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.
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Showing 1,762 complaints for WINNEBAGO
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2004) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
May 31, 2005
Incident date: May 22, 2005
FUSE ON CRUISE CONTROL BLOWS AND THE CRUISE WILL NOT SHUT OFF WITH JUST A TAP ON THE BRAKES. IF YOU STOMP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WILL SHUT OFF.
Incident date: Apr 24, 2005
2005 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY MOTOR HOME DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING.*MR WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED WHITE SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE DASH AREA. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE DASH AREA WAS MELTED AND NO ONE INSIDE THE VEHICLE WAS INJURED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER MOTOR FAN. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE RV... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Apr 17, 2004
AUTO PARKING BRAKE FAILURE ON 1991 CHEVY P30 MOTOHOME
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2004) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
May 23, 2005
Incident date: May 22, 2005
CONSUMER STATED: VEHICLE BLEW A FUSE. ALSO, HAD TROUBLE WITH CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS EXTRA HARD TO GET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO GO OFF. THEN HAD TO USE THE BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL. NO LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT POWER BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. *AK IT WAS FOUND THAT A WIRE UNDER THE DASH RUBBED AND HAD BECOME BARE. THIS SHORTED OUT A FUSE. *SC *JB
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2004) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
May 23, 2005
Incident date: May 22, 2005
CONSUMER STATED: VEHICLE BLEW A FUSE. ALSO, HAD TROUBLE WITH CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS EXTRA HARD TO GET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO GO OFF. THEN HAD TO USE THE BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL. NO LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT POWER BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. *AK IT WAS FOUND THAT A WIRE UNDER THE DASH RUBBED AND HAD BECOME BARE. THIS SHORTED OUT A FUSE. *SC *JB
Incident date: Apr 24, 2005
2005 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE DASHBOARD. *MR THE FIRE HAD POSSIBLY ORIGINATED IN THE A/C AND OR HEATING MOTOR FAN AND MELTED THE DASH. *SC *JB
Fire
Incident date: May 1, 2005
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FOUR TIRE FAILURES WITH MICHELIN TIRE EQUIPMENT ON THE 2000 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY.*MR CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY STILL HAD 80% OF TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRES. *BF
WINNEBAGO
MINNIE WINNIE
(1997) - TIRES:TREAD/BELT
May 15, 2005
Incident date: May 15, 2005
MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELLING IN OUR 1997 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE CLASS C RV AT APPROX. 55 MPH ON RT. 44 IN MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW AND THE RV IMMEDIATELY PULLED LEFT TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK TO THE RIGHT AND SAFELY PULL OVER. UPON INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE, THE TREAD ON THE TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS THE SI... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(1999) - PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC
May 12, 2005
Incident date: May 5, 2005
1999 GM P32 CHASSIS MOTORHOME. AUTO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH PART NUMBER 15961566 LEAKED OUT TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING THE PARKING BRAKE TO ENGAGE WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AND THUS BRINGING THE MOTORHOME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, IN LEAKING, WAS SPRAYED OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CREATED ALOT OF SMOKE AS THE HOT EXHAUST BURNED OFF THE OIL. SINCE THIS OCCUR... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2004) - TIRES:VALVE
May 5, 2005
Incident date: Apr 12, 2005
DT: VALVE STEM ON TANNOM WHEELS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE BECAUSE THE PRESSURE AIR HOSE DROPS DOWN IN BETWEEN THE DUAL TIRES. THE OUTSIDE VALVE STEM IS FACING INWARD THEREFORE , THE CONSUMER COULDN'T SEE THE VALVE. THE MOTOR HOME WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO GET THE TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED WHEN GETTING READY TO GO ON A TRIP. *NM
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(1999) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER
May 4, 2005
Incident date: Mar 5, 2005
MOTOR HOME WAS PARKED FOR THE EVENING & HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN SMELLED SMOKE. INSTANTLY PULLED THE POWER PLUG TO THE MOTOR HOME AND THEN INVESTIGATED. FOUND THE POWER SWITCH BOX HAD BLOWN UP. HAD TO HAVE A NEW ONE INSTALLED AND WHEN I DID WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS A LOT TO THIS TYPE POWER SWITCH AND THEY INSTALLED A DIFFERENT KIND AS THE COMPANY THAT MADE THE ORIGINAL (AND IT WAS GUARANTEED FOR... Read more
Fire
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(1999) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
May 4, 2005
Incident date: Mar 5, 2005
MOTOR HOME WAS PARKED FOR THE EVENING & HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN SMELLED SMOKE. INSTANTLY PULLED THE POWER PLUG TO THE MOTOR HOME AND THEN INVESTIGATED. FOUND THE POWER SWITCH BOX HAD BLOWN UP. HAD TO HAVE A NEW ONE INSTALLED AND WHEN I DID WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS A LOT TO THIS TYPE POWER SWITCH AND THEY INSTALLED A DIFFERENT KIND AS THE COMPANY THAT MADE THE ORIGINAL (AND IT WAS GUARANTEED FOR... Read more
Fire
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2002) - STRUCTURE:BODY
Apr 26, 2005
Incident date: Apr 13, 2005
I WAS RETURNING FROM W. PALM BEACH IN MY 2002 WINNEBAGO, WHEN THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL WITH TAIL LIGHTS FELL OFF SOMEWHERE IN OHIO. I DISCOVERED THIS ONLY WHEN I GOT BACK TO MY OFFICE AT ORRVILLE, OHIO. MY WINNEBAGO HAS LESS THAN 10000 MILE ON IT. I CHECKED WITH THE WINNEBAGO COMPANY AND THEY KNEW OF NO RECALL, NOR WOULD THEY WARRANT THE REPAIRS SINCE THEIR WARRANTY IS FOR ONE YEAR REGARDL... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2002) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
Apr 26, 2005
Incident date: Apr 13, 2005
I WAS RETURNING FROM W. PALM BEACH IN MY 2002 WINNEBAGO, WHEN THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL WITH TAIL LIGHTS FELL OFF SOMEWHERE IN OHIO. I DISCOVERED THIS ONLY WHEN I GOT BACK TO MY OFFICE AT ORRVILLE, OHIO. MY WINNEBAGO HAS LESS THAN 10000 MILE ON IT. I CHECKED WITH THE WINNEBAGO COMPANY AND THEY KNEW OF NO RECALL, NOR WOULD THEY WARRANT THE REPAIRS SINCE THEIR WARRANTY IS FOR ONE YEAR REGARDL... Read more
WINNEBAGO
JOURNEY DL
(2001) - TIRES
Apr 25, 2005
Incident date: Jul 17, 2003
TIRE SEPARATION ON 2001 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY DL.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD THREE INCIDENTS OF TIRE BLOWOUTS. IN EACH CASE THE TIRE BLEWOUT THOUGH THE SIDEWALL. THESE FAILURES OCCURRED AT 28520, 34321 AND 37012. ( TWO TIRES HAD DOT NUMBER B6BJBVJX3001 AND ONE HAD B6BJBVJX2000). *NM
Incident date: Apr 1, 2005
CONCERNS WITH FRONT CENTER PANEL ON 2004 WINNEBAGO VECTRA. *MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AFTER PURCHASE, A RATTLE WAS NOTICED IN THE FRONT AREA. IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE EPOXY TYPE GLUE USED TO ATTACH THE BRACES TO THE PANEL WAS FAILING AND OR COMING APART. THE PANEL COULD FLY OFF AND CAUSE INJURY OR DAMAGE. *SC *JB
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2002) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Apr 4, 2005
Incident date: Feb 2, 2005
CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE DUE TO A MELTED WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SB *NM
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2004) - SUSPENSION
Mar 23, 2005
Incident date: Nov 15, 2003
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE BOUNCES WILDLY AND WILL NOT HOLD CENTER POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WONDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS PARTIALLY CORRECTED WITH THE MANUFACTURERS INSTALLATION OF FRONT SHOCKS. THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SHOCKS, RIGHT REAR SEAL, THE REAR SHOCKS NEEDED REPLACING AND EXCESSIVE BOUNCING. AT 5436K M... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2004) - WHEELS
Mar 23, 2005
Incident date: Nov 15, 2003
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE BOUNCES WILDLY AND WILL NOT HOLD CENTER POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WONDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS PARTIALLY CORRECTED WITH THE MANUFACTURERS INSTALLATION OF FRONT SHOCKS. THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SHOCKS, RIGHT REAR SEAL, THE REAR SHOCKS NEEDED REPLACING AND EXCESSIVE BOUNCING. AT 5436K M... Read more
Incident date: Nov 24, 2004
OWNER HAS A MOTOR HOME AND THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN TURNING LEFT/RIGHT. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FREIGHTLINER OF UTAH AND CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT WHICH WAS FINE. HOWEVER, THE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS STILL IN EXISTENCE. *AK
Incident date: Mar 12, 1998
PARK BRAKE SYSTEM IS PERIODICALLY ADJUSTED, IF NOT FULLY ENGAGE, ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FOUND RESERVOIR FOR THE FLUID EMPTY AND THE CONVERTER TO THE PUMP WAS FLUID OF FLUID AND NOT MAKING CONNECTIONS, ALSO THE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS LEAKING. A NEW SWITCH, DRUMS SHOES AND SHAFT WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER IN APRIL 2001, THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE DEALER ADJ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 2, 2004
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING FROM PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS. THIS CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO FOG UP, AND POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH WINDOWS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK.....SIDE WINDOWS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WERECLOWDED BETWEEN SEALED PANELS AND OBSTRUCTED V... Read more
WINNEBAGO
SIGHTSEER
(2004) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
Jan 4, 2005
Incident date: Aug 26, 2004
WHEN BEING SOLD THE BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE LP GAS TANK WAS LEAKING. DEALER HAS SINCE RE[PAIRED THE PROBLEMS. *AK
Incident date: Aug 26, 2004
WHEN BEING SOLD THE BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE LP GAS TANK WAS LEAKING. DEALER HAS SINCE RE[PAIRED THE PROBLEMS. *AK
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2004) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Dec 29, 2004
Incident date: Oct 27, 2004
REPORTED GAS ODORS TO DEALER AND MFGR. NO ACTION TAKEN. FIRE DESTROYED MOTORHOME. I WAS INJURED. *NM
Fire
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 10, 2004
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR A SAMSUNG MICROWAVE. THE REQUIRED REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED. *NM THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED BECAUSE THE MICROWAVE NUMBER WAS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE DEFECT CAN CAUSE THE MICROWAVE OVEN TO START BY ITSELF WITHOUT ANY USER INTERVENTION. *TC
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2003) - EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Dec 8, 2004
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM INSTALLED BY THE WORKHORSE FACTORY IS INADEQUATE. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WORKGORSE SHOULD DO THE UPGRADE FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE NEW WORKHORSE LEATHER STEERING WHEEL FOR BETTER GRIP SHOULD BE INSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE. *TC
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2003) - STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Dec 8, 2004
Incident date: Nov 1, 2004
THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM INSTALLED BY THE WORKHORSE FACTORY IS INADEQUATE. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WORKGORSE SHOULD DO THE UPGRADE FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE NEW WORKHORSE LEATHER STEERING WHEEL FOR BETTER GRIP SHOULD BE INSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE. *TC
WINNEBAGO
JOURNEY
(2003) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Dec 7, 2004
Incident date: Sep 19, 2004
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS A RESULT OF 2 SCREWS THAT MOUNTED AN ELECTRICA TRANSFER SWITCH, WERE INAPPORPERATELY SCREWED INTO THE ENGINES EXHAUST MUFFLER. AFTER ABOUT 18,000 MILES OF ENGINE TORQUE AND VIBRATION, THE SCREWS ENLARGED THE HOLES ON THE REAR OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT AND IN THE MUFFLER, ALLOWING FIRE HOT DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST FLAMES & GASES TO ENTER THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT AND TOR... Read more
Fire
WINNEBAGO
JOURNEY
(2003) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Dec 7, 2004
Incident date: Sep 19, 2004
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS A RESULT OF 2 SCREWS THAT MOUNTED AN ELECTRICA TRANSFER SWITCH, WERE INAPPORPERATELY SCREWED INTO THE ENGINES EXHAUST MUFFLER. AFTER ABOUT 18,000 MILES OF ENGINE TORQUE AND VIBRATION, THE SCREWS ENLARGED THE HOLES ON THE REAR OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT AND IN THE MUFFLER ALLOWING FIREY HOT DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST FLAMES & GASES TO ENTER THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT AND TO... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Nov 22, 2003
THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED. *NM HYDRAULIC SYSTEM GENERALLY INCLUDED AIR SUSPENSION, CIRCUIT SYSTEM, PUMP, PISTONS, AND HYDRAULIC AND AIR LEAKS. *TC
Incident date: Nov 25, 2004
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. CONSUMER PULLED OVER VEHICLE UNTIL IT STOPPED RAINING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER.*AK
Incident date: Oct 15, 2004
I PURCHASED A 2005 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER 37 B TWO MONTHS AGO AND PROCEDED TO TAKE IT ON A LONG VACATION. THE KNOWINGLY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE FAILED ON OVER 200 OCCASIONS AND WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED OVER 10 TIMES BY FACTORY AND NON FACTORY AUTHORIZED SERVICECENTERS. ULTIMATELY AFTER CONSTANTLY JEOPARDIZING MY WIFE AND PARTNER'S LIFE IN MANY INSTANCES AND AFTER BEING STRANDED AND TOWED ON MULTIPLE OCC... Read more
WINNEBAGO
MINNIE WINNIE
(2000) - TIRES
Nov 23, 2004
Incident date: Jul 16, 2004
THE CONSUMER OWNS A MOTOR HOME EQUIPPED WITH 6 FIRESTONE TIRES. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT OF THE REAR INSIDE RIGHT TIRE, HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND SENT THE BLOWN OUT TIRE FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE OWNERS CLAIM. THEIR REASON WAS THAT THE TIRE WAS UNDER INFLATED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Incident date: Mar 25, 1998
WHILE PARKED AND EMERGENCY AND WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED IT DISENGAGED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF CONTROL. *AK THE BRAKE PADS HAD BURNED OUT WITH NO WARNING. *SC *JB
Incident date: Mar 25, 1998
WHILE PARKED AND EMERGENCY AND WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED IT DISENGAGED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF CONTROL. *AK THE BRAKE PADS HAD BURNED OUT WITH NO WARNING. *SC *JB
Incident date: Nov 13, 2004
THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. VEHICLE COMPLETELY BURNED DOWN. FIRE DEPARTMENT DECLARED THE FIRE TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
Fire
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2002) - SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
Oct 28, 2004
Incident date: Jul 25, 2002
THE SHOCK ON MY WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS SN 523344496 DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE LOST STEERING CONTROL MULTIPLE ITEMS DUE TO PURPOSING. THE FRONT WHEELS LEAVE THE GROUND RESULTING THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.*AK I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS PLAYED A PART IN DAMAGING MY MOTORHOME. I HAVE HAD TO BE EXCORTED, BY PATROL CAR, OFF THE FREEWAY AS I COULD NOT DO THE MINIMUM SPEED WITHOUT LOSING CO... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
THE BRACKET WHICH HELD THE WATER TANK FAILED. *NM THE RIGHT END OF THE FRONT BRACKET TORE LOOSE FROM THE 5/16 INCH SCREW ROD IT WAS BOLTED TO. THE FRONT BRACKET WAS ALSO NEVER BOLTED ON THE LEFT SIDE. *NM
Incident date: Sep 13, 2004
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DUAL FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE SEPARATED REMOVING THE PLUMBING FROM THE MOTORHOME. *NM PLUMBING COMPONENTS WERE RUN OVER BY A SEMI TRUCK WHICH WAS BEHIND THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. OTHER DAMAGE WAS ALSO MADE BY THE SEPARATION OF THE TREAD. *TC
Incident date: Jun 18, 2004
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. " WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 81 WITH THE ON BOARD GENERATOR ON, WE NOTICED A FOUL ODOR COMING INTO THE COACH. SHORTLY AFTER A LOSS OF COOLANT THE DASH LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD I FOUND THE HEATER CORE HAD SPRUNG A MAJOR COOLANT LEAK WHICH WAS SPRAYING HOT COOLANT ONTO THE HOT GENERATOR. I LATER LEARNED THIS SITUATION HAS EVERYTHING NECESSARY TO START A F... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2003) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP
Oct 13, 2004
Incident date: Sep 23, 2004
03 V 060 000/BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR:THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *JB
WINNEBAGO
MINNIE WINNIE
(1999) - TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Oct 13, 2004
Incident date: Oct 9, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RIGHT INSIDE DULLER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, WITH TWO ADULT IN A WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE 1999 RV. (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT 225/75R16 AND THE DOT # VD1L1XD049) THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED DURING THIS INCIDENT. FIRESTONE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *JB
Incident date: Feb 14, 2004
BOUGHT 2003 WINNEBAGO/ SIGHTSEER MODEL 30B LEFTOVER FROM MEYERS SUPER STORE IN NEW YORK ON FEBRUARY 14, 2004. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD NUMEROUS DEFECTS ON UNIT. HYDRAULIC JACKS FAILED ON FIRST TRIP- LEAK ON JACK AT FITTING, JACK WOULD NOT RETRACT. TAKEN FOR SERVICE, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. SERVICE DEALER REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS IN FIVE TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP (MANIFOLD REPLACED; SOLENOID REPLACED; SWIT... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 14, 2004
BOUGHT 2003 WINNEBAGO/ SIGHTSEER MODEL 30B LEFTOVER FROM MEYERS SUPER STORE IN NEW YORK ON FEBRUARY 14, 2004. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD NUMEROUS DEFECTS ON UNIT. HYDRAULIC JACKS FAILED ON FIRST TRIP- LEAK ON JACK AT FITTING, JACK WOULD NOT RETRACT. TAKEN FOR SERVICE, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. SERVICE DEALER REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS IN FIVE TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP (MANIFOLD REPLACED; SOLENOID REPLACED; SWIT... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 14, 2004
BOUGHT 2003 WINNEBAGO/ SIGHTSEER MODEL 30B LEFTOVER FROM MEYERS SUPER STORE IN NEW YORK ON FEBRUARY 14, 2004. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD NUMEROUS DEFECTS ON UNIT. HYDRAULIC JACKS FAILED ON FIRST TRIP- LEAK ON JACK AT FITTING, JACK WOULD NOT RETRACT. TAKEN FOR SERVICE, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. SERVICE DEALER REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS IN FIVE TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP (MANIFOLD REPLACED; SOLENOID REPLACED; SWIT... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 14, 2004
BOUGHT 2003 WINNEBAGO/ SIGHTSEER MODEL 30B LEFTOVER FROM MEYERS SUPER STORE IN NEW YORK ON FEBRUARY 14, 2004. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD NUMEROUS DEFECTS ON UNIT. HYDRAULIC JACKS FAILED ON FIRST TRIP- LEAK ON JACK AT FITTING, JACK WOULD NOT RETRACT. TAKEN FOR SERVICE, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. SERVICE DEALER REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS IN FIVE TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP (MANIFOLD REPLACED; SOLENOID REPLACED; SWIT... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Sep 27, 2004
DROVE MOTORHOME FOR 1.25 HRS. TO DELIVER FOR REPAIR OF GENERATOR WHICH WAS NOT WORKING. UNIT APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS OLD - STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ON ARRIVAL AT DEALER, ATTEMPTED TO PUT DOWN HYDRAULIC JACKS. FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA FROM LEAK ON HYDRAULIC LINE THAT BROKE DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT. THIS WAS CONFIRMED ON 10-5-04 BY INSURANCE ADJUSTER INSPECTOR. UNIT HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Sep 27, 2004
DROVE MOTORHOME FOR 1.25 HRS. TO DELIVER FOR REPAIR OF GENERATOR WHICH WAS NOT WORKING. UNIT APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS OLD - STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ON ARRIVAL AT DEALER, ATTEMPTED TO PUT DOWN HYDRAULIC JACKS. FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA FROM LEAK ON HYDRAULIC LINE THAT BROKE DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT. THIS WAS CONFIRMED ON 10-5-04 BY INSURANCE ADJUSTER INSPECTOR. UNIT HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS... Read more
Fire
WINNEBAGO
JOURNEY DL
(2001) - TIRES
Oct 1, 2004
Incident date: Jan 24, 2004
THREE OF FOUR REAR TIRES ON MY MOTOR HOME HAVE BLOWN OUT IN THE PAST YEAR. THE MOTOR HOME IS A 2001 WINNEBAGO ON A FREIGHTLINE CHASSIS WITH MICHELIN TIRES. ALL OF THE BLOWOUTS HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME FASHION. THIS HAPPENED WITH MILEAGE OF 25,000-27,000 ON UNIT.*AK