WINNEBAGO Complaints

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH, THE BUNK WINDOW OVER CAB SHATTERED AND BROKE OUT. WE ARE NOT SURE IF ANYTHING HIT IT OR NOT. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER WE WERE TOLD THIS WINDOW DOES NOT REQUIRE SAFETY GLASS IN IT. WE FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT WE HAD THE CURTAIN CLOSED AS THIS STOPPED MOST OF THE FLYING GLASS. WE FEEL IF THE CURTAIN WOULD HAVE BEEN OPEN THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURIES WITH FLYING GLASS. WE FEEL THIS WINDOW SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE SAFETY GLASS IN IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED ESTIMATED AROUND 40 MPH THE MOTOR HOME HIT A TREE CAUSED TWO FATALITIES AND ONE NECK INJURY. THIS CASE WAS TRIED IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT, THE VERDICT OF GUILTY WAS DECIDED ON OCTOBER 26, 2001 AGAINST WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED ESTIMATED AROUND 40 MPH THE MOTOR HOME HIT A TREE CAUSED TWO FATALITIES AND ONE NECK INJURY. THIS CASE WAS TRIED IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT; THE VERDICT OF GUILTY WAS DECIDED ON OCTOBER 26, 2001 AGAINST WINNEBAGO. IT WAS FOUND THAT THEIR PRODUCT WAS UNREASONABLY DANGEROUS FOR LACK OF A DESIGN THAT WOULD PROTECT PASSENGERS IN A CRASH AND FOR FAILING TO NOTIFY PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT WITHSTAND AN IMPACT AT MODERATE SPEEDS. THE FATHER OF THE OWNER FILED COMPLAINT. *YD

RECREATION VEHICLE'S FLOOR IS TOO SOFT AND NOT VERY STURDY. HAS TOO MUCH GIVE IN IT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE FLOOR PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN OR POOR WORKMANSHIP. THE CONSUMER CONTACTS THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TOLD HIM THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATES THE THROTTLE, THE ONE LEVER DESIGN THAT FORCES THE THROTTLE CABLE TO MOVE ALSO IS THE CULPRIT, THE CRUISE CABLE PULLS THE LEVER, THE THROTTLE CABLE BENDS OR KINKS INSTEAD OF SLIDING INTO IT'S SHEATH AND PUSHING THE THROTTLE PEDAL DOWN CAUSING THE THROTTLE CABLE TO BREAK. *TT

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS HYDRAULIC JACK WILL AUTOMATICALLY START TO LOWER ITSELF, SETTING OFF A TINY ALARM NOTIFYING CONSUMER OF WHAT WAS GOING ON.*AK

SLIDE OUTS ON THE MOTOR WILL AT TIMES AUTOMATICALLY SLIDE OUT. THIS PROBLEM CAN OCCUR AT ANYTIME. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *SLC

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ASSEMBLY ON RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE WAS WARPED AT TIME OF PURCHASE. DEALER STATED THAT A NEW DOOR WOULD BE ORDERED FROM WINNEBAGO AFTER POINT OF SALE. DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING, EVEN THOUGH DOOR WAS SECURED BEFORE STARTING VEHICLE. DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK AND SECURE EXCEPT BY USING DEADBOLT ASEMBLY. DOOR OPENED REPEATLY WITH SLIGHTEST HAND PRESSURE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES EVERYTIME RV HIT A BUMP OR CRACK ON THE INTERSTATE, THERE WAS A METAL TO METAL NOISE, RV WAS TAKEN INTO SHOP AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR RIDE COMPRESSOR WAS BAD AND EVENTUALLY IT WAS REPLACED, ALSO THE RV WOULD SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND REPLACING THE SIR RIDE COMPRESSOR DID NOT CEASE THE NOISE OR THE SWAYING, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE AIR RIDER/SPRING SYSTEM WAS JUST ADJUSTING ITSELF, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, CONSUMER THEN TOOK RV TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHO THEN INFORMED HIM THAT IT WAS THE AIRBAG AND THAT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED, IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THE RADIUS ROD WAS BROKE AND ALSO THE LEAF SPRING NEEDE TO BE REPLACED, ALSO THE SWAY ON THE REAR AXLE NEEDE TO BE REPLACED. *JB

WIFE, DONNA WAS DRIVING. TWO CONSECUTIVE LIT STOPSIGNALS/ BRAKES FAILED WHEN SHE "STOOD" ON THE BRAKE. FIRST SIGNAL NOT TOO SERIOUS, BUT SECOND SIGNAL MOTORHOME WAS TOTALED OUT. ALL BRAKES SEEMED TO TEST OUT OK EXCEPT AT THE TWO CONSECUTIVE SIGNALS. THIS IS A BRAKING PROBLEM AND MOST LIKELY A COMBINATION WITH ABS. WE KNOW THIS IS SOMEWHAT COMMON BECAUSE OTHERS HAVE TOLD OF THEIR EXPERIENCES, EXCEPT NOT SO SERIOUS. WE EXPECT YOU TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE BRAKING PROBLEM. THANK YOU ALAN AND DONNA

WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATES THE THROTTLE, THE ONE LEVER FORCES THE THROTTLE CABLE TO MOVE ALSO AND CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER STATES THE THROTTLE CABLE IS THE WRONG DESIGN TO HANDLE THIS KIND OF FUNCTION, WHEN THE CRUISE CABLE PULLS THE LEVER, THE THROTTLE CABLE BENDS OR KINKS INSTEAD OF SLIDING INTO ITS SHEATH AND PUSHING THE THROTTLE PEDAL DOWN, CONSUMER STATES THE THROTTLE CABLE HAS BROKEN ON FOUR OCCASSIONS, HOWEVER THE FIRST TIME CONSUMER DID NOT OWN THE RV.*JB