2004 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER Problems & Recalls
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WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SW...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER EQUIPPED WITH A NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NUMBER: 1201LRIM AND SERIAL NUMBER: 15374429. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR BEGAN LEAKING AND AN AMMONIA ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE NORCOLD MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AT 800...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF POTENTIALLY FRACTURING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ROTORS WERE CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE...
Mileage: 25,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF POTENTIALLY FRACTURING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ROTORS WERE CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE...
Mileage: 25,000
ON 09/13/13 I NOTICED AN ODOR OF GAS NEAR DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRES. I SLID UNDER MOTORHOME AND NOTICED WET AREA ON GAS TANK. I INSPECTED THE GAS TANK AND FOUND GAS LEAKING FROM A SPOT WELD FOR THE INTERNAL BAFFLE IN THE GAS TANK. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE, GENERATOR IS CLOSE ...
Mileage: 30,630
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER RV. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A HOLE WITHIN AN INTERNAL WELD ON THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. A...
Mileage: 40,000
I OWN A 2004 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER WPG38R. I INCURRED WHAT AMOUNTED TO A PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ON MY ON A GENERATOR, DIRECTLY CAUSED BY WINNEBAGO IGNORING ONAN'S "RECOMMENDED" INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. THOSE INSTRUCTIONS SPECIFICALLY STATE A SUPPORT BRACKET BE INSTALLED IF THE TA...
Mileage: 26,000
I OWN A 2004 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER WPG38R. I INCURRED WHAT AMOUNTED TO A PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ON MY ON A GENERATOR, DIRECTLY CAUSED BY WINNEBAGO IGNORING ONAN'S "RECOMMENDED" INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. THOSE INSTRUCTIONS SPECIFICALLY STATE A SUPPORT BRACKET BE INSTALLED IF THE TA...
Mileage: 26,000
WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS SAFETY RECALL 51101-C, REPLACEMENT OF BOSCH SERVICE BRAKE CALIPERS. DEALER INTENTIONALLY FAILED TO HAVE CALIPERS REPLACED PRIOR TO SALE OF VEHICLE. PURCHASER OF VEHICLE COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT TIRES WERE BAD AND, AFTER REMOVING TIRES, THAT BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS AND ROTOR...
THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY CLASS A MOTORHOME,SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE, INCLUDING 1 MANUFACTURER RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM AND 2 RECALLS ON THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES. I HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THE RECALL ORDERS AND ALSO HAD INTERMITTENT INSPECTIONS ON THE BRAKES. TH...
Mileage: 9,314
THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY CLASS A MOTORHOME,SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE, INCLUDING 1 MANUFACTURER RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM AND 2 RECALLS ON THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES. I HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THE RECALL ORDERS AND ALSO HAD INTERMITTENT INSPECTIONS ON THE BRAKES. TH...
Mileage: 9,314
THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO SAFETY RECALL 50901-C AN INTERIM NOTICE FROM WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS. MY MOTORHOME IS INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL. I EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEM (OVER HEATING) RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO VIRGINIA IN SEPTEMBER 2009. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WITHOUT MAJOR PROBLEMS. THE MOTORHOME WAS R...
Mileage: 35,000
I WAS DRIVING MY RV HOME FROM A TRIP WITH MY GRAND-DAUGHTER AND WAS TRAVELING ON A BUSY 2-LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING APPROX. 50-55 MPH AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR SLOWING TRAFFIC, THE PRIVACY CURTAIN (THE CURTAIN THAT COVERS THE WINDSHIELD AT NIGHT WHEN PARKED) PULLED LOOSE FROM THE WALL AND ...
Mileage: 17,400
2004 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER MHOME. W22 CHASSIS. 23,000 MILES LEFT REAR SIDE PASSENGER'S BRAKE SMOKING AND FROZE UP. TOOK TO WINNEBAGO DEALER -HAD IT CHECKED OUT ON 4/28/2009. ON MAY 14,2009 THE LEFT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SMOKED UP AND LOCKED UP. BRAKE FLUID BOILED AND CAUSED PLUG TO COME OUT OF HUB ...
Mileage: 23,000
WHILE DRIVING N. BOUND ON I-25, , IN S. NEW MEXICO, RECENTLY, I BEGAN TO SMELL A FAINT, BUT PERSISTENT ODOR OF "SCORCHED" BRAKE/CLUTCH LINING. ( NO CLUTCH IN THIS VEHICLE THO) . THOROUGH TESTING OF THE BRAKES WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AND BUSY TRAFFIC, BUT A SLIGHT TEST FELT LIKE THE PEDAL ...
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE TRAVELING ON BUSINESS HIGHWAY 17 IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC (LEVEL ROAD) ,WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF LEAVING OUR CAMPSITE A DEFINITE SMELL OF BRAKE LINING WAS PRESET IN THE MOTORHOME. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INVESTIGATED THE SMELL THAT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE REAR AXLE...
Mileage: 11,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD OVERHEAT AND BEGIN TO SMOKE. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CALIPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WOULD OCCASIONALLY SMEL...
Mileage: 23,500
2004 ITASCA SUNCRUISER, 8.1 CHEVY, ALLISON 1000. GOING 55 MPH ENGINE LOSS ALL POWER BUT KEPT RUNNING IN IDLE SPEED. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND CHECKED EVERYTHING, TEMPERATURE, FLUIDS ALL OK. DEALER SAID NO CODES AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES ABOUT 1 WEEK APART. I DO N...
Mileage: 15,575
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE BECAUSE IT WAS SKIPPING. WHILE THE DEALER WAS TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE DRUM INCREASED TO OVER 60 DEGREES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. T...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO DECELERATE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE REAR BRAKES, HOWEVER, THE FAILU...
Mileage: 10,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO DECELERATE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE REAR BRAKES, HOWEVER, THE FAILU...
Mileage: 10,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO DECELERATE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE REAR BRAKES, HOWEVER, THE FAILU...
Mileage: 10,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO DECELERATE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE REAR BRAKES, HOWEVER, THE FAILU...
Mileage: 10,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO DECELERATE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE REAR BRAKES, HOWEVER, THE FAILU...
Mileage: 10,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO DECELERATE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE REAR BRAKES, HOWEVER, THE FAILU...
Mileage: 10,200
FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE SEAT BELT INERTIA LOCK WOULD NOT RELEASE, AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE USE OF THE BELT. HAD TO RETURN TO DEALER 3 TIMES TO HAVE THEM REPAIR, BY RELEASING THE LOCK. HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THE RV UNIT SERIAL NO. FROM WINNEBAGO...
Mileage: 5,600
CONSUMER STATED: VEHICLE BLEW A FUSE. ALSO, HAD TROUBLE WITH CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS EXTRA HARD TO GET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO GO OFF. THEN HAD TO USE THE BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL. NO LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT POWER BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. *AK IT WAS FOUND...
Mileage: 10,953
CONSUMER STATED: VEHICLE BLEW A FUSE. ALSO, HAD TROUBLE WITH CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS EXTRA HARD TO GET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO GO OFF. THEN HAD TO USE THE BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL. NO LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT POWER BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. *AK IT WAS FOUND...
Mileage: 10,953
FUSE ON CRUISE CONTROL BLOWS AND THE CRUISE WILL NOT SHUT OFF WITH JUST A TAP ON THE BRAKES. IF YOU STOMP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WILL SHUT OFF.
Mileage: 10,622
DT: VALVE STEM ON TANNOM WHEELS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE BECAUSE THE PRESSURE AIR HOSE DROPS DOWN IN BETWEEN THE DUAL TIRES. THE OUTSIDE VALVE STEM IS FACING INWARD THEREFORE , THE CONSUMER COULDN'T SEE THE VALVE. THE MOTOR HOME WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO GET THE TIRE PRESSURE CHECK...
Mileage: 2,100
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE BOUNCES WILDLY AND WILL NOT HOLD CENTER POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WONDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS PARTIALLY CORRECTED WITH THE MANUFACTURERS INSTALLATION OF FRONT SHOCKS. THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE...
Mileage: 5,436
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE BOUNCES WILDLY AND WILL NOT HOLD CENTER POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WONDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS PARTIALLY CORRECTED WITH THE MANUFACTURERS INSTALLATION OF FRONT SHOCKS. THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE...
Mileage: 5,436
REPORTED GAS ODORS TO DEALER AND MFGR. NO ACTION TAKEN. FIRE DESTROYED MOTORHOME. I WAS INJURED. *NM
Mileage: 9,000