2004 Workhorse W22 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FOUR WINDS INFINITY WITH A CLASS A WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS LOCKED ON THE FRONT WHEEL. THE RV WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. SHE LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE SAME REPAIRS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY MADE ON THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE ENGINEERS WERE STILL WORKING ON AN EFFECTIVE REMEDY FOR THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT THIS WAS ACCEPTABLE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 18,000. UPDATED 08/04/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ODOR PRESENT AS THOUGH SOMETHING WAS BURNING. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED A HUGE PLUME OF SMOKE ARISING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE RV. THE BRAKE CALIPER HAD LOCKED THE PADS AGAINST THE ROTOR. THE RV WAS TOWED AND THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ROTOR ON AND BRAKE PADS WERE DESTROYED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN 2 YEARS LATER. UPDATED 08/10/09.*JB

LTR RE: SAFETY RECALL 50901-C INTERIM NOTICE DATED MAY 2009 WORKHORSE HE THINKS HE SHOULD BE REIMBURSE FOR THE DAMAGES INCURRED IN SEPT. 2007 FROM THIS DEFECT, ALSO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF THIS PROBLEM. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE PRIOR TO RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER. WORKHORSE DENIED THE CONSUMERS CLAIM STATING THE REPAIRS WERE NECESSARY, BECAUSE IT WAS THE CONSUMERS FAULT THAT THE BRAKES OVERHEATED. THE ROTORS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD NO CONFIDENCE THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED EVEN THOUGH THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD STILL ILLUMINATE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD SPOKEN TO A WORKHORSE ADVISOR TWICE PRIOR TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. HE REPORTED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE CONSUMERS WIFE ALSO SMELLED BURNT BRAKES EVEN THOUGH THE CONSUMER WAS ONLY TAPPING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. THE ADVISOR TOLD THE CONSUMER IT DID NOT MAKE SENSE THAT WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE AND THAT IT WAS NOT A BRAKE PROBLEM. A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE PADS SEEMED OK, BUT THE FRONT ROTORS AND ONE OF THE REAR ROTORS WERE TOTALLY BROKEN. THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE, THE SPARK PLUGS BURNED 4 TIMES, THE PIXELS WENT OUT ON THE ODOMETER, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ONCE IN THIRD GEAR, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NO REASON AND THEN WOULD GO OUT AND A REAR SEAL ON THE AXLE LEAK

2004 WINN 35U - WORKHORSE CHASSIS - SAFETY RECALL 20901C. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE FRONT BRAKES ON HIS MOTOR HOME. *NJ THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE CALIPERS AND ABS SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A PARKING LOT AND ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE REAR PASSENGER BRAKE CALIPERS. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE REPAIRS CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE REAR DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE CALIPERS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL OCTOBER OF 2009. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,125 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 21,910. UPDATED 6/29/09 *CN THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER SEIZED AND BURNED THE ROTOR AND PADS. A YEAR LATER, THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THE LEFT REAR CALIPER HANGING. THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED AND FLUID WAS ADDED. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED FOR A THIRD TIME. UPDATED 06/30/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE W22. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES, BUT THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HER DESTINATION. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR, BARELY SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE. AFTER REACHING HER DESTINATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE BRAKE AREA. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND A FAMILY MEMBER DROVE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY AFTER THEY COOLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE BRAKES WAS BEING REPAIRED, THE OTHER SIDE WOULD FAIL IN THE FUTURE. SHE LEFT VOICE MESSAGES WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAS NOT YET SPOKEN TO ANYONE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 23,000.

I PURCHASED AN ALLEGRO MOTOR HOME WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS ON JANUARY 26, 2007 WITH 11, 619 MILES. I CARRIED THE MOTORHOME TO MENTON'S AUTO & TRUCK CENTER, INC FOR SERVICE AND WAS ADVISED THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE BRAKES REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE MOTORHOME HAD 16, 205 MILES AT THIS TIME. I DISCUSSED THIS WITH SEVERAL FRIENDS OWNING MOTORHOMES AND WAS ADVISED THIS SEEMED EXCESSIVE AND THE BRAKES SHOULD HAVE LASTED FOR A MUCH GRATER TIME. THIS REPAIR CONSISTED OF FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS, SEALS, AND TURNING ROTORS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE SAFARI TRACK COACH MODEL 706598 WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE NOTICE STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL LATE FALL OF 2009. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE PARTS FOR THE BRAKE REPAIR SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AT AN EARLIER DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000. UPDATED 06/12/09 *BF UPDATED 06/16/09.*JB

BRAKE CALIPERS DID NOT RELEASE RESULTING IN HAVING TO TOW THE MOTORHOME TO A FREIGHTLINER SHOP FOR REPAIR. AS A RESULT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE CALIPERS, ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, SENSORS, HOSES AND AXLE CAPS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NATIONAL RV DOLPHIN ON A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS BRAKE LOCK UP ISSUE AS INDICATED SAFETY RECALL 50901-C. VEHICLE HAS 17,000 MILES PRIOR TO THIS ONE TIME OCCURRENCE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND PLACED A ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CALL. THE WARNING I OBTAINED WAS THE OVERHEATED BRAKE SMELL AND SMOKE FROM RIGHT REAR WHEEL. WHEN TECHNICIAN ARRIVED AND INSPECTED, NO ISSUES COULD BE FOUND AS REAR WHEELS ROTATED FREELY. REPEATED BRAKE TESTS INDICATED NO FAILURES. TECHNICIAN COULD STILL SMELL THE BRAKE ODOR AND COULD TELL ROTOR HAD OVERHEATED DUE TO COLOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 4 AND STOPPED AT A REST AREA AFTER NOTICING DIMINISHED BRAKING ON MY MOTORHOME. I IMMEDIATELY DETECTED THE SMELL OF OVERHEATED BRAKES. I THEN PROCEEDED CAUTIOUSLY AND PUMPED THE BRAKES, NOTING THAT THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT WAS LUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES SEEMED TO DIMINISH, BUT NOTED THAT THE EFFICIENCY OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN PRIOR TO THE OVERHEATING. I HAVE LEARNED OF THE LONG HISTORY OF THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS, AND THAT A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM WAS ,ADE, BUT STOPPED SHORT OF COVERING ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, AND THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER UNDER ODI NUMBER EA07016. THE CHASSIS WAS BUILT IN OCTOBER, 2003. *TR

2004 WINNEBAGO WITH WORKHORSE 22 CHASSIS HAD REAR BRAKES STICKING WHICH BURNED UP THE ABS SENSOR WHEN THE BRAKE DRUMS GOT HOT. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE W 22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS . *TR

2004 GULF STREAM SUN VOYAGER (WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS W22) RECALL NOTICE ON CAMPAIGN NO. 60601-C FOR THE CLIP THAT RETAINS THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER MAY FRACTURE LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. *NJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM WAS THE LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE ON A CAMPING TRIP. WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE SAFETY BRAKE AND PUMPED WHAT LITTLE BRAKE PEDAL HE HAD. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO STOP IN TIME. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WHERE THE BRAKES OVERHEAT AND FAIL. *JB

WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER 2004, SOLD TO ORIGINAL OWNER DEC 6, 2003 - WE ARE SECOND OWNERS - WE PURCHASED IN FEB 2005 W22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS, 22,000 LBS. MOTORHOME IS ON 2003 OR MAYBE 2002 WORKHORSE CHASSIS 31,569 MILES ON COACH AT TIME OF REPAIR 2/19/2009 INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATE 31,400 MILES ON 2/2/2009. FEB 2, 2009. DROVE MOTORHOME FROM WACHULA TO ORLANDO CAMPGROUND. WE SMELLED SOMETHING LIKE HOT PLASTIC WHEN EXITING MH. HUBS WERE COOL. THERE WAS NOT INDICATION OF A BRAKE PROBLEM DURING THE 70 MILE TRIP FROM WACHULA TO ORLANDO. NO DRAG ON BRAKES, NO LOSS OF BRAKING THAT WOULD ALERT US TO A PROBLEM. TURNED OFF ENGINE TO REGISTER. RESTARTED AND ABS LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT WHEN IGNITION WAS ON. CHASSIS IS WORKHORSE. CALLED WORKHORSE AND WERE ADVISED WE COULD DRIVE MOTORHOME TO SEFFNER APPROX 60 MILES AWAY. APPT. SET FOR 2/16/2009. ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON ENTIRE DRIVE. WHEN TECH ADV STARTED UP MOTORHOME THE ABS LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. AT LAZY DAYS, DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED ALL SENSORS HAD FAILED, CALIPERS AND ROTORS SHOWED SIGNS OF HEAT. WE HAD BRAKES ON ALL FOUR WHEELS REPLACED. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY (NATIONAL WARRANTY OF FLORIDA) PAID FOR ONE OF THE FOUR TO BE REPLACED, STATING THAT ACCORDING TO THEIR DIAGNOSTICS ONLY ONE SENSOR HAD FAILED. WE ARE UNABLE TO FINE ANY RECALL FOR THE BRAKES ON OUR YEAR COACH BUT HAVE SEEN SOME SERVICE BULLETINS. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER COACHES IN LINE TO BE REPAIRED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WE HAD. *TR

FACSIMILE FROM CONGRESSMAN MCKEON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT WHO HAS SAFETY CONCERNS WITH BRAKE FAILURES ON MOTORHOMES BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS CORP W-20 AND W-22. *NJ ALL 4 ROTORS ON THE CONSUMERS RV WERE CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CALIPERS SEIZED AND BURND THROUGH THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCES. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. HE FELT THAT THE RV WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,080 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 02-23-09 *BF UPDATED 02/24/09. *JB

LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED CAUSING OVERHEATING AND LOSS OF ALL BRAKING, RESULTING IN EMERGENCY MANEUVERING OF MOTOR HOME OUT OF TRAFFIC TO PARKING LOT WITHOUT ANY BRAKE ASSISTANCE. WORKHORSE WARRANTY REPLACED ALL PARTS. NEXT TRIP WE HAD OVERHEATING OF RT REAR, WORKHORSE AUTHORIZED REPAIRS AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY 700 MILES LATER THE COACH WAS PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT AND THE RT FRONT CALIPER IS STUCK. WORKHORSE REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS LET ALONE THE SAFETY OF THE SITUATION. *TR

THE LEFT REAR ROTOR LOCKED UP CAUSING THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE FROM THE WHEEL HOUSING. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, THE PARTS ARE ON ORDER. *TR

APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. SEVERAL MILES LATER, NOTICED A SMELL AND SAW SMOKE OFF OF THE REAR BRAKES. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND FOUND THE REAR BRAKES HAD LOCKED. THE REAR CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, AND ABS SENSORS ON BOTH SIDES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (OVER $1,000). SERVICE SHOP INDICATED THAT THE CALIPER PINS WERE PROPERLY LUBED. THE RUBBER GASKETS AROUND THE PISTONS HAD CHARRED AND TEMPERING MARKS WERE NOTED ON THE CALIPERS FROM THE INCIDENT. *TR

I OWN AND OPERATE A MOTOR HOME SALES FACILITY. THIS YEAR I HAVE PURCHASED FOUR 04-05 MODEL UNITS OF DIFFERENT MAKES ON THE WORKHORSE CHASSIS. ON EVERY UNIT I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. ON A TRIP HOME WITH ONE OF THE UNITS I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL GO ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP. FOR THE NEXT FEW MILES I DROVE VERY SLOW AND KEPT CHECKING MY BRAKES. ALL AT ONCE THE FULL PEDAL CAME BACK AND NEVER GAVE ANY OTHER PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND REQUIRED A NEW SENSOR. EVERY UNIT HAS HAD AT LEAST ONE BAD SENSOR. NOW I HAVE AN 04 IN THE SHOP WITH A WARNING LIGHT BUT NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER AND AN 06 WITH AN ABS LIGHT THE COMES AND GOES WITH NO REASON. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK THIS OUT. TOO MAY UNITS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

WE CURRENTLY OWN A 2004 ALLEGRO BAY 34XB MOTOR HOME ON WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS . AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 14250 MILES ON THE CHASSIS. AFTER DRIVING FROM MYRTLE BEACH ABOUT 35 MILES ON JULY 30, 2008 WE STOPPED TO REFUEL AND SMELLED BURNING BRAKE PADS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN WE STARTED BACK OUT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ILLUMINATED. SINCE IT WAS LATE IN THE DAY WE DECIDE TO RETURN HOME AND TRY TO GET THE VEHICLE CHECKED THE FOLLOWING MORNING. ON THE WAY HOME WE EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN BRAKE PERFORMANCE WHEN STOPPING. ON JULY 31, 2008 WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO LARRY'S AUTO CLINIC AN AUTHORIZED WORKHORSE SERVICE CENTER IN MYRTLE BEACH. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE CENTER THE CALIPER CAN HANG UP AND CAUSE THE BRAKE PADS TO DRAG ON THE ROTOR SURFACE. OVERHEATING OCCURS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE COMPONENTS AND AFFECTING BRAKING PERFORMANCE. THE PROBLEM ALSO CAUSES THE BRAKE SYSTEM'S ANTILOCK FEATURES TO BE LOST WHEN THE HEAT DAMAGES THE ANTILOCK WHEEL SENSOR. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE ABS SENSOR.*TR

OPERATING A 2004 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW 35G MOTORHOME ON A WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22, FLAT TOWING A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. TRAVELING RT 41 IN PA. FROM NEW JERSEY. I WAS OPERATING IN MILD TO LIGHT TRAFFIC ON A HILLY ROAD BETWEEN AVONDALE AND GAP, PA. AT FIRST I SMELLED WHAT I THINK WAS AND ELECTRICAL SCENT. SOON AFTER I LOSS BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. PUMPING THE PEDAL IMPROVED BRAKE USAGE. PERSONALLY EXAMINED THE MASTER AND ALL FOUR BRAKES UNDER THE MOTORHOME FOR FLUID LOSS. NONE OBSERVED NEXT DAY DROVE SHORT DISTANCE TO A QUALITY AUTO / TRUCK REPAIR IN GAP, PA. AND INFORMED THEM OF THE INCIDENT AND REQUESTED THEY SURVEY THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR PROBLEMS. THEY FOUND NONE. DROVE BACK HOME TO EGG HARBOR TWP., NJ WITHOUT A PROBLEM. *TR

TOOK MOTORHOME (WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS) TO GET GAS, APPROX 5 MILES. GOT GAS AND RETURNED. LITTLE TRAFFIC, FLAT ROAD, 45 MPH. UPON RETURN, BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE SMOKING. THIS FOLLOWS PREVIOUS FAILURES OF BOTH REAR BRAKES. MOTORHOME HAS LESS THAN 24,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, INCLUDING TWO COMPLETE REPLACEMENTS OF BRAKE FLUID. NOTIFIED WORKHORSE AND THEY RESPONDED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT INVOLVED IN ANY BRAKE RECALLS. THIS REPORT IS A DUPLICATE OF 10237294 WHICH WAS FILED UNDER THE MOTORHOME NAME INSTEAD OF THE WORKHORSE CHASSIS. *TR

ON SEP. 12 OF 2007, WE LEFT ON A TRIP FROM OUR HOME TO LAS VEGAS, NV. ON THE FIRST LEG OF OUR TRIP OUR WE NOTICED WE WERE GETTING VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE AND IT SEEMED LIKE OUR BRAKES WERE DRAGGING. WE PULLED OVER AT THE WELCOME CENTER IN LOUISIANA ON I-59. WE NOTICED THE REAR BRAKES SMELLED HOT. WHEN WE WENT BACK INTO THE MOTORHOME AND STARTED IT BACK UP THE "ABS" WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. WE THEN CALLED A WORKHORSE SERVICE CENTER, ROSS DOWNING CHEVROLET. THE MECHANIC TOLD US TO WAIT FOR AN HOUR AND DRIVE IT TO HAMMOND TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HE WOULD WORK ON IT. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS, CALIPERS, PADS AND WHEEL SENSORS, THEN RESET THE "ABS" WARNING LIGHT. ALL WAS GOOD UNTIL WE WENT OVER THE HOOVER DAM AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WE PULLED OVER AND LET THE BRAKES COOL DOWN AGAIN AND THEN DROVE TO OUR CAMPGROUND AT NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE IN LAS VEGAS. THEN ONCE WE WERE THERE WE CALLED AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FINDLAY RV. THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL SENSOR ON THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. AND RESET THE CODES. THE DATE OF THE FRONT WHEEL INCIDENT WAS APPROX. SEP 21 2007. NOW FOR THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT. AUGUST 7, 2008, WE WERE TRAVELING TO BILOXI, MS FROM OUR HOME AND I NOTICED OUR GAS MILEAGE DECREASING AGAIN. WE PULLED OVER AND SMELLED THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA WAS HOT. WE LET THE BRAKES COOL AGAIN AND FROM OUR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND BECAUSE WE ARE SO CLOSE TO HOME WE DECIDED TO JUST GO AHEAD AND STAY IN BILOXI BECAUSE I HAD AN APPOINTMENT AT THE VA CENTER IN BILOX

OVERHEATING BRAKE PROBLEMS ON WORKHORSE W22 MOTORHOME CHASSIS (2004) 3RD TIME THIS HAS OCCURED. TWICE ON DIFFERENT WHEELS. *TR

THE LEFT REAR BRAKES LOCKED-UP CAUSING SMOKE TO AND THE STRONG ODOR OF BRAKE MATERIAL. I REMOVED THE CALIPER AND PUSHED THE PISTONS BAKE INTO THE CALIPER. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH THE BRAKES IN 23,000 MILES, BUT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE WORKHORSE W-22 CHASSIS. *TR

MY WORKHORSE BRAKES WENT OUT, I ONLY HAD 12,000 MILES AT THE TIME ON MY NEW MOTORHOME. *TR

I HAD A PROBLEM AND COMPLAINT WITH THE BRAKES ON OUR WINNEBAGO MOTORHOME JUST AS DESCRIBED IN YOUR NHTSA ACTION EA07016. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE JUST AS YOUR INVESTIGATION HAS FOUND. THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER 2007 AND AGAIN IN APRIL 2008. I FOUND AN INDEPENDENT MOTORHOME REPAIR SHOP THAT HAD SEEN THIS COMPLAINT WITH 2 PRIOR UNITS AND HAD REPAIRED THEM. KEN MEADS WITH MOTORHOME SERVICE IN HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS SEEMS VERY VERSED IN THIS PROBLEM. HIS NUMBER IS 501-609-0145. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH WORKHORSE OR BOSCH AS THEY SEEM TO THINK THIS IN NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME TYPE OF RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND RE-IMBURSEMENT OF MY EXPENSES FOR REPAIR. *TR

FRONT RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP HEATING ROTOR AND DAMAGING PADS, ROTOR, AND ABS SENSOR. *TR

2004 WORKHORSE W22 MOTORHOME CHASSIS. RIGHT REAR BRAKE SHOES NOT RELEASING FROM ROTOR CAUSING BRAKES TO OVER HEAT. DAMAGE UNKNOWN. RV SCHEDULED FOR INSPECTION MAY 6, 2008. 6500 MILES. DRIVEN ONLY OCCASIONALLY. *TR

BRAKES LOCKED UP ON MY 2004 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 CALIPER, BRAKE PADS AND ALL 4 ABS WHEEL SENSORS. *TR

RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER OVER HEATING. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE ON 2004 WORKHORSE 22 CHASSIS WITH LESS THAN 22,000 MILES. LEFT REAR CALIPER LOCKED UP, MASTER CYLINDER FLUID BOILED OVER, ABS SENSOR MELTED. BOTH REAR CALIPERS REPLACED, ALL HOSES, ABS SENSORS, PADS, WHEEL BEARINGS. NO ACCIDENT, INJURIES OR FIRE. THIS CHASSIS IS ON A 2004 PACE ARROW MOTOR HOME. WE WERE ABLE TO GET INTO AN RV PARK WITHIN A MILE BY PUMPING BRAKES. ALL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CALIPERS WHICH WERE EXCHANGED FOR CORE CHARGE. *TR

2004 WORKHORSE W-22 CHASSIS FRONT BRAKE FAILURE. WORKHORSE WILL NOT ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, AND WILL NOT ASSIST ME IN FIXING THEM. 22K MILES ON CHASSIS AND THEY SAY I MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS. THEY SHOULD BE SUED FOR SUCH POOR BUSINESS ETHICS. LOCAL DEALER ADMITS TO REPAIRING THIS TYPE PROBLEM A MINIMUM OF 5 TIMES A MONTH! WILL COST ME 2-3000 DOLLARS OUT OF MY POCKET. POOR DESIGN, WITH NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF FAILURES, THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS! *TR

REAR BRAKE CALIBERS FAILING AND REPLACING AT 16,000 MILES AND THE FRONT DOING THE SAME AT 26,500 MILES...INFORMATION BELOW IS FOR THE RECENT FAILURE, THE REAR FAILED IN 2007. *TR

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AT 55 MPH DUE TO REAR BRAKE BEING LOCKED UP AND OVERHEATING. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE CALIPERS. *JB

I HAVE A HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER MOTOR HOME WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS THERE IS A RECALL NHTSA # 06V22700 FOR AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL, WHICH WAS REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE, THAT CONTINUES TO BLANK OUT INTERMINTANTLY CAUSING THE PANEL TO GO DARK AT NIGHT, BUZZING ALARM, AND ALL THE GUAGES TO RESET. I HAVE CALLED WORKHORSE 3/2/07 TO REPORT THAT THE CONDITION CONTINUES, BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON A FIX. IT IS THREE YEARS SINCE THE CONDITION STARTED HOW LONG ARE WE TO WAIT? IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE REPLACEMENT PANEL WAS ALSO BAD? CAN THE NHTSA BOARD HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER? THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *JB

SINCE TAKING DELIVERY IN APRIL 2004, PERIODICALLY INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS FOR SHORT PERIODS. ALL GAUGES GO TO ZERO AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND REMAIN IN THIS STATE FOR 5 - 45 SECONDS. MY WIFE PANICKED THE LAST TIME AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. WORKHORSE REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER MODULE TWICE (THERE WAS A RECALL INVOLVING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT). THEY THOUGHT THIS WOULD FIX MY PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT. THEY HAVE REPORTED TO ME FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON A FIX. DATE IS LAST INSTANCE, BUT IT HAPPENS ON EVERY TRIP AT LEAST ONCE. AT A RECENT GATHERING OF OWNERS ABOUT 20 PEOPLE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM. *NM

FRONT ENGINE GASOLINE POWERED MOTORHOME WAS IN SERVICE SHOP FOR LEAKING REAR AXLE HUB. AFTER THAT WAS FIXED, SHOP OWNER WAS MOVING UNIT WHEN SIGNIFICANT FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM ENGINE AREA (FRONT OF UNIT) ONTO THE GROUND. FUEL ALSO SOAKED THE CARPET NEAR THE DRIVER AND DRIVER'S FOOT BECAME WET WITH GASOLINE. FUEL LEAKED DUE TO RETAINING CLIP FAILURE ON FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LOCATED ON TOP OF ENGINE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. AS A RESULT, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL FROM FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS ALLOWED TO FLOW FREELY OVER THE ENGINE AND SPRAYED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE MOTORHOME WITH SOME FUEL ENTERING THE MOTORHOME WHERE THE ENGINE COVER MEETS THE FLOOR OF THE MOTORHOME. FUEL REGULATOR AND RETAINING CLIP REPLACED. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE VIEWED HERE: HTTP://IRV2.INFOPOP.CC/GROUPEE/FORUMS/A/TPC/F/8626012545/M/9871080422/P/1. *NM

ON 9 MAR 2006 I WAS TRAVELING ON LA HIGHWAY 128 ENROUTE TO WINNSBORO, LA IN MY 24' 2004 WINNEBAGO MOTORHOME BUILT ON A WORKHORSE CHASSIS. TIME OF DAY WAS AROUND 7:30 AM, ROAD WAS DRY AND FLAT. TEMPERATURE WAS PROBABLY IN HIGH 60'S (DEG F) TO LOW 70'S. I HAD ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL AT 50 MPH AND OVERDRIVE WAS ENGAGED. WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, THE ALLISON 1000 TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF OD INTO 3D GEAR AND THEN IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO 2D GEAR. CRUISE CONTROL REMAINED ENGAGED. ENGINE SPEED REMAINED AT ABOUT 1500-1800 RPM BUT ROAD SPEED DROPPED TO NEARLY 0 MPH. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN I SMELLED AN ODOR OF HOT METAL. I INSPECTED THE COACH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE BUT DID NOT FIND ANY VISIBLE SMOKE OR FLAME. I RETURNED TO THE COACH, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND PROCEEDED WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY. DURING THE ABOVE DESCRIBED ACTION THE COACH DID NOT PULL EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT, AND THERE WERE NO ALARMS, EITHER VISUAL OR AURALLY FROM THE DISPLAY LANEL. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT DISK BRAKES CLOSED ON THE ROTORS EQUALLY, CAUSING THE COACH TO COME TO A STRAIGHT-LINE STOP. I HAVE READ OF PREVIOUS MODELS (2002 AND PERHAPS 2003) OF THIS SAME CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH BOSCH CALIPERS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS RESULTING IN FIRES AND OTHER SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. I NOW BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SURFACING ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIME IN THE 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. A CALL TO THE MANUFACTURER RESULTED IN NO OFFER OF A POSSIBLE CAUSE, OR O

2004 SOUTHWIND MOTORHOME (BY FLEETWOOD CORP - ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS MODEL W22) VIN [XXX]. FACTORY INSTALLED SHOCK ABSORBERS ON FRONT OF VEHICLE ARE INADEQUATE FOR WEIGHT OF MOTORHOME. WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD THE BOUNCING OR PORPOISING IS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. THE WORKHORSE REPRESENTATIVES ARE REPLACING SHOCKS ON MODELS LIKE MINE, BUT REFUSED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION UNLESS I ADD MORE WEIGHT TO THE FRONT END, WHICH IN MY OPINION, DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE CHASSIS DISPLAYED A STABILITY PROBLEM. WHEN THE DRIVER WOULD DRIVE INTO A CURVE FAST, THE MOTORHOME WOULD LEAN AND THE DRIVER WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR SEAT(S)/COUCH WOULD SWAY BACK AND FORTH FORCEFULLY IF SLOWED DOWN AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. *SC *JB

2004 WORKHORSE W22. AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION A WHIRRING SOUND BEGAN. THE CONSUMER SOON LEARNED THAT WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO WHIRRING SOUND. *PH THE CONSUMER OPEN THE HOOD AND DETERMINED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKE BOX. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK WHEN APPLIED AND ALSO LOCK UP. ALSO, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. A RECALL WAS FINALLY ISSUED. THE RV WAS AT THE DEALER FOR 31 DAYS BECAUSE THE BRAKE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CALIPERS WERE FINALLY REPLACED ALONG WITH A BROKEN ROTOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RV. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT WORKHORSE WOULD NOT COVER THE BROKEN THE ROTOR AS A WARRANTY ITEM AND THE CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PART AND LABOR. UPDATED 12/23/10