2003 WORKHORSE W22 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE NEWMAN MOUNTAINEER WITH A W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WHEN THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE CALIPERS HAD OVERHEATED AND FRACTURED ALL FOUR ROTORS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,521.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DAMON INTRUDER. ON A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR FROM THE BRAKE AREA. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER LONG DISTANCE DRIVES. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR RECALL 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MIEAGE WAS 32,490 UPDATED 01/21/11 *BF UPDATED 04/15/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO ITASCO SUN CRUISER EQUIPPED WITH A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL FOR THE BRAKE CALIPERS (WORKHORSE RECALL) CAUSED DAMAGE WITHIN THE BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE HUBS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND THE OTHER COMPONENTS WERE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 28,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 11/03/11 *BF UPDATED 11/29/2011 *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER EQUIPPED WITH A 2003 WORKHORSE W22. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP WHILE HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO REVERSE AND SLAM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH FREED THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS RESIDENCE AND PARKED IT. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 09V198000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD INFORM HIM WHEN THE PARTS FOR REPAIR WERE AVAILABLE. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE CALIPERS DUE TO THE OTHER RUSTED PARTS. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN ANOTHER NUMBER TO A CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND HE WAS AWAITING A CALLBACK. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,800.

2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING WORKHORSE RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED ON JANUARY 28, 2010. EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE RV WAS BACK AT THE REPAIR SHOP FOR MORE BRAKE WORK. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME FROM A TRIP, THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE BRAKES. THE FRONT AND REAR CALIPERS WERE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE ROTORS AND PADS. *JB

2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS BURNING BRAKE SMELL COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE RV AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR TWICE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS WAITED OVER A YEAR FOR THE RECALL TO BE PERFORMED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS BEING LIMITED TO A BOSCH PART. UPDATED 12/22/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 REX HALL AERBUS MOTOR HOME, WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. THE CONTACT STATED HE PULLED INTO AN RV CAMP GROUND AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR BRAKE CALIBERS. HE STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS REFUSING TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE FIRST RECALL. HE REFERENCE RECALL 09V110000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC AND STATED HE RECEIVED THIS RECALL RECENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS NOT HAD THE ABOVE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER 38L WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. HE PULLED OVER INTO A REST AREA UNTIL THE VEHICLE COOLED OFF. HE STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER CLEANED AND REMOVED ALL OF THE WHEEL SENSORS. A MONTH LATER THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO REMOVED AND CLEANED ALL OF THE ABS SENSORS, THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS. TWO NEW REAR SENSORS WERE ALSO INSTALLED. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, THE ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V110000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN USED SINCE APRIL 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO BRAVE WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BRAKES ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000 AND THEN RECEIVED A SECOND ONE A FEW WEEKS AGO. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. HE STATED THAT IT WOULD COST HIM $200 PER WHEEL TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE DID NOT MEET THE CRITERIA OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SO IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.