WORKHORSE Complaints

2004 WORKHORSE W22. AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION A WHIRRING SOUND BEGAN. THE CONSUMER SOON LEARNED THAT WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO WHIRRING SOUND. *PH THE CONSUMER OPEN THE HOOD AND DETERMINED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKE BOX. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK WHEN APPLIED AND ALSO LOCK UP. ALSO, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. A RECALL WAS FINALLY ISSUED. THE RV WAS AT THE DEALER FOR 31 DAYS BECAUSE THE BRAKE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CALIPERS WERE FINALLY REPLACED ALONG WITH A BROKEN ROTOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RV. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT WORKHORSE WOULD NOT COVER THE BROKEN THE ROTOR AS A WARRANTY ITEM AND THE CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PART AND LABOR. UPDATED 12/23/10

BRAKES FAILED AT BELOW FREEZING TEMP.EXTREME PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO GET MINIMAL BRAKE PRESSURE AFTER WHICH I HAD TO PULL BRAKE PEDAL UP BY HAND. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FROZE TO THE TOP. *AK

PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM ON WORKHORSE P32 CHASSIS LOCKS UP AND CANNOT BE RELEASED. THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION BRAKING SYSTEM.*AK

ELECTRIC OVER HYDRAULIC OVER MECHANICAL AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT PARKING BRAKE PROBLEMS. PARKING BRAKE FAILED, AND CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT SOMETHING BEHIND THE WHEEL SO THAT THE MOTORHOME WON'T MOVE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN BUSY SIX-LANE HIGHWAY CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY SLOW DOWN AND PRODUCE CHOKING, BURNING-RUBBER SMELL. SAME THING HAPPENED 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS AND NO REASON WAS FOUND BY DEALER. *JB

THE FUEL PUMP FAILS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STALL. THE TRUCK HAS HAD FIVE FUEL PUMPS IN THE LAST FIVE WEEKS WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE STALLING FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS

THE MOTOR HOME WAS PARKED IN GAS STATION LOT WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED. WITHOUT WARNING, THE MOTOR HOME ROLLED INTO THE ROADWAY AND THEN STRUCK A FENCE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. CONSUMER STATED THAT EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD BEEN REPAIRED 2 TIMES PREVIOUSLY DO TO EITHER STICKING OR NOT HOLDING. *TS *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE IGNITION SWITCH BURNED AND MELTED SOME WIRES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE DURTHER INFORMATION. TS