2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE W22. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED IN 2006 AND WERE REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE. HOWEVER, THEY FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND HAD BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/21/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ALLEGRO OPEN ROAD RV WITH WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A WHILE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED WITH USED PARTS AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. ON THE DAY THAT HE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AGAIN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AGAIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 50901-C REGARDING THE BRAKE DEFECT, FOR WHICH HE HAD RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 04V195000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECT (NOT IN NHTSA DATABASE): BOSCH CAMPAIGN ID:50901-C. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL STUCK SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A LOT OF HEAT BEING EMITTED FROM THE BRAKES AND SMOKE FROM THE WHEELS SO HE REMOVED THE PADS FROM THE ROTORS AND DROVE HOME. THE BRAKES DID NOT RETRACT SO THE ROTORS OVERHEATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS FOR REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

USED BRAKES ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THEN STARTED TO SMELL BRAKES. PULLED OFF ROADWAY SOON AS POSSIBLE, RIGHT REAR BRAKE EXTREMELY HOT. WAITED ABOUT AN HOUR AND HALF FOR BRAKES TO COOL. BRAKES FAIL EVERY TIME DRIVEN SINCE THAT FIRST FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MONACO LAPALMA RV. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED IN MAY 2009. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THE MANUFACTURER RECALL REMEDY HAS BEEN UNAVAIALE FOR SUCH A LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THERE WAS NO FAILURE MILEAGE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUN CRUISER 1FG33B RV. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE WORKHORSE CUSTOM BRAKES. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH A DELAY IN THE RESPONSE TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED RATE TRAVELED. THE DRIVER SMELLED A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE PACE ARROW. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE WINNABEGO CHASSIS W22. HE RECEIVED NOTICE FOR A RECALL CAMPAIGN (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000; SERVICE BRAKES-HYDRAULIC) AND STATED HE FILED A COMPLAINT MONTHS AGO IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPAIRS. HE ALSO STATED FOR THE LAST YEAR, HE HAS RECEIVED TWO INTERIM RECALL NOTICES FROM WORKHORSE STATING THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY HAD NOT FURTHER INFORMATION AS TO WHEN AND IF THE PARTS WOULD EVER BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY AND THE FACT THAT NO ONE COULD ADVISE HIM AS TO WHEN THE DEFECTIVE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME AND MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN UPDATED 05/20/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22. WHILE THE WORKHORSE MANUFACTURER WAS SERVICING THE VEHICLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE DID NOT NEED TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED AND HE WAS REFUSED SERVICE. THE CONTACTS VIN NUMBER WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND HE EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE THAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE W22. WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE TECHNICIANS MACHINED FOUR ROTORS AND FLUSHED THE BRAKE FLUID SYSTEM. SIX MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER,AND LUBED THE FLAG PINS. IN SPRING OF 2009 SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 09V110000(SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). HOWEVER WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER SHE WAS ADVISED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. HE THEN ADDED THAT THERE WAS NOT AN ESTIMATED TIME PERIOD WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.