WINNEBAGO Complaints

TOTAL LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE ON OUR 2001 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY DL DUE TO THE BLOW-OUT OF TWO SMALL AIR TUBES ON THE ENGINE AIR COMPRESSOR. THESE TUBES ARE 3 TO 31/2 IN. LONG X 1/4 IN. IN DIAMETER. THESE TUBES ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AND SHOULD NOT BE USED TO CONTROL BRAKING SYSTEMS FOR A 26,000LB VEHICLE. *AK

DEFECTS INVOLVING 1999 WINNEBAGO CHIEFTAIN'S DUCT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EXTERNAL FRESH WATER TANK AND THE MOTORHOME.*MR THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE OPENING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE MOTORHOME ALLOWED DIRT, WATER, INSECTS AND RODENTS COMPLETE ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR OF THE MOTORHOME. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

MECHANICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING 200 RIALTA. *MR THE A/C FAILED, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS TO REMOVE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD, AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE IGNITION AND THE RV BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE, THERE WERE SEVERE TRANSMISSION KNOCKS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED UPHILL, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTED ALONG WITH APPLYING GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE MAIN GROUND BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FRAME DUE TO CORROSION, THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE, THE TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, BOTH WINDOW CONTROLS WERE BAD AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP AND THE CLUTCH SLIPPED. (MODEL RV/RIALTA) *SC THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *JB

WE WERE TRAVELING IN OUR 2000 WINNEBAGO MINNIE 31C [CLASS C] MOTORHOME. WE LEFT THE CAMPGROUND WHICH IS LOCATED ABOUT 25 MILES NE OF RICHMOND, VA AT ABOUT 1130 AM. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS BETWEEN 78-80 DEGREES. WE WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-295 AND HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHEN WE HEARD A LOAD BANGING SOUNDS AND FELT OUR RV SHAKING. LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WE SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE CHUNKS OF TIRE FLYING AWAY FROM OUR RV. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER TO CHECK TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. UPON INSPECTION, WE FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR INSIDE DUAL TIRE HAD FAILED. THE FAILED TIRE TORE A [1] FOOT BY ABOUT [1.5] FOOT HOLE IN THE FLOOR ABOVE THE TIRE. WE HAPPENED TO HAVE PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY RIGHT AT EXIT 41B, SO WE WERE ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN EXXON GAS STATION AT THAT EXIT. OUR AUTO CLUB SERVICE DISPATCHED A TIRE REPAIR SERVICE TRUCK TO CHANGE THE TIRE. UPON REMOVING THE TIRE WE SAW THAT THE TIRE TREAD HAD COME NEARLY COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE. THE CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ABOUT [3] THREE FEET OF THE TOP TREAD WAS COMPLETELY GONE AND THE REST OF THE REMAINING TREAD HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE REMAINING TREAD TO THE TIRE WAS ABOUT A [6] INCH SECTION THAT WAS STILL ATTACHED. THE REPAIR SERVICE INSTALLED THE SPARE AND WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THE REMAINING 110 MILES HOME. *JB

THE MOTOR HOME FAILS TO RESTART AFTER BEING DRIVEN AND TURN OFF. THE MOTOR HOME HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP JUST LET THE MOTOR HOME SIT AND DON'T REPAIR IT. THE CHAISE IS MADE BY FREIGHLINER. THE FREIGHLINER DEALERSHIP IS REMEDY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *LA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WIRING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND DETERMINED THAT IGNITION SWITCH WIRES MELTED. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK AUTO PARK SYSTEM FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. ALSO, SPARK PLUG WIRES BURNED UP. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT THERE WAS A FAULT IN THE FUEL PUMP, BUT VEHICLE STILL MALFUNCTIONED AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON, ENGINE TEMPERATURE ROSE AROUND 210 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THERMOSTAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. INSTALLED NEW THERMOSTAT. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH WHEN BEING DRIVEN UPHILL. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT SPARK PLUGS WHERE WORN OUT. DEALER REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION WIRES. *LA

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DRIVERS SIDE BLOWOUT LEFT FRONT MICHELIN235/80R22.5 XRV TIRE. *JB-

WHILE DRVING MOTOR HOME ON I81 VA TIRE STARTED SHAKING. WE BROUGHT IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS READY TO BLOW. 26,000 MILES. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX, LT225/75R16. HAVING THE REST LOOKED AT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER CEASED. BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WERE RENDERED INOPERATIVE. WE COULD NOT GET ENTIRELY OFF THE ROAD SO NOT HAVING HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WAS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS WELL AS US. THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNING BUT NO FURTHER FIRE WAS FOUND. NEITHER THE CHASSIS OR COACH MANUFACTURE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR NOT HAVING A FAIL SAFE SYSTEM FOR BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS NOT BEING OPPERATIONAL. *AK

TWO FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S BLEW OUT WITHIN 2 HOURS OF EACH OTHER,ONE ON AN INSIDE REAR DUAL AND ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OUTSIDE DUAL, ON MY WINNIBAGO MOTOR HOME WHICH WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 1999. MILAGE AT TIME OF BLOWOUT 28000. DAMAGE $1500 PLUS TIRES ETC. IF TIRES WERE ON FRONT A MAJOR ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURED. FIRESTONE SAID TIRES WERE OVER INFLATED IMPOSSIBLE!!!*AK