2011 Winnebago View

THE VEHICLE WHICH IS ON A MERCEDES SPRINTER 3500 CARGO CHASSIS IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS AS WITHOUT WARNING IT GOES INTO A "LIMP MODE" WHERE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND/OR ACCELERATION SUCH THAT ON A LEVEL SURFACE THE VEHICLE MAY NOT EXCEED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR AND ON ANY INCLINE SURFACE ONLY REACH SPEEDS OF 5 MPH OR COME TO A STANDSTILL. THE VEHICLES INTENDED FOR USE BY CONSUMERS WHO MAY BE TRAVELING ON BUSY INTERSTATES AND HIGHWAYS IN AREAS GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE A SAFE PULL OFF MAY NOT EXIST AND/OR MAY BE OPERATED IN REMOTE AREAS, WHERE THE VEHICLE OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS COULD BE STRANDED. THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE IS COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE MERCEDES-BENZ COMPUTER CODES ACCURATE REPAIRS TO RESTORE THE VEHICLE TO OPERABILITY CAN ONLY BE MADE AT MERCEDES-BENZ DEALERSHIPS. THE UNSAFE CONDITION DESCRIBED HEREIN HAS BEEN REPORTED BY INNUMERABLE OWNERS OF SUCH A VEHICLES DESCRIBING HARROWING EXPERIENCES WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING BECOMES INOPERABLE. AS TO THE SPECIFIC COMPLAINT, THE OCCURRENCE OF THE "LIMP MODE" HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL INSTANCES, AND ALTHOUGH REPORTEDLY REPAIRED AT A MERCEDES-BENZ DEALERSHIP THE CONDITION CONTINUES TO REPEAT.