WINNEBAGO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING FROM PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS. THIS CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO FOG UP, AND POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH WINDOWS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK.....SIDE WINDOWS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WERECLOWDED BETWEEN SEALED PANELS AND OBSTRUCTED VISION TO SIDE AND REARVIEW MIRROR. *AK

THE CONSUMER OWNS A MOTOR HOME EQUIPPED WITH 6 FIRESTONE TIRES. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT OF THE REAR INSIDE RIGHT TIRE, HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND SENT THE BLOWN OUT TIRE FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE OWNERS CLAIM. THEIR REASON WAS THAT THE TIRE WAS UNDER INFLATED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHEN BEING SOLD THE BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE LP GAS TANK WAS LEAKING. DEALER HAS SINCE RE[PAIRED THE PROBLEMS. *AK

PARK BRAKE SYSTEM IS PERIODICALLY ADJUSTED, IF NOT FULLY ENGAGE, ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FOUND RESERVOIR FOR THE FLUID EMPTY AND THE CONVERTER TO THE PUMP WAS FLUID OF FLUID AND NOT MAKING CONNECTIONS, ALSO THE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS LEAKING. A NEW SWITCH, DRUMS SHOES AND SHAFT WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER IN APRIL 2001, THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE FRONT BRAKE SHOE. *JB

REPORTED GAS ODORS TO DEALER AND MFGR. NO ACTION TAKEN. FIRE DESTROYED MOTORHOME. I WAS INJURED. *NM

WHILE PARKED AND EMERGENCY AND WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED IT DISENGAGED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF CONTROL. *AK THE BRAKE PADS HAD BURNED OUT WITH NO WARNING. *SC *JB

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS A RESULT OF 2 SCREWS THAT MOUNTED AN ELECTRICA TRANSFER SWITCH, WERE INAPPORPERATELY SCREWED INTO THE ENGINES EXHAUST MUFFLER. AFTER ABOUT 18,000 MILES OF ENGINE TORQUE AND VIBRATION, THE SCREWS ENLARGED THE HOLES ON THE REAR OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT AND IN THE MUFFLER, ALLOWING FIRE HOT DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST FLAMES & GASES TO ENTER THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT AND TORCH THE WOOD TRANFER SWITCH STRUCTURE., AS WELL AS SEND CORBON MONOXIDE INTO THE COACH. THIS PROBLEM CAUSE ME TO STOP MY VEHICLE ON A MAJOR US INTERSTATE, BACK UP TRAFFIC FOR MORE THEN A MILE, AND DO AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF MY WIFE AN OUR TWO YORKIES. THIS EVENT CAUSE EXTENSIVE SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF OUR COACH, CAUSED HEAT DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT, AND MADE THE MUFFLER UNSAFE.*AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS A RESULT OF 2 SCREWS THAT MOUNTED AN ELECTRICA TRANSFER SWITCH, WERE INAPPORPERATELY SCREWED INTO THE ENGINES EXHAUST MUFFLER. AFTER ABOUT 18,000 MILES OF ENGINE TORQUE AND VIBRATION, THE SCREWS ENLARGED THE HOLES ON THE REAR OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT AND IN THE MUFFLER ALLOWING FIREY HOT DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST FLAMES & GASES TO ENTER THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT AND TORCH THE WOOD TRANFER SWITCH STRUCTURE., AS WELL AS SEND CORBON MONOXIDE INTO THE COACH. THIS PROBLEM CAUSE ME TO STOP MY VEHICLE ON A MAJOR US INTERSTATE, BACK UP TRAFFIC FOR MORE THEN A MILE, AND DO AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF MY WIFE AN OUR TWO YORKIES. THIS EVENT CAUSE EXTENSIVE SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF OUR COACH, CAUSED HEAT DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT, AND MADE THE MUFFLER UNSAFE.*AK

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. CONSUMER PULLED OVER VEHICLE UNTIL IT STOPPED RAINING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2005 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER 37 B TWO MONTHS AGO AND PROCEDED TO TAKE IT ON A LONG VACATION. THE KNOWINGLY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE FAILED ON OVER 200 OCCASIONS AND WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED OVER 10 TIMES BY FACTORY AND NON FACTORY AUTHORIZED SERVICECENTERS. ULTIMATELY AFTER CONSTANTLY JEOPARDIZING MY WIFE AND PARTNER'S LIFE IN MANY INSTANCES AND AFTER BEING STRANDED AND TOWED ON MULTIPLE OCCASSIONS WINNEBAGO DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE WIRING HARNESSES THAT HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY ROUTED AND WHICH HAD BEEN MELTING AND SHORTING OUT THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION IT CAME TO LIGHT THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THIS DEFECT AND WINNEBAGO KNOWINGLY PUT OURS AND OTHER LIVES IN JEOPARDY. I PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER AS I WAS UNABLE TO RETURN WITH THIS 'LAND TITANIC" AND LOST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS JUST TO ENSURE MY SAFETY DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE WINNEBAGO REPRESENTATIVE ( MR.STEVEHUMME) TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND ATTEMPTED TO FORCE ME TO TAKE IT IN THE CONDITION IT WAS IN WITH MANY OTHER SAFETY RELATED VIOLATIONS. I WILL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE DETAILS OF THIS NIGHTMARE. I HAVE OF REFERRED THIS CASE TO MY PARTNER ( WHO IS AN ATTORNEY AND WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND WITNESS TO THE DEFECTS) TO TAKE LEGAL ACTIONS AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO PROSECUTE WINNEBAGO. I AM ALSO ACTIVE IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY AND WILL SPREAD THE WORD ON MY EXPERIENCES IN HOPE THAT WINNEBAGO WILL SUFFER THE NEGATIVE EXPOSURE IT DESERVES. *AK