Winnebago MINNIE WINNIE problems and owner complaints

FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL LT225/75R16. INSIDE RIGHT REAR DUAL ON OUR 31 ' 97 WINNEBAGO VIBRATED FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THEN A LOUD NOISE (TREAD CAME OFF AND I COULD SEE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AVOIDING THE TREAD). THE TIRE STILL HAD AIR IN IT, BUT ALL TREAD HAD COME OFF. MY WIFE AND I ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED THIS EXPERIENCE COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITH MUCH WORST CONSEQUENCES. THE TREAD RIPPED A VOLLEY BALL SIZE HOLE IN THE WHEEL WELL JUST UNDER THE HOT WATER HEATER. *NLM

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PURCHASED ONE OWNER 1997 29 FT. USED CLASS C WINNEBAGO MOTORHOME PRIVATELY FROM ELDERLY COUPLE (30,000 MILES) PREVIOUSLY SERVICED BY DEALER, LAST APRIL. WE HAVE USED THIS VEHILCLE 2000 MILES THIS YEAR. APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES AFTER GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, TREAD AND OUTER BELT SEPERATED WITHOUT WARNING TO STEEL BELT AT INSIDE CORNER 3 INCHES WIDE X 1/4 TO 1/3 CIRCUMFERENCE FROM FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S LOAD RANGE E TIRE ON PASSENGER REAR AT 58 MPH ALONG SMOOTH ROUTE 95, MYSTIC, CT, DRY, SUNNY 75 DEGREE DAY WITH FAMILY AND DOG ABOARD, UNDERWEIGHT. …

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MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELLING IN OUR 1997 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE CLASS C RV AT APPROX. 55 MPH ON RT. 44 IN MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW AND THE RV IMMEDIATELY PULLED LEFT TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK TO THE RIGHT AND SAFELY PULL OVER. UPON INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE, THE TREAD ON THE TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S, SIZE LT225/75R16. WE PURCHASED THE RV IN OCTOBER 2004 AND THIS WAS ONLY OUR SECOND TRIP IN IT (…

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER INSIDE TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS MADE BY FIRESTONE, TIRE LINE 22575R16. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN ALERTED.

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TWO FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S BLEW OUT WITHIN 2 HOURS OF EACH OTHER,ONE ON AN INSIDE REAR DUAL AND ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OUTSIDE DUAL, ON MY WINNIBAGO MOTOR HOME WHICH WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 1999. MILAGE AT TIME OF BLOWOUT 28000. DAMAGE $1500 PLUS TIRES ETC. IF TIRES WERE ON FRONT A MAJOR ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURED. FIRESTONE SAID TIRES WERE OVER INFLATED IMPOSSIBLE!!!*AK

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LOST 3 AKURET LCT 225/75/16 TIRES IN ONE ROUND TRIP OF APPROX 156 MILES. TRIP TO DESTINATION WAS 8/12/15, RETURN TRIP WAS 8/14/15. THE TIRES WERE ON A 1999 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE DL MOTOR HOME WE PURCHASED USED. THE PREVIOUS OWNER STATED THE TIRES WERE PUT ON ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. THE TIRES APPEARED TO BE BARELY USED WITH MORE THAN 95% OR MORE TREAD. THE UNIT HAD SAT UNUSED FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS. WE CHECKED TIRE PRESSURES IMMEDIATELY UPON PURCHASE AND TOOK THE RIG DIRECTLY TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION TO BRING THE PRESSURES UP TO 70 PSI FRONT AND 80 P…

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CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL LETTER MR6699GB CONCERNING SAMSUM MICROWAVE IN NOVEMBER 2003. WALCO LOCAL INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE PART ON RECALL, AND IT FAILED. CONSUMER BOUGHT A NEW MICROWAVE, AND NO BODY WANTED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REFUNDING THE MONEY. *AK

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THE ENTRY STEPS ON MY MINNIE WINNIE ARE TEARING AWAY FROM THE MOUNTING BRACKET. ACTUALLY THE BRACKET ITSELF, WHICH IS ABOUT 3/16" THICK BY 11 3/4" LONG IS RIPPING AT THE BEND FROM VERTICAL TO HORIZONTAL. BOTH SIDES HAVE 4" TEARS IN THE FRONT PORTION. I WILL EMAIL DIGITAL PHOTOS. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD AS A PERSON USING THE STEPS AT TIME OF COMPLETE FAILURE, WILL FALL FROM AS MUCH AS 18" IN THE AIR TO THE GROUND. *TR

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WHILE PARKED DOOR ENTRY LOCK TO MOTORHOME BROKE TRAPPING US INSIDE. HAD TO EXIT THROUGH CAB DOOR. IF THERE WAS AN ENGINE FIRE OR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IT MIGHT NOT BE POSSIBLE TO EXIT THROUGH THOSE DOORS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. TRIMARK LOCK BOLT BROKE AND COULD NOT BE RELEASED.TRIMARK PART NUMBER 29412-08 03H

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 TRAILERED TO A 2019 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DOING ROUTINE CHECK OF THE SUBFRAME OF THE RV, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE MIDDLE SUBFRAME WAS FRACTURED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE RV WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE RV FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.*DT*JB *BF CONSUMER STATED BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AFFECTED.*JB

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CRACKS DEVELOPED IN THE MAIN FRAME BEAM WEB ABOVE THE SUSPENSION ATTACHMENT BRACKETS IN NORMAL SERVICE. THE OEM MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE MAKES NO MENTION OF PERIODIC FRAME INSPECTION. PROGRESSION OF THESE CRACKS WILL RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE SUSPENSION AND AXLE FROM THE FRAME. *TR

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****NOTE - NEED MORE INFORMATION, REQUESTED THE VIN ON 4/24/2018**** BED FRAME SUPPORT FAILURE. FLIMSY CONSTRUCTION ALLOWED BED FRAME WOODEN MEMBERS TO CRACK AND CAUSE SUPPORT FAILURE. BED MATTRESS WAS BEGINNING TO CAVE THRU INTO LOWER CARGO BAY. I HAD TO REBUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE ENTIRE DESIGN FOR IT TO BE SAFE. OTHER OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS TRAILER WAS NEVER USED, AND THUS HAPPENED WHILE MAKING UP THE BED WITH SHEETS AND BLANKETS WHILE ON TOP OF THE MATTRESS. *TT *TR

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WINNEBAGO HAS RECALLED THE 2200 AND 2350 FOR A GAS LINE THAT THE REAR AXLE CAN HIT IT AND CAUSE A LEAK . I HAVE CONTACTED THEM ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAY ITS NOT A PROBLEM ON MY TRAILER . THIS SUMMER I HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS LINE AND ONE TEE BECAUSE THE AXLE HIT IT AND CRACKED IT.

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THE FRAME ON BOTH SIDES OF MY TRAVEL TRAILER HAS CRACKS WHERE A BOLT GOES THROUGH TO CONNECT A FRAME CROSS MEMBER FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRAME NEAR THE AXLES. THE FRAME IS AN NXG MADE BY BAL/NORCO INDUSTRIES. THE CRACKS DEVELOPED SOMETIME OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. THE TRAILER HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT.*DT*JB*DT*JB

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BOTH SIDES OF MY TRAVEL TRAILER FRAME HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS WHERE A BOLT GOES THROUGH TO CONNECT A FRAME CROSS MEMBER FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRAME NEAR THE AXLES. THE FRAME IS AN NXG MADE BY BAL/NORCO INDUSTRIES. THE CRACKS DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST 2.5 YEARS. THE TRAILER HAS LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON IT.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE RV. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TELEVISION THAT WAS BEING HELD BY THE FRAME ON THE FRONT WALL FELL FROM THE FRAME AND ONTO THE PASSENGER SEAT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FAULTY SUSPENSION SYSTEM CAUSED REPEATED TIRE FAILURES. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIRE FAILURES IN WHICH THE STEEL BELTS AND THE TREAD WOULD SUFFER EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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CRACKS DEVELOPED IN THE MAIN FRAME BEAM WEB ABOVE THE SUSPENSION ATTACHMENT BRACKETS IN NORMAL SERVICE. THE OEM MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE MAKES NO MENTION OF PERIODIC FRAME INSPECTION. PROGRESSION OF THESE CRACKS WILL RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE SUSPENSION AND AXLE FROM THE FRAME. *TR

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