WORKHORSE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER RV EQUIPPED WITH A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THEY LOCKED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED REPEATEDLY AND PROGRESSED TO WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND BRAKE PADS. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 8,000.

2008 HOLIDAY RAMBLER 34'. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH 2008 W22 WORKHORSE GAS TANK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHASSIS HAS A 75 GALLON GAS TANK AND IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE USED AS A LEFT OR RIGHT FILL. SINCE HIS IS A LEFT FILL, THE MANUFACTURER CAPPED THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAP BEGAN TO LEAK. WORKHORSE PAID TO HAVE THE HOSE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE HOSE MATERIAL WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE USED FOR GASOLINE. *JB

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 2001 WORKHORSE ALLEGRA RV WITH A P32 MODEL CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY WHERE THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE REAR CALIPERS AND ROTORS HAD OVERHEATED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BRAKE HOSES TO COLLAPSE AND LEAK EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE FLUID FROM THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE BRAKE LINE HOSES, CALIPERS, ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND WHEEL SEALER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER WITH A WORKHORSE W20 CHASSIS MOTOR HOME (RV). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND WAITED FOR THE BRAKES TO COOL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BRAKES WERE BLED AT EACH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V084000 (SERVICE BRAKES) AND CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,392 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,944.

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 2002 FLEETWOOD SOUTH WIND RV WITH 2001 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN UNUSUAL BURNING ODOR AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE BRAKE FLUID WAS EXTREMELY LOW AND WAS CAUSING THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER VERIFIED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED BEFORE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FEAR OF A POSSIBLE FAILURE OR CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40, 200. UPDATED 07/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY PISTON IN THE BOSCH CALIPERS. THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO INDICATED THERE WAS A BURNT SENSOR. UPDATED 08/03/10*JB

2002 WORKHORSE W22 CUSTOM CHASSIS OWNER. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING WORKHORSE ONLY TAKING PARTIAL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A VIBRATION DURING BRAKING. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAD VARYING DEGREES OF DAMAGE. THREE OF THE FOUR ROTORS HAD SEVERAL HEAT RELATED STRESS CRACKS THAT RAN COMPLETELY THROUGH THE FACES AND THE REMAINING ROTOR HAD SEVERAL RELATED HEAT STRESS CRACKS. ONE OF THE CALIPER DUST BOOTS HAD BEEN HEATED TO THE POINT OF BREAKING APART AND MANY OTHER DUST BOOTS WERE EXTREMELY HARD. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS RV WAS A PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, WORKHORSE ONLY TOOK FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF ONE ROTOR AND ONE CALIPER; PARTS ONLY. *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.