WINNEBAGO Complaints

CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MONOXIDE CARBON. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS

VEHICLE WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, SINCE PURCHASE WITH 4,300 MILES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FREIGHTLINER DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES. 8 ALIGNMENTS WERE DONE, GEARBOX, DIFFERENTIAL AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. REPAIRS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, WINNEBAGO INSISTS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. MR

CONSUMER WENT TO DEALER TO HAVE MOTORHOME SERVICED PER THE NOTICED RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. LATER THAT MONTH WHILE DRIVING THE AUTO PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED W/O WARNING AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE'S DRIVESHAFT AND OTHER POWERTRAIN COMPONENTS. *TS *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TAIL LIGHT LENCES ARE MELTING. WATER OR OTHER WEATHER CONDITION CAN CAUSE A SHORTAGE IN THE BULB,DUE TO EXPOSURE. RESULTING IN NOT HAVING TAIL LIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. MR

THE CONSUMER IS ABLE TO TURN COACH'S STEERING WHEEL UP TO 4 INCHES TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT BEFORE THE FRONT WHEELS WILL MOVE. CHECKED BY DEALER WHO INSTALLED A STEERING STABILIZER, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. MR CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK PASSED ON THE LEFT THE WIND TURBULENCE PUSHED THE COACH TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING TO SCRAPE THE WHOLE SIDE OF THE COACH ON THE GUARDRAIL. *YH

SEAT BELT LOOSEN WHILE TRAVELING. COMPANY ADVISED OF PROBLEM, GAVE US REPLACEMENT BELTS, BUT HAVE NOT SEEN RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. BELTS REQUIRED RE-DESIGN AND FULL REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF SAFETY FAILURE. MR

WILL FOLLOW UP ON REQUEST FROM DOT FOR PHOTOS OF TIRES NEXT WEEK. CHEVROLET TRUCK DIVISION IS AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THE WINNEBAGO 'BRAVE' PACKAGE IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE CHASSIS. MY PRELIMINARY RESULTS INDICATE THAT, WITH THE LIQUIDS CAPACITY @ 50% AND 3 ADULTS, THIS VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURERS AXLE RATING IS EXCEEDED BY 1600 POUNDS ON THE FRONT AXLE AND BY 2000 POUNDS ON THE REAR AXLE. WILL OBTAIN SLIPS FROM CERTIFIED SCALES AND FORWARD TO YOUR OFFICE THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16.*AK

THIS REPORT IS IN ADDITION TO THE ODI#763205 WE HAVE ALREADY SENT. SINCE THE LAST REPORT WE SENT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO MORE TIRE FAILURES ON THE SAME MOTOR HOME AND HAVE FOUND THAT ANOTHER OWNER HAS HAD TWO FAILURES OF HIS OWN. ALL FIVE OF THESE FAILURES OCCURRED IN APPROXIMATELY A SIX WEEK PERIOD. THE LAST ONE WE HAD WAS NOT AN ACTUAL FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT RATHER IT WAS FOUND WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES. THIS ONE WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE OTHER 4 WERE ON THE REAR OF THE UNITS. THE LAST UNIT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE MECHANIC WHO WAS ROTATING THE TIRES. HE FOUND THE TREAED WAS ABOUT TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE. WE HAVE REMOVED ALL THE FIRESTONE TIRES FROM THE UNIT EXCEPT FOR THE NEW SPARE AND REPLACED THEM WITH ANOTHER BRAND. WE HAVE ALL THE OLD TIRES AS WELL AS ONE FROM ANOTHER UNIT. WE CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHO HAVE NOT RESPONDED. WE CONTACTED WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES TO SIMPLY ADVISE THEM OF THE ISSUE AS THEY APPARENTLY HAVE SOLD THEIR UNITS WITH THIS TIRE AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT. THEY TOLD US TO CONTACT THE TIRE MANUFACTURE. WE CONTACTED FIRESTONE IN DENVER AND ALL THEY SAY IS THAT THE TIRE WAS OVERLOADED AND UNDERINFLATED. WE ACCEPTED THEIR EXPLANATION UNTIL WE LOST TWO MORE TIRES AND WERE MADE AWARE THAT ANOTHER OWNERS UNIT HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TWO OF HIS TIRES. WE HAVE KEPT THE OLD TIRES OFF OUR UNIT EXCEPT FOR TWO. WE ALSO HAVE ONE OF THE OTHER UNITS TIRES THAT FAILED IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN INSPECTING THEM. OUR CONCERN IS THAT WHEN THE TIRE IN QUESTION IS PLACED IN SERVICE ON A MOTOR HOME, IT MAY NOT BE A PROPER TIRE FOR THE UNITS.*AK

BRAKE LINKAGE RUBBED THROUGH BRAKE LINE, CAUSING FLUID LOSS, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF BRAKES.*AJK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WAS APPLYING BRAKES WHEN BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD, AND BY TIME PEDAL RELEASED, VEHICLE WAS IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK