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Winnebago WINNEBAGO brakes problems

24 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.

Key facts

130 owner complaints analyzed

11 distinct recall campaigns

31,523 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1973 to 2002 model years. Data updated: . 24 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Braking behavior evidence

24 of 130 complaints match this topic (18.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.

Owner report 507602 · 1996-08-16 (August 16, 1996)

WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, ALSO FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS/PADS/GUIDE PINS REPLACED. *AK

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Owner report 502709 · 1996-03-27 (March 27, 1996)

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

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Owner report 485181 · 1995-06-16 (June 16, 1995)

NO BRAKE LIGHT TO INDICATE TO VEHICLE TRAVELLING BEHIND THAT MOTOR HOME'S SPEED IS DECREASING. *AK

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Owner report 825715 · 1998-07-22 (July 22, 1998)

IN HOT WEATHER MOTOR HOME LOSES ALL POWER CAPABILTIES, SUCH AS STEERING/BRAKES ,ETC. CAUSE UNKOWN. *AK

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Owner report 965041 · 1995-05-09 (May 9, 1995)

BRAKES ARE FAILING, EXCESSIVE HEAT PRODUCED BY BRAKES, INVOLVE IN RECALL 93V146000. TT

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Data completeness

130 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

18.5%Usable mileage24 / 130 records
79.2%Valid incident date103 / 130 records
100.0%Valid filing date130 / 130 records
79.2%Ordered incident and filing dates103 / 130 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002
Tires:Tread/Belt
120.0%
ODI 871939

MICHELIN X TIRES SIZE 8R 19.5 FAILED ON 3 OCCASIONS AND EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL SEPARATION, ON 2 OCCASIONS(LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR INNER TIRES) VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND ON 1 OF THOSE OCCASIONS FAULTY TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, ON THE 3RD FAILURE, TIRE WAS NOTICED BY AN EMPLOYEE AT A SHOP THAT LEFT REAR OUTER TIRE HAD A LARGE BUBBLE.

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150.0%
ODI 555557

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT III TIRE P278 50 R14 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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17.7%
ODI 883088

ORIGINAL TIRES ON VEHICLE WERE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY CONTINENTAL CONTRAS, SIZE P195/70R15, AT APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE. *SLC

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00.0%

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330.0%
ODI 10022725 · 20,760 mi

THE RIGHT OUTSIDE REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, 20 MILES LATER THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE THIRD INCIDENT THE LEFT INSIDE REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *TS *JB

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111.1%
ODI 749949

WE HAVE NOW HAD 2 INCIDENTS WITH TIRE SEPARATION. I SENT THE FIRST TIRE TO FIRESTONE ALONG WITH THEIR FORM SO WE CAN THEM TAKE CARE OF THE DAMAGE DONE WITH THE FIRST PROBLEM. IN MID JULY FIRESTONES PARALEGAL SENT ME A LETTER SAYING THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. A WEEK AND 1/2 AGO I HAD A SESCOND TIRE SEPARATION. NEITHER TIRE WAS A BLOW OUT. THE TREAD JUST SEPARATED. I HAVE THE 2ND TIRE OF WHICH IT IS MOSTLY TOGETHER EXCEPT FOR THE 8" PORTION THAT STARTED TO COME APART. I AM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH FIRESTONE TO SAY THE LEAST. WE ARE DEFIN…

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00.0%

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318.8%
ODI 10020225 · 15,642 mi

THE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE DUAL TIRE OF THE WINNEBAGO ITASKA SUNDANCER 2000. FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES LT225/75R16. TIRE REPLACED FOR THE AMOUNT OF $114.99. *JB *CB

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120.0%
ODI 736009

DRIVING DOWN I-95 AT 70 MPH AND TREAD PEELED AWAY ON INSIDE RIGHT REAR TIRE. VEHICLE IS A 30FT MOTORHOME BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 3500 MILES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 22575R16E)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 22575R16E )

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00.0%

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Tires
120.0%
ODI 734994

DURING A TRIP ON THE "ALASKA HIGHWAY" IN JUNE, 1997, THE INSIDE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON MY 1988 WINNEBAGO MOTORHOME EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON AN ASPHALT SURFACED ROAD. THE FACE OF THE TIRE TREAD WAS RIPPED OPEN AND A LARGE PATCH OF CLINGING TREAD CAUGHT THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE TAKING IT FOR A SPIN IN THE WHEEL WELL GAUGING ITS PLASTIC LINING, CAUGHT THE MUD FLAP RIPPING OFF TWO SQ FT OF FIBERGLASS UNDERBODY AND LETTING FLY A FEW HANDFULLS OF THERMAL INSULATION. THE CONCUSSION OF THE BLOWOUT ALSO KNOCKED LOOSE A TWELVE FT LONG LOWER TRIM PANEL…

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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220.0%
ODI 515003

TIRES HAVE POOR TRACTION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO WANDER.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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17.7%
ODI 968794

OVERLOAD CONDITION ON REAR TIRES WHICH CAUSED A BLOW OUT ON ONE TIRE. *AK

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00.0%

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110.0%
ODI 10043385 · 44,000 mi

SECOND FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL LT225/75R16 HAD A COMPLETE BLOW-OUT ON OUTSIDE RIGHT REAR DUAL. FIRST COMPLAINT # 10023970. THE THREAD DESTROYED SEWER COMPARTMENT. *LA

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222.2%
ODI 558493

MICHELIN TUBLESS RADIAL X TIRES (7.50R16X) HAVE BEEN ROTATED 4 TIMES, NOW CONSUMER WAS TOLD ONE OF THE TIRES IS CRACKING IN THE AREA AROUND AND CLOSEST TO THE RIM. *SLC

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16.7%
ODI 732820

THERE WERE 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS OF BLOWOUTS ALL IN THE REAR TIRES. LUCKILY THE REAR CONTAINS DUAL AXLE, SO WE ABLE TO MANEUVER SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. EACH TIRE BLOWOUT WAS TERMED TREAD SEPARATION. THE FIRST TWO WERE COVERED BY A TIRE ROAD HAZARD CONTRACT, BUT UPON THE THRID AND FOURTH BLOWOUT IN A 3 MONTH PERIOD, I WAS DIRECTED TO GO DIRECTLY TO FIRESTONE. THEY DID REPLACE THE BLOWN TIRES WITH THE SAME NEW TIRE, BUT THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE MFG. OF THE TIRE, AND I HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL OF THE TIRES WITH MICHELIN, SINCE MY WIFE …

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425.0%
ODI 10018253 · 25,331 mi

THE RIGHT REAR OUTER DUEL TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. *JB

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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125.0%
ODI 483948

FUSE BLEW DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT. *SD

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220.0%
ODI 502291

ENGINE REPLACED TWICE. *DH

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00.0%

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00.0%

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17.7%
ODI 500794

WINDSHIELD WIPER INOPERATIVE. *SD

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116.7%
ODI 506392

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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16.7%
ODI 850683

VEHICLE CUTS OFF / COMPLETELY STOPS IN RAINY CONDITIONS. DEALER STATES THE ENGINE IS SUCKING RAIN INTO THE AIR FILTER CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. *AK *YC

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00.0%

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120.0%
ODI 10210237 · 24,000 mi

AT 24,000 MILES THE CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE HAD ERRATIC POWER. HAD DEALER DO DIAGNOSTIC SHOWING ERRATIC READING FROM CAM POSITION SENSORS. THEY DID NOT STOCK THESE PARTS SO WE DROVE IT HOME WITH NO PROBLEM. THE NEXT TIME WE TRIED TO START I ACTED LIKE IT HAD NO COMPRESSION. HAULED TO DEALER AND FOUND THAT A TIMING GEAR HAD STRIPPED. $8500 FOR A ENGINE AND WAS TOLD SINCE WE HAD IT FIXED AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS OUT UNEVEN THOUGH IT WENT DOWN IN WARRANTY VW WOULD NOT HELP US. *TR

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00.0%

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components
00.0%

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00.0%

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150.0%
ODI 502709

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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215.4%
ODI 825715

IN HOT WEATHER MOTOR HOME LOSES ALL POWER CAPABILTIES, SUCH AS STEERING/BRAKES ,ETC. CAUSE UNKOWN. *AK

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215.4%
ODI 500794

WINDSHIELD WIPER INOPERATIVE. *SD

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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16.7%
ODI 551093

VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITH DETACHED WIRING OF THE JACOB BRAKE WHICH WAS NON OPERATIONAL DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY. *MJS

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00.0%

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120.0%
ODI 769571

THE WAY IN WHICH THE HYDRAULIC LINES ARE ROUTED BETWEEN THE CHASSIS AND THE BODY OF THE MOTOR-HOME I BELIEVE THAT DEVELOPING A LEAK IN THE HYDRAULIC LINE WAS ESCAPABLE AND THAT ALL MINNIE WINNIES OF THIS MODEL NEED TO BE LOOKED AT FOR REPLACEMENT OF HYDRAULIC LINES. DT

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00.0%

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Vehicle Speed Control
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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116.7%
ODI 960659

CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO DISENGAGED CAUSING CONTINUOUS DRIVING, GOING TO HIGHER SPEEDS, SUDDEN ACCELERATION. HAVE TO SHIFT GEARS INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP VEHICLE.

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00.0%

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215.4%
ODI 562893

WHEN THE CRUISE CABLE PULLS THE LEVER, THE THROTTLE CABLE BENDS OR KINKS INSTEAD OF SLIDING INTO ITS SHEATH AND PUSHING THE THROTTLE DOWN, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE DESIGN IS NOT CORRECT FOR A PUSH DUTY APPLICATION WHICH RESULTS IN THE CABLE BREAKING (GM PART NUMBER 15996316). NLM

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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213.3%
ODI 10083757 · 23,872 mi

MECHANICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING 200 RIALTA. *MR THE A/C FAILED, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS TO REMOVE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD, AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE IGNITION AND THE RV BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE, THERE WERE SEVERE TRANSMISSION KNOCKS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED UPHILL, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTED ALONG WITH APPLYING GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE MAIN GROUND BROKE LOOSE FROM …

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00.0%

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00.0%

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112.5%
ODI 10203836

CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHICH DEALER HE SHOULD GO TO GET HIS FORD MOTORHOME REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. *KB UPDATED 01/09/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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17.7%
ODI 520782

COMPLETE FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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16.7%
ODI 10083757 · 23,872 mi

MECHANICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING 200 RIALTA. *MR THE A/C FAILED, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS TO REMOVE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD, AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE IGNITION AND THE RV BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE, THERE WERE SEVERE TRANSMISSION KNOCKS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED UPHILL, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTED ALONG WITH APPLYING GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE MAIN GROUND BROKE LOOSE FROM …

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00.0%

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00.0%

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337.5%
ODI 10205651 · 18,937 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO WORKHORSE W22 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HE DETERMINED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKES MELTED AT 500 DEGREES. A MECHANIC MADE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,159 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,937. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

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Suspension:Front
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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125.0%
ODI 483948

FUSE BLEW DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT. *SD

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00.0%

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116.7%
ODI 960402

MOTOR CITY FORD TRUCK 93V052. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS OVERWEIGHT AND COULD DAMAGE THE FRONT AXLE. TT `

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17.7%
ODI 483289

BATTERY INOPERABLE. *SD

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00.0%

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00.0%

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110.0%
ODI 859091

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 55 MPH OVER A BUMP FRONT END WILL BEGIN TO SHIMMY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

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111.1%
ODI 607326

VEHICLE HAS ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. YH

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Unknown Or Other
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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110.0%
ODI 984191

THE PORTABLE WATER TANK SUPPORT BRACKET FAILED, CAUSING THE TANK TO FALL OFF THE VEHICLE. *AK

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116.7%
ODI 516253

REAR WATER TANK BRACKETS BROKE.

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17.7%
ODI 483289

BATTERY INOPERABLE. *SD

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00.0%

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00.0%

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110.0%
ODI 780253

REAR TAG AXLE BROKE.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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112.5%
ODI 10011561

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON THE TITLE STATED THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS A 2002 MODEL, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS A 2001 MODEL, THE MANUFACTURER SENT THE CONSUMER A LETTER AND EXPLAINED THE VEHICLE WAS A 2002 MODEL BUT WAS BUILT ON A 2001 CHASSIS. *TS *JB

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Tires:Tread/BeltToo few reports for a range24,380 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10195068 · 40,000 mi

WHEN I PURCHASED MY USED MOTOR HOME 4 YEARS AGO, I REPLACED ALL THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL 10 YEARS OLD AND CRACKING, I INSTALLED 6 DELTA LT215/85R16 110/107S AIERRADIAL A/S , THAT WAS APPARENTLY A MISTAKE BECAUSE SINCE THEN 3 TIRES HAVE FAILED WITHOUT PUNCTURE WITH MASSIVE TREAD SEPARATION AND RAPID DELFATION(ONE FRONT AND 2 REAR). I MAINTAIN MY TIRE PRESSURE AT 65PSI COLD VERY CAREFULLY AND THESE TIRES SHOWED NO LOSS OF PRESSURE BEFORE THE FAILURES. NO SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURRED, BUT HUBCAPS AND TIRES WERE DESTROYED. THEY WERE…

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ODI 10022725 · 20,760 mi

THE RIGHT OUTSIDE REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, 20 MILES LATER THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE THIRD INCIDENT THE LEFT INSIDE REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *TS *JB

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ODI 10020225 · 15,642 mi

THE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE DUAL TIRE OF THE WINNEBAGO ITASKA SUNDANCER 2000. FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES LT225/75R16. TIRE REPLACED FOR THE AMOUNT OF $114.99. *JB *CB

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TiresToo few reports for a range34,666 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10043385 · 44,000 mi

SECOND FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL LT225/75R16 HAD A COMPLETE BLOW-OUT ON OUTSIDE RIGHT REAR DUAL. FIRST COMPLAINT # 10023970. THE THREAD DESTROYED SEWER COMPARTMENT. *LA

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ODI 10018253 · 25,331 mi

THE RIGHT REAR OUTER DUEL TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. *JB

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolineToo few reports for a range24,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10210237 · 24,000 mi

AT 24,000 MILES THE CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE HAD ERRATIC POWER. HAD DEALER DO DIAGNOSTIC SHOWING ERRATIC READING FROM CAM POSITION SENSORS. THEY DID NOT STOCK THESE PARTS SO WE DROVE IT HOME WITH NO PROBLEM. THE NEXT TIME WE TRIED TO START I ACTED LIKE IT HAD NO COMPRESSION. HAULED TO DEALER AND FOUND THAT A TIMING GEAR HAD STRIPPED. $8500 FOR A ENGINE AND WAS TOLD SINCE WE HAD IT FIXED AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS OUT UNEVEN THOUGH IT WENT DOWN IN WARRANTY VW WOULD NOT HELP US. *TR

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Vehicle Speed ControlToo few reports for a range23,872 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10083757 · 23,872 mi

MECHANICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING 200 RIALTA. *MR THE A/C FAILED, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS TO REMOVE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD, AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE IGNITION AND THE RV BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE, THERE WERE SEVERE TRANSMISSION KNOCKS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED UPHILL, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTED ALONG WITH APPLYING GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE MAIN GROUND BROKE LOOSE FROM …

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Service Brakes, HydraulicToo few reports for a range27,436 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10083757 · 23,872 mi

MECHANICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING 200 RIALTA. *MR THE A/C FAILED, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS TO REMOVE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD, AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE IGNITION AND THE RV BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE, THERE WERE SEVERE TRANSMISSION KNOCKS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED UPHILL, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTED ALONG WITH APPLYING GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE MAIN GROUND BROKE LOOSE FROM …

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ODI 10205651 · 18,937 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO WORKHORSE W22 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HE DETERMINED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKES MELTED AT 500 DEGREES. A MECHANIC MADE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,159 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,937. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

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ODI 10212849 · 33,400 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO BRAVE W22 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BURNED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSORS, FRONT ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND OIL SEALS ON THE HUBS AND BRAKE PADS. THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SENSORS WERE REPAIRED SEV…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

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2024-120None

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2025-010None

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2025-020None

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2025-030None

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2025-040None

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2025-050None

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2025-060None

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2025-070None

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2025-080None

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2025-090None

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2025-100None

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2025-110None

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2025-120None

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2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 23 reports

2001: 3 complaints · 2002: 3 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2001123
2002013
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2001221
2002611

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentTires:Tread/BeltTiresEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolineService Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation ComponentsVehicle Speed ControlService Brakes, HydraulicSuspension:FrontUnknown Or Other
Tires:Tread/Belt—0000000
Tires0—
1
ODI 973987

THE ENGINE BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING AT 29,000 MILES.TT THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A STRANG NOISE, CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND WAITED FOR ENGINE TO COOL DOWN, CHECKED WATER AND OIL THERE WAS NO OIL, ALSO CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS.*JB

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00000
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline0
1
ODI 973987

THE ENGINE BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING AT 29,000 MILES.TT THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A STRANG NOISE, CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND WAITED FOR ENGINE TO COOL DOWN, CHECKED WATER AND OIL THERE WAS NO OIL, ALSO CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS.*JB

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1
ODI 500794

WINDSHIELD WIPER INOPERATIVE. *SD

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00
1
ODI 483948

FUSE BLEW DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT. *SD

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0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components00
1
ODI 500794

WINDSHIELD WIPER INOPERATIVE. *SD

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—0000
Vehicle Speed Control0000—
1
ODI 10083757 · 23,872 mi

MECHANICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING 200 RIALTA. *MR THE A/C FAILED, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS TO REMOVE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD, AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE IGNITION AND THE RV BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE, THERE WERE SEVERE TRANSMISSION KNOCKS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED UPHILL, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTED ALONG WITH APPLYING GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE MAIN GROUND BROKE LOOSE FROM …

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00
Service Brakes, Hydraulic0000
1
ODI 10083757 · 23,872 mi

MECHANICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING 200 RIALTA. *MR THE A/C FAILED, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS TO REMOVE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD, AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE IGNITION AND THE RV BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE, THERE WERE SEVERE TRANSMISSION KNOCKS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED UPHILL, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTED ALONG WITH APPLYING GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE MAIN GROUND BROKE LOOSE FROM …

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—00
Suspension:Front00
1
ODI 483948

FUSE BLEW DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT. *SD

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000—
1
ODI 483289

BATTERY INOPERABLE. *SD

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Unknown Or Other000000
1
ODI 483289

BATTERY INOPERABLE. *SD

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

4 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

5 mentions · 3.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 31,450 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 507602

WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE, ALSO FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS/PADS/GUIDE PINS REPLACED. *AK

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ODI 502709

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

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ODI 809576

OWNER HAS A VECTRA MOTOR HOME, HE STATES THAT HIS BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, HE ALSO NOTES THAT IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS BRAKES OPERATE ERRATICALLY/ BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TO FLOOR. *AK

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

2 mentions · 1.5% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 706643

ABOUT 8 MILES AFTER SWITCHING FROM MAIN FUEL TANK TO AUXILIARY TANK, WITH THE DASHBOARD SWITCH, STARTED SMELLING FRESH GASOLINE. IT BECAME WORSE AND WORSE, FOR THE NEXT SHORT DISTANCE,. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY, AS QUICKLY AS I SAFELY COULD, AND CHECKED OUT THE CAUSE OF THE GASOLINE SMELL BEING SO SEVERE, AND FOUND THE GASOLINE JUST FLOWING, CONSTANTLY, OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CHARCOAL CANISTER, A STREAM THE DIAMETER OF A PENCIL. THE FLOW OF GASOLINE FROM THIS SITE DID NOT DIMINISH BY ANY AMOUNT, UNTIL I SWITCHED THE DASH SWITCH BACK TO THE MAI…

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ODI 501724

FUEL TANK REPLACED DUE TO BEING PUNCTURED IN REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING GAS LEAK. *DSH

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Hard or delayed shifting

2 mentions · 1.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 28,636 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10083757 · 23,872 mi

MECHANICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING 200 RIALTA. *MR THE A/C FAILED, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS TO REMOVE SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD, AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE IGNITION AND THE RV BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE, THERE WERE SEVERE TRANSMISSION KNOCKS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED UPHILL, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTED ALONG WITH APPLYING GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE MAIN GROUND BROKE LOOSE FROM …

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ODI 10212849 · 33,400 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO BRAVE W22 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BURNED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSORS, FRONT ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND OIL SEALS ON THE HUBS AND BRAKE PADS. THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SENSORS WERE REPAIRED SEV…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Stalling or loss of power

2 mentions · 1.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 65,967 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 506392

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

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ODI 10140316 · 65,967 mi

DT: THE CONTACT HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE MOTOR HOME LOST POWER AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. HE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD, AND A REPAIR STRATEGY HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED AT THIS TIME. THE DEALER OFFERED THE OPTION OF REPLACING THE CYLINDER HEAD AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE REPLACEMENT OF THE CYLINDER WILL REPAIR THE PROBLEM.*AK

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b