WORKHORSE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WORKHORSE P30. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES STARTED TO DRAG. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT DUE TO THE BRAKE FLUID BOILING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V186000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,085. UPDATED 09/01/2015*LJ UPDATED 10/27/2015*JS

LETTER FROM SENATOR SCHUMER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2008 TIFFIN ALLEGRO OPEN ROAD SAFETY DEFECT ISSUES. *SMD 2007 WORKHORSE W22. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A SLOW LEAK. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND HAD THE VALVE STEM REPLACED. WHEN REMOUNTING THE WHEEL, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE ROTOR WAS CRACKED. THE CONSUMER CALLED WORKHORSE TO FIND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL ON THE CALIPERS. THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, HE DID RECEIVE AN INTERIM RECALL NOTICE AND HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE RV TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT INSPECTED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO WAIT FOR THE RECALL NOTICE AS SPECIFIED IN THE INTERIM RECALL. THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER ALL THE ROTORS WERE SEVERELY CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

THE INSTRUMENT LED STARTED TO MALFUNCTION .CAN'T READ WHAT GEAR THE MOTORHOME IS IN OR ANY OF THE OTHER FUNCTIONS THAT ARE DISPLAYED,OIL PRESSURE, LOW OIL. IT STARTED GRADUALLY NOW ITS TO THE POINT THAT YOU CAN'T READ THE DISPLAY ESPECIALLY WHAT GEAR (REVERSE .NEUTRAL,DRIVE). SOMEONE CAN GET SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF IT, OR DESTROY THE COACH OR ENGINE BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO READ THE MESSAGE BOARD. *TR

DRIVING IN CALIF. ON FREEWAY 210 GOING APPROX. 55 MPH WITH TRAFFIC A LITTLE HEAVY, SO THERE WAS SOME STOP AND GO OR SLOWLY DOWN. I WAS DOWN SHIFTING BUT STILL HAD TO USE MY BRAKES. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MY ALARM ON DASH STARTED TO BEEP, SHOWING ME THAT I HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. I HAD ONLY TRAVELED APPROX. 75 MILES WITH ONLY THE LAST 20 MILES WITH HEAVIER TRAFFIC. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY ONTO AN OFF RAMP ASAP AND STILL HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET AND STOP. I LOOKED UNDER THE MOTORHOME AND SAW BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. CALL FOR TOW TRUCK. THE RV REPAIR SHOP CHECKED OUT THE BRAKES AND FOUND THE FRONT AND REAR CALIPERS STICKING AND SHOWED HEAT DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS, I ALSO SAW THE DAMAGE. THEY SAID THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE MASTER CYLINDER TO LEAK DUE TO THE HIGH HEAT OFF THE BRAKE FLUID. THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL CALIPERS, PADS, TURN ALL ROTORS AND REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER. THEY ALSO REPLACE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. I KNOW THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH PREVIOUS YEARS WITH WORKHORSE'S CALIPERS. THIS COST ME $2622.62 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I'M VERY GOOD ON NOT RIDING MY BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS MOTORHOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OR INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,870.

ON VACATION IN OCT. OF 2013, IN OUR 2002 WINNEBAGO SIGHTSEER, ON A WORKHORSE CHASSIS, MADE BY GM, WE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION IN ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA TO GET SOME GAS. WHEN WE WENT TO START THE VEHICLE, NO JUICE TO DASH OR STARTER-WE WERE DEAD IN THE WATER! HAD IT TOWED TO GREENSBORO, NC. AT THE GM RV GARAGE, THEY PUT A NEW IGNITION SWITCH IN, AND SAID THAT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE WORKHORSE RV. WE SPENT $600.00 OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET ! WE ALSO HAD TO STAY THERE FOR 3 DAYS OUT OF OUR TRIP. FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH NAPA PART # KS6805. *TR

THIS WAS THE FIRST OF FOUR INCIDENTS, WHERE THE STARTER SWITCH FAILED. THE LAST TIME WAS ON MARCH 4, 2014. ON THE LAST TWO OCCASIONS, WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 55 MILES AN HOUR AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. NO WARNING, WHAT SO EVER. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE HAD NO POWER. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IN A 34 FOOT MOTORHOME, IT'S FRIGHTENING TO SAY THE LEAST. IN ALL FOUR INCIDENTS, THE MOTORHOME IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LAST 2 TIMES,THE KEY TURNED OFF BY ITSELF AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. UPDATED 04/02/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEET WOOD MOTOR HOME EQUIPPED WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE BY USING AN EXTINGUISHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKES, ROTOR, BRAKE CALIPER, SPEED SENSOR AND THE BRAKE LINES WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MONACO MONARCH EQUIPPED WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 58 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, WHICH BEGAN TO PULSATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS AND BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THREE SEPARATE TIMES. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER EACH REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ROTOR HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GEORGI BOY CRUSE MASTER RV EQUIPPED WITH A 2004 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REDUCE SPEED AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY AND TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER THIRTY MINUTES THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V193000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE RECENTLY RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000...UPDATED 05/16/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BREAKS AND ROTORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED. THEY WERE WARPED FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CAUSED BY CALIPERS HANGING UP. UPDATED 05/23/2013 *JS