WORKHORSE Complaints

NOTICED DURING A RECENT TIRE CHANGE THAT 3 OUT OF 4 ROTORS HAD RADIAL CRACKS COMPLETELY THROUGH THE DISK. ONE ON EACH ROTOR AND TWO ON THE RIGHT FRONT. NO CRACKS WERE NOTED ON THE RIGHT REAR. THESE CRACKS ARE ONLY ON THE OUTER DISK. NO OTHER CRACKS WERE FOUND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LIGHT SURFACE CRACKS ON ALL INNER AND OUTER ROTORS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BRAKE CALIPERS DUE TO UNEVEN BREAK WEAR. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL OCTOBER OF 2009; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO PAY NOW OUT OF POCKET. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE A RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WORKHORSE SAFETY RECALL 50901C. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE HOLDING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ABS SENSORS HAD MELTED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO HAVE THE SENSORS INSTALLED, BUT WAS TOLD A THIRD SENSOR WAS BAD. THE BRAKES NEEDED A COMPLETE REBUILD DUE TO THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY HEAT.*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE DC BELTWAY IN TRAFFIC, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING. PUMPING THE PEDAL GAVE ENOUGH POWER TO STOP VEHICLE. ABS WARNING LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. STOPPED VEHICLE ON SIDE OF ROAD. BRAKES WERE VERY HOT. DISCONNECTED CAR WE WERE TOWING AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE. BRAKES DID COOL OFF AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY TOWED THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. RV WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED SHOP ABOUT 5 MILES FROM CAMPGROUND. THEY SAID THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND COULD "PATCH" IT UNTIL WORKHORSE CAME OUT WITH A FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FOREST RIVER WINDSONG WITH A 2002 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED AN ODOROUS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH. HE POURED WATER ON THE BRAKE CALIPERS TO COOL THEM DOWN IN ORDER TO RETURN TO HIS RESIDENCE. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKES SEEMED TO HAVE LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN INTERIM NOTICE THAT ALERTED HIM TO A POSSIBLE DEFECT WITH THE BRAKES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,210. UPDATED 06/24/09. *LJ UPDATED 06/26/09.*JB

2004 WINN 35U - WORKHORSE CHASSIS - SAFETY RECALL 20901C. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE FRONT BRAKES ON HIS MOTOR HOME. *NJ THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE CALIPERS AND ABS SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED. *JB

2005 WINNEBAGO HAS A WORKHORSE CHASSIS - WORKHORSE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ENTERED THE CAMP GROUNDS, HE SMELLED RUBBER BURNING. UPON CHECKING THE BRAKES, HE DISCOVERED THEY HAD OVERHEATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT WORKHORSE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SLIDES RUSTING UP AND SEIZING THE BRAKES. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ONE REAR BRAKE WERE DRAGGING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 WORKHORSE P31 CHASSIS (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SPORADICALLY SOFTENS DUE TO THE BRAKE FLUID BOILING. IN ADDITION, THE CALIPERS BECOME STUCK IN THE APPLIED POSITION. AS A RESULT, ABNORMAL HEAT GENERATION OCCURS AT THE WHEEL END AND CAUSES THE BRAKES TO DRAG. THE STOPPING DISTANCE ALSO INCREASES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURES STILL PERSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT APPLICABLE.

RECALL NOTICE FOR BRAKES ON WORKHORSE RV MOTOR HOME. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL LETTER AND HAD THE REPAIRS MADE 2 DAYS PRIOR AT A COST OF $2,719.94. THE CALIPERS, ABS SENSOR AND HUBS WERE REPLACED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER WITH A 2003 WORKHORSE W22. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FAILURE WITHIN THE CHASSIS. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE REPEATEDLY, THE FRONT CALIPERS WOULD DRAG AND BUILD UP HEAT. THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED SPONGY AND WOULD EXTEND ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, BARELY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000, BUT ONLY RECEIVED RECORDED MESSAGES WHEN HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,449 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,200.