WINNEBAGO Complaints

I HAVE A 2004 WINNEBAGO THAT IS PART OF THE RECALL FOR HYDRAULIC BRAKES, RECALL 09V110000. THIS RECALL IS DUE TO "PISTON EXPANSION" IN THE CALIPER THAT CAUSE THE BRAKE PAD TO LOCK UP AND CREATE EXCESSIVE HEAT. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH WORKHORSE ON THIS MATTER AND I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE ON DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS AND I HAVE PAID OUT-OF-POCKET FOR REPAIRS WHICH INVOLVED ABS SENSORS AND WHEEL BEARINGS. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS - WHEN THE PISTON EXPANSION OCCURS AND/OR THERE IS EVIDENCE OF BRAKE FAILURE, IS THERE A HIGH PROBABLILTY OF IT OCCURING AGAIN SINCE THE EXPANSION DUE TO MOISTURE HAS ALREADY SWOLLEN THE COMPONENTS? IF SO SHOULDN'T WORKHORSE REPLACE THE CALIPER? I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF BRAKE LOSS, FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO DETECT IT IN TIME AND PULL OFF THE ROAD TO ALLOW THE FLUID TO COOL BEFORE LIMPING HOME. I MAINTAIN TO WORKHORSE THAT I CANNOT USE MY MOTORHOME UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. THEY SAY THAT I CAN CONTINUE TO USE THE UNIT UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR OPINION ON THIS. I HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH DRIVING A 25000 LB. VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD KNOWING THAT THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE DRAG FOR A THIRD TIME ON MY MOTOR HOME AND AM FILING A THIRD COMPLAINT. TRAVEL WAS ON LEVEL ROADS IN URBAN AREA TRAFFIC (LOW SPEED STOP AND GO) WHEN THE FRONT BRAKES BEGAN TO DRAG. I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SURFACE AND HAD TO WAIT HOURS FOR THE BRAKES TO COOL DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED HOME BY BEING VERY CAUTIOUS WITH APPLYING BRAKES AND AVOIDING ANY CONGESTED AREAS. I HAD THE WORKHORSE AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER INSPECT THE BRAKES AND THEY FOUND NO EXTERNAL CAUSE FOR THE DRAG (CORRODED SLIDES, ETC.) ROTORS WERE REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE (MAR 2009) AND BRAKE FLUID WAS CHANGED TO MAKE SURE MOISTURE RETENTION WAS NOT A PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE WORK TO DATE - WORKHORSE IS NOT INSPECTING THEIR BRAKES AFTER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED AS STATED IN YOUR "DEFECT INVESTIGATION EA07016 DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE" THE OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DIAGNOSTIC CHARGES. *TR

THIS CONCERNS SAFETY RECALL 50901-C ON WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS WITH BOSCH BRAKES. THIS IS THE SECOND RECALL FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BOSCH BRAKES WHICH WAS NOT CORRECTED THE FIRST TIME. THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 40000 MILES. THIS TIME I EXPERIENCED BRAKE LOSS IN OCTOBER OF 2009 SO I CALLED THE WORKHORSE NUMBER TODAY TO GET AND IDEA OF WHEN THE BRAKES WOULD BE REPLACED (AGAIN) AND A YOUNG LADY PROCEEDED TO LECTURE ME ON WHAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO AND ALL THE DISCLAIMERS. WE ARE PREPARING TO TRAVEL IN APRIL 2010 FOR THE SUMMER. HOW MANY TIMES DO THEY GET A CHANCE TO GET IT RIGHT AND PLACE ALL THE BURDEN ON THE CONSUMER?*TR

2008 WINNEBAGO HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, ENGINE, AND BRAKES. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO HIGH OR LOW GEARS WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. THE RV WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 15 MPH. THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE FIRST 15,000 MILES. THE PADS WERE WORN. *JB

THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY MOUNTING BRACKET GLUED TO THE FRONT FIBERGLASS FACIA BECAME UN-ATTACHED. THE ASSEMBLY DROPPED OUT OF ITS POSITION AND THE STEEL BRACKET WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THE ONLY ATTACHMENT TO THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS THE ELECTRICAL WIRE CONNECTED TO THE HEADLAMP. MY IMMEDIATE CONCERN WAS THE STEEL BRACKET WOULD FALL TO THE PAVEMENT POTENTIALLY CAUSING A PROBABLE CONTACT UNDER THE FRONT, OR REAR WHEELS OR TO A FOLLOWING VEHICLE. UPON CLOSER INVESTIGATION, THE BRACKET WAS HELD IN PLACE BY GLUE WITHOUT BOLTS AND NUTS. UPON EVEN CLOSER EXAMINATION SEVERAL ATTACHMENTS EXIST IN A SIMILAR MANNER. *TR

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO SAFETY RECALL 50901-C AN INTERIM NOTICE FROM WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS. MY MOTORHOME IS INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL. I EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEM (OVER HEATING) RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO VIRGINIA IN SEPTEMBER 2009. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WITHOUT MAJOR PROBLEMS. THE MOTORHOME WAS REPAIRED WITH LIKE PARKS (SUBJECT TO FAILURE) PAID FOR BY WORKHORSE. WORKHORSE HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM GOING ON TWO YEARS AND CLAIMS TO BE HAVING PROBLEMS OBTAINING PARTS. IN THE MEAN TIME I AM RELUCTANT TO USE MY RV FOR FEAR OF BRAKE FAILURE AGAIN. I HAVE SPOKE WITH REPS FROM WORKHORSE AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON (FIRST IT WAS LATE SUMMER THEN FALL OR LATE WINTER AND NOW THEY TELL ME IT MAY SPRING). IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY ARE STALLING AND IN THE MEAN TIME I AM UNABLE (BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE CONCERNS) TO USE MY RV. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY RV HOME FROM A TRIP WITH MY GRAND-DAUGHTER AND WAS TRAVELING ON A BUSY 2-LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING APPROX. 50-55 MPH AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR SLOWING TRAFFIC, THE PRIVACY CURTAIN (THE CURTAIN THAT COVERS THE WINDSHIELD AT NIGHT WHEN PARKED) PULLED LOOSE FROM THE WALL AND SLID FORWARD IN THE TRACK COVERING THE DRIVER'S HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD, BLOCKING MY VISION. I HELD THE STEERING WHEEL WITH ONE HAND AND MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO PULL THE CURTAIN BACK SO THAT I COULD SEE WHERE I WAS GOING. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO SEE, I WAS ACROSS THE HIGHWAY CENTER LINE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. THANKFULLY, THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THAT MOMENT. I HELD THE CURTAIN BACK WITH ONE HAND AND HAD TO DRIVE SEVERAL MILES BEFORE I FOUND AN APPROPRIATE PLACE TO PULL OVER. ON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE CURTAIN STRAP WAS HELD IN PLACE WITH ONLY ONE SCREW INTO THIN WALL PANELING. THE SCREW WAS STRIPPED AND WHEN IT PULLED LOOSE FROM THE WALL THE CURTAIN RETAINING STRAP SLID TO THE FLOOR ALLOWING THE CURTAIN TO SPRING FORWARD IN THE TRACK. THERE WAS NO ANCHOR BEHIND THE WALL TO KEEP THE CURTAIN STRAP SECURED. *TR

FAILURE OF COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM NORMAL AND EMERGENCY WHICH INCLUDES PARKING BRAKE. WHEN YOU HAVE A FAILURE OF THIS ELECTRICAL / HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOX NO BRAKES AVAILABLE. *TR

I OWN A 2004 WINNEBAGO MOTOR HOME AND THIS PAST WEEK WHILE I WAS HAVING WORK DONE ON THE COACH, I TOLD THEM I HAD A MICRO WAVE OVEN THAT HAS BEEN STARTING UP ON ITS OWN FOR NO REASON, AND COULD THEY CHECK IT OUT. IT TURNS OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS SAMSUNG MICROWAVE AND THEY GAVE ME INFO TO CONTACT THEM. I WAS SENT BY SAMSUNG TO A SERVICE TECH IN MY HOMETOWN AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE PART WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. I CONTACTED SAMSUNG AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NO LONGER THEIR PROBLEM. THE CLAIM # AT SAMSUNG WAS 3000534097 THE SERVICE ORDER # WAS 4005534563 THE LADY I TALKED TO AT SAMSUNG SAID THE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT AND THEY WERE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE STOPPED AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES THEY EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE WARNING ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO MECHANICS THAT COULD REPAIR THE BRAKES AND SHE WAS ADVISED TO HAVE A WORKHORSE CENTER MAKE THE REPAIRS. CONTACT IS WAITING FOR WORKHORSE TO TELL HER WHERE A REPAIR FACILITY IS LOCATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,400.