WINNEBAGO Complaints

I WAS DRIVING A 1995 WINNEBEGO ADVENTURER AT APPROX 60 MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE AUTO BRAKE APPLIED CAUSING $3500.00 IN REPAIRS TO THE REAR AXLE. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION CAP CAME OFF WHEEL CAUSING LEFT REAR INSIDE TIRE TREAD TO SEPARATE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH RIGHT REAR CAP CAME OFF, CAUSING TIRE TO SEPARATE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THEN THE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *MR *TS *JB

ROOF BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. REAR STRUCTURE HAD TO BE REBUILT DUE TO FAULTY STEEL AND CONSTRUCTION. *JB

THE DOUBLE PANE WINDOWS FOGGED AND HAD A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION WITHIN THE DOUBLE PANES. THIS PROBLEM MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDOWS. (ATWOOD PRODUCTS WERE THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE WINDOWS, 1995 LUXOR MOTORHOME ) . *MR *SCC *NLM

DASHBOARD REFLECTION, GLARE ONTO DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR. THE REFLECTION COMES OFF OF THE DRIVER SIDE CONSOLE. WHEN DRIVING WITH THE SUN IN FRONT AND LEFT OF CENTER THE REFLECTION OFF OF THE DASH WASHES OUT THE MIRROR SO YOU CAN NOT SEE WHAT IS IN THE LEFT LANE. THIS IS ON A 2002 JOURNEY. ADVENTURER, OR OTHER WINNWBAGO MOTORHOMES. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING DISCUSSED IN AN ONLINE RV GROUP AND THE RESPONSES FROM RV OWNERS SHOW THIS TO BE A CONDITION PREVELENT IN WINNEBAGO, AND A HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSES WEB DISCUSSION HTTP://IRV2.INFOPOP.CC/6/UBB.X?. A=TPC&S=8076099152&F=2486094452&M=7356098233. *AK

THE TREAD ON ONE OF MY TIRES SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE OPEN ROAD AT ABOUT 60 MPH. THE TIRE IS NOT SERVICEABLE. HERE ARE THE DETAILS. MILEAGE ON TIRE - 10,000 MILES. TIRE BRAND - FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL R4S II. TIRE SIZE - LT225/75R16 115/112R M/S. DOT NUMBER - 8X1L 1X1 3000. VEHICLE - 2001 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE 27P BUILT ON FORD E450 CHASSIS. VEHICLE WAS LIGHTLY LOADED WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. TIRE WAS LOCATED ON RIGHT REAR AXLE ON OUTSIDE. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE FAILURE OCCURRED AND WAS SET AT THE SPECIFIED COLD PRESSURE OF 80 PSI. TIRE CAME AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN SEP 2001. *TT

(2) SEPERATE BLOW OUTS.LEFT REAR INNER DUAL, AND THE RIGHT REAR OUTER DUAL TIRE. THE FIRST BLOW OUT WAS LAST NOVEMBER APPROX. 6,000 MILES TIRE,SECOND BLOW OUT WAS ON MAY 12, 2003 APPROX.9,000 MILES ON TIRE.TIRES ARE DATED 2000, ALSO MH. WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT AT ANY TIME. T IRE PRESSURE WAS 90LBS. FRONT,100LBS REARS. TIRE BRAND: MICHELIN XRV 235/80 22.5 RIMS IT APPEARS THESE TIRES DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE. ALTHOUGH THE TIRES HAVE LOW MILAGE ON THEM I AM GOING TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER BRAND. WE WERE LUCKY THE BLOW OUTS WERE NOT ON THE FRONT TIRES. I HAVE THE CERTIFIED SCALE WEIGHTS OF EACH AXLE AND TOTAL WIEGHT, I CAN FORWARD THEM TO YOU IF NEEDED .

PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED WHILE IN MOTION. SWITCH FAILED ON AUTO PARK BRAKE SYSTEM, CAUSING LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND LOCKUP. LUCKILY WAS MOVING SLOWLY TO PARKING AREA, COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL PROBLEM BECAUSE WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON A NARROW TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH ZERO SHOULDER. *JB