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92 reports32,700 miles · Aug 14, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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 …
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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
NHTSA ODI #10238343
23,400 miles · Aug 13, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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…
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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
NHTSA ODI #10238023
24,050 miles · Aug 12, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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 MOTO…
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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 BILOXI THE NEXT DAY. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THE MOTORHOME TO A SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE THE "ABS" WARNING LIGHT CHECKED OUT AND REPAIRED. I BELIEVE THAT 3 TIMES IN A YEAR IS A BIT EXCESSIVE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE "ABS" SYSTEM AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED ESPECIALLY SINCE OUR MOTORHOME IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. ALSO, MY PARENTS OWN A 2003 WORKHORSE W22 CHASSIS ALSO AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR "ABS" WARNING LIGHT ALSO. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10237904
12,000 miles · Jul 31, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
OVERHEATING BRAKE PROBLEMS ON WORKHORSE W22 MOTORHOME CHASSIS (2004) 3RD TIME THIS HAS OCCURED. TWICE ON DIFFERENT WHEELS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10236485
23,000 miles · Jul 4, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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
NHTSA ODI #10233201
12,000 miles · Jun 29, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
MY WORKHORSE BRAKES WENT OUT, I ONLY HAD 12,000 MILES AT THE TIME ON MY NEW MOTORHOME. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10232642
16,450 miles · Jun 4, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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 WI…
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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
NHTSA ODI #10229938
13,574 miles · May 13, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
FRONT RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP HEATING ROTOR AND DAMAGING PADS, ROTOR, AND ABS SENSOR. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10227661
6,500 miles · May 5, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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
NHTSA ODI #10226675
Mileage unknown · Apr 22, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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
NHTSA ODI #10225338