PRESSURE CHANGES CAUSED DOOR TO FULLY SWING INTO LANE WITH CAR, ABOUT 3 FEET. CAR VEERED AND RECOVERED WITH NO DAMAGE. *DT *DT NOTE THAT DOORS HAVE RELEASED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE WHILE TRAVELING, BUT THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME IT OPENED INTO ANOTHER LANE. MOTORHOME WAS TAKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHERE THEY ADJUSTED THE LATCHES. DOORS STILL COME OPEN. *TR

THE CARGO DOORS DO NOT STAY CLOSED. I HAD 5 INCIDENTS ON I75 BETWEEN TAMPA AND ATLANTA WHERE WE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE TO CLOSE DOORS. OUR LIVES WERE ENDANGERED AS WELL AS TRAFFIC ON EITHER SIDE OF US. WINNEBAGO DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. THE DOORS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED 2 TIMES. WE HAVE ADDED BUNGEE CORDS IN THE INTERIM TO LIMIT HOW WIDE THE DOORS CAN OPEN. *DT UPDATED 10/11/18*JB

WHILE PARKED DOOR ENTRY LOCK TO MOTORHOME BROKE TRAPPING US INSIDE. HAD TO EXIT THROUGH CAB DOOR. IF THERE WAS AN ENGINE FIRE OR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IT MIGHT NOT BE POSSIBLE TO EXIT THROUGH THOSE DOORS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. TRIMARK LOCK BOLT BROKE AND COULD NOT BE RELEASED.TRIMARK PART NUMBER 29412-08 03H

FUEL RETURN LINE FOR THE DIESEL GENERATOR IS TIED INTO THE VEHICLE ENGINE FUEL RETURN LINE CAUSING GENERATOR FAILURE AND ODOR IN THE MAIN CABIN. GENERATOR SHOULD HAVE ITS OWN FUEL RETURN LINE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.