Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 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 2,245,377 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 1,762 complaints for WINNEBAGO
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
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2000) - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
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
Incident date: Apr 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 WINNEBAGO LESHARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE'S RPM'S INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.
WINNEBAGO
VIEW
(2006) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
May 5, 2007
Incident date: May 3, 2007
2006 WINNEBAGO VIEW SUFFERED TURBO RESONATOR FAILURE ON I-75 BETWEEN KNOXVILLE, TN AND CHATTANOOGA, TN. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY CLIMB THE HILLS, REQUIRED MANUAL DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR, TOP SPEED 45 MPH GOING DOWNHILL. SEVERE ACCIDENTS ALMOST OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. EXTREME POWER LOSS. *JB
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(1996) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Mar 26, 2007
Incident date: Mar 1, 2007
WE PURCHASED AN RV FROM ARIZONA RV OUTLET 5 WEEKS AGO THAT HAD SOME TERRIBLE BRAKE ISSUES, THERE WAS A MINOR FIRE FROM BRAKE ISSUES. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE VEHICLE WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB.*AK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO HELP US AND EVEN FURTHER, WE PAID FOR A 4 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THROUGH THEM AND THEY NEVER SUBMITTED THE PAYMENT OR INFORMATION TO THE SE... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 18, 2007
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR ALARM WENT OFF IN THE 2006 WINNEBAGO OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGERS EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED IT WAS SAFE TO RETURN. THE DEALERSHIP CONDUCTED A PRESSURE TEST ON THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE FURNACE AND THE SEAL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THI... Read more
2 injured
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2000) - STRUCTURE:BODY
Feb 5, 2007
Incident date: Feb 5, 2007
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER WPG32V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MEDAL BRACKETS ON THE FRONT GRILL BROKE OFF, AND HE REPAIRED THEM HIMSELF DUE TO THE COST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2005 THE FIBERGLAS SIDING BEGAN BUBBLING, AND THE ADHESIVE WAS NOT SECURING THE SIDING AROUND WINDOWS AND JUST LIFTED IT AWAY FROM THE WINNEBAGO. THE WINNEBAGO WAS NOT EVEN TEN YEARS OL... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2000) - PARKING BRAKE
Feb 5, 2007
Incident date: Feb 5, 2007
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER WPG32V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MEDAL BRACKETS ON THE FRONT GRILL BROKE OFF, AND HE REPAIRED THEM HIMSELF DUE TO THE COST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2005 THE FIBERGLAS SIDING BEGAN BUBBLING, AND THE ADHESIVE WAS NOT SECURING THE SIDING AROUND WINDOWS AND JUST LIFTED IT AWAY FROM THE WINNEBAGO. THE WINNEBAGO WAS NOT EVEN TEN YEARS OL... Read more
WINNEBAGO
VIEW
(2006) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
Jan 25, 2007
Incident date: Sep 20, 2006
VEHICLE ENGINE COMPUTER SENSED ERROR IN WENT INTO A LIMP HOME MODE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO GO FASTER THAN 50MPH ON THE FLAT ROADS AND LESS THAN 35 MPH ON HILLS. MODE IS DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY AS COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT).
Incident date: Jan 2, 2007
WIPER WILL QUIT WORKING OR WILL BAG THE HOOD AND HAS DENTED THE MOTOR COACH. WIPERS WILL ONLY DO HALF THE WINDOW. VERY UNRELIABLE. HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE AND THE ISSUE IS STILL THERE ONLY WORSE. HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER WINNEBAGO OWNERS OF CLASS A MOTOR HOMES THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS BECOMES UN SAFE IN ANY KIND OF RAIN, BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THEY WILL WORK. *JB
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2002) - EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Dec 27, 2006
Incident date: Dec 26, 2006
TL* - THE CONTACT READ IN HIGHWAY RV MAGAZINE THAT REPORTS ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATORS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD A FAILURE TO DATE. THE 2002 WINNEBAGO, ADVENTURER HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR PART #9211480-43, SERIAL # 30300019. THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR MODEL NUMBER WAS NDR1292. THE RECALL STATED THAT A CRACK MAY DEVELOP IN THE BOILER TUBE WHICH MAY RELEASE A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 21, 2006
1979 CHIEFTAN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS THE RV BURNED TO THE GROUND. *JB
Fire
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2004) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Dec 4, 2006
Incident date: Mar 14, 2006
FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE SEAT BELT INERTIA LOCK WOULD NOT RELEASE, AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE USE OF THE BELT. HAD TO RETURN TO DEALER 3 TIMES TO HAVE THEM REPAIR, BY RELEASING THE LOCK. HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THE RV UNIT SERIAL NO. FROM WINNEBAGO IS 10G87E283069. *JB
Incident date: Aug 15, 2005
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE FAILED, LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE BRAKE WAS ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2006
2006 WINNEBAGO VIEW BUILT ON A DODGE SPRINTER 3500. CURRENT MILEAGE 7655.. TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED THREE TIMES WHEN CLIMBING STEEP HILLS; VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, IN ONE INSTANCE CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BODY DAMAGE. FIRST FAILURE AND REPAIR ON 6/23/2006; TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. SECOND FAILURE AND REPAIR 9/15/06; TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. THIRD FAILURE 11/1/2006; SAME PROBLE... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2001) - STRUCTURE
Oct 30, 2006
Incident date: Oct 1, 2006
I HAVE A FAILURE IN PROGRESS THAT SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING OTHER OWNERS OF WINNEBAGO MOTORHOMES AND NOT JUST MINE. DUE TO LIGHT GAUGE METALS USED IN THE STEP MOUNTING AREAS AND IMPROPER ATTACHEMENT PROCEEDURES USED DURING MANUFACTURE THE ENTRY STEP MOUNTING PLATE IS CRACKING AND THE STEP IS AT THE POINT OF FAILURE OF ITS MOUNTS. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN NOTED ON SEVERAL OTHER WINNEBAGO\ITASCA MOTORE H... Read more
Incident date: Oct 18, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CLIMBING THE LADDER OF THE NEWLY PURCHASED RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, THE LADDER FRACTURED SEVERELY INJURING THE CONTACT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND ORDERED THE PART TO BE REPLACED. THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AWAITED REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART. UPDATED 11/30/06. *JB
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 18, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CLIMBING THE LADDER OF THE NEWLY PURCHASED RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, THE LADDER FRACTURED SEVERELY INJURING THE CONTACT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND ORDERED THE PART TO BE REPLACED. THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AWAITED REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART. UPDATED 11/30/06. *JB
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 1, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER CAUSING ENGINE SPEED TO REDUCE TO 40 MPH. THE PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED 4 TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR SERVICE. EACH TIME THE RESIGNATOR (PART # 5137154AA) WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.
Incident date: Sep 7, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SIDE MIRRORS WERE NOT WIDE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT VIEWING OF THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE OVER INTO ANOTHER LANE AND WAS MORE DIFFICULT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
Incident date: Aug 29, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MEDALLION INSTRUMENTATION CENTER WAS NOT READABLE DUE TO IMPROPER BACK LIGHTING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT MADE BY THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - THE CONSUMER HAS ORDER A UPDATED READ OUT UNIT FROM MEDALLION AND WILL PAY EXTRA TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROB... Read more
WINNEBAGO
MINNIE WINNIE
(2000) - TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Aug 24, 2006
Incident date: Aug 24, 2006
MOTORHOME TIRE TREAD PROBLEMS: I HAVE 2000 29 FT. MINNIE WINNIE MOTORHOME. WE HAVE HAD SEVEN TIRE TREAD FAILURES. TWICE DOING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MOTORHOME. NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS. AFTER OUR MOST RECENT FAILURE WE FEEL THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY FACTOR. TWO TIRES WERE FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL R4S LT225/75R16(LESS THAN 27,000 MI.) THREE COOPER C120 LT225/75R16(LESS THAN 30,000MI.)TWO MASTER... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2003) - VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
Aug 12, 2006
Incident date: Jun 18, 2006
DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS ON MY 2003 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER HAVE FOGGED UP, LIMITING VISIBILITY AND BEGUN TO LEAK. THESE WINDOWS WERE THERMO-PANED GLASS. *JB
Incident date: Jul 6, 2006
JUNE 2005 MY WIFE AND I WERE LEAVING ROSWELL NM IN OUR 1999 WINNEBAGO MOTOR HOME WHEN WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD POPPING NOISE. I CALLED OUR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CARRIER AND WAS DIRECTED TO A REPAIR FACILITY A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY. AFTER LISTENING TO THE NOISE AND LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE THEY DETERMINED IT MUST BE AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK. THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET LOCALLY A... Read more
Incident date: Jul 2, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE LOADED AND TAKEN IN FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. WHILE HAVING THE FRONT END ALIGNED, THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE FRONT LINKAGES, IDLER ARM AND RELAY SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THE PARTS MIGHT NOT BE HEAVY ENOUGH FO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 27, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE AND TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CABLE. UPON RETURNING HOME FROM THE TRIP, THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR FOR THE AUTO PARK WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE MOTORHOME WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AGAIN, THEY REPLACED TWO SWIT... Read more
Incident date: Jul 27, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE AND TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CABLE. UPON RETURNING HOME FROM THE TRIP, THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR FOR THE AUTO PARK WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE MOTORHOME WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AGAIN, THEY REPLACED TWO SWIT... Read more
Incident date: Jul 26, 2006
WAS PASSING TRUCK ON HILL WHEN 18 WHEELER PASSED ON RIGHT SIDE AND IF I HAD NOT SLAMED ON BREAKS 3 OF US WOULD BE SCATTERED ON I 40. WHAT CAUSED THIS HAPPENING WAS THE LOST OF POWER (DOWN TO 45MPH) MIDWAY THRU MY PASSING OF FIRST TRUCK. THE VEHICLE IS A 07 WINNEBAGO VIEW. VIN#[XXX]. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AMONG VIEW AND NAVIONS. YAHOO GROUPS VIEW-NAVION CAN GIVE YOU OVER 4000 ENTRYS ON T... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 26, 2006
WAS PASSING TRUCK ON HILL WHEN 18 WHEELER PASSED ON RIGHT SIDE AND IF I HAD NOT SLAMED ON BREAKS 3 OF US WOULD BE SCATTERED ON I 40. WHAT CAUSED THIS HAPPENING WAS THE LOST OF POWER (DOWN TO 45MPH) MIDWAY THRU MY PASSING OF FIRST TRUCK. THE VEHICLE IS A 07 WINNEBAGO VIEW. VIN#[XXX]. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AMONG VIEW AND NAVIONS. YAHOO GROUPS VIEW-NAVION CAN GIVE YOU OVER 4000 ENTRYS ON T... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 7, 2005
VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED ON GRADE, ENTRY TO FREEWAY, FROM STOPS, ETC. THIS IS REFERRED TO AS "LIMP HOME MODE" IN TYE YAHOO GROUPS WINNEBAGO-NAVION GROUP. A MAJORITY OF THE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS DIFFICULTY RESULTING IN A SAFETY HAZARD. *JB
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2000) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Jul 14, 2006
Incident date: Jul 8, 2006
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN OUR 2000 WINNEBAGO MOTOR HOME WITH FORD V-10 TRITON ENGINE, WHEN A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. WE HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO IS REFUSING ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR OUR ENGINE. OUR MOTOR HOME ONLY HAS 14,000 MILES ON IT. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY IS SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT A COVERED REPAIR. *JB
Incident date: Jun 10, 2006
MY 2006 WINNEBAGO VIEW MOTORHOME SHUTS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. EVERY SYSTEM GOES FLAT LINE AND I HAVE TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN RESTART THE ENGINE. *NM
Incident date: Jun 25, 2006
I DOWNLOADED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V246111, WHICH REFERS TO A DEFECT IN THE STEERING LINKAGE ON MY 1999 WINNEBAGO MOTOR HOME WHICH IS BUILT ON A 1999 FORD HEAVY DUTY CHASSIS. I HAVE CONTACTED TWO LOCAL FORD DEALERS, FORD'S NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, FORD'S TRUCK CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, AND WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. THEY ALL CLAIM THAT NO SUCH PROBLEM EXISTS, AND NO TECH... Read more