WORKHORSE Complaints

NON-AVAILABILITY OF PARTS, NHTSA RECALL # EA02035. I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE AN APPT W/AN AUTHORIZED WORKHORSE CHASSIS SERVICE CENTER. THE TWO CENTERS NEAREST ME HAVE HAD THE CALIPER KITS ON ORDER FOR THE LONGEST TIME. I FEEL THAT WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET WHEN SUPPLYING THE SERVICE CENTERS. *TR

2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING WORKHORSE WARRANTY AND SAFETY RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS WHILE ON A TRIP. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THREE DEALERS THAT IT WOULD BE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE HE COULD RECEIVE SERVICE. THE CONSUMER FINALLY FOUND A SERVICE CENTER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HE WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN THE RECALL. HE LEARNED THE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS WAS A PROBLEM THAT OCCASIONALLY OCCURRED WHEN THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE ABS, EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS AND BUZZER NOT GOING OUT. *JB

2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BAD BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE/SHE FIRST EXPERIENCED FRONT BRAKE FAILURE IN SEPT 2007. THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT. THE FRONT CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, FRONT INNER SEALS, FRONT OUTER HUB COVERS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL . THE SECOND TIME WAS IN APRIL 2008 WHEN THE REAR CALIPERS SEIZED AND DAMAGED THE ROTORS AND PADS. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE/SHE RECEIVED A REFUND CHECK FOR THE REAR BRAKES ONLY. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE A RECALL WAS ISSUED, ALL OF HIS/HER MONEY SHOULD BE REFUNDED INCLUDING MONEY FOR THE COMPONENTS THAT WERE DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE FAILED BRAKES. *JB

SAFETY RECALL 51101-C. BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED AND BURNED UP THE ENTIRE BRAKING AND ABS SYSTEM. WORKHORSE IS REFUSING TO PAY $4,600 CASH I PAID TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NATIONAL SEA BREEZE LX RV WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL IN 2010. ON A LATER DATE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE, THE BRAKES AND FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES NOW. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY DRIVER ERROR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,751 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DAMON DAYBREAK WITH A WORKHORSE P30 CHASSIS(NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4-45 MPH, THE CALIPER FROZE SUDDENLY IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE RV DRAGGED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,102. UPDATED 04/07/11*LJ

2008 WINNEBAGO ON A 2008 W22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS HAS 26838 MILES, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT ROTORS AND ALL OF THE BRAKE PADS. ROTORS WERE ACTUALLY CRACKED BUT NOT BURNED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CALIPERS SEIZED. ALSO, SEVERAL BRAKE REPAIR TECHNICIANS STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DUE TO NORMAL FAILURE, BUT MORE LIKELY DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE CALIPERS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT SEALS, ROTORS, FRONT AND REAR PADS AND SEAL OIL CAP WERE REPLACED. *JB UPDATED 03/10/11. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS 2004 DAMON INTRUDER ON A 2004 W22 WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS EXPERIENCED THE CALIPER DEFECTS RESULTING IN SAFETY RECALL 50901-C. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT CALIPERS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THAT A SEVERE WOBBLE HAD DEVELOPED IN THE FRONT WHEELS AND WAS CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO OSCILLATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIRS COST $ 3,089.49 OF WHICH $1,751.10 WAS REIMBURSED BY WORKHORSE. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THE REMAINING OF THE REPAIR BILL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ALEGRO RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE LIQUID SCREEN CRYSTAL DISPLAY FAILED, HE WAS NOT ABLE TO READ THE MILEAGE, SPEED, GEAR, OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN. THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,669.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THEY WOULD SURGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE SERVICED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 696 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 3/7/11 *CN UPDATED 03/14/11