2004 WORKHORSE W22 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD SOUTHLAND MOTOR HOME WITH A 2004 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. RECALL NHTSA#09V198000; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE CALIPERS THAT WERE CRACKED, OVER HEATING AND STICKING. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE ROTORS TO CRACK WHICH RENDERED THE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE. AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED THE CALIPERS THEY FOUND ADDITIONAL DAMAGE ON THE ROTORS. THE CONTACT WAS BILLED DOUBLE TO REPAIR THE ADDITIONAL BRAKE DAMAGE WHICH SHOULD BE A PART OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,127.

2004 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW WITH A 2004 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS EXPERIENCED THREE ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES; THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN APRIL 2009. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. HE DISCOVERED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS LOW. THE SECOND ISSUE OCCURRED IN MAY 2010. WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AGAIN THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. THERE WAS ALSO A HEAVY ODOR OF BURNING BRAKES. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FRONT BRAKES AND CALIPERS WERE DRAGGING AND THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS AND ONLY THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS DAMAGED, BUT WORKHORSE WOULD NOT COVER IT. THE THIRD INCIDENT, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO A REPAIR SHOP. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC FOUND BOTH REAR SPEED SENSORS WERE SHORTED OUT AND THAT WORKHORSE WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. *JB

CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR BRAKE RELATED FAILURES TO COACH *TGW THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE OIL FROM THE OVERHEATED HUBS. THE OIL FILLED HUBS PLASTIC CAPS MELTED WHEN THE CALIPERS FROZE AND THE BRAKE DRAG OVERHEATED THE ROTORS AND MELTED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAME SYMPTOMS HAVE RETURNED AGAIN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 THOR WINDSPORT MOTOR HOME WITH A 2004 W22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE BRAKES OF THE WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE ABD COULD NOT PROVIDE A TIME WHEN THEY WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE W22. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND HE WAS INFORMED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE PARTS HAVE BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIXTEEN MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CRUISE MASTER GEORGIE BOY EQUIPPED WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, APPROACHING A COMPLETE STOP THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SUDDENLY, DURING BRAKING THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED TO NORMAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED. THE CONTACT DETECTED THE MASTER CYLINDER EXHIBITED BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. THE CONTACT DISPENSED BRAKE FLUID INTO THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR AND RESUMED OPERATION. ALSO, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE BRAKE CALIPERS LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECTS AND THEY ACCEPTED THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND ABS SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART HAD BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR OVER ONE YEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

2004 HOLIDAY RAMBLER MOTOR HOME ON A 2004 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED TOTAL EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE WITH NO PRIOR WARNING IN APRIL OF 2008 AND AGAIN IN APRIL 2010. BOTH FAILURES WERE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. WORKHORSE DENIED THE CONSUMERS CLAIM IN APRIL 2008 STATING THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE. THE SECOND FAILURE RESULTED IN THE CONSUMER HAVING TO HAVE ALL OF THE CALIPERS REPLACED. BOTH OF THE FAILURES WERE A RESULT OF OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKE FLUID CAUSED BY THE CALIPER STICKING IN THE APPLIED POSITION. *JB

2004 HOLIDAY RAMBLER/VACATIONER CLASS A MOTOR HOME (2004 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS). CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES *TGW THE DEALER FOUND BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD HEAT CRACKS AND THEY REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR, SEALS AND PADS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NATIONAL SEA BREEZE LX RV. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-55 MPH ON A MOUNTAIN WHEN HE SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR NEAR THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND INSPECTED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING OIL CAP DISSOLVED WHICH CAUSED THE OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRAKES OVER HEATING. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPINDLE BEARINGS AND FRONT WHEEL OIL SIGHT GLASS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE TO HAVE THE BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE REPAIR PART HAS BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR SEVEN MONTHS. THE DEALER RECENTLY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER OF 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,339.

2004 WORKHORSE RV. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS DONE TO MOTOR HOME. CONSUMER STATES REPAIRS WERE REQUIRED DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY BRAKE FAILURE AND OVERHEATING AS DESCRIBED AND COVERED IN THE TWO INTERIM SAFETY RECALL NOTICES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB THEN SMOKE AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES DRAGGED, THEN OVERHEATED AND THEN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. UPDATED 09/15/10*JB