2004 WORKHORSE W22 Complaints

BRAKE DRAG, ABS LITE ON, BRAKE SMELL INSIDE MOTOR HOME,SHIMMY, BRAKE FADE, OIL SEALS LEAKING FRONT WHEELS, GREASE DRIPPING FROM KING PIN FITTING, UNABLE TO GET ABOVE 40 MPH. THIS OCCURS WITHIN 25 MILES OF TRAVEL. GARAGE CERTIFIED BY WORKHORSE TO REPAIR SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED IN SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS NOT BAD ENOUGH.

2004 PACE ARROW, 35-G RV MOTOR HOME WITH A W-22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES INCURRED FOR REPAIRS DUE TO RECALL 09V110000. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF A BURNING FLUID. AN INSPECTION REVEALED A LEFT REAR FROZEN CALIPER, THE ABS SENSOR HAD MELTED, THE PADS WERE SCORED AND GLAZED, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS DAMAGED, THE CALIPER SLIDES, PINS AND BUSHINGS WERE ALL DRY WHICH CAUSED A BIND WHEN BRAKING. THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, THE REAR CALIPERS AND PADS WERE REPLACED, THE SEAL, BOTH AXLES, SPINDLE SEALS, REAR ABS SENSORS AND LEFT FRONT ABS SENSOR WERE ALL REPLACED AND THE CALIPER SLIDES AND PINS WERE LUBED. A YEAR AND SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, AND THE BURNING FLUID ODOR HAD RETURNED. THE WHEELS WERE INSPECTED AND BRAKE FLUID HAD SPLATTERED OVER THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND SMOKING. THE ABS LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED TO THE NEAREST DEALER, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS BACK ON. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE FRONT CALIPERS WERE DRAGGING. THE FRONT CALIPERS, INNER OIL SEALS, WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AND THE RIGHT FRONT OUTER COVER WERE ALL REPLACED. *JB

2004 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. 2004 MOTORHOME CLASS A/PACE ARROW CALIPER STUCK. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN RV DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE CALIPER WAS STUCK ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2007 HE ENCOUNTERED A SIMILAR PROBLEM INVOLVING THE REAR WHEELS AND AGAIN THE SAME SITUATION WAS FOUND AND FIXED. THE CONSUMER ATTACHED INVOICES AND BELIEVED THE PROBLEMS HE EXPERIENCED FELL UNDER THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED. *JB

2004 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM WORKHORSE WHICH STATED THE CLIP THAT RETAINS THE ENGINES FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER MAY FRACTURE LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. *DT THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY CONTACTING SOMEONE REGARDING THE RECALL NOTICE HE RECEIVED. THE CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT LOSS OF BRAKES ON THE RV. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE TO STOP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE SAFETY BRAKE AND PUMPED WHAT LITTLE BRAKE PEDAL HE HAD. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW RV. THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT ON A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS A BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RESUMED OPERATION WITH THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR MELTED WHICH WAS REPLACED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THERE WERE CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISKS INVOLVED AND THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,500. UPDATED 02/02/10 *BF UPDATED 02/02/10.*JB UPDATED 02/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/19/10.*JB UPDATED 07/12/10*JB

WORKHORSE SAFETY RECALL 50901-C EVENT. FRONT DRIVER WHEEL CHATTERED DUE TO CALIPER STICKING IN CLOSED POSITION ONTO ROTOR, RESULTING IN OVERHEATING THAT CAUSED FLUID TO OVERHEATED AND LEAK OUT OF WHEEL HUB. CALIPER REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSEQUENCES THAT OCCURRED WAS THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. SOLUTION IS FOR WORKHORSE TO REPLACE CALIPERS WITH ONES THAT DO NOT STICK. ONES CURRENT ON VEHICLE ARE THE TYPE THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE FAILURE MODE DESCRIBED ABOVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORK HORSE W22 CHASSIS MODEL TIPPING ALLEGRO. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION AT 35 MPH THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. HE ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED A LETTER WAS SENT TO THE OWNERS ADVISING THAT THE CALIPERS COULD CAUSE THE BREAKS TO OVER HEAT AND FAIL. HOWEVER HE NEVER RECEIVED THE LETTER. HE TOOK THE RV TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THEY WILL NEED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO BE ABLE MAKE ANY NECESSARY REPAIRS. HE ADDED THAT IF ANY PARTS WERE REPLACED IT WOULD BE REPLACED WITH THE SAME MATERIAL AND IT WILL NOT BE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22 2004 MILEAGE 17500 MILES BRAKES OVERHEATED, PADS MELTED TO ROTORS ABS SENSOR ON RIGHT WHEEL MELTED. HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS, PADS AND SENSOR. WORKHORSE REFUSE RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE CALIPER MALFUNCTION DID NOT DESTROY CALIPER ENOUGH EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEMS. PARTS WEE LEFT WITH REPAIR SHOP WHO HAS PICTURES. *TR

CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR WORK DONE ON THEIR 2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER FOR SAFETY RECALL 50901-C. *NJ WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF HOT BRAKES. THE CONSUMER STOPPED AT A WEIGH STATION AND CHECKED THE BRAKES, BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM VERY HOT. AFTER ABOUT 6 OR 7 MILES, THE ODOR BECAME STRONGER. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND WHEN CHECKING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI-LOCK SENSOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BLEW OUT. THE NEXT DAY, THE RV WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE CALIPERS HAD FROZE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.(WORKHORSE 2004 W22 CHASSIS) *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY MOTOR HOME WITH A W22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING APPLICATION THERE IS ABNORMAL HEAT GENERATION AT THE WHEEL END WHICH CAUSES BRAKE DRAG AND STICKING. THIS CAN EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOFT PEDAL CONDITIONS DUE TO BRAKE FLUID BOIL, AND POSSIBLE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE THE FAILURES HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY REMEDIED.. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,254. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHEN A VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED IN FRONT OF HIM. WHEN HE STARTED TO ACCELERATE, HE NOTICED THE RV WASN'T ACCELERATING AND HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. HE DISCOVERED THE REAR WHEELS WERE EXTREMELY HOT TO TOUCH AND BRAKE FLUID WAS BOILING OUT OF THE RESERVOIR. THE RV WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER HAD FROZEN TO THE ROTOR. WORKHORSE AUTHORIZED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE SHOES AND CALIPER. UPDATED 09/29/09.*JB UPDATED 01/13/10. *JB