2003 WORKHORSE W22 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W-22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES-HYDRAULIC) APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. SINCE THE INITIAL RECALL LETTER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED THREE ADDITIONAL NOTICES AND WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS HAD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO THE RECALL, WHICH WAS NOT BEING ADDRESSED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME, AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 9,272. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

2003 34' CLASS A, PACE ARROW MOTOR HOME ON A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING BRAKES AND RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED A DRAG ON THE WHEELS WHILE DRIVING. BY THE TIME HE REACHED HIS DESTINATION, THERE WAS A BAD ODOR COMING FROM THE RV. THE CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS VERY HOT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO THE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER STATED THE BRAKES CHECKED OUT FINE. FIVE DAYS LATER THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD TO PRESS. WHEN HE REACHED HIS DESTINATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO A REPAIR SHOP. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ABS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT TIMES, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH A ROTOR WAS WARPED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS CAUSED WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD FROZE, BUT NO ONE MENTIONED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W-22. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) IN MAY 2009. SHE RECEIVED A SECOND NOTICE DECEMBER 2009. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BUT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE NHTSA WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DELAY IN THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND ONE YEAR AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, THE MANUFACTURER WAS STILL UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE DUE TO THE FAULTY BRAKES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF UPDATED 02/03/11.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 FOREST RIVER WINDSONG RV ON A 2003 WORK HORSE CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE W22FRONT BRAKES BEGAN SMOKING. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY TO ALLOW THE BRAKES TIME TO COOL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WERE WORKING ON A REMEDY TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE (09V110000: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) YET THERE WAS NOT A REPAIR AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/28/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/28/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THEY DID NOT OFFER HER ANY TIME FRAME AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY HER BY MAIL WHEN SHE SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED. THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED IN MAY 2009. SHE HAS RECEIVED TWO ADDITIONAL IDENTICAL RECALL NOTICES; HOWEVER, THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE SINCE THE RECALL NOTICES WERE RECEIVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO WHILE TRAVELING IN WARM WEATHER WITH A HALF OF TANK OF GAS OR LESS, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY HAVE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE, WHICH WAS TO RELOCATE THE FUEL CANISTER TO THE OUTSIDE THE CANISTER. THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $2,000.00, AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY REPLACING A NEW FUEL PUMP AND RELOCATING THE FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/27/10.*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER RV ON 2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS AND THE CONTACT WAS REPEATEDLY INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE PARTS HAVE BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR OVER ONE YEAR. UPDATED 08/13/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/23/10*JB

CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING SAFETY RECALL FOR 2003 W22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS*TGW WHILE ON A TRIP, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED. THE REPAIR SHOP MADE THE NECESSARY BRAKE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER SENT IN THE REPAIR BILL. HOWEVER, WORKHORSE DENIED THE CLAIM STATING THE REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE ABS SENSOR AND WAS NOT ATTRIBUTED TO A CALIPER MALFUNCTION. THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) IN 2009 AND RECEIVED A SECOND NOTICE SHORTLY AFTER STATING THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE REPLACING THE ROTORS, BRAKE FLUID, SEALS, AND OTHER PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE CALIPERS THEREFORE; REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO BRAVE WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS MOTOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 55-60 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HE STATED HE PULLED OVER AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COOL OFF BEFORE PROCEEDING. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT HE WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.