2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 REXHALL MOTOR HOME WITH A WORK HORSE CHASSIS ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE OF THE STEEL WHEELS ON THE MOTOR HOME CRACKED, CAUSING LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD THREE WHEELS REPLACED. THE INSPECTION OF THE WHEELS DETERMINED THAT THE CRACK WAS DUE TO A DEFECT. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO IT BEING OUT OF STATE AND NO LONGER DEALT WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, BUT REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CHASSIS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED WORK HORSE, AND THEY REPLACED TWO WHEELS AFTER THEY CRACKED. THE CONTACT WAS WRITING A LETTER TO WORK HORSE TO INFORM THEM OF THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. *AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V195000 CONCERNING WORKHORSE FMVSS 101 AND 105 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER TO HONOR THIS RECALL SINCE MID FEBRUARY 2005. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE TOOL TO INSERT THE CORRECT DATA INTO THE IP CLUSTER. THE CONSUMER FOUND A DEALER WHO WAS ABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. *SC *JB

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE WOULD GO INTO REDUCED POWER MODE WITH OUT WARNING. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY IN IDLE POWER. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2004. THE DEALER IS EXAMINING THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *NM *NM