2003 Workhorse W22

2003 WORKHORSE CHASSIS 2003. CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT *TGW PRIOR TO RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE, THE RV HAD BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE BRAKES OVERHEATING AND THE CALIPERS BECOMING STUCK. THE CONSUMER STATED HE SUBMITTED ALL OF THE INVOICES, BECAUSE WORKHORSE STATED THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HIM, BUT NOW THEY ARE REFUSING TO REIMBURSE HIM. *JB

2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. CONSUMER IS UPSET THAT HE WAS NOT REIMBURSED FOR HIS RV REPAIRS. *GR PRIOR TO THE RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TWO ABS SENSORS DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RV HAD BEEN PARKED FOR FIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE ABS SENSORS FAILED BECAUSE THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE STUCK IN THE APPLIED POSITION WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO DRAG ON THE ROTORS AND HEAT UP. AS HE WAS DRIVING, A SIGNAL ON THE DASH SOUNDED AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HE FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOME SOFT AND THEN IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THE CONSUMER EXITED THE RV, THERE WAS A VERY DISTINCT BRAKE BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE TWO REAR WHEELS. WORKHORSE DENIED THE CLAIM CITING THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF EXCESSIVE HEAT FOUND NOR WAS IT DUE TO A CALIPER MALFUNCTION. *JB

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN MAY 2009 HE RECEIVED HIS FIRST RECALL LETTER. A LETTER REGARDING THE RECALL WAS RECEIVED IN DECEMBER 2009 WHICH STATED THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE BEING MANUFACTURED. THE SENSORS, CALIPERS AND ROTOR WERE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSED FOR THE CALIPER REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR THE SENSOR OR ROTOR SERVICE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

2003 W22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES WITH A RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ARRIVED AT HIS DESTINATION, HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE DASHBOARD DID NOT SHOW ANY WARNING LIGHTS. ALSO, AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE NEXT DAY, THE RV WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MASTER CYLINDER, CALIPERS, ALL THE BRAKE LINES, HOSES, AND WHEEL CYLINDERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE BRAKE FLUID BECAME SO HOT, IT DESTROYED ALL OF THE COMPONENT'S. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME, THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. THE CONSUMERS CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT WAS DENIED. WORKHORSE STATED THE DOCUMENTS THE CONSUMER PROVIDED DID NOT INDICATE THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE CALIPERS, ROTORS AND PADS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE WERE EXHIBITING FAILURE. THE FRONT LEFT BRAKES ON THE RV CONTINUED TO FAIL THE MOST. HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000: SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC) AND UPON CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED APRIL 2009 AND TO DATE, THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET HONORED THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHEN OPERATING AND WOULD INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THEY WERE NO LONGER HONORING THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH HIS SAFETY IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

2003 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER.(2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS) CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES BEFORE RECEIPT OF RECALL NOTICE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF PERIODICALLY. ALSO, THERE WERE UNUSUAL SOUNDS COMING FROM THE BRAKES WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED AS WELL AS A MUSHY FEEL. IN ADDITION, FROM TIME TO TIME THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WOULD OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE RV TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE RV WOULD NEED A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB; WHICH INCLUDED PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS. *JB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE BRAKE REPAIRS ON HIS RV. UPDATED 06/17/10. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DOLPHIN NATIONAL WORKHORSE CHASSIS W-22. HE RECEIVED AN INTERIM LETTER DECEMBER 2009 STATING HIS RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) WAS UNDER RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V110000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), HOWEVER THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. TWO MONTHS LATER, HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PARTS AND IF THEY WERE YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT BE CONTACTED. HE ALSO INQUIRED VIA EMAIL AND LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES, WITH NO RESULTS. HE HAD EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE TWICE BEFORE HE RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER PERTAINING TO THE SERVICE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIRS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME-FRAME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 15,000.

2003 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER(WORKHORSE W22) SAFETY RECALL 50901-C. *NJ THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND GO OUT PERIODICALLY. THE RV WAS INSPECTED BY 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. BOTH INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SENSORS. ALSO, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AS WELL AS SOME SOFTNESS IN THE BRAKES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. IN ADDITION, FROM TIME TO TIME, THE LEFT REAR WHEEL OVERHEATED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED AN INTERIM RECALL NOTICE, BUT HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT A FIRM DECISION AS TO WHAT WORKHORSE WAS GOING TO DO TO FINALIZE AND FIX THE PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO A WORKHORSE SERVICE CENTER. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RV NEEDED A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB, INCLUDING PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL IN WHICH THE INTERIM RECALL HAD BEEN UPDATED AND THE RECALL POINTED OUT THE RELATED SYMPTOMS AND WARNING SIGNS THAT THE CONSUMER HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 GULF STREAM SUN VOYAGER RV. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 2003 WORKHORSE CHASSIS W22. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE "ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM" (ABS) WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC IN MAY, 2009 WHICH WAS PRIOR TO THE BRAKE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART BEING UNAVAILABLE. THERE WERE CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISKS INVOLVED AND THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PART. THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE UPDATED UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLAINT FORM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.