Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 1,744 complaints for WINNEBAGO
Incident date: Jul 21, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 WINNEBAGO ITASCA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES AND IT WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,989.
WINNEBAGO
SUNCRUISER
(2000) — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:WATER HEATER
Apr 10, 2008
Incident date: Apr 7, 2008
RV HOT WATER HEATER ELECTRIC HEATING PROBE FAILED. FAILURE WAS FOUND TO BE A MELTED SWITCH THAT TURNS THE ELECTRIC TO THE HEATING PROBE ON AND OFF. I KNOW OF TWO SUCH FAILURES OF THE MELTED SWITCH. *TR
Incident date: Feb 27, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 WINNEBAGO MINNIE MOTORHOME WITH FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEMS LT22575R16E. . WHILE DRIVING 61 MPH, THE REAR INNER TIRE FAILED AND SHREDDED, CAUSING THE PROPANE GAS LINE TO FAIL AS WELL. TEN DAYS LATER, WHILE AGAIN DRIVING 61 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FAILED. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. A TIRE SERVICE STATION MECHANIC STATED THAT ALL OF THE TIRES WERE OVER ELEVEN YEARS OLD... Read more
Incident date: Mar 14, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO 222FD. THE ENGINE COOLING FAN DISINTEGRATED AND DAMAGED THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND BEGAN OVERHEATING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, PIECES OF THE FAN WERE MISSING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2001) — VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
Feb 19, 2008
Incident date: Oct 23, 2007
DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOUBLE PANE GLASS WINDOWS FOG UP INSIDE THE GLASS PERMANENTLY PREVENTING OPERATOR FROM VIEWING MIRRORS WHICH COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! *TR
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2001) — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Feb 19, 2008
Incident date: Oct 23, 2007
DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOUBLE PANE GLASS WINDOWS FOG UP INSIDE THE GLASS PERMANENTLY PREVENTING OPERATOR FROM VIEWING MIRRORS WHICH COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! *TR
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(1992) — SUSPENSION:REAR
Feb 8, 2008
Incident date: May 6, 2006
THE DIFFERENTIAL FAILED REQUIRING A COMPLETE REBUILD TWICE JEOPARDIZING THE SAFETY OF THE OPERATOR .THE VEHICLE IS A 1992 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURE .THE DATA PLATE RATES THE REAR AXLE AT 12000 LBS. THE REAR AXLE [ A DANA 80] IS RATED AT 10,000 LBS . A LIKE PROBLEM EXISTED ON A FLEETWOOD MOTOR HOME . IN THAT CASE THE MFG. WAS REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE REAR AXLE WITH ONE OVER PROPER CAPACITY REF. NHTSA CA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2005
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 WINNEBAGO RIALTA (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUN HOT. HE DROVE TO A GAS STATION TO ALLOW THE ENGINE TO COOL DOWN AND ADDED FLUID. WHEN HE BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED ONCE MORE. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE BLADES ON THE FAN FAILED. THE VEHICL... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2000) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Feb 4, 2008
Incident date: Jul 15, 2000
WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OUR CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGING AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING SINCE OUR RV WAS NEW. WE RECEIVED A RECALL FROM FORD (05S28) IN SEPTEMBER 2007 AND I CALLED AGAIN TODAY, FEBRUARY 4 AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE RECALL. *TR
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2003) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Jan 30, 2008
Incident date: Mar 28, 2005
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR. THE DEALER REPAIRED HIS VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V060000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE WARNING). FIFTEEN MONTHS LATER, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL ACCOMPANIED BY THE... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Oct 31, 2007
2008 WINNEBAGO VIEW FUEL TANK DOES NOT HAVE A GENERATOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT BROKE DOWN 111 MILES AFTER PURCHASE. THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PAYMENTS ON IT SINCE IT CAN'T RUN. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER SENT FUEL TANK PARTS TWICE THAT WERE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE RV. UPON REMOVAL OF THE TANK, THERE WAS A FRAC... Read more
Incident date: Oct 31, 2007
2008 WINNEBAGO VIEW FUEL TANK DOES NOT HAVE A GENERATOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT BROKE DOWN 111 MILES AFTER PURCHASE. THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PAYMENTS ON IT SINCE IT CAN'T RUN. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER SENT FUEL TANK PARTS TWICE THAT WERE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE RV. UPON REMOVAL OF THE TANK, THERE WAS A FRAC... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2002) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 18, 2008
Incident date: Oct 15, 2007
RECALL OF PART [SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH] ON A FORD MOTOR USED IN A 2002 WINNEBAGO MOTOR HOME. RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN OCTOBER 2007. TO DATE THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AS THE PART HAS BEEN UNAVAILABLE. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP/SERVICE WAS CONTACTED, INSURANCE CARRIER CONTACTED, DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ME CONTACTED, AS WELL AS OTHER LOCAL RV DEALERS (WHO WERE U... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2004) — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM
Jan 14, 2008
Incident date: Jan 11, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE BECAUSE IT WAS SKIPPING. WHILE THE DEALER WAS TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE DRUM INCREASED TO OVER 60 DEGREES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE ENGINE SIZE, SPEED, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, MILEAGES, AND PO... Read more
Incident date: Apr 25, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO BRAVE W22 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BURNED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSORS, FRONT ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND ... Read more
Incident date: May 17, 2005
AT 24,000 MILES THE CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE HAD ERRATIC POWER. HAD DEALER DO DIAGNOSTIC SHOWING ERRATIC READING FROM CAM POSITION SENSORS. THEY DID NOT STOCK THESE PARTS SO WE DROVE IT HOME WITH NO PROBLEM. THE NEXT TIME WE TRIED TO START I ACTED LIKE IT HAD NO COMPRESSION. HAULED TO DEALER AND FOUND THAT A TIMING GEAR HAD STRIPPED. $8500 FOR A ENGINE AND WAS TOLD SINCE WE HAD IT FIXED A... Read more
Incident date: Oct 31, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 WINNEBAGO BRAZE (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HE ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER ON BOTH OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED. ON OCTOBER 31, 2007, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY OR FEBRUARY OF 2008. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WH... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2008) — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
Oct 25, 2007
Incident date: Oct 1, 2007
2008 ADVENTURER 38T WITH DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. CUSTOMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER GOT STUCK AND WOOD NOT WORK. CONSUMER ALSO SAID IT LETS WATER IN ON THE DRIVER DOOR ARMREST WITH ALL THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS. *KB THE TECHNICIAN WELDED AN EXTENSION ON THE WIPER ARM, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE A PROPER WIPE PATTERN. THE CONSUMER STATED SOON AFTER, THE BLADES ST... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO SIGHTSEER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE SPEED CONTROL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2008. THE CONTACT WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE REMEDY AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT WOULD TAKE TO REPAIR. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DAT... Read more
Incident date: Sep 21, 2006
2004 WINNEBAGO SIGHTSEER ELECTRIC PARK BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE HAS HAD THE SENSOR, ACTUATOR, SWITCH, AND PUMP REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES IT BECAME DISABLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED FOR REPAIR. *KB THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED WERE LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID. *JB
Incident date: Oct 1, 2004
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO WORKHORSE W22 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HE DETERMINED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKES MELTED AT 500 DEGREES. A MECHANIC MADE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,159 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,937. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2003) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Oct 15, 2007
Incident date: Oct 8, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER 203WFG35U. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH UNDER DRY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD FEEL THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTING AND HE BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. NEXT, THE ABS LIGHT, WARNING BUZZER, AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE TOO HO... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BRAVE WINNEBAGO (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE AUTO PARK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED HIS MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED TO DISCONNECT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT A SWITCH ON THE AUTO PARK NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BRAVE WINNEBAGO (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE AUTO PARK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED HIS MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED TO DISCONNECT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT A SWITCH ON THE AUTO PARK NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL AND WAS INFORMED IT WOULDN'T BE UNTIL DECEMBER OR JANUARY UNTIL THEY GOT THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED THAT FORD DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT DON'T HAVE THE PART TO FIX IT. *KB
Incident date: Aug 1, 2007
CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHICH DEALER HE SHOULD GO TO GET HIS FORD MOTORHOME REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. *KB UPDATED 01/09/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Incident date: Sep 1, 2007
2002 MOTORHOME WITH A RECALL FOR THE SCDS RECALL. CUSTOMER STATES THE MECHANIC UNPLUGGED THE ( SCDS) SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. MECHANIC ALSO STATED IT WOULD BE DECEMBER WHEN THEY COULD ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. *KB THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO THE KNOW THE STATUS OF VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/03/07 *TR
WINNEBAGO
JOURNEY DL
(2002) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sep 16, 2007
Incident date: Sep 12, 2007
FIRE HAZARD ADD TO 10202950 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY D L,:, MODEL # 2002 WKP36GD, WITH UNDER 50,000 MILES. CLIMBING THE 21 MILE GRADE WAS NO PROBLEM FOR THIS 330 CAT DIESEL, AT LESS THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR I NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR BEDROOM SLIDE WAS OUT 4 INCHES. I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OF THE ROAD. THE TURBO CHARGER HAD BEEN WORKING PRETTY HARD COMING UP THE HILL SO AFTER SETTING THE PARK BRAK... Read more
Fire
WINNEBAGO
JOURNEY DL
(2002) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Sep 16, 2007
Incident date: Sep 12, 2007
FIRE HAZARD ADD TO 10202950 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY D L,:, MODEL # 2002 WKP36GD, WITH UNDER 50,000 MILES. CLIMBING THE 21 MILE GRADE WAS NO PROBLEM FOR THIS 330 CAT DIESEL, AT LESS THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR I NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR BEDROOM SLIDE WAS OUT 4 INCHES. I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OF THE ROAD. THE TURBO CHARGER HAD BEEN WORKING PRETTY HARD COMING UP THE HILL SO AFTER SETTING THE PARK BRAK... Read more
Fire
WINNEBAGO
JOURNEY DL
(2002) — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Sep 13, 2007
Incident date: Sep 12, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY DL. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR BEDROOM SLIDE WAS PROTRUDING APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES. HE PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETRACT THE SLIDE AND NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MINUTES LATER, HE HEARD AN EXPLOSION NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT ... Read more
Fire
WINNEBAGO
JOURNEY DL
(2002) — FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
Sep 13, 2007
Incident date: Sep 12, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY DL. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR BEDROOM SLIDE WAS PROTRUDING APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES. HE PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETRACT THE SLIDE AND NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MINUTES LATER, HE HEARD AN EXPLOSION NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT ... Read more
Fire
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2002) — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
Sep 10, 2007
Incident date: Jul 1, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CALIPER FAILED TO RELEASE, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT. THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL SENSOR, CALIPER, AND BRAKE PADS. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CA... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2002) — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
Sep 10, 2007
Incident date: Jul 1, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CALIPER FAILED TO RELEASE, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT. THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL SENSOR, CALIPER, AND BRAKE PADS. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CA... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Sep 10, 2007
Incident date: Jul 1, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CALIPER FAILED TO RELEASE, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT. THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL SENSOR, CALIPER, AND BRAKE PADS. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CA... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2004) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Sep 5, 2007
Incident date: Jun 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO DECELERATE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE REAR BRAKES, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE WEEKS LATER. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES. THE FA... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2004) — STRUCTURE
Sep 5, 2007
Incident date: Jun 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO DECELERATE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE REAR BRAKES, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE WEEKS LATER. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES. THE FA... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2004) — VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
Sep 5, 2007
Incident date: Jun 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO DECELERATE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE REAR BRAKES, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE WEEKS LATER. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES. THE FA... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2004) — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Sep 5, 2007
Incident date: Jun 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO DECELERATE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE REAR BRAKES, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE WEEKS LATER. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES. THE FA... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2004) — SUSPENSION
Sep 5, 2007
Incident date: Jun 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO DECELERATE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE REAR BRAKES, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE WEEKS LATER. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES. THE FA... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2004) — SEATS
Sep 5, 2007
Incident date: Jun 14, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO DECELERATE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE REAR BRAKES, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE WEEKS LATER. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES. THE FA... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2002) — VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
Sep 4, 2007
Incident date: Aug 2, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE DUAL PANE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE FOGGED UP AND OBSCURED THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT A LEAK CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,896.
Incident date: Jul 19, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO BRAVE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 03E044000 (EQUIPMENT: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) FOR HIS SAMSUNG MICROWAVE (MR 6699GB, SERIAL NUMBER 71MR500345V). THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE MICROWAVE FAILED AGAIN SEVEN MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE ONLY REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ONCE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN... Read more
WINNEBAGO
MINNIE WINNIE
(2000) — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Aug 25, 2007
Incident date: Aug 1, 2007
MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2000 MINNIE WINNIE MOTOR HOME WHICH HAS 21,000 MILES ON IT AND LEFT FOR OUR SONS HOCKEY TOURNAMENT IN VIRGINIA BEACH. WE LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00AM AUG 1, 2007 AND EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OUTER TIRE. WHEN THEY PULLED THE TIRE OFF, THEY NOTICED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATED WHERE THE BLOWOUT WAS. THE INNER TIRE TREAD APPEARED AS THOUGHT THE TREAD... Read more
Incident date: Aug 3, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO VISTA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE STEEL AROUND THE REAR SHACKLE THAT HELD THE SPRING DISINTEGRATED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RUSTED STEEL CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO GET INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MI... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2007
THE WINNEBAGO VOYAGE MODEL, YEAR 2005 THAT WE JUST BOUGHT HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW IN THE AREA WHERE THE WINDSHIELD AND GLASS COME TOGETHER. THERE IS A VALLEY WHERE WATER COLLECTS AND THE USED COACH THAT WE BOUGHT HAS MASSIVE RUST INTO THE FRAME WHICH COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD, ACCORDING TO A BODY SHOP. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THE DEALERSHIP (LAMESA OF TAMPA, FL) OR... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2006
PURCHASED USED 1995 WINNEBAGO VECTRA WITH GM P 30 CHASIS , AUTO PARK BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. AUTO PARK LIGHT STAYS ON OR CONSTANTLY FLASHES WHILE IN GEAR. BRAKE DOES NOT RELEASE PROPERLY, BRAKES DO NOT HOLD WHILE IN PARK AND REVERSE DOES NOT WORK AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A FEW MILES. SEVERAL GM DEALERS IN MY AEA TELLS ME THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SYSTEM. I CAN NOT FI... Read more
Incident date: Jun 28, 2007
WHEN I PURCHASED MY USED MOTOR HOME 4 YEARS AGO, I REPLACED ALL THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL 10 YEARS OLD AND CRACKING, I INSTALLED 6 DELTA LT215/85R16 110/107S AIERRADIAL A/S , THAT WAS APPARENTLY A MISTAKE BECAUSE SINCE THEN 3 TIRES HAVE FAILED WITHOUT PUNCTURE WITH MASSIVE TREAD SEPARATION AND RAPID DELFATION(ONE FRONT AND 2 REAR). I MAINTAIN MY TIRE PRESSURE AT 65PSI COLD VERY CAREFULLY AND... Read more
Incident date: Jan 8, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION, WHICH IMPAIRS VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR BURNED OUT. THE MOTOR HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE ENGINE SIZE, POWERTRAIN, # OF CYLINDERS, AND A VALID VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,200.
WINNEBAGO
BRAVE
(2002) — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS
Jun 25, 2007
Incident date: Jun 23, 2002
THE 2002 WINNWBAG BRAVE MODEL 34D EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE FRONT ATTACHMENT BRACKET TO THE LIQUID PROPANE TANK. THE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 THICK BY 10"HIGH BRACKET CRACKED COMPLETELY AND LEFT THE TANK SUSPENDED BY ONLY TWO BOLTS AT THE REAR THAT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN INTENDED TO STABILIZE THE TANK ,BUT NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT AS THEY WERE ATTACHED TO ONLY TWO SMALL TABS. THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2000) — EQUIPMENT
Jun 11, 2007
Incident date: May 7, 2007
RE: A&E AWNING M 8500 BY DOMETIC, PO BOX 490, ELKHART, IN 46515 ON 2000 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURE MOTOR HOME. SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. SAME DESIGN DEFECT CAUSED A FAILURE IN APRIL 2003 ,WHICH WAS NOT AS SERIOUS AND ONLY REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AWNING FABRIC AND LOCKING MECHANISM.. ROLLER LOCKING MECHANISM ... Read more