Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the parking brake › driveline › hydraulic. It has been recalled 1 time.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parking Brake › Driveline › Hydraulic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parking Brake | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defect. THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER HOIST COMPONENTS CAN BECOME LOOSE WHILE TRAVELING AND ALLOW THE SPARE TIRE TO MOVE FROM ITS STORED POSITION TO THE ROAD SURFACE.
Risk. THE SPARE TIRE CAN CONTACT THE ROAD SURFACE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL ADD A PRIMARY SPARE TIRE SUPPORT BRACKET.
AUTO PARK SYSTEM ON GM P30 CHASSIS IF THIS SYSTEM FAILS IT LOCKS THE TRANSMISSION BRAKE OR YOU HAVE NO PARKING BRAKE TO HOLD VEHICLE IN THE PARK POSITION. *TR
MY MOTORHOME (1994 WINNEBAGO ELANTE) CONTAINS A P-30 CHASSIS. THE AUTOBRAKE SYSTEM IS VERY POORLY DESIGNED. THE HYDRAULIC ASSIST ACTUATOR IS POWERED BY THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH CONTAINS A VERY VERY SMALL RESERVOIR FOR THE PUMP. THE ACTUATOR LEAKS BADLY REQUIRING VERY FREQUENT ADDITIONS OF FLUID TO THE RESERVOIR. THE LEAK IS SO BAD THAT IT COVERS ALL SURFACES UNDER THE MOTOROME WITH FLUID WHICH I AM SURE IS A FIRE HAZARD. CHEVROLET HAS TOLD ME THAT THE ACTUATOR IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM GENERAL MOTORS AND THAT I SHOULD TRY TO GET A LOCAL SHOP TO REBUILD THE UNIT FOR ME. I HAVE ALSO BEEN INFORMED BY CHEVROLET THAT IF I LET THE FLUID RUN LOW ENOUGH, THE AUTOBRAKE WILL FAIL WHICH WILL ALLOW THE PARKING BRAKE TO BE APPLIED WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS OF COURSE IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THIS EVENT IF I WERE GOING SAY 60 MILES PER HOUR ? THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN A WRECK OR AN INCIDENT WHERE THERE WAS VEHICLE DAMAGE; HOWEVER, IT REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION TO ADD FLUID AS SOON AS YOU HEAR THE POWER STEERING PUMP SUCKING IN AIR BUBBLES. THE RESERVOI CONTAINS ONLY ABOUT A QUART OR SO OF FLUID AND THE LEAK IS SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO ADD FLUID ABOUT EVERY 50 MILES OR SO. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A FIRE SINCE THIS FLUID IS COATING THE EXHAUST PIPES AND MUFFLER UNDER THE MOTORHOME. ALSO I AM VERY UPSET WITH GENERAL MOTORS IN THAT THEY HAVE DISCONTINUED THE MANUFACTURE OF THE ACTUATOR AND ABOVE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Feb 3, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.