WINNEBAGO Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 (NA) WINNEBAGO RIALTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04E031000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) A FEW YEARS BACK, BUT DID NOT TAKE HIS VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. HE LOCATED SEVERAL OTHER RECALL NOTICES AND DECIDED TO HAVE THE REPAIRS SERVICED. THE CONTACT CALLED SAMSUNG TO FIND OUT WHERE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM TO REMOVE THE MICROWAVE AND BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT HE SHOULD BE THE ONE TO REMOVE THE MICROWAVE. HE STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE DONE BY THE SERVICE CENTER. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

2004 ITASCA SUNCRUISER, 8.1 CHEVY, ALLISON 1000. GOING 55 MPH ENGINE LOSS ALL POWER BUT KEPT RUNNING IN IDLE SPEED. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND CHECKED EVERYTHING, TEMPERATURE, FLUIDS ALL OK. DEALER SAID NO CODES AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES ABOUT 1 WEEK APART. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS RELATED BUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL 5 TIMES HAS BEEPED AND ALL GAUGES GO TO 0 BUT ENGINE AND POWER IS GOOD, THIS LASTS ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEN ALL IS OK. THE MECHANIC SAID WINNEBAGO KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM BUT DOSE NOT HAVE A FIX YET. *TR

THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG) PLUMBING ON MY 1999 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER CLASS A MOTOR HOME. MY SPECIFIC MODEL IS THE M34VP, THE THIRTY-FOUR FOOT LONG DIESEL PUSHER. THE COACH'S ONBOARD ELECTRICAL GENERATOR SET (GENSET) IS FUELED WITH LIQUID PROPANE FROM AN ONBOARD TANK. THE TANK HAS A SHUTOFF VALVE ON THE TANK TO STOP THE FLOW OF LIQUID PROPANE TO THE GENSET, BUT NO SHUTOFF VALVE NEAR THE GENSET. THE ABSENCE OF A VALVE NEAR THE GENSET PRODUCES A PROBLEM WHEN THE TANK VALVE HAS BEEN OPENED, CHARGING THE 25 FEET OF HALF-INCH PIPE BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE GENSET WITH LIQUID PROPANE, AND THE GENSET WILL NOT START AND RUN TO CONSUME THE FUEL IN THE SUPPLY LINE. IN THAT INSTANCE, THE FUEL IN THE LINE CANNOT BE EVACUATED TO ALLOW THE GENSET TO BE SAFELY REMOVED FROM THE COACH FOR REPAIRS. IN OR ABOUT MARCH OR APRIL OF 2000, THE GENSET ON MY COACH WOULDN'T START AND HAD TO BE REMOVED FRO REPAIRS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO ISOLATE THE GENSET FROM THE SUPPLY LINE AND THE FULL CONTENTS OF THE LINE CAUSED A VERY LARGE CLOUD OF PROPANE GAS TO BE RELEASED, POSING AN IMMEDIATE AND SERIOUS POTENTIAL FOR MASSIVE FIRE AND EXPLOSION. I CONTACTED WINNEBAGO AND THEY REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND WOULD NOT INSTALL THE APPLIANCE SHUTOFF VALVE AS REQUESTED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS, AND PERHAPS THOUSANDS, OF WINNEBAGO AND ITASCA COACHES AND RV'S THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. NOTE: AFTER DISCUSSING MY COMPLAIN SUBMISSION WITH 'LEWIS,' A SUPERVISOR IN THE ODI BRANCH, I AM SUBMITTING A MAIL COPY OF MY COMPLAINT WITH ADDITION NARRATIVE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 WINNEBAGO ITASCA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES AND IT WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,989.

RV HOT WATER HEATER ELECTRIC HEATING PROBE FAILED. FAILURE WAS FOUND TO BE A MELTED SWITCH THAT TURNS THE ELECTRIC TO THE HEATING PROBE ON AND OFF. I KNOW OF TWO SUCH FAILURES OF THE MELTED SWITCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO 222FD. THE ENGINE COOLING FAN DISINTEGRATED AND DAMAGED THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND BEGAN OVERHEATING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, PIECES OF THE FAN WERE MISSING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 WINNEBAGO MINNIE MOTORHOME WITH FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEMS LT22575R16E. . WHILE DRIVING 61 MPH, THE REAR INNER TIRE FAILED AND SHREDDED, CAUSING THE PROPANE GAS LINE TO FAIL AS WELL. TEN DAYS LATER, WHILE AGAIN DRIVING 61 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FAILED. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. A TIRE SERVICE STATION MECHANIC STATED THAT ALL OF THE TIRES WERE OVER ELEVEN YEARS OLD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED YEARS AGO. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE OTHER TIRES WOULD FAIL SOON. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 04/08/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRES WERE 11 YEARS OLD AND HAD BEEN RECALLED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD NO IDEA THE TIRES WERE THAT OLD.

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOUBLE PANE GLASS WINDOWS FOG UP INSIDE THE GLASS PERMANENTLY PREVENTING OPERATOR FROM VIEWING MIRRORS WHICH COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! *TR

THE DIFFERENTIAL FAILED REQUIRING A COMPLETE REBUILD TWICE JEOPARDIZING THE SAFETY OF THE OPERATOR .THE VEHICLE IS A 1992 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURE .THE DATA PLATE RATES THE REAR AXLE AT 12000 LBS. THE REAR AXLE [ A DANA 80] IS RATED AT 10,000 LBS . A LIKE PROBLEM EXISTED ON A FLEETWOOD MOTOR HOME . IN THAT CASE THE MFG. WAS REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE REAR AXLE WITH ONE OVER PROPER CAPACITY REF. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V013000. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS SLIPPED THROUGH THE CRACKS THE MFG SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO AT THE VERY LEAST REPLACE THE REAR AXLE WITH ONE OVER THE CORRECT CAPACITY AS FLEETWOOD WAS REQUIRED TO DO. *TR UPDATED 03/19/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 WINNEBAGO RIALTA (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUN HOT. HE DROVE TO A GAS STATION TO ALLOW THE ENGINE TO COOL DOWN AND ADDED FLUID. WHEN HE BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED ONCE MORE. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE BLADES ON THE FAN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAS THE WORK ORDER FROM THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,046.