WORKHORSE Complaints

2011 MONACO MONARCH MOTORCOACH. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INOPERABLE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER BUT, COULD NOT PRODUCE THE PAPER WORK. UPDATED 06/06/2017*JS

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. STARTING THE ENGINE WHEN COLD PRODUCED A TICKING NOISE. WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER TO ASK ABOUT WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. HE MENTIONED SEVERAL THINGS, ONE OF WHICH IS EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKING. SURE ENOUGH, AFTER CHECKING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD A BROKEN BOLT WAS FOUND ALLOWING EXHAUST GAS TO LEAK OUT BYPASSING THE EMISSION CATALYTIC CONVERTOR AND EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH WOULD CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD, AS WELL AS HEALTH AND POLLUTION CONCERNS. I BELIEVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE DEFECTIVE AS THERE ARE MANY CASES OF THIS HAPPENING ON MANY GM V-8 ENGINES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BOLDER (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

DRIVING DOWN 295@ 70 MPH , ENGINE DIED, LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ALL ELECTRICAL. DEAD IN THE WATER, NEEDED TO TOW. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CHASSIS. APPARENTLY THE IGNITION SWITCH MOUNTED ON THE STEERING COLUMN BURNS OUT BECAUSE IT IS OVERLOADED. WORKHORSE OFFERS A FIX USING RELAY COSTS OVER $300.00, SO THEY MUST REALIZE IT IS A PROBLEM.

2000 MILES AFTER RECALL WAS FIXED WHEN BRAKES APPLIED STEERING WHEEL PULLS YOUR HANDS OFF AND GOES TO THE RIGHT AND CANT KEEP IT IN THE ROAD.

REAR CALIPERS WERE REPLACED ON RECALL WITH REBUILT CALIPERS. AFTER LESS THAN 500 MILES THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER BLEW OUT ALL BRAKE FLUID RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED 40 MILES FROM HOME ON A STATE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 WORKHORSE W18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VEERED LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V442000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY HAD NO OBLIGATION TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500.

DURING HEAVY ELECTRICAL LOAD(2 A/C'S) IOTA ITS-50 TRANSFER SWITCH OVERHEATED ANS SHORTED OUT WIRING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WORKHORSE P30 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE RACKING ABILITY SEIZED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FOLLOWING MORNING EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 1/5/16 *CN

THE BRAKES BECAME SPONGY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY. I COULD SMELL THE HOT BRAKE FLUID. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON.