WORKHORSE Complaints

BRAKE FAILURE. REAR BRAKES OVERHEATED AND BOILED THE BRAKE FLUID. COACH WAS TOWED TO CAMPING TIME RV IN OAKWOOD, GA. IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR OVER A MONTH AWAITING PARTS. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. REAR HUBS TOO HOT TO TOUCH AND BOILED THE BRAKE FLUID.*JB UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE. UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WORKHORSE P320032. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH UNDER DRY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR TWO HOURS BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE AND STEERING POWER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY STILL OCCUR BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE VEHICLE'S POWER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,045.

BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPTING A STOP WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ABS OR BRAKE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. CARRIED TO SHOP AND FOUND REAR BRAKES HAD FAILED TO RELEASE, HEATING CALIPERS, PADS AND SENSORS. ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. WORKHORSE REFUSED TO REFUND PAYMENT EVEN THOUGH HISTORY OF THESE VEHICLES PROVE THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT RELATING TO THE CALIPERS. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM. UPON NOTIFICATION TO WORKHORSE THEY DID NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE NUMBER OF THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE STILL IN SERVICE, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS. JH *TR THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON VEHICLES MADE IN 2001-2003 BUT THE CONSUMER'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 09/11/07 *TR

RECALL CORNER ? JANUARY 2005 WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS HAS ANNOUNCED NHTSA RECALL 04V084000, WHICH AFFECTS CERTAIN WORKHORSE W SERIES GASOLINE-POWERED CHASSIS MADE BETWEEN AUGUST 10, 2000, AND JULY 29, 2002. THE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF CHASSIS AFFECTED IS 10,235. THESE CHASSIS WERE USED BY SEVERAL MOTORHOME MANUFACTURING COMPANIES. TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOUR COACH IS INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, CHECK THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (VIN). ONLY THE LAST EIGHT DIGITS OF THE FULL 17-DIGIT VIN ARE GIVEN. ALL CHASSIS INVOLVED HAVE VINS THAT BEGIN WITH 5B4. CHASSIS MODEL YEAR 2001 ? 13325068 TO 13337849 CHASSIS MODEL YEAR 2002 ? 23336034 TO 23356051 CHASSIS MODEL YEAR 2003 ? 33354476 TO 33356806 ON SOME W20 AND W22 MOTORHOME CHASSIS BUILT BY WORKHORSE AND EQUIPPED WITH BOSCH ZERO OFFSET PIN SLIDE (ZOPS) BRAKE CALIPERS, THE CALIPER CAN HANG IN THE PARTIAL APPLY POSITION AND CAUSE THE BRAKE PADS TO DRAG ON THE ROTOR SURFACE. OVERHEATING MAY OCCUR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE COMPONENTS AND AFFECTING BRAKING PERFORMANCE. THE PROBLEM ALSO COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE SYSTEM'S ANTI-LOCK FEATURES TO BE LOST IF THE HEAT DAMAGES THE ANTI-LOCK WHEEL SENSOR. *JB

2003 AIRSTREAM 26' MOTORHOME CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE CONTINUES TO HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THOSE EXPRESSED IN THE RECALL**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEATING OF THE BRAKES AND THE EXCESSIVE SQUEALING WERE MORE NOTICEABLE WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE P CHASSIS WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 WINNEBAGO. THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, AND STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DRAGGING. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND ABS. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED A BRAKE REPAIR KIT ON 11/4/04, BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME BRAKE FAILURE AND BURNING SMELL. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE FROM THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41000. *AK UPDATE 4/19/2007 *TR

I HAVE A HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER MOTOR HOME WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS THERE IS A RECALL NHTSA # 06V22700 FOR AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL, WHICH WAS REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE, THAT CONTINUES TO BLANK OUT INTERMINTANTLY CAUSING THE PANEL TO GO DARK AT NIGHT, BUZZING ALARM, AND ALL THE GUAGES TO RESET. I HAVE CALLED WORKHORSE 3/2/07 TO REPORT THAT THE CONDITION CONTINUES, BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON A FIX. IT IS THREE YEARS SINCE THE CONDITION STARTED HOW LONG ARE WE TO WAIT? IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE REPLACEMENT PANEL WAS ALSO BAD? CAN THE NHTSA BOARD HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER? THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED HAD RECALL BRAKE WORK DONE WITH 31260 MILES ON VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED ONLY THE FRONT BRAKED UNDER THE RECALL AND NOT THE REAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, AND HE STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES. HE THEN TOOK THE RV BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID NOT HONOR THE RECALL TO FIX THE REAR BRAKES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOLD HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO LARRY'S RV WHERE THE RECALL CLAIM WAS DENIED AS WELL, BECAUSE HE WAS NOT THE FIRST OWNER. *AK UPDATED 1/31/2007 - *NM

THE STEERING ON MY 2007/2006 WORKHORSE W-20 CHASSIS IS EXTREMELY/DANGEROUSLY LOOSE IN THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE SAFELY DURING MINIMAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF WINDS AND PASSING VEHICLES. I COMPARE THIS VEHICLE TO THREE OTHER MOTORHOMES WITH WORKHORSE CHASSIS AND 110,000 + MILES OF ACCIDENT FREE DRIVING. *NM

CONSUMER CONCERNING WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS PROBLEMS. *TS ***NAR*** THE IDLER ARM RELAY HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PART WAS PROBABLY NOT HEAVY ENOUGH FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE FRONT END OF THE MOTOR HOME. *JB