WINNEBAGO Complaints

WINNEBAGO FRONT SIDE BODY PANEL FLYING OFF CREATING TRAFFIC HAZARD AND POSSIBLE STEER TIRE BLOWOUT AND LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CALIPER ON THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP. WORKHORSE CHASSIS ISSUED RECALL NUMBER 50901-C AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE FALL OF 2009. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR A BRAKE REPLACEMENT IF ANY FAILURES BEGAN TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE RV. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TELEVISION THAT WAS BEING HELD BY THE FRAME ON THE FRONT WALL FELL FROM THE FRAME AND ONTO THE PASSENGER SEAT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO RV, MODEL WF239B (NA). WHILE CLEANING THE BEDROOM AREA IN THE RV, THE REAR SLIDING PANEL FELL OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PANEL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000.

FUEL TANK LEAKS AT SEAM WHICH IS LOCATED ALONG THE BOTTOM OF FUEL TANK. STRONG GASOLINE FUMES CAN BE SMELLED. WINNEBAGO INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE NO OPEN RECALLS AND THAT I MAY CONTACT A COMPANY BY THE NAME OF HELGESON (THE MANUFACTURER OF THESE FUEL TANKS) TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT. I CONTACTED HELGESON AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DO NOT MANUFACTURE FUEL TANKS AND NEVER DID.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DUAL PANE WINDOWS ABNORMALLY FOG, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES HER VISIBILITY. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000. UPDATED 6/22/09 *CN UPDATED 06/25/09.*JB

RECALL NOTICE FOR WINNEBAGO VIEW MOTOR HOME EXTERIOR SLIDEOUT STORAGE DRAWER. CONSUMER IS STILL WAITING FOR REPAIRS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ONE NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE, THE DRAWER SLID OUT/OPEN. ANOTHER SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WAS THE CEILING LIGHTS. WHEN THE CEILING LIGHTS WERE USED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THEY MELTED THE LENS COVER. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSUMER REMOVE ONE OF THE LIGHT BULBS AND BUY A NEW COVER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LENS WAS THIN AND CAN NOT WITHSTAND THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE BULBS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED THE BULBS WITH FLUORESCENT FIXTURES. RECALL 07V163000 *JB WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER SMELLED AN ODOR AND THEN THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CALIPERS RELEASED, BECAUSE THERE WAS DIFFICULTY BRAKING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THE ABS SENSORS WERE DESTROYED. UPDATED 06/15/09.*JB

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZED. BOTH AT SEPARATE TIMES. THERE IS A CURRANT RECALL FOR THE SAME CONDITION FOR ANOTHER WINNEBAGO CHASSIS. THERE WAS SEVERE OVERHEATING WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO CATCH FIRE. *TR

2002 WINNEBAGO RV WITH FORD V10 ENGINE BLOW A SPARK PLUG ON HIGHWAY 17 ON A DANGEROUS ROAD. HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE IF VAPORS ARE IGNITED. *TR

IN TRYING TO START THE MOTOR HOME, I NOTED THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE KEY, IT STARTED. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED A PUNGENT ODOR, INDICATIVE OF BURNING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BELOW THE STEERING COLUMN. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND BURNT WIRING AND CONNECTORS BELOW THE STEERING COLUMN. THE IGNITION SWITCH APPARENTLY OVERHEATED, DISTORTED AND CONTINUED BURNING IN PLACE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WORKHORSE, THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER, SELLS AN AFTERMARKET KIT TO MITIGATE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS SWITCH IS OVERLOADED AND THE LOAD SHOULD BE DECREASED ON IT, OR THE SWITCH SHOULD BE DESIGNED WITH THE INCREASED LOAD COMPENSATION INCLUDED. WINNEBAGO/WORKHORSE SHOULD BE SUPPLYING A "FIX" FOR THIS PROBLEM AND INFORMING THE MOTORING PUBLIC OF THE DANGER INHERENT IN THE FLAWED DESIGN OF THIS IGNITION SYSTEM. *TR