2003 Workhorse W22

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THEY DID NOT OFFER HER ANY TIME FRAME AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY HER BY MAIL WHEN SHE SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED. THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED IN MAY 2009. SHE HAS RECEIVED TWO ADDITIONAL IDENTICAL RECALL NOTICES; HOWEVER, THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE SINCE THE RECALL NOTICES WERE RECEIVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER RV ON 2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS AND THE CONTACT WAS REPEATEDLY INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE PARTS HAVE BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR OVER ONE YEAR. UPDATED 08/13/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/23/10*JB

CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING SAFETY RECALL FOR 2003 W22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS*TGW WHILE ON A TRIP, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED. THE REPAIR SHOP MADE THE NECESSARY BRAKE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER SENT IN THE REPAIR BILL. HOWEVER, WORKHORSE DENIED THE CLAIM STATING THE REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE ABS SENSOR AND WAS NOT ATTRIBUTED TO A CALIPER MALFUNCTION. THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) IN 2009 AND RECEIVED A SECOND NOTICE SHORTLY AFTER STATING THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE REPLACING THE ROTORS, BRAKE FLUID, SEALS, AND OTHER PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE CALIPERS THEREFORE; REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO BRAVE WITH A WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS MOTOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 55-60 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HE STATED HE PULLED OVER AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COOL OFF BEFORE PROCEEDING. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT HE WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 DAMON INTRUDER RV. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE BRAKES AND COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WERE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $5,000. ALSO, THE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME AND UNCERTAINTY OF THE PART AVAILABILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 11/15/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RV WAS REPAIRED ON OCTOBER 2010. UPDATED 11/26/10*JB

2003 W22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. CONSUMER REPORTS BRAKE CALIPER PROBLEMS *TGW IN FEBRUARY 2009 THE ABS SENSORS WERE SERVICED DUE TO THE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE CONSUMER STATED HE THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE BRAKES, DESPITE BEING TOLD THE BRAKES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER STARTED TO HEAR A LOW SQUEAL AT LOW SPEED BRAKING. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER READING THE MANUAL HE CONCLUDED THAT THE SQUEALING WAS NOT A MAJOR PROBLEM. BEFORE TAKING A TRIP, THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT ONE OF THE PADS HAD WORN DOWN TO THE BARE METAL. WHICH IN TURN, HAD SCORED AND PITTED THE ROTOR TO THE POINT WHERE IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL THE OTHER PADS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE. ALSO WHEN THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IT CONTAINED A GELLED SUBSTANCE. HE SAID THE FLUID WAS FINE, BUT QUESTIONED WHY THE RESERVOIR FLUID HAD A GELLED LIKE CONSISTENCY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 RV. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY SIX DIFFERENT RECALL AND INTERIM RECALL LETTERS FOR BRAKE FAILURES IN HIS VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). IN NOVEMBER 2008, THE CONTACT PHONED THE MANUFACTURER AS HE WAS ADVISED IN THE RECALL LETTER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. TWO YEARS AFTER RECEIVING THE INITIAL RECALL LETTER; THE MANUFACTURER WAS STILL STATING THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE RECALL WAS NOT BEING HANDLED IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME WHEN DEALING WITH A CONFIRMED SAFETY DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH THE CALIPER BEGAN TO LOCK UP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY. UPON ARRIVING AT THEIR DESTINATION THE BRAKES FAILED TOTALLY. WORKHORSE WAS NOTIFIED AND THE OWNER WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE 100 MILES TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE OWNER HAS RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000 IN MAY 2009, BUT PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. WORKHORSE ADVISED THE OWNER THAT HE NEEDED TO CALL EVERY DAY TO CHECK ON THE PARTS. THE OWNER IS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 47,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GEORGIE BOY CRUISE MASTER. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE RECALL REPAIR PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE, HOWEVER WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR A SIGNIFICANT PERIOD OF TIME. THERE WAS A CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.