WINNEBAGO Complaints

THIS REPORT IS ON A FAILED ODOMETER. AT AROUND 53100 MILES THE ODOMETER SET TO ZERO AND STARTED COUNTING FORWARD AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE COACH TO A FREIGHTLINER DEALER IN DALLAS, TX. WHEN THE COACH WAS RECEIVED I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ODOMETER COULD NOT BE CALIBRATED TO THE CORRECT AND KNOWN MILEAGE INDICATED BY ANOTHER ENGINE MONITORING COMPUTER. THE ACTUAL MILEAGE ON THE COACH AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR WAS 53913. WHILE WAITING FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE COMPLETED I FOUND ANOTHER COACH THROUGH THE INTERNET IN FL THAT I WANTED TO TRADE MY COACH FOR. WHEN I TOLD THE RV DEALER OF THE ODOMETER FAILURE HE TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD NOT TAKE MY COACH IN TRADE IF THE ODOMETER WERE NOT CORRECTED TO THE ACTUAL MILEAGE OF THE UNIT. WE PROCEEDED TO WORK ON A DEAL AND I QUALIFIED FOR A LOAN AND HAVE A BANK READY TO LEND ME THE MONEY FOR THE NEW TO ME USED COACH OF A LATER MODEL YEAR. THE DEALER HAS VALUED MY COACH AT $124,900. AS OF THIS WRITING I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A ODOMETER REPAIR SHOP THAT CAN CALIBRATE MY ODOMETER TO THE CORRECT READING OF USAGE. I HAVE CONTACTED FREIGHTLINER ABOUT THIS MATTER AND THEY STAND FIRM THAT IT IS ILLEGAL FOR THEM TO CALIBRATE THE ODOMETER AND THERE IS NO POSSIBLE MEANS FOR THIS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. BY THEIR DECREE MY COACH HAS BECOME VALUELESS. *TR

2011 WINNEBAGO ITASCA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STEPS FAILED TO EXTEND. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RV HAD BEEN PARKED FOR TWO MONTHS. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. HE USED THE TRICKLE CHARGER TO START THE RV, AS HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO, IF THE UNIT DID NOT START. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR AND DID NOT NOTICE THE STEPS FAILED TO EXTEND, WHICH RESULTED IN HIM FALLING OUT OF THE UNIT AND INJURING HIS SHOULDER IN THE PROCESS. HE CONTACTED THE TECHNICIANS TO GET AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE CHASSIS BATTERY WAS DEAD, AND WHY THE TRICKLE CHARGER DID NOT WORK, IF THE CHASSIS BATTERY WAS ON A SEPARATE CHARGER THAT FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER WIRED THE CHASSIS BATTERY INTO THE CHARGING SYSTEM, BECAUSE VARIOUS SYSTEMS ON THE UNIT COULD DRAIN THE CHASSIS BATTERY EVEN IF THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED USING THE DISCONNECT SWITCH AND THE STEPS WORKED SOLELY FROM POWER PROVIDED BY THE CHASSIS BATTERY... UPDATED 04-05-13 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED. UPDATED 04/18/13

RECALL MADE DECEMBER 2005 TO REPAIR/REPLACE ACTIA INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (BULLETIN #8051-IA, REPLACES 80201-I, DATED MARCH 2002). HAVE HAD MOTOR HOME AT REPAIR SHOP SINCE OCTOBER, 2012 & HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET "WORKHORSE (NAVISTAR) CUSTOMER SERVICE TO CORRECT THE FAULT. KEEP GETTING PROMISE, WEEKLY, WITH NO RESULT. HAVE WRITTEN WINNEBAGO & WORKHORSE (NAVISTAR) ON OTHER PROBLEMS AND GET NO HELP FROM EITHER. THIS MOTOR HOME COST $86,000 NEW AND THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT A FAULT THAT MIGHT COST THEM LESS THAN $1,000 (MY GUESS). NEED SOMEONE TO PUT THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE AND GET THIS COMPLETED (AT NO COST TO ME) BFORE TRYING TO READ LCD READOUTS CAUSES A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO SIGHTSEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V186000 (SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT DID NOT CONFIRM WITH THE MANUFACTURER IF HIS PARTICULAR VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000. ... UPDATED 02/28/13 *BF UPDATED 03/12/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT 2003 WINNEBAGO BRAVE CLASS A. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING HIS VEHICLE HE APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. HE IMMEDIATELY GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWITCH FOR THE PARKING BRAKE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,018. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,518.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 WINNEBAGO VIEW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ABNORMALLY, DESPITE THE ACCELERATOR BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,800. UPDATED 10/25/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURBO AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD WERE BOTH REPLACED DUE TO RUSTED/BROKEN BOLTS. UPDATED 10/26/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 WINNEBAGO VISTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER BECAME UNSCREWED FROM THE SHAFT AND CAUSED BOTH WIPERS TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TIGHTENED THE SCREW AND 10 MILES LATER IT LOOSENED AGAIN CAUSING THE FAILURE TO RECUR. HE THEN DETACHED THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ALUMINUM IN THE BUMPER HAD CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF IF HE HAD NOT REINFORCED IT WITH STEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,199. ..UPDATED 01/17/2013 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE WITH THE WIPER IS THERE IS A LACK OF ADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR THE MECHANISM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPDATED 1/24/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 WINNEBAGO ONE 26 RK TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING WALLS DEVELOPED A FRACTURE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ROOF WAS LIFTED AND WATER WAS SEEPING INTO THE CABIN CAUSING WATER DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE WALLS SLIDING IMPROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 WINNEBAGO ITASCA MOTOR HOME 38R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PROPANE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PROPANE TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V114000 (EQUIPMENT). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKES WERE OVERHEATED AND CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO STICK AND BOIL THE BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.