WINNEBAGO Complaints

PROPANE TANK GETTING HOT FROM GENERATOR HEAT. IT IS CAUSING THE PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE TO ACTIVATE AND BUILD UP OF LP GAS IN THE COACH. LP ALARM WILL SOUND. GENERATOR WAS RUNNING OVER NIGHT AND I WOKE UP TO THIS ISSUE TWICE.

THREE OF THE ORIGINAL WHEELS IN MY 2017 MERCEDES SPRINTER BASED 2018 WINNEBAGO MOTORHOME HAVE FAILED DUE TO AIR LEAKING FROM NEAR THE WELDED PORTION OF THE STEEL RIMS. TWO OF THESE WHEELS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ONE BY MERCEDES AND ONE BY WINNEBAGO. SEE DOCUMENTATION. ON 07-17-18, TIRE PRESSURE IN THE INNER REAR WHEEL, DRIVER SIDE WAS 30 PSI. FILLED THE TIRE AND DROVE 120 MILES HOME. (3191 MILES) ON 07-18-18 I TOOK THE RV TO LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER IN HAMILTON, MT. AFTER SUBMERGING THE WHEEL, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE AIR WAS LEAKING FROM THE WELDED JOINT IN THE WHEEL. ON 07-25-18, I TOOK THE WHEEL TO DEMAROIS MERCEDES-BENZ IN MISSOULA, MT FOR EVALUATION OF THE WHEEL. THE DEALER FOUND A CRACKED WELD ON THE WHEEL THAT CAUSED THE AIR LEAK. ON 08-01-18, THE MERCEDES-BENZ DEALER REPLACED THE WHEEL AT NO CHARGE. (WHEEL #1) ON 08-13-18, IN APPLE VALLEY, MN, THE PASSENGER SIDE INNER REAR TIRE PRESSURE WAS 30 PSI. (5744 MILES) ON 08-14-18 AT THE WINNEBAGO PLANT, THEIR TIRE TECH INSPECTED THE WHEEL AND FOUND A LEAK AT THE WELD IN THE WHEEL (SAME AS WHEEL #1) WINNEBAGO REPLACED THE WHEEL AT NO CHARGE. (WHEEL #2) ON 08-16-18, AT CHAMBERLAIN SD, THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE OUTER REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS 25 PSI. WHEN THE WHEEL WAS SUBMERGED, AIR BUBBLES CAME FROM THE SEAM NEAR THE WELDS. I HAD A TUBE PUT IN THE TIRE. (WHEEL #3) 6113 MILES. I NOTICED EACH WHEEL FAILURE WHEN CHECKING TIRE PRESSURES BEFORE DRIVING EACH MORNING. ((NOTE: YOUR FORM DID NOT PERMIT ME TO UPLOAD TWO DOCUMENTS SO I SENT THE ONE FROM MERCEDES-BENZ DEALER THAT FIRST DISCOVERED CRACKED WELDS. ANOTHER FORM FROM WINNEBAGO CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM ON THE SECOND WHEEL.

MY 2003 WINNEBAGO ONLY HAS 9800 MILES ON IT AND IS KEPT UNDER SHELTER. OBVIOUSLY IT HAS HAD LITTLE USE. THERE IS A WINDSHIELD LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WITH RUST PARTICLES FALLING ON THE DASH. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE WINNEBAGO/ ITASCA CLASS A MOTORHOMES. I SUSPECT THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND HAS MADE NO EFFORT TO RECALL AND HELP CUSTOMERS WITH WHAT COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY FEAR IS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY,HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND HAVING THAT WINDSHIELD FALL IN ON MY WIFE OR ON THE HIGHWAY, NOT TO MENTION THE WATER DAMAGE OR MOLD POTENTIAL. THIS IS MY 3RD WINNEBAGO. I BOUGHT IT NEW AT A COST OF OVER $100K. I'VE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT , KEEPING IT UNDER ROOF WHEN NOT IN USE. THE COMPANY TOLD MA THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I ALREADY REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AFTER IT CRACKED MYSTERIOUSLY. I THINK WINNEBAGO/ITASCA OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL, AND THE WINDSHIELDS SHOULD BE REPAIRED OF RUST ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD FRAME, AND THE GLASS RESEALED AND REINSTALLED. I KNOW OF MANY SAFETY ISSUES THAT NHTSA HAS TAKEN CARE OF IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY. THIS SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENT. RV MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE HELD AS RESPONSIBLE AS THE AUTO COMPANIES. FOR THE MONEY THAT IS SPENT ON THEM, THE CUSTOMERS DESERVE BETTER CONSIDERATION. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU

THE RAIN GUTTER'S ON BOTH SIDES DUMP RAIN WATER DOWN BOTH SIDE WINDOW'S PASSENGER AND DRIVER SO MUCH SO THAT THE VISIBILITY IS TOTALLY GONE. TO COMPOUND THE PROBLEM ANYTHING ON THE ROOF RUNS DOWN AND STICKS TO THE GLASS. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH JUST THIS MODEL IT SEEM TO BE COMMON WITH MOST WINNEBAGO CLASS "A'S"

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER EQUIPPED WITH A NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NUMBER: 1201LRIM AND SERIAL NUMBER: 15374429. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR BEGAN LEAKING AND AN AMMONIA ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE NORCOLD MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AT 800 543-1219 AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY EXISTING RECALLS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR SCREEN DISPLAYED A WARNING FOR A LEAK AND THE AMMONIA ODOR. THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE REFRIGERATOR FAILURE. THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT REPAIRED.

FRONT DRIVER SIDE SLIDE OUT ROOM WILL NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT. HAS GOTTEN STUCK TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH REQUIRING MOBILE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO MANUALLY RETRACT THE SLIDE.

THIS WINNEBAGO RECREATIONAL VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED MULTIPLE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH (ATS) FAILURE AS REPORTED BY MANY OWNERS ON A FUSE OWNERS SITE. THERE IS A BUILD-UP OF HEAT, SMOKE AND FLAME PRESENT WHEN IT HAPPENS, AS IT DID IN MY UNIT. MY ATS SMOKED AND PRESENTED BURNED PARTS AS MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A RV PARK IN FLORIDA. I DID NOT GET ANY RECALL NOTICE FROM WINNEBAGO EVEN THOUGH THESE SWITCHES HAVE BEEN SUBJECT OF MULTIPLE FAILURES AS REPORTED BY MAYY FUSE OWNERS MEMBERS OF THE FACEBOOK WINNEBAGO FUSE OWNERS SITE.*DT *TR

THE SPARE TIRE HOIST MALFUNCTIONED AND ALLOWED THE SPARE TIRE TO LOWER ITSELF DOWN TO THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, NOTICED THE SPARE TIRE DANGLING BY THE WIRE ALMOST ON THE ROAD WHEN I WAS STOPPED GETTING GAS. WAS ABLE TO UNHOOK THE SPARE FROM THE WIRE AND STORE THE SPARE INSIDE THE MOTOR HOME. SEEMS TO BE SIMILAR TO PROBLEM ON 1995 WINNEBAGOS FOR WHICH A RECALL WAS ISSUED. COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC FOR CAR FOLLOWING IF SPARE HAD RELEASED BY ITSELF WHILE I WAS TRAVELLING TRIED TO GET WINNEBAGO TO FIX IT BUT THEY SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM.

THE HWH SELF LEVELING JACKS STARTED TO EXTEND UN-COMMANDED. THE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEFLATED THEN THE JACKS STARTED TO EXTEND, 15 MINUTES AFTER AUTO-STORE WAS SELECTED. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-95 IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, THE CLOSED VENT WINDOW, ON THE BODY OF THE MOTOR HOME DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER'S DOOR, HAD AN APPARENT ADHESIVE FAILURE WHERE THE WINDOW ATTACHES TO THE CRANK MECHANISM AND BLEW OFF THE MOTOR HOME. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN THE PATH OF THE WINDOW WHICH SHATTERED ON THE INTERSTATE. SERIOUS INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS WINDOW FAILURE. WE CONTACTED WINNEBAGO DIRECTLY IN FOREST CITY, IOWA TO INFORM THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE COMPANY HAS OFFERED NO HELP TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. IN READING THE WINNEBAGO ASPECT FORUMS, WINDOW FAILURES IN THE 2016 MODEL YEAR OF THE ASPECT HAVE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY DUE TO ADHESIVE FAILURE WHERE THE WINDOW IS ATTACHED TO THE CRANK MECHANISM. THE REPLACEMENT WINDOW HAS YET TO ARRIVE OVER 6 WEEKS LATER CAUSING NOT ONLY LOSS OF USE OF THE MOTOR HOME, BUT A SUBSTANTIAL COST TO US OF OVER $1200.00 FOR THE WINDOW.