WORKHORSE Complaints

CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR FOR THE WORKHORSE CHASSIS SAFETY RECALL 50901-C ON A 2003 GULF STREAM SUN VOYAGER. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT BRAKE PROBLEMS ON 2 OCCASIONS. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE REAR BRAKES, CALIPERS AND SEALS WERE REPLACED. *JB

LETTER FROM CONSUMER RE RECALL FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH WORKHORSE CHASSIS. *NJ WHILE ON A TRIP, THE BRAKES OVERHEATED. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE WAS A RECALL. THE BRAKES LIGHTS REMAINED ON AFTER THE PEDAL WAS RELEASE. THE MECHANIC FOUND AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER. THE CONTACT STATED HEAT BUILDS UP IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR HE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,000. CONSUMER IS UPDATING INFORMATION. 10/15/09 *NJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER ALL THE PROBLEMS HE EXPERIENCED, HE FINALLY RECEIVED A RECALL FROM WORKHORSE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED DUE TO THE BRAKES OVERHEATING, THEY PROBABLY CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CALIPERS WERE BAD AND THE ABS FUSES WERE HANGING DOWN AND BURNED UP. UPDATED 10/16/09 UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN UPDATED 10/23/09.*JB

2002 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER 35-U HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS (SAFETY RECALL 50901-C). *NJ THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER LOCKED UP AND THE LEFT REAR CALIPER WAS DRAGGING. 2002 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. UPDATED 09/14/09. *JB THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS MADE TO THE BRAKES. UPDATED 08/04/10.*JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL 50901-C FOR WORK HORSE CHASSIS. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS MOTOR HOME HAS MANY PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THE RV AND THEY ONLY WORKED NORMAL ABOUT 70-80% OF THE TIME. THE CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED ALL OF THE CALIPERS AT HIS EXPENSE, BECAUSE NO ONE WANTED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM AND NOW A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE POWER STEERING LEAKED AT THE WELD OF THE REAR HOUSING, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT IT NEVER STAYED FIXED. *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

CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS AFTER RECEIVING SAFETY RECALL 50901-C FOR WORKHORSE RV. *NJ PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL, THE FRONT BRAKES OVERHEATED. THE ROTORS, CALIPERS, INNER SEALS, RIGHT REAR SPEED SENSOR, HUB SEALS AND OUTER GASKET WERE REPLACED. *JB

REFERENCE NHTSA RECALL 09V1100. THIS RECALL IS FOR FAULTY CALIPERS ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS W20,W21,W22. MY WORKHORSE P32 CHASSIS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, EXCEPT MY WAS MORE SERIOUS THAN DESCRICE IN THE RECALL. *TR

CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS 2004 WINNEBAGO ITASCA SUNCRUISER HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. *NJ THE RV IS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MAY 2009. A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE RV, HE NOTICED THAT AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IT TOOK MORE GAS TO GET THE MOTORHOME TO MOVE. A SHORT TIME LATER, HE COULD SMELL THE BRAKES GETTING HOT. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HOT. IN AUGUST OF 2008 THE CONSUMER FELT THE BRAKES DRAGGING AND GETTING HOT. HE THEN FOUND THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE WAS THE PROBLEM. HE ALLOWED IT TO COOL DOWN AND THEN PROCEEDED ON HIS WAY. THE CONSUMER THEN NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK A TRIP THAT WAS LESS THAN 150 MILES AND THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER LOCKED UP. *JB

2004 WORKHORSE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES LOCKING UP. *NJ THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED TWO OF THE BRAKE CYLINDERS HAD LOCKED UP. WORKHORSE DENIED THE CONSUMERS CLAIM STATING THE DAMAGE WAS NORMAL WEAR. THE MECHANIC, HOWEVER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THIS VERY ISSUE. *JB